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Training to Get More Out of Life

Life Time member Richard Westbrook realizes it’s never too late to discover your true potential.
By LIFE TIME

Striving to Be a Champion

Gymnast Mya Hooten on the motivation, support, and sacrifices required to succeed in a mentally tough sport.
By LIFE TIME

Finding Purpose in Fitness

Life Time performer Gerry Haeger shares her motivation for showing up for herself and for her community.
By LIFE TIME

Talks — S7, EP10 / Leaning on a Breast Friend: How Two Women Supported Each Other Through Their Breast Cancer Journeys

Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States every year, and 2.3 million women worldwide. Every breast cancer story is different, and in this episode, we’re highlighting two — and sharing how these two women connected along their journeys to become “breast friends” and irreplaceable sources of support for one another.

With Jayme Zylstra and Becky Attard

Life Time in the News: “New Hope Gym Helps 71-Year-Old Set Weightlifting Records”

How one Life Time member’s training efforts are helping her increase her strength to a competitive level.
By Life Time Editorial Team

The Dynamic Difference

One couple shares the successes they’ve each seen from working with their Dynamic Personal Trainers.
By Emily Ewen

Life Time in the News: “Woman, 104, Who Swims Laps Every Day Shares Simple Tips for Long Life”

The oldest Life Time member in North America shares the insights she’s garnered about longevity.
By Life Time Editorial Team

All in on Running

Life Time Foundation athlete and ultrarunner Barbara Powell moves across the country to train for her most challenging race yet: the Leadville 100-mile.
By Callie Fredrickson

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.
By Jason Burns

Life Time in the News: “His Doctor Said He Wouldn’t Make it to 50 Years Old — So He Lost 230 Pounds”

How a doctor’s visit prompted this Life Time member to start a transformational weight-loss journey.
By Life Time Editorial Team

Looking at Health From the Inside-Out

How one Life Time team member’s stroke taught him the importance of knowing the full picture of his health — and what he wants you to know about it too.
By Emily Ewen

Talks — S6, EP17 / Finding Strength in Partnership

Working with a coach or personal trainer can boost your fitness efforts and help you make meaningful progress toward your goals. Sometimes, however, we overlook how powerful the partnership can be, including the gains that go beyond physical fitness. In this episode, we hear the firsthand experience of Life Time member Roshini Rajkumar and her coach Brian McKinney, CPT, how they get the most out of their experience working together, and what to look for in your own trainer-client relationship.

With Brian McKinney, CPT, and Roshini Rajkumar

Empty Nest, New Beginnings: Lisa Samalonis’s Success Story

A single mother whose life revolved around her kids finds inner peace and community at her local health club.
By Lisa Samalonis

Life is Good

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

A Sense of Security: Jarron Lucas’s Success Story

For one man, a childhood dream to serve his community inspired a physical transformation.
By Jarron Lucas

CHANGING LIVES: Ken Zylstra

Reflections on trail life, perseverance, and gratitude.
By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Love at the Club

After years of working out together, Quacy surprised Jamie and finally proposed — amidst rose petals and candlelight — at Life Time in Syosset, N.Y.
By Life Time Editorial Team

Love at the Club: Part Two

When Carter Olsen started as a team member at Life Time Overland Park in 2021, he never imagined it would lead to him meeting — and marrying — the love of his life by 2022.
By Life Time Editorial Team

CHANGING LIVES: Ali Sorour

How choosing fitness helped one man cope with the grief of losing his wife of more than 40 years.
By Jill Patton, NBC-HWC

Stories of Pride: Four LGBTQ+ Team Members Share What the Month of June Means to Them

These four Life Time team members share how uplifting, celebrating, and supporting the LGBTQ+ community is vital to our health — and goes well beyond Pride Month every June.
By Julie Dulude

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.
By Callie Fredrickson
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