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Why Indoor Cycling Is for Everybody

By Emily Ewen

A Q&A with the designer of the new ARORA Cycle format on how indoor cycling can be an accessible workout for people of all fitness abilities.

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PUMPING IRONY: Drug Dealing

By Craig Cox

The latest miracle cure for Alzheimer’s is likely to receive accelerated approval from the FDA, which benefits as much from the cash that accompanies these requests as Big Pharma does from the agency’s lax standards.

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Can Cultivated Cartilage Help Repair Joints?

By Craig Cox

Some 55 million Americans suffer from joint pain and arthritis. Recent developments, however, offer hope for new ways to deal with this epidemic.

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What Is Menopause?

By Courtney Helgoe

It’s a natural part of a woman’s life, not a disease, says our expert. Here’s what to know.

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PUMPING IRONY: Use ’Em or Lose ’Em

By Craig Cox

Arthritic knees often send seniors looking for various surgical solutions, even as recent research — and personal experience — suggests the most reliable remedy may simply involve moving those troublesome joints more frequently.

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Can Exercise Help Me Live Longer?

By Craig Cox

Yes, according to lots of recent research. Here are five key stats.

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What Is Perimenopause?

By Courtney Helgoe

Many of the worst symptoms we associate with menopause actually occur during perimenopause.

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PUMPING IRONY: The Postmortem Muddle

By Craig Cox

While the Federal Trade Commission works to tighten regulations on the funeral industry, which often uses obscure pricing policies to prey on grief-stricken mourners, seniors like me need to start thinking more seriously about how we want to be laid to rest.

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Making Peace With Menopause

By Courtney Helgoe

This stage of life is often shrouded in mystery. But it doesn’t have to be.

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The 3 Cs of Lifelong Fitness

By Andrew Heffernan

How consistency, curiosity, and compassion can keep your fitness and health on track for a lifetime.

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PUMPING IRONY: Movement and Memory

By Craig Cox

Physical activity has long been shown to improve cognitive function, but a new study suggests we may be able to modify our workouts to boost specific types of memory.

Renee Main

Why ARORA?

With Renée Main
Season 5, Episode 18

Becoming a grandparent, caring for aging parents, getting unfavorable health news, not moving the ways you used to — there are several points in our lives, especially when we get older, when age becomes a front-of-mind topic. To support older adults who want to be healthy and fit as they age, Life Time created the ARORA program. The co-founder, Renée Main, joins us in this mini episode to talk about its genesis and all that it offers to members.

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Game On!

By Annie Kragness

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.

Life Time member Mike V. and a friend on the tennis court.

Life is Good

By Life Time

91-year-old Life Time member Mike V. shares how he’s learned how to enjoy each day.

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PUMPING IRONY: Zapped!

By Craig Cox

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

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The Cognitive Benefits of Cataract Surgery

By Craig Cox

Untreated cataracts could contribute to dementia and depression, according to recent research.

Frank Lipman

10 Rules for Aging Well

With Frank Lipman, MD
Season 5, Episode 17

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.

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PUMPING IRONY: Working on Purpose

By Craig Cox

I’ve discovered plenty of good reasons for postponing retirement and continuing to pursue purposeful work, but a new study suggests I may have overlooked an important one: It could help prevent a stroke.

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PUMPING IRONY: A Tough Pill to Swallow

By Craig Cox

The Inflation Reduction Act will make some prescription drugs much more affordable for strapped Medicare beneficiaries. But will it deepen our dependence on Big Pharma?

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Simply Effective: One Woman’s Skincare Evolution

By Renée Main

An ARORA co-founder discovers the value of taking a few basic steps to care for her skin.

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PUMPING IRONY: Class and Cognition

By Craig Cox

A new study suggests that people mired in low-wage jobs for long periods of time may suffer cognitive decline earlier in life than those favored with a more affluent life. My checkered career leaves me wondering where I stand.

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