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Fitness Tips

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Survey Says: It’s Never Too Late in Life to Make Fulfilling Friendships

A recent study shows that adults aged 55 and older are craving more social activity and satisfying relationships — which helps them adopt healthier habits.
By Emily Ewen
Active AgingCommunity
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Your First Week of Workouts at Life Time

A Dynamic Personal Trainer’s seven-day guide to jump-start your fitness if you’re new to or restarting a club routine.
By Emily Ewen
Equipment-Based WorkoutsFitness Tips
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7 Healthy-Living Experts Share Their Go-To Daily Habits

Looking to make a healthy habit change? Take inspiration from Life Time experts and their daily non-negotiables.
By Emily Ewen
Fitness TipsHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
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What’s Your Enneagram Fitness Personality?

Harness your personality’s basic instincts to build a sustainable, effective exercise routine you'll love.
By Lauren Bedosky
Emotional IntelligenceFitness Tips
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8 Tips to Overcome Fear of Going to the Gym

Anxiety about being judged can lead to a fear of exercising in public settings. Try these tips to increase your confidence — and then celebrate what you can do.
By Michael Dregni
Fitness Tips
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Do Sore Muscles Mean I Got a Good Workout?

Our fitness editor explains what your muscle soreness is trying to tell you. (Hint: It has nothing to do with the quality of your workout.)
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness Tips
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6 Exercises for Shoulder Pain

Performing this combination of strength and mobility exercises will help ease shoulder pain, make everyday tasks easier, and even improve athletic performance.
By Lauren Bedosky
Equipment-Based WorkoutsFitness Tips
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How to Swim a Faster Freestyle

Swim and triathlon coach Craig Strong offers tips for strengthening your freestyle stroke in the first installment of our new series on building fitness skills.
By Experience Life Staff
Aqua FitnessFitness Tips
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16 Tips for Upgrading Your Fitness Routine in 2023

Seven healthy-living experts share their go-to advice for embracing healthy habits and sticking to your goals in the New Year.
By Emily Ewen
Fitness TipsGroup Fitness
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Do’s and Don’ts of Exercising With Long COVID

An MD shares her gradual, tiered exercise-recovery process.
By Mo Perry
Covid-19Fitness Tips
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How to Do the Arm Bar

Improve shoulder and thoracic-spine mobility with this unilateral move.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsFlexibility & Mobility
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What Is Periodization Training?

Learn how to minimize fitness plateaus and perform your best by using periodization.
By Andrew Heffernan
Fitness Tips
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Exercises for Shoulder Pain: Keeping Your Shoulders Mobile and Strong

Increasing mobility and strength in your shoulders can eliminate pain, improve athletic performance, and enhance your overall quality of life.
By Lauren Bedosky
Fitness TipsRecovery

Talks — S6, EP1 / Why Dynamic Personal Training?

Dynamic Personal Training is Life Time’s unique philosophy around a fully engaged approach to training — but what is it exactly? And how is it different from other one-on-one training programs? Anna Taylor, CPT, explains Dynamic Personal Training and the unique experience — and elevated results — it delivers to members.

With Anna Taylor, CPT
Fitness TipsHealthy Habits/Goal Setting
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4 Ways to Bring More Joy to Your Workouts

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, shares her tips to find more enjoyment when exercising.
By Michael Dregni
Fitness TipsHappiness/Joy
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6 Cross-Training Activities to Try

Improve your fitness and performance by cross-training outside your go-to activity.
By Sarah Tuff
Fitness TipsPickleball
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The Health Benefits of Dancing

Release your fears and challenge your body and mind to feel the beat.
By Lauren Bedosky
Fitness Tips
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How to Do the Spinal Rock

Use this fun drill to mobilize your spine, massage your back, strengthen your core, and prevent injury. Plus, discover four progressive variations.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Fitness TipsFlexibility & Mobility
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Why Indoor Cycling Is for Everybody

A Q&A with the designer of the ARORA Cycle format on how indoor cycling can be an accessible workout for people of all fitness abilities.
By Emily Ewen
CyclingFitness Tips
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The Power of a Positive Coach

A Q&A with a Life Time Swim coach and swim-team members on the importance of leadership, building community, and instilling lifelong passion for young athletes.
By Emily Ewen
Aqua FitnessFitness Tips
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6 Cone Drills to Improve Your Pickleball Game

Staying light on your feet is essential to playing pickleball. Professional pickleball player Catherine Parenteau offers these six cone-drill exercises to help you cover the court.
By Sarah Tuff
Fitness TipsPickleball
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