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6 Common Running Mistakes to Avoid
Things to watch out for to prevent hindering your endurance efforts.
The Health Benefits of Sprint-Interval Training (SIT)
All-out sprint intervals can boost your fitness — and transform your body at a cellular level.
Do You Need a Heart-Rate Monitor?
Are these devices really worth it? A Life Time trainer shares the influence they can have on your training regimen and outcomes.
All About Heart-Rate Training: How to Use it to Maximize Your Fitness Efforts
Heart rate can be a powerful tool for building fitness and seeing results from your exercise regimen. Danny King, Master Trainer, shares what to know about heart-rate training, including what it is, how to use it in your workouts, and the ways you can identify the key metrics needed for yourself.
Becoming an Effective Fat Burner: How to Build Your Aerobic Base
The benefits of burning fat efficiently go well beyond aesthetics. Here’s advice for how to do it — and not stress your system.
Birdie Wermy’s Success Story
How a grueling relay started one Indigenous runner on a path toward a healthier, happier life.
3 Tips to Succeed in Your First 5K
Participating in a running event or race? Consider this expert advice as you begin your training.
A Simple Secret to Running Better
Turns out distraction might be one of the keys to a better running performance, according to a recent study.
The Murph Challenge
This challenging workout — 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, and 300 squats bookended by one-mile runs — is more popular than ever. World-record holder Alec Blenis talks about how to tailor it to your unique skill level.
The Beginner’s Guide to Sprint Interval Training
An eight-week sprint interval training (SIT) program that newbies can use to reap the benefits of this intense exercise method — or to prepare for taking your first Ultra Fit class.
The Science of Sprinting
Sprint interval training (a.k.a. SIT) can boost your fitness and transform your body at a cellular level — and Life Time is putting it to work in its Ultra Fit training class.
The True Source of a Runner’s High?
Could endocannabinoids —not endorphins — be the answer?
How to Train for Your First 5K
This beginner-friendly plan can help you become a 5K runner in just 90 days.
PUMPING IRONY: Born to Run?
Late-blooming runners are routinely beating veteran racers at the national level, raising questions about the toll decades of training exact on the body — and why we choose to run (or not) in the first place.
Get Your Run On
Regardless of your age, speed, geographic location, or economic status, running can be a lifelong sport. Coach Frankie Ruiz, co-founder of the Life Time–Miami Marathon, shares his top tips for training, whether you’re a new runner or getting back into it.
The Sprint Workout
Bump up your pace and your conditioning — and have some fun — with these sprint workouts.
How to Use a 5K to Measure Your Progress – Whether You’re a Runner or Not
Training for a 5K can be a great way to achieve and maintain higher levels of fitness, endurance, and strength — whether you’re a runner or not.
How to Run Mindfully
Here’s how to turn running into an integrated mind–body exercise.
How to Up Your Trail Running Game
Trail running offers a unique blend of mental and physical training. These expert tips can help you stay injury-free and enjoy fitness gains.
7 Things Your Body Is Doing While You Run
When you run, your body is constantly calibrating. Here is just a snapshot of what it’s doing.
A Run on the Wild Side
One runner takes on the world’s wackiest races — and lives to write about it.