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How to Set Clear Boundaries
A renowned trauma therapist and coach explains how to manage your energy without getting swamped by other people — or hardening against them.
Mia Huynh’s Success Story
While pursuing a dramatic career change, a former nursing student learns how to prioritize herself and her needs.
PUMPING IRONY: The Postmortem Muddle
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.
5 Adventures to Take With Your Dog
Looking for adventurous inspiration? Your pup’s ready to show the way.
How to Cope With a Toxic Friend
Maintaining healthy social ties is crucial to our well-being, but some relationships may not be giving you the best energy.
5 Ways to Increase Your Social Connections
How to use gratitude, reciprocity, altruism, choice, and enjoyment to cope with loneliness.
When Should I Get My Kids Involved in Sports?
An expert Q&A on the benefits of sports for kids, how to get them started, and how to keep them engaged as they grow.
Why ARORA?
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.
6 Ways to Bring Back Free Play
Kids are so overscheduled these days. Here are some tips to bring unstructured play back into their lives.
How to Create a Home Obstacle Course for Your Kids
Practical tips on how to increase free play in your house.
The After-School Workout
Once the final bell of the school day rings, encourage your kids to get moving and burn off some energy with this 30-minute workout.
Are Kids Specializing in Sports Too Early?
Yes, and for most kids, this can be harmful, says our expert. Here’s why — and what to do.
10 Back-to-School Survival Tips — for Parents and Kids
Life Time trainers and coaches, who are also parents, give real-life advice for easing kids into the busy fall season.
Want Smarter Children? Teach Them Music
Music can shape stronger neural networks, according to a recent study.
Saved By the Bell: Kristen Bell
Actor, Singer, activist, entrepreneur, and now children’s-book author Kristen Bell wants to save the world — or at least make it a better place for all.
30-Minute Workout for Young Athletes
This workout features multidirectional movements and power development to help kids improve their athletic abilities.
How to Help Kids Thrive Through Physical Activity
Our children face many fitness challenges, including sports specialization, gender issues, excess screen time, and more. Discover how to help kids find meaning, health, and joy through physical activity.
Why Dance?
Dance is more than a physically beneficial form of fitness: It evokes happiness, mental relief, and social connection. In this mini episode, Jeimy Bueno Prisby explains why you don’t need to be a “dancer” to enjoy the advantages of moving your body.
Why Self-Compassion is a Learnable Skill — and One We ALL Need
Self-compassion is a powerful tool for improving our own well-being and our relationships — yet cultural blocks often dissuade us from practicing this skill. In this episode, Kristin Neff, PhD, shares what self-compassion is, the strong, positive ways it can affect us (and others), and how we can start cultivating more of it in our daily lives.
Why GameFace?
From a young age, sports offer a way to stay active and learn valuable life skills. For some, they become an ambition as they get older. In this mini episode, DeVentri Jordan, founder and national director of GameFace at Life Time, shares the ways this sports-training program helps people grow in athletics, whether they’re just getting introduced to sports or are aiming to compete at a high level.
Active, Healthy, Social: 5 Benefits of ARORA
A few Life Time members share what they love about the latest programming for active, older adults and how they participate in this growing community.