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Create your own unique-to-you adventure by mixing your next hiking trip with a feminine twist.
HELEN, GA
The Hike: Raven Cliff Falls. This five-mile in and out hike follows Dodd Creek through the Raven Cliffs Wilderness Area to a massive dark bluff near the headwaters. Because of the size of Raven Cliffs and the lack of human [...]

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Thanks to technology, you can easily track your period, how many steps you take each day and when it’s time to take your [...]

Can’t afford Aspen? Join the club. You don’t have to head west for a great ski vacation. Take a look at a mountain near you for the best snow adventures this winter.

Wisp Resort, McHenry, MD
Just three hours from D.C., Wisp and its 132 acres of ski terrain is a family fun zone. If you’re not [...]

We know. Every time you hear that song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” as you’re walking through a department store in December, you cringe. Bah-humbug. The most stressful time of the year, you think to yourself.
Stress not only makes the season miserable, it also can take its toll on your health. According [...]

This fall, October will mark the twenty-fifth year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you aren’t aware of breast cancer by now, you’ve been living under a rock, but this is a great opportunity to get up to speed on new research on this all-too-common disease.
Just in: A recent study in Sweden suggests that [...]

Forget hours on a treadmill. Strength training is the new way to get toned and healthy for good.
We know—you don’t have the time to go to the gym for an hour every day. Now you can finally stop feeling guilty about it. New studies from the University of Maryland found that doing a total-body [...]

Sure, you could take the kids to another amusement park this summer, or to grandma’s house—again. Or you could give them a vacation they’ll never forget.