Nicole Radziszewski

1 week ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Nicole Radziszewski |Mo Perry

Physical HealthCold has a dramatic effect on the body: Step into a cold shower or jump into an icy lake, and you’ll likely feel your heart race and your lungs gasp for air. Your blood vessels constrict (a process called vasoconstriction), and you may start shivering. Your newly alert brain activates cold-shock proteins, which bind to nucleic acids and other proteins to help your body adapt to the cold. The molecules regulate various cellular processes, including metabolism and the stress response.

2 weeks ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Andrew Heffernan |Nicole Radziszewski |Equipment-Based Workouts

InstructionsThis is an every-minute-on-the-minute (EMOM) workout, meaning you change movements at the top of each minute. Perform each exercise continuously for 60 seconds before moving on to the next. Continue rotating through the four moves for 28 minutes, aiming to maintain a steady pace throughout. Complete the run on a track or treadmill, aiming to maintain a steady pace for the duration of each 60-second effort.

2 weeks ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Jill Metzler Patton |Nicole Radziszewski |Margret Aldrich

Physical HealthExposing your body to intense heat can initiate a host of adaptive responses. An increased heart rate triggers greater blood flow to the skin and helps you cool off, and sweat can help the body excrete small amounts of heavy metals, pollutants, and other toxins. The body responds to a higher core temperature by producing heat-shock proteins, which enhance your ability to manage stress and build resilience.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Jennifer Blake |Nicole Radziszewski |At-Home Workouts

There’s no shortage of incredible and life-changing reasons to strength train. Studies suggest muscular strength provides measurable protection against heart disease, cancer, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Resistance training can stave off age-related muscle loss, balance hormones, enhance mobility, and boost cognitive function. The process of building strength can transform us physically, mentally, and emotionally. But sometimes a person just wants a good booty pump.

1 month ago | experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Lindsey Palmquist |Nicole Radziszewski |Jill Metzler Patton

In search of places other than bars to connect with people, Susie Whitlock visited a Minneapolis sauna with an old high school friend. “She said she’d been doing a ‘fire and ice’ activity; I was like, ‘I’ll try that,’” Whitlock recalls. “But what I ended up loving more than the heat was the cold water.