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Unlock Your Own Strength
Five tips for how to tap into your physical and emotional strength — even amidst life's challenges — from Life Time member Julie Porras.
Strength Times Two
One woman's search for strength leads to her daughter's personal power, too.
Making Friends as an Adult
How to get past the awkwardness of reaching out to new people.
How to Get Your Kids in the Kitchen
It’s never too early — or too late — to introduce your kids to the life skills learned in the kitchen.
5 Kid-Friendly Cooking Tools
Welcome kiddos into the kitchen with these tools, including scaled-down baking sheets and serrated safety knives.
Adolescents’ Most Common Mental-Health Issues
When is it depression, social anxiety, or substance abuse — and when is it normal "teen angst"?
The Health Effects of Loneliness and Isolation
Loneliness and isolation, which are two separate conditions, have only been exacerbated during the pandemic.
The Power of Community Gardens
Community gardens offer a wide array of benefits: beautifying the landscape, fighting food insecurity, helping people come together, and more.
How to Meet a Workout Partner — and Be a Better One Yourself
The benefits of finding your fitness community, how to meet friends to exercise with, and tips for being a supportive workout partner.
How Therapeutic Work — and Medication — Helped Gabrielle Bernstein Emerge from Trauma
In her new book, Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein talks about how medication, when prescribed as part of a larger program of recovery and therapy, can help establish a safe baseline from which to do the deeper work.
The State of Our Children’s Health
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on children's health. Here are some takeaways.
How to Build Romance Through Gratitude
Genuine appreciation can increase intimacy in your relationship. Here's how.
A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Day at the Club
Ideas to keep everyone in the family engaged in healthy fun, whether you choose to spend your time together or alone — or a mix of both.
What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say
The first step is listening with empathy and openness.
A Time for Traditions: 7 Life Time Team Members Share Their Favorite Holiday Rituals
Discover a few of the activities and pastimes that make the holidays memorable year after year for our team members.
PUMPING IRONY: Surveillance State
Surveillance technologies can make it easier for the elderly to age in place, but will it mean we’ll see our kids even less often than we do now?
My Grandma’s Mug
As the holidays approach, our editor in chief finds herself longing for the way things were.
How to Have More Honest Conversations With Your Friends
The surprising ways that honest, authentic dialogue can deepen your friendships.
The 6 Best Gifts You Can Give Your Partner
The most valuable presents don't come from the store. They come from the heart and are offered as a reflection of the care and appreciation you feel for your partner.
What’s on 8 Healthy-Living Experts’ 2021 Holiday Gift Lists
Plus, the items and experiences they’re planning to give to others.
The Sixth Stage of Grief
How finding meaning in loss can help you heal.