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Three people in the pool doing a water workout

The Joint-Friendly Water Workout

By Emily Ewen
These pool-based cardio and strength exercises are easy on your joints — and all together add up to good workout.
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Sprints, Strength, and Balance: A Look at Ultra Fit Training

With Mechelle Lewis Freeman, Olympian and Ultra Fit Coach
Season 6, Episode 13   March 1, 2023

The blend of sprinting with strength and balance work makes Ultra Fit training unique in its ability to improve your functional fitness and push you to your athletic limits. It’s also why Bahram Akradi, the founder and CEO of Life Time and developer of this format, describes Ultra Fit as one of the “most efficient, effective workouts.” In this episode, track and field Olympian and Ultra Fit Coach Mechelle Lewis Freeman digs into the science behind the training and explains how it’s designed to challenge your body and brain through every stage of life.

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The Importance of Heart-Rate Zone Training

With Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach
Season 6, Episode 9   February 15, 2023

Understanding your heart-rate zones allows you to approach your fitness efforts in a more personalized way — working at the right intensity level and tapping into the right fuel source for your body at the right time. Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach, explains more about the benefits of this type of training and the ways it’s integrated into GTX programming.

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Why GTX?

With Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach
Season 6, Episode 8   February 14, 2023

GTX is a signature group training format at Life Time that’s a 50/50 blend of cardio and strength. But what is the class like? What results does it elicit? And how does it differ from other training programs? In this mini episode, Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach, shares those details and more about this format.

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Your First Week of Workouts at Life Time

By Emily Ewen
A Dynamic Personal Trainer’s seven-day guide to jump-start your fitness if you’re new to or restarting a club routine.
Dance instructor dancing and smiling

The Dance Jam Workout

By Life Time
Move and groove like you’re on the dance floor — and get in a full-body cardio workout — with this 30-minute version of Life Time’s Dance Jam class.
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BREAK IT DOWN: The Double-Under

By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Master this heart-pumping jump-rope move to boost your cardio, balance, and coordination.
a woman sprinting on a bridge

The Health Benefits of Sprint-Interval Training (SIT)

By Julie Dulude
All-out sprint intervals can boost your fitness — and transform your body at a cellular level.
woman's feet on treadmill

Becoming an Effective Fat Burner: How to Build Your Aerobic Base

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
The benefits of burning fat efficiently go well beyond aesthetics. Here’s advice for how to do it — and not stress your system.
a woman performs the mountain climber

BREAK IT DOWN: The Mountain Climber

By Maggie Fazeli Fard
This do-anywhere body-weight move combines strength and cardio training with intensity.
The legs of individuals who are sprinting on treadmills.

The Science of Sprinting

By Julie Dulude
Sprint interval training (a.k.a. SIT) can boost your fitness and transform your body at a cellular level — and Life Time is putting it to work in Ultra Fit, its latest training format.
a man uses a rowing machine

The Indoor-Rowing Workout

By Andrew Heffernan
These three indoor-rowing workouts promise to propel your cardio fitness forward, no matter your level.
a woman performs a jumping jack

BREAK IT DOWN: The Jumping Jack

By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Finesse your form on this classic calisthenic move to amp up its cardio benefits.
A group cycle class in a studio at Life Time.

3-Week Indoor Cycle-Training Workout

By Nancy Brenden
A beginner’s plan to train your body for a one-hour cycle ride.
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The HIIT Bike Workout

By Andrew Heffernan
Get your speed fix with these high-intensity bike intervals.
man performing renegade row

The Low Impact HIIT Workout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Get all the benefits of a high-intensity workout with this five-move, dumbbell-based routine.
man performing renegade row

The Low Impact HIIT Workout

By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Get all the benefits of a high-intensity workout with this five-move, dumbbell-based routine.
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