Fitness

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What Is a DUPR Rating in Pickleball?

A Life Time pickleball pro explains what a DUPR rating is, how to determine your own, and why it’s the key to playing more enjoyable and competitive matches.

By Callie Fredrickson

Membership Pickleball

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What Counts as Strength Training?

Study after study shows that strength is essential for long-term health. But what are the most efficient ways to get stronger?

By Andrew Heffernan

Fitness Tips Strength Training

Just Move: 3 Workouts for When You’re Short on Time or Energy

These efficient, effective strength and conditioning workouts can help you stay active on days that don’t go as planned.

By Tina Nguyen

Equipment-Based Workouts Workouts

5 Daily Stretches for Healthy Aging

A stretching routine to help you maintain mobility, reduce stiffness, and move with ease.

By Mathew Rosas, CPT, CES

Active Aging Healthy Aging

How Can I Use My Apple Watch for Heart-Rate Training at Life Time?

For smarter workouts, pair your Apple Watch with the Life Time app and bring them into your GTX and Alpha classes.

By Tina Nguyen

Fitness Tips Heart & Cardiovascular Health

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7 Functional-Fitness Moves to Help You Build Strength for Life

Going from sitting to standing, carrying a heavy bag, walking up and down stairs — we want to be able to do these activities with ease for as long as possible. Perform these exercises to strengthen your body for everyday movements like these and more.

By Tina Nguyen

Active Aging Equipment-Based Workouts

An Energizing Yoga Flow

Energy waning? Stoke your inner fire with this seven-pose practice.

By Lauren Bedosky

Yoga

Talks — S12, EP27 / Curiosity, Courage, and Connection: Lessons From a Mother-Daughter Hybrid Fitness Competition

Hear about one woman’s experience competing in a hybrid fitness competition with her 82-year-old mother and the lessons she learned from it, including the transformative power of facing challenges at any age.

With Jennifer Walter

Cardio Fitness Tips

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A Body in Motion

In her book Finding Leadville: My Story to a Hallowed 100 Mile Finish Line, ultrarunner Barbara Powell describes her first Leadville 100 footrace, a quest for physical endurance that became a journey of reclaiming her inner strength.

By Barbara Powell, MA, NBC–HWC

Running Sports & Recreation

What’s the Difference Between MAT FUSION and MAT PILATES?

A breakdown of these two unique Life Time formats and demonstration of some of the exercises you might see in each class.

By Emily Ewen

Group Fitness Workouts

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Why Drinking Less Alcohol Is Important for Fitness

Learn why limiting your alcohol consumption matters for reaching your fitness goals.

By Andrew Heffernan

Fitness Tips Nutrition Tips

Can Stress Really Affect the Results of My Workouts?

Learn when stress helps your body get stronger — and when it holds you back.

By Tina Nguyen

Fitness Tips Recovery

4 Ways to Move Your Body That Won’t Spike Your Cortisol

High-intensity training isn’t the only way to achieve fitness progress. These tips can help you balance those efforts with exercises that promote cortisol regulation, allowing you to reap the many benefits of active recovery.

By Mathew Rosas, CPT, CES

Fitness Tips Hormones

Talks — S12, EP25 / Train Hard, Recover Harder: Advice for Bouncing Back (Performance & Longevity Series)

Learn lifestyle strategies for supporting your recovery — whether you’re training intensely or coming back from an injury.

With Jim LaValle, RPh, CCN

Active Aging Fitness Tips

5 Ways to Spend a Recovery Day at Life Time

Consider this your invitation to spend a restorative day at your athletic country club.

By Emily Ewen

Membership Recovery

Talks — S12, EP24 / Pickleball is Here to Stay: A Conversation With Pickleball Pro Andy Peeke

Explore pickleball’s meteoric rise from a little-known pastime to America’s fastest-growing sport, driven in part by its accessibility, competitive appeal, and community-building power.

With Pickleball Pro Andy Peeke

Pickleball Sports & Recreation