Metabolism/Weight Loss
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GLP-1s, Weight Loss, and Health: A Panel Discussion With Life Time’s MIORA Leaders
Learn how GLP-1s can safely and strategically be used to support your health and weight-loss goals while also promoting overall wellness.
What Is Body Composition — and How Do I Measure It?
Why tracking this metric can give you better information for reaching your health goals.
Why Do People Have Differing Detox Capacities?
Genetics, environment, and nutrition can all affect an individual’s ability to detox. Learn more.
How Rebecca Walcott Discovered Wellness Through D.TOX
When her energy flagged, one woman learned how to fuel her body more efficiently by participating in a detox program.
What Are Macros and Calories?
Macros and calories are often the focus for many individuals who are pursuing health-related goals, particularly those tied to body composition. Yet as straightforward as these essential elements of nutrition may seem, they are actually quite complicated and nuanced. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, helps us understand the differences between macros and calories and the roles they play in our health and well-being. He also offers insights for how to think about them when it comes to healthy eating.
6 Things to Know About the “Miracle” Drug Ozempic
Functional-medicine pioneer Frank Lipman, MD, on what you should know about weight-loss drugs like Ozempic.
Taking Flight: Jason Burns’s Story
How one man took control of his health after he was grounded from flying lessons because of his weight.
Why Do I Crave Salty Foods?
It may be a signal of low blood pressure or adrenal dysfunction, says our expert.
How Social Media Usage Can Influence Your Diet
Comparing what you eat to what social-media influencers eat can sabotage your diet. Here’s why.
What Is the Impact of Chronic Dieting on Appetite?
Missing a meal now and then won’t harm your hunger cues, but routinely repressing or ignoring them can scramble the body’s signals. Here’s what’s happening.
9 Common Questions Answered About Hunger Cravings
If you’re feeling famished you probably need food, but sometimes hunger and cravings can clue us in to what we need — physically and emotionally. We just have to tune in to our body.
How Walking Boosts Your Metabolism
Walking is a form of NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) and can help optimize metabolism. Read on to learn more.
What Are Signs of Chronic Inflammation?
Weight-loss resistance, brain fog, mood disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis are just a few. Read on to learn more.
How Chronic Inflammation Affects Your Health
Our bodies need inflammation to fight off infection, but too much of it for too long can spur a wide range of illnesses. Learning to manage it effectively is key.
Reassessing New Year’s Resolutions
Life Time Dynamic Personal Trainers share their thoughts on New Year’s resolutions — and offer tips for sticking to your healthy-living goals all year long.
Survey Says: Building Muscle Is a Top Fitness Focus for 2023
A recent survey reveals that building muscle topped weight loss for the most popular fitness goal in 2023.
How to Detox With Whole Foods
“Detox” is a long-debated topic: Some associate it with deprivation, while others think the practice is not necessary because of our body’s natural detoxification systems. Anika Christ, RD, joins us to clear up the confusion, and explains how to detox your body with a whole-foods approach that feels far from depriving — and that can support nearly everyone in feeling and functioning better.
20 Days of Express Workouts: Introducing the Holiday Hustle
Learn about this new digital program designed to help you maintain healthy fitness and nutrition habits despite the obstacles of the holiday season. It begins December 5.
Why Strength Training Can Be One of the Fastest Ways to Get Results
Five benefits of this type of exercise effort.
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.