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How to Retire Well in Colorado

Ensure you remain healthy enough to explore all four corners of the Centennial State by following our guide to staying fit and vigorous long into the best years of your life.

By Spencer Campbell

52 Ways to Detox Your Home and Live Healthier This Year

A dirty abode isn’t just embarrassing—it can make you sick. Consider this your starter kit to a healthier house and a healthier you.

By Daliah Singer

7 Spots to Work up a Sweat in 2020

Our guide to some of the recent additions to the Mile High City’s fitness scene.

By Daliah Singer

The Innovations That Will Revolutionize Health Care in Colorado

Say goodbye to insulin injections and hello to snake toxins.

By Shane Monaghan

A Colorado Startup Demystifies Baby-Making

Proov is helping women understand fertility—one bathroom break at a time.

By Kim Habicht

Nurture Wants to Change the Way You Take Care of Yourself

The new West Highland wellness center puts all your health needs under one roof.

By Daliah Singer

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.

By Jesse Klein

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

Whether you’re shopping for a traditionalist or your chakra-balancing friend, there’s something here for everyone on your list—including yourself.

By Katarina Lewis

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

A singing group in Boulder and a scientist in Denver use music to ease the symptoms of Parkinson’s.

By Kate Ruder

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

Proov is an at-home test for progesterone, a hormone the founders say can be overlooked.

By Jenny McCoy

Meet the Groups Improving Transgender Healthcare in Colorado

Local organizations Transformative Freedom Fund and Denver Health want to make sure transgender individuals are getting the care they need.

By Angela Ufheil

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.

By 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.

By 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.

By 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.

By 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.

By 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?

By Chris Outcalt

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.

By 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.

By Meredith Sell