Does Sweating Change With Age?

There’s a reason babies and little kids smell sweet: Their apocrine glands aren’t yet active. Once…

PUMPING IRONY: Easy Pickings

For all the disastrous financial decisions I’ve made in my life — the decent jobs I’ve…

Finding My Groove Again

One of my favorite times of the year is the Fourth of July. My nostalgia goes…

Rethinking Nutrition . . . for Real

Last week I turned 53, and I am proud to declare that. Our society has taught…

PUMPING IRONY: Dying to Get Better

When my mother-in-law, the saintly Shirley, suffered a major stroke in her mid-80s that left her…

PUMPING IRONY: When Pondering Old Age, Think Positive

I was headed to the playground the other afternoon with my 5-year-old grandson in tow when…

More Than a Water Workout

My grandma was the best. When I think back to my childhood, she was always there…

PUMPING IRONY: The Downsizing Dilemma

A couple of months ago, 10 years after our two offspring flew the coop for more…

An ARORA Transformation

I have a confession: When I started working on ARORA, Life Time’s approach to supporting healthy…

PUMPING IRONY: Robots to the Rescue?

The much-maligned U.S. nursing-home industry has been taking more lumps than usual lately. The pandemic, of…