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5 Life Time Experts Share Their Healthy-Living Goals
Plus, the daily habits they prioritize to ensure they achieve them.
Listening Games
Music-based workouts are a fun way to mix up a treadmill routine. Our fitness editor shares a favorite playlist.
Is There Really a “Best” Workout?
We often pit activities against each other in an effort to find the ultimate fitness path. The reality, though, is that it’s not either-or. What’s best for you depends on a variety of factors unique to you.
The Ugly Side of #FITSPO
Can “fitspiration” potentially cause more harm than good? Learn how #FITSPO can undermine mental health and body image.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Following “Fitfluencers”
Want #fitspo you can trust? Experts offer advice on engaging mindfully with fitness- themed social media content.
How to Do the Clamshell
Strengthen your hips and glutes — and help build your side butt — with this lower-body isolation move. Plus, explore four variations to make it more challenging.
ONE HEALTHY HABIT: Sit on the Floor Daily
Support your health, mobility, and longevity by regularly getting down on the ground and then rising from it.
Shaun White: From Snowboarding Legend to Mentor and Entrepreneur
The five-time Olympian talks about stepping back from competition and leaning into exciting new adventures.
Strong, Fast, and Fit: A 9-Week Escalating Density Program
Short on time? This nine-week program will get you strong — in less than three hours a week.
4 Workouts You Can Do in 30 Minutes or Less
When the holiday season packs your schedule, stay active with these quick ladder-style workouts.
6 Tips for Using a Standing Workstation
Consider these tips when you’re setting up a standing workstation.
Embracing Intuitive Training
Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter is no stranger to pushing her body and mind to the extreme — she’s done it time and again as she pursues ultra-endurance goals. To prepare for long races (many of which exceed 100 miles), she uses a method of “intuitive training,” an approach in which she tunes in and listens to the messages from her body and mind. In this episode, Dauwalter shares what led her to embrace this mode of training and how she consistently pushes forward in these big efforts — even when it feels hard.
5 Healthy-Aging Benefits of Barre
The creator of ARORA Barre on the advantages of this exercise format for active older adults.
Been Sitting Too Long? Try These 2 Moves
You can do these two mobility exercises at or next to your desk to balance out the effects of sitting.
How Can I Improve My Balance?
Try simple activities — like standing on one foot while brushing your teeth — to incorporate balance into your daily routine.
Stronger Together
How one Life Time member’s relationships with her coach and community helped her regain strength after a cancer diagnosis.
PUMPING IRONY: On Aging, Attitude, and Activity
Dreading the idea of growing old? A new study suggests such a view may keep you from engaging in the physical activity necessary to age gracefully.
3 Tips for Dynamic Sitting
Whether you sit all the time or rotate between sitting and standing, these are three ways to keep moving.
4 Mantras for Moving With More Gratitude
How fitness classes — and exercise in general — can help you experience more thankfulness. Plus, classes to try to help foster this feeling.
Why Active Metabolic Assessment?
The Active Metabolic Assessment, often referred to as an AMA, is a test that assesses your current fitness status and provides data that can inform your fitness program and make your workouts more efficient. Anika Christ, CPT, RD, explains what the AMA is, the data you get from it, why that information is important, and how to use it to tailor your exercise regimen.
Can Ashwagandha Boost VO2 Max?
This adaptogenic herb has been used for ages in Ayurvedic medicine to aid health and immunity. Now, exercise scientists believe it may also enhance aerobic performance.