Circus Collective Isn’t Just Another Boutique Fitness Studio

With aerial yoga, fire-spinning, and even ecstatic dance, Peter Holben and Ariana Gradow created a home for Denver's underground circus scene.

Jesse Klein

Health

Gift Guide 2019: 5 Ways to Give Self Care, Head-to-Toe

Katarina Lewis

A Local Singing Group Is Helping Patients with Parkinson’s Find Their Voices

Kate Ruder

This Boulder-Based Startup Aims to Empower Women Struggling With Infertility

Jenny McCoy

Meet the Groups Improving Transgender Healthcare in Colorado

Angela Ufheil

You Can’t Stop Hair Loss On Your Own

Approaching 50, a Denver-based art director looked to the Hair Sciences Center of Colorado to give him a full head of hair—and a more youthful appearance.

Hair Sciences of Colorado

The Best Serums to Help You Recover From Summer Sun Exposure & Prep for Winter

Fall is the perfect time to add a new serum to your skincare regimen—here are 10 of our fashion editor's favorites.

Georgia Alexia Benjou

Trina Peterson Is Riding 140 Miles to Save the Planet

In June 2017, the Nederland-based cyclist sustained a traumatic brain injury that nearly ended her cycling adventures. This weekend, she'll be biking 140 miles in support of Climate Ride.

Pam Moore

Get Psychedelic (No Drugs Required) at Light Club in Boulder

The Lucia No°03 device at Light Club in Boulder uses light to induce hypnagogic experiences—allowing for deeper relaxation, clarity, and maybe even some visions.

Kiran Herbert

Why You Need to Try SUPilates on Boulder Reservoir

Combine the relaxing cardio of stand-up paddleboarding with the gentle stretch-and-sculpt of Pilates, and you have one blissful (and challenging) workout.

Callie Sumlin

4 Ways to Speed up Recovery and Finish Summer Strong

Warm weather fun taking a toll on your body? One of these Colorado recovery products could help get you back in action.

Rachel Walker

Colorado’s Ongoing Fight to End HIV

Thanks to significant medical advancements, those diagnosed with HIV can expect to live relatively normal lives. But with a recent surge in local rates of other sexually transmitted diseases and an uptick in new HIV cases, has clinical success created a sense of apathy among Coloradans?

Chris Outcalt

There is No Cure for Type 1 Diabetes. You Can Change That.

More than 30 million Americans, or roughly 9.4% of your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or family members are living with diabetes, which means you probably know someone with the disease. But do you know what life with diabetes actually looks like? Or that there are multiple types with big differences?

Children's Diabetes Foundation

Denver’s Top Doctors 2019

For more than two decades, 5280 has asked physicians in the Denver area whom they would trust to treat themselves or a loved one. This year, 333 doctors—in 95 specialties—were nominated by their peers.

Staff

Mental Health Experts Are Coming to Denver for a New Summit

The first-ever National Summit on Mental Health and Mental Fitness gathers experts, practitioners, and community members to take a comprehensive look at how to treat mental illness and promote mental wellness.

Meredith Sell

5 New Local Gyms to Level-Up Your Fitness

Fresh fitness concepts are popping up all over the Denver metro area. Here are a few to add to your routine.

Meredith Sell

We Tried It: Assisted Stretching at StretchLab in Cherry Creek

The recently opened studio employs trained flexologists to give your body that extra stretch you can’t quite achieve on your own.

Meredith Sell

Denver’s Newest Nail Salon Goes Beyond the Basic Mani-Pedi

Prose, which opened June 17 in Southmoor Park, uses nontoxic and hypoallergenic products that actually can help rescue damaged nails.

Victoria Carodine

Dog-Friendly Denver: Health Risks to Watch for When Adventuring With Your Hound

We asked local veterinarians what dog owners should be wary of when getting outside this summer.

Victoria Carodine

5 Cannabis Healing Events Happening in and Around Denver

Since the legalization of marijuana, Denver has become a hub of cannabis-assisted yoga and meditation ceremonies that can help take your practice to a new level.

Deana Bianco

Tough Mudder Bootcamp Opens First Denver Location in City Park

The fitness studio is the fourth Tough Mudder Bootcamp in the world. We stopped in to try it out.

Meredith Sell

7 CBD and Hemp Skincare Products Worth Trying

Interested in exploring the CBD/hemp trend? Add these beauty products to your skincare routine.

Georgia Alexia Benjou

Ready for Relief and Healing? Try Sound Bathing.

The modality of healing is effective, easy, and accessible. Here's what you need to know about sound bathing—plus five places to try this alternative practice in Denver.

Georgia Perry

Ready to Hang? Here Are 3 Local Studios Where You Can Try Aerial Yoga

Whether you're nursing a back injury or just want to experience the thrill of levitation, aerial yoga is a playful way to improve the health of your mind and body.

Georgia Perry

Beautycounter Is Coming to Denver

The online clean beauty brand will open its second brick-and-mortar inside Dairy Block's new Free Market bazaar on April 22.

Daliah Singer

MINDBODY Launches Wellness Wednesdays at ViewHouse

The wellness software company is kicking off a free Wednesday workout event series that will last through the summer.

Meredith Sell

Can the Arts Help Critical-Care Health Professionals Cope?

A new federally funded research lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is looking into how creative arts therapies could strengthen resilience in critical-care health professionals.

Meredith Sell

Inside Colorado’s Wonderful World of Wellness

Wellness has never been buzzier. Or more confusing. Or more relevant. Here’s how to navigate the mystifying universe of holistic health in the Centennial State.

Mary Clare Fischer

Rose Medical Center Is Showing Its Staff Some Extra Love

The newly opened Wellness Lounge at Rose Medical Center focuses on the health and wellness of the nurses and hospital staff.

Angela Ufheil

Denver Medical Spa Pioneers a Treatment to Better Women’s Orgasms

Revitalize Laser Care is the first in the country to offer a new sound-wave treatment, named Cliovana, which is designed to increase women’s sexual pleasure.

Brittany Anas

New Center in Englewood Helps Patients Deal with Dementia Diagnosis

The Alumia Institute offers a cutting-edge, multi-faceted approach to early and mid-stage treatment for cognitive impairment.

Meredith Sell

A Weekend Program For Bewildered Denver Parents

Moms and dads, rejoice! Highland's Mama 'Hood parenting store has put together a two-day series to help you solve all of your parenting woes.

Mary Clare Fischer

Chanda Hinton Leichtle Wants to Expand Medicaid Coverage of Alternative Treatments

The 36-year-old, who has quadriplegia, is working with state legislators to get therapies such as acupuncture, massage, and yoga covered for residents with a range of neurological and brain disorders.

Kelley McMillan Manley