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2 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Emily Smith |Jon Spayde |Ashley Neese
Trauma can be physical, mental, emotional, generational, or institutional. A traumatic experience can be acute or chronic. Examples of trauma include illness, accident, assault, neglect, natural disaster, torture, and war. But even life events that most people welcome, like childbirth, can be traumatic. Without resolution and healing, trauma can persist in our minds as well as our bodies, which remain primed to react long after the original threat has passed.
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3 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan |Lauren Bedosky |Jennifer Blake
Despite being only in his 30s, Joe Piana felt like an old man. A lifelong athlete, Piana began experiencing persistent bladder-control issues following an injury to his spine. His doctors were stumped. “I was up a creek without a paddle,” Piana says in a testimonial video for his care provider (Piana is a pseudonym used to protect his privacy). “Nobody could find a solution other than medication just to slow down my bladder.
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4 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Emily Ewen |Callie Fredrickson |Lauren Bedosky |Mike Thomson
Stretching and strengthening the hamstrings often get overlooked in the pursuit of better running performance and as a means of injury prevention. Instead, many runners focus primarily on working their quads and glutes. Yet neglecting the hamstrings — and particularly knee-flexion-based exercises — can lead to imbalances that affect both stability and speed.
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4 days ago | 
loseit.com | Lauren Bedosky
WorkoutsNailing this classic ab exercise can help you with daily activities and prevent back pain. Read on for tips on form, how often to do crunches, and more. WorkoutsIt doesn’t take much time each week to boost muscle, improve metabolism, and protect your bones, among other benefits. Here’s how. WorkoutsFast and effective muscle-building workouts that provide everything you need to hit your strength training physical activity recommendations for the week.
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4 days ago | 
runnersworld.com | Lauren Bedosky
For years, many runners have used heart rate-based training to maximise their running potential. This method includes working at five ‘zones’, where your heart is beating at a percentage of its maximum capacity. In zone 1, you’re warming up for a run, while in zone 5, you’re at an all-out sprint.
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4 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Henry Emmons
Movement is a powerful tool for improving mental health. But becoming overly reliant on exercise for mental health support can backfire. “Exercise is great and does many things for your body, but you don’t want that to be the only arrow in your quiver,” says integrative psychiatrist Henry Emmons, MD, author of The Chemistry of Joy. If exercise is your only tool for managing mental health, your relationship with movement can become rigid and unhealthy.
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1 week ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Craig Cox |Lauren Bedosky |Eliza Thomas |Joe Friel
Research has well documented the tendency of older folks to take a tumble: , about one in four American seniors fall each year, often landing in emergency rooms for treatment and nursing homes for recovery. Geriatricians and general practitioners have long cautioned their elderly patients to watch their step, but a trio of studies I stumbled upon last week could help these healthcare providers identify those who may be more likely to fall — and help them rise again after they topple.
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1 week ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Erin Peterson |Kara Douglass Thom
The United States is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Feeling lonely and isolated increases the risk of developing depression and anxiety. Moving our bodies, it turns out, is a powerful antidote. “Exercise raises oxytocin, which is the bonding and love hormone,” explains John Ratey, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Moreover, exercise can keep depression and anxiety at bay.
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1 week ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Maggie Fazeli Fard |Kaelyn Riley |Emily Ewen
When it comes to butt muscles, the large, powerful gluteus maximus tends to sit in the spotlight. But two other glute muscles play an equally important role in daily movement, athletic performance, and muscle development for aesthetic purposes: the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus. Located on the side or outside of the hip, the glutes med and min are collectively known as the side butt.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Jon Spayde
Feeling stumped? Taking a break and going for a walk or heading to the health club may be just what you need to get your creative juices flowing. In a 2014 study, Stanford University researchers tested college students’ creative thinking abilities when walking and sitting. They found their creative output was 60 percent greater while on the move, whether they walked outdoors or indoors.
