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4 Ways to Be a Good Friend
To have good friends, you must be a good friend. The following telltale signs are adapted from Andrea Bonior’s The Friendship Fix.
All Together Now: The Parent-Child Workout
Have fun with fitness with this body-weight workout built for parents and kids of all ages.
8 Ideas for Intergenerational Fun at Life Time
Discover some entertaining, healthy ways that grandparents can spend quality time with their grandkids at our athletic country clubs.
Coping With Ambiguous Loss
How do we find closure when we’re not even sure the door has closed?
How to Improve Kids’ Nutrition
Two-thirds of American kids’ calories come from processed food. Here’s how we can do better.
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.
PUMPING IRONY: A Formula for Frailty
An outing with an elderly friend seems to corroborate recent research weighing the impact of social isolation on the physical fitness of seniors.
PUMPING IRONY: Home Healthcare Shakeup: Palliative or Predatory?
Health-insurance conglomerates are gobbling up home-healthcare companies, despite the industry’s inability to attract and retain workers. Early signs suggest that few of the benefits of these mergers will accrue to caregivers and their elderly clients.
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.
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.
How to Navigate a Strained Relationship
Our differences don’t have to keep us polarized. Try this expert advice for forging unexpected connections.
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?