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Why Life Time Group Training?

By Emily Ewen

Learn what sets these signature programs apart and how you can use them to kick-start or level-up your fitness.

Breaking Down Weight-Loss Barriers

Breaking Down Weight-Loss Barriers

With Anika Christ, RD, CPT
Season 10, Episode 9

A roadmap of habits for support your efforts for body-composition change.

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All About the 60XT Challenge: Everything You Need to Know

By Emily Ewen

Learn about this new body transformation program that kicks off on March 24.

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Perfect Your Plank With These Expert Cues

By Lauren Bedosky

This isometric full-body hold is a highly effective strength and stability builder, targeting the deep-core muscles of the abdomen as well as the shoulders, glutes, and back. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

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Build Arm Strength With the Biceps Curl

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Hone your biceps curl with these expert tips. Plus, we offer nine variations on the classic move.

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Watch Out For These Common Split Squat and Lunge Errors

By Lauren Bedosky

These moves — differentiated by whether both feet remain static (split squat) or one foot steps forward and backward (lunge) — strengthen the glutes, quads, and calves; build hip, knee, and ankle stability; and help improve overall balance. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform them correctly.

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How to Do the French Press

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

This accessory exercise targets the triceps, helping build strength and size in the back of the arms. Learn how to master — and modify — this strength move.

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How to Set Up a Barbell Bench Press

By Lauren Bedosky

This classic move builds chest and shoulder strength while also improving stability in the small, intrinsic muscles around the shoulder joint. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

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A Powerlifting Workout

By Andrew Heffernan

Curious about the “Big Three” lifts? Hone your squat, bench press, and deadlift with this well-rounded, all-ages workout.

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6 Must-Try On-Demand Workouts to Boost Your Routine

By Emily Ewen

Sample these popular on-demand workouts — anytime, anywhere — in the Life Time app.

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How to Set Up a Bent-Over Dumbbell Row

By Lauren Bedosky

Building strength through the middle and upper back, lats, and shoulders, this row also enhances mobility through the scapulae and improves stability in the thoracic spine and deep abdominals. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

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How to Set Up a Barbell Back Squat

By Lauren Bedosky

This exercise works muscles around multiple joints in the lower body, building strength and muscle in your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

An area of machines and weights on the workout floor at Life Time, including two rowers.

4 Life Time Trainers Share Their Favorite Machine on the Workout Floor

By Emily Ewen

Plus, they demonstrate how to use their most-loved equipment at the club.

correct and incorrect posture for starting a deadlift.

How to Set Up a Barbell Deadlift

By Lauren Bedosky

This compound movement strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, back, and core. It also trains the hip-hinge pattern, which has functional carryover to other exercises and daily activities. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

correct and incorrect posture for starting an overhead barbell press.

How to Set Up a Barbell Overhead Press

By Lauren Bedosky

Reaching for or lifting objects overhead is commonplace, making this shoulder strengthener a truly functional exercise. Here’s how to avoid common errors in the setup.

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Perform a Safe and Effective Kettlebell Swing With These Cues

By Lauren Bedosky

This dynamic move builds full-body strength and explosive power, working the posterior chain as well as the upper body, namely your lats, forearms, and hands. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

correct and incorrect posture for starting a pushup.

Are You Making These Common Pushup Mistakes?

By Lauren Bedosky

This fitness staple is a full-body exercise that builds core stability as well as back, arm, and chest power. Here’s how to nail the setup and perform it correctly.

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What’s the Best Way to Sequence a Workout?

By Jessica Migala

Learn how to sequence your workouts to match your goals and make the most of your efforts.

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How to Do the Wood Chop

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

This rotational movement builds core strength, power, and coordination. Mix up the move with two variations.

a man prepares to deadlift.

9 Strength Moves You May Be Setting Up Wrong (and How to Fix Them)

By Lauren Bedosky

Expert guidance for nailing the setup of common strength moves — so you can make the most of your lifting efforts.

a woman does a lateral jump.

Feel the Zoom! A Low-Impact, Full-Body Workout to Build Speed and Power

By Andrew Heffernan

Build explosive power at any age with this speed- and strength-boosting workout.

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