Fitness Tips

Why Modifying Your Workouts Is Key to Long-Term Fitness Success

How our fitness editor personalizes her routine to make exercises easier, harder, smarter, and all-around better.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fitness Tips

6 Steps to Create a Fitness Routine You’ll Love

Here's how to find a fitness routine that resonates with you.

By Andrew Heffernan

At-Home Workouts Equipment-Based Workouts

4 Trapezius Muscle Stretches to Relieve Pain

Release tension in your neck and shoulders with these simple exercises.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Fitness Tips Flexibility & Mobility

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Staying Fit in College

A chaotic class schedule doesn’t have to mean a non-existent exercise plan. Learn how the Life Time app can support your healthy-living efforts.

By Callie Fredrickson

Fitness Tips Membership

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How Do I Start Working Out?

Four of Life Time’s Master Trainers share their go-to strategies for making fitness progress — whether you’re picking up your routine again or starting fresh.

By Molly Kopischke

Fitness Tips

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Why Small Habit Changes Might Not Work For Everyone

While one-habit-at-a-time methods can be useful for some, many times a more holistic overhaul may be a more successful approach for getting you to your goal.

By Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Fitness Tips Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

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5 Truths Behind Weight Loss Success Stories

Time and time again, our coaches see these five elements as being key to those seeking a weight-loss transformation.

By The LTH Nutrition Team

Fitness Tips Metabolism/Weight Loss

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Why Finish Lines Work for Fitness Programs

Four reasons to work finish lines consistently into your health and fitness approach.

By Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Attitude/Mindset Fitness Tips

How Fitness Can Improve Your Brain and Mental Health

Moving your body can help you sharpen your focus, improve your mood, and more.

By Michael Dregni and Maggie Fazeli Fard

Active Aging Alzheimer’s & Dementia

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The Powerful Benefits of Moving Your Body

The benefits of physical activity can be felt in every part of the body, making you stronger, smarter, healthier, happier, and even more gorgeous.

By Michael Dregni and Maggie Fazeli Fard

Active Aging Fitness Tips

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Workouts to Train Your Body for Outdoor Adventures

Get trail-ready with advice and exercises from our expert trainers to prepare you for hiking, backpacking, paddling, or portaging activities.

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

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Why Nutrition-Only Programs Rarely Work

Looking for transformational results? Learn why nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle all play a pivotal and connected role.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Fitness Tips Nutrition Tips

Talks — S3, EP14 / Fueling for Your Workouts

Fueling for workouts can be tricky: How we do it depends on a lot of individual factors, and it can take time to learn what does or does not work for us. Cliff Edberg, RD, Master Trainer at Life Time, breaks down what we need to know about pre- and post-workout nutrition, and offers general guidelines we can start with to then hone in on what’s best for us.

With Cliff Edberg, RD, Master Trainer

Fitness Tips Nutrition Tips