Specific Health Conditions

13 Ways to Combat the Winter Blues at Work

Learn why we experience a lull in the winter months and how we can set ourselves up for success.

By Callie Fredrickson

What Is a Behavioral Addiction?

Shopping, gambling, social-media use, and sex are all behaviors that are potentially addictive. Learn how they happen and what defines this type of addiction.

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

Addiction Mental Health

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6 Strategies to Cope With Climate-Change Anxiety

Here's how to move beyond fear, overwhelm, and anger — and respond with your emotional well-being intact.

By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Depression & Anxiety Mental Health

How Terry Wahls, MD, Beat Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Visionary physician Terry Wahls, MD, beat MS and upset the conventional medical world with a simple, back-to-basics message.

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

Functional/Integrative Medicine Inflammation

Is Cracking Your Neck Bad for You?

What happens when you crack your own neck and the benefits of leaving neck adjustments to professionals.

By Dr. Shane Wernke

Headaches & Migraines Pain Relief

a person holds their hand over an empty wine glass

5 Tips to Stay Sober

Quitting alcohol may not be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard forever.

By Veronica Valli

Addiction Attitude/Mindset

a person looks nervous while talking to people

What Is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Mingling with unfamiliar people and eating in front of others are just two things that can cause debilitating symptoms for people with social anxiety disorder.

By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

Depression & Anxiety Personal Development

A group of older people at a table playing a card game together.

Game On!: 3 Ways Games Boost Your Health

Card and dice games have come to Life Time — and an ARORA co-founder shares three reasons getting dealt in is good for your health and well-being.

By Annie Kragness

Brain Health Healthy Aging

What Are the Risks of Taking an Aspirin Every Day?

For heart-healthy people over the age of 60, taking a daily aspirin has "no net benefit," according to a recent JAMA report by the 2022 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

By Craig Cox

Heart & Cardiovascular Health

PUMPING IRONY: Zapped!

Can we cure dementia by zapping our brains with electrical currents? Some enterprising researchers would certainly like us to think so.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Pumping Irony

Talks — S5, EP17 / 10 Rules for Aging Well

Every second of every day, all of us are aging, and yet we often wait to address — or altogether avoid — age-related concerns about our health until we reach a certain point in our years or our capabilities begin to diminish. Frank Lipman, MD, shares 10 essential factors he’s outlined for aging well, emphasizing that it’s never too late — or too early — to start embracing them, and that it’s not as difficult as you might think.

With Frank Lipman, MD

Active Aging Alzheimer’s & Dementia

Does Exercising Help With Anxiety?

Yes, according to a recent study — and the more intense the exercise, the more it may help.

By Craig Cox

Depression & Anxiety Mental Health

Woman checking her heart rate on apple watch

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.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Fitness Tips Heart & Cardiovascular Health

Kicking the Sugar Habit — Together

One Life Time team member and her parents enrolled in the Life Time Sugar Fix program together to eliminate the ingredient from their diets. This was their experience.

By Annie Kragness

Food Addiction Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

How to Increase Your VO2 Score

And why it's a marker for you to care about.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Endurance Fitness Tips

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Why Do Some People Sweat Excessively?

Though rare, hyperhidrosis can cause someone to sweat a lot.

By Margret Aldrich

Allergies Skin, Hair, & Nails

a senior woman reads while in a coffee shop

PUMPING IRONY: Is It Time for a New Take on Dementia?

As Big Pharma continues to flail away on the Alzheimer’s front, new research increasingly turns toward identifying lifestyle changes that can lower the risk of falling prey to the disease.

By Craig Cox

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Pumping Irony

A Life Time team member working with a member who's using the InBody scale in the club.

5 Markers For Every Health-Conscious Person to Know

Regularly testing for and tracking these markers can provide invaluable insights to the course of your health journey.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Functional/Integrative Medicine

Talks — S5, EP12 / How to Balance Your Blood Sugar

Learn how blood sugar impacts nearly every aspect of health and understand the opportunities we have to intervene with lifestyle habits to better control it.

With Samantha McKinney, RD

Hormones Mindful Eating