Water Workout for a Heat Wave

Try these simple muscle-building, heart-thumping aquatic exercises at any age or fitness level.

4 Ways to Catch Up on Your Retirement Savings

Looking for ways to catch up to your peers who have been saving their entire careers? Here are a few ideas that can help.

Star Gazing as a Second Career

When he lost his executive job, Michael Leigh set his sights on creating a B&B where astronomy buffs could explore whirling galaxies.

Go on Holiday, Help a Sea Turtle

It's hatching season for sea turtles, and you can do more than just watch.

Patrick J. Kiger
Stem Cell Ruling Will Slow Research--But Not Stop It

U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a ruling that undoubtedly stunned many boomers who've been hoping that treatments based on embryonic stem cells might eventually spare them from Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other age-related diseases.

Lamberth's ruling (here's...


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On Our Radar: Mad Men, Jacqueline Bisset and Pumping Iron at 73

Sharpen your pencils (or open your iPads)--a new bit of medical lingo is making its way into our lives. It's sarcopenia, a condition in which older people experience significant muscle loss. The New York Times reports that what has, in the past,...

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California's Other Wine Country

The top 7 things to savor in Southern California's Temecula Valley.

Work & Money


Work & Money

4 Ways to Catch Up on Your Retirement Savings


Looking for ways to catch up to your peers who have been saving their entire careers? Here are a few ideas that can help.


Weighing Taxes Vs. Fees On Roth IRAs


Columnist answers questions from his reader mailbag.


Star Gazing as a Second Career


When he lost his executive job, Michael Leigh set his sights on creating a B&B where astronomy buffs could explore whirling galaxies.


To Understand Your 401(k) Plan, Focus on the Fees


Research shows fees are an important predictor of investment success.


The Good Life


The Good Life

California's Other Wine Country


The top 7 things to savor in Southern California's Temecula Valley.


Former Park Ranger Shepherds Volunteer Vacations


Dave Garcia is pushing 60, but he's just getting started leading strenuous Sierra Club treks.


Planning an Eco-Friendly Camping Trip


Pack light and skip unnecessary gadgets when planning a nature getaway.


A Taste of Summer


Try this recipe for Seafood Avocado Salad, a tasty light entree or appetizer.


Health & Fitness


Health & Fitness

In Triathletes, Heart Adapts for Efficiency


Combining endurance and resistance training best for optimal cardiac health, study suggests.


How to Become a Personal Trainer


Turns out older trainers have an edge when it comes to boosting boomers' fitness.


Clues to Heart Attack, Stroke Risk


Prior history of blood flow problems, diabetes, narrowed arteries raises odds, study finds


Two-Week Diet Triggers Weight Loss


Columnist Eric Heiden says you can shed pounds by combining this diet with daily exercise.