Motivation & Inspiration
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Determined to Overcome: Meet Life Time Member Dennis R.
The recent 60day Challenge winner shares how he used a low point as a catalyst to take hold of his health for the positive — and offers the strategies for success he learned along the way.
Life Time in the News: “Down 60 Pounds, This Competitor and Dad of Three is Ready for the Houston Marathon”
Over the course of his adult life, Life Time member Albert Li’s motivation for fitness has ebbed and flowed. Learn how his recent successful completion of the 60day Challenge has helped him stay consistent.
How to Find Fitness Motivation
Past fitness successes and failures can help you move forward in your fitness journey. Here’s how.
Life Time in the News: “How This Woman Lost More Than 130 Pounds by ‘Habit Stacking’”
How an unexpected event prompted this Life Time member to begin a healthy and sustainable weight-loss journey.
How to Stay Fit in Winter
Follow Mother Nature’s rhythms to banish workout boredom, stave off injury, and build your fitness.
Diving for the Win: A Life Time Member Story
Longtime member and veteran Tommy Blake competed in his first-ever swim meet at 81 — and surprised himself with his ability.
Larry Prablek’s Success Story
After a frightening bout with COVID-19, an ER doctor recommits to his fitness routine.
Fit for Life: You’re Never Too Old to Get Moving
One of our greatest misconceptions is that we reach peak fitness when we’re young, and then it’s all downhill. Here are fitness tips for life — no matter your age.
Megan Larsen’s Success Story
When Megan Larsen traded her sedentary suburban life for a rural hobby farm, she lost 170 pounds and was able to climb back in the saddle.
6 Steps to Create a Fitness Routine You’ll Love
Here’s how to find a fitness routine that resonates with you.
Cullen Jones’s Success Story
A near-death drowning experience inspired this Olympic gold medalist to boost representation and help others learn to swim.
Inspired to Move
Movement can take many shapes and forms outside of structured workouts. Kaisa Keranen, CPT — AKA KaisaFit — flips the script on common perceptions of fitness, including explaining the power and benefit that comes from moving our bodies often and in ways that feel good and bring us joy.
A Mindful View of Motivation
How to get yourself going without beating yourself up.
A Matter of Mindset
A Life Time team member knows that when it comes to the pursuit of health and well-being, what’s going on in our heads can make all the difference.
Michael Mackie’s Success Story
After gaining weight and struggling with health issues, one man decided to avoid sugar for a year — and experienced some surprising results.
Does Exercise Get Easier the More You Do It?
Yes, exercise gets less difficult — and more rewarding — as you go. Here are nine reasons why.
5 Ways to Get Your Fitness Routine Back on Track
Reviving an exercise routine can be frustrating and intimidating. Take it slow and easy by following these steps.
Living With Hope
When her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, one woman made a commitment to make every day they had together meaningful and precious.
Kate Septynski Booth’s Success Story
Overcoming her fear of heights, one woman climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the global water crisis.
8 Ways Exercise Makes You Gorgeous
Regular exercise also gives you a healthy, glowing look and an unmistakable va-va-voom that you just can’t get any other way.
Tony Hofmann’s Success Story
After rising to the challenge of the Leadville 100, a retired U.S. Army colonel found new purpose in building a team of athletes willing to go the distance for veterans and service members with posttraumatic stress.