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Recovery

A Somatic Workout to Support Your Well-Being

Learn how to shift your focus to your body’s internal sensations with these mind-body movements.
By Maggie Fazeli Fard

5 Signs You May Need a Recovery Day

Has your fitness performance stalled? Are you feeling irritable? Those are just two of the signs that your body may need an exercise break.
By Lauren Bedosky

Expert Answers: How Do I Use a Cold Plunge?

Step-by-step guidance for the most effective way to use a cold plunge.
By Elise Wiegele

Krysta Rzeszutek’s Healthy Revolution

After experiencing a series of health issues, a woman finds peace by adjusting her mindset about the purpose of exercise. 
By Krysta Rzeszutek

Talks — S8, EP10 / Why Red-Light Therapy?

Red-light therapy uses different wavelengths of light to create some sort of impact — and when it comes to health, those benefits can include faster healing, reduced inflammation, muscle recovery, and more.

With Danny King, Master Trainer

Expert Answers: How Long Should I Stay in the Sauna?

Guidelines to keep both seasoned users and those who are new to saunas safe.
By Emily Ewen

Supplements to Support Your Efforts in Your Favorite Fitness Classes

Pairing these expert-recommended supplements with your go-to Life Time workout class can aid your body’s recovery.
By Emily Ewen

Can Chiropractic Care Help With Exercise Recovery?

A licensed LifeClinic chiropractor explains the role of this type of treatment in the recovery process.
By Emily Ewen

Expert Q&A: How Cupping Can Alleviate Tension and Pain

Two massage therapists outline the benefits of this ancient therapeutic technique.
By Jolene Turner

The Problem With Using the RICE Protocol to Treat a Soft Tissue Injury

Some think the RICE protocol — rest, ice, compression, and elevation — is an outdated way to handle injuries. Here’s how to use a little PEACE and LOVE for recovery.
By Nicole Radziszewski

Go-To Recovery Methods for Pickleball Players

A pickleball pro shares guidance for supporting your body and maintaining its readiness to hit the court.
By Callie Fredrickson

5 Stretches to Promote Recovery and Stress Relief

A stretch specialist demonstrates a few moves that can relieve muscle tension and counter stress.
By Chris Alfaro, CPT

Just Keep Moving: 5 Tips for Easing Back Into Fitness After Surgery

An ARORA-certified Dynamic Personal Trainer offers recommendations for safely returning to exercise.
By Emily Ewen

Dynamic Duo: 3 Stretches to Do With a Partner

A stretch specialist outlines the benefits of assisted stretching and demonstrates three options you can try with a partner.
By Emily Ewen

How Do I Use LTH Rally Amino Recovery?

Guidance for supplementing for workout recovery.
By Laura Hamann, RDN, LDN

Talks — S7, EP13 / How Do I Rest — Really? Understanding the 7 Types of Rest

Rest is essential to our health and wellness, yet it often gets pushed to the side in favor of other things that require our time and attention. Importantly, it’s not just physical rest we need: There are six other types that contribute to our overall well-being.

In this episode, Barbara Powell, MA, NBC-HWC, joins us to first explain the signs and symptoms of under-rest to watch for. She then delves into the seven versions of rest we need, and for each, the micro, macro, and habitual ways we can get more rest so we can perform better and live life more fully.

With Barbara Powell, MA, NBC-HWC

Expert Answers: How Do I Know if I’m Getting Enough Rest Between Workouts?

A Dynamic Personal Trainer chimes in on the importance of rest and how to fit it into your exercise routine.
By Emily Ewen

What Are the Benefits of Supplementing With Amino Acids?

A Life Time dietitian and trainer highlights the purpose of using an amino-acid supplement for workout recovery.
By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Talks — S7, EP4 / Why Dynamic Stretch?

Dynamic Stretch is Life Time’s unique approach to one-on-one, assisted-stretch sessions — but what does this protocol actually entail? And how is working with a stretch specialist different than stretching on your own? Danny King, Master Trainer, explains Dynamic Stretch and the support it delivers for improved function, mobility, and performance.

With Danny King, Master Trainer

What Is Dynamic Stretch?

How an assisted-stretch session at Life Time can help you feel better and reach your fitness goals.
By Emily Ewen

30 Minutes at Life Time

Ideas for making the most of your time at the club when you only have 30 minutes to spare.
By Emily Ewen
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