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We’ve curated a range of resources to help you feel confident in our athletic country clubs and be equipped to get and stay healthy and happy.

Workouts

Your First Week of Workouts at Life Time

A Dynamic Personal Trainer’s seven-day guide to jump-start your fitness if you’re new to or restarting a club routine.

By Emily Ewen

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

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The Back-to-Fitness Workout Plan

A 30-day program to help build all-around fitness and get you back into an exercise routine — even if you’ve been sedentary over the past year.

By Callie Fredrickson

Strong, Fast, and Fit: A 9-Week Escalating Density Program

Short on time? This nine-week program will get you strong — in less than three hours a week.

By Andrew Heffernan

Strength Training Workouts

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6 Dynamic Core Training Exercises

Rotation and antirotation are vital for injury prevention and athletic performance. Incorporate both with this dynamic core routine.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Equipment-Based Workouts Strength Training

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A 30-Minute Strength Training and Running Workout

This 30-minute hybrid workout combines strength training and speedwork for an effective, efficient challenge.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Running Workouts

The 8-Week Glute-and-Hamstring Workout

Supercharge your strength, power, and overall resilience with this eight-week glute-and-hamstring program.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

Barre Arms: Sculpt Your Upper Body With These 6 Exercises

Harness these dance-inspired, low-impact barre-arm exercises to build upper-body strength and endurance.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Equipment-Based Workouts Pilates & Barre

Workout Floor

How to Use 4 Popular Strength-Training Machines

A Dynamic Personal Trainer demonstrates using four common strength-training machines — and offers advice for adding them to your workout routine.

By Emily Ewen

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

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How to Use 4 Popular Cardio Machines

A Dynamic Personal Trainer explains four common cardio machines — and offers advice for adding them to your workout routine.

By Emily Ewen

Cardio Equipment-Based Workouts

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6 Personal-Trainer Tips for Using the Workout Floor

Top reminders for using this space in the club effectively.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Membership

How to Use 3 Odd-Looking Strength-Training Machines

Don’t let intimidation stop you! A master trainer demonstrates how to use three machines that may appear strange but can offer benefits to your routine.

By Tina Nguyen

Equipment-Based Workouts Fitness Tips

5 Machines You’re Not Using But Ought to Be

Don’t walk by these machines the next time you’re at the health club — hop on.

By Danny King

Fitness Tips Strength Training

Your Guide to Navigating the Fitness Floor

The gym can be confusing and intimidating to navigate. Our experts weigh in on venturing out of your comfort zone.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Fitness Tips Membership

Fitness Tips

I Don’t Want to Think About My Workouts. What Are My Options at Life Time?

Take the stress out of planning your workouts with several in-club or in-app possibilities.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Group Fitness

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How to Add 30 More Minutes of Movement to Your Day

A Life Time Master Trainer shares the health benefits of moving your body beyond your daily workout, along with practical tips for integrating more activity into your routine.

By Katie Wahowske

Fitness Tips

5 Common Mistakes People New to Fitness Make

A Dynamic Personal Trainer offers advice for combating these blunders when beginning a new workout regimen.

By Callie Fredrickson

Fitness Tips

Recovery

Talks — S4, EP6 / Why Recovery?

The better and faster you can recover, the more progress you can ultimately make with your fitness — and the healthier you’ll move and feel.

With Danny King, Master Trainer

Fitness Tips Recovery

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A 5-Minute Mindful Meditation for Your Muscles

A guided meditation to support recovery from your workouts.

By Katie Leonard, CPT, NTP

Mindfulness/Meditation Recovery

Expert Answers: How Do I Use a Cold Plunge?

Step-by-step guidance for the most effective way to use a cold plunge.

By Elise Wiegele

Recovery Wellness

Expert Answers: How Long Should I Stay in the Sauna?

Guidelines to keep both seasoned users and those who are new to saunas safe.

By Emily Ewen

Recovery

Expert Answers: How Do I Perform Contrast Therapy for Improved Recovery?

Step-by-step guidance for alternating between hot and cold therapies effectively.

By Sophie Lunda

Recovery

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Expert Answers: What’s the Difference Between Active and Passive Recovery?

A Dynamic Personal Trainer explains these recovery types — and why both are important for optimal fitness.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Recovery

How to Use 3 Popular Recovery Tools at Life Time

Expert guidance for using three popular devices found in the recovery area at your athletic country club.

By Emily Ewen

Membership Recovery

Talks — S12, EP36 / A Guide to Recovery Tools

Learn why recovery is just as important as exercise, how to recognize signs of underrecovery, and which tools and techniques can support your recovery.

With Danny King, Master Trainer

Recovery

Using the Club

9 Features You Won’t Find at Many Gyms

The unparalleled amenities that set Life Time athletic country clubs apart from the rest.

By Emily Ewen

Membership

13 Ways to Get Back Into Your Club Routine

A little guidance for re-establishing healthy habits and a solid regimen.

By Life Time Editorial Team

Fitness Tips Membership

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30 Minutes at Life Time

Ideas for making the most of your time at the club when you only have 30 minutes to spare.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Healthy Habits/Goal Setting

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Get Inspired: 3 Perfect Visits to Life Time

A few team members share how they’d spend time at their athletic country club if they could do all their favorite things.

By Emily Ewen

Membership

3 Ways to Be a Life Time Club Hopper

Members share their strategies for visiting the network of more than 180 athletic country clubs and how it meets their healthy-living needs.

By Tina Nguyen

Membership

Club Programming

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The Ultimate Guide to Life Time Classes

A complete look at the studio, yoga, and cycle class offerings in our athletic country clubs — and tips for finding the right fits for you.

By Emily Ewen

Group Fitness Membership

Achieve Your Fitness Goals With Dynamic Personal Training

Dynamic Personal Training can take your entire exercise experience — and your results — to new heights.

By Julie Dulude

Equipment-Based Workouts Workouts

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Discover ARORA

Learn all about Life Time’s latest collection of activities designed for those who want to stay active, healthy, and social as they age.

By Molly Kopischke

How to Play Pickleball

It’s the fastest-growing sport in the country — but do you know how to play pickleball?

By Molly Kopischke

Membership Pickleball

Let the Fun Begin: The Many Ways Kids Can Enjoy Life Time

Whether your kids are taking their first steps or heading to high school, our athletic country clubs offer a range of healthy options for every age, stage, and personality.

By Callie Fredrickson

Family/Parenting/Kids Membership

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What Is Dynamic Stretch?

How an assisted-stretch session at Life Time can help you feel better and reach your fitness goals.

By Emily Ewen

Flexibility & Mobility Membership

What’s Your Signature Group Training Class Personality?

A guide to help you find the signature group training program that matches your needs, goals, interests, and workout style.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Group Fitness

Membership

Perks for Parents: 5 Things Included for Kids in a Junior Membership

Explore how your family can maximize their membership and take advantage of its complimentary offerings.

By Callie Fredrickson

Family/Parenting/Kids Membership

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Your On-the-Go Health and Wellness Companion: 9 Features of the Life Time App

Best-in-class workout classes and programs, science-driven health insights, award-winning wellness content — are you taking advantage of all the ways the complimentary Life Time app can support your goals?

By Molly Kopischke

Fitness Tips Membership

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9 Surprising Things Included in Your Membership

Beyond the best fitness equipment, fresh towels, and relaxing whirlpools, your Life Time membership includes a wide range of incredible bonus benefits. Are you taking advantage of them all?

By Lindsey Frey Palmquist

Membership

A hand holding a phone with LAIC open in the Life Time app, showing a question that says, "How do I recover after a marathon?"

Just Ask L•AI•C: Life Time’s Health and Wellness Companion

How Life Time is leveraging AI technology to make healthy living easier.

By Emily Ewen

Fitness Tips Membership

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Maximizing the Experience: 7 Features of a Signature Membership

This Life Time membership now includes an even wider range of amenities, programs, and services — some that may surprise you.

By Callie Fredrickson

Membership

Nutrition

Talks — S7, EP16 / What Are Macros and Calories?

Understand the differences between macros and calories and the roles they play in our health and well-being — as well as gain insights for how to think about them when it comes to healthy eating.

With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT

Metabolism/Weight Loss Nutrition Tips

Talks — S6, EP4 / Why 1-2-12?

1-2-12 is Life Time’s dietitian-developed nutrition system that offers a framework nearly anyone can use to improve their eating behaviors.

With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Cooking & Food Meal Planning & Prep

Talks — S5, EP12 / How to Balance Your Blood Sugar

Learn how blood sugar impacts nearly every aspect of health and understand the opportunities we have to intervene with lifestyle habits to better control it.

With Samantha McKinney, RD

Hormones Mindful Eating

Talks — S6, EP3 / How to Detox With Whole Foods

Learn how to detox your body with a whole-foods approach that feels far from depriving — and that can support nearly everyone in feeling and functioning better.

With Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Detox Functional/Integrative Medicine

Talks — S6, EP5 / How Much Protein Do I Need?

One of the most important things you can do for your nutrition is make sure you’re consuming enough quality protein. Learn why this macronutrient is so critical for health, how much protein you need, and more.

With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT

Healthy Aging Mindful Eating

Healthy Aging Fitness

8 Vibration Plate Exercises for Healthy Aging

A Dynamic Personal Trainer demonstrates vibration plate exercises that support muscle and bone health.

By Callie Fredrickson

Active Aging Equipment-Based Workouts

Exercising With Arthritis: Trainer Tips for Joint-Friendly Fitness

A Dynamic Personal Trainer outlines the exercise modalities recommended for those with arthritis.

By Jerod Langness

Arthritis & Joint Health Fitness Tips

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A 7-Move Glute Workout for Healthy Aging

Learn why strong glute muscles are essential for aging well — and how these exercises can strengthen your lower body.

By Emily Ewen

Active Aging Strength Training

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3 Ways to Walk for Healthy Aging

Walking offers many health benefits — here’s how to add more of it to your weekly routine.

By Emily Ewen

Active Aging Walking

A 6-Move Core Workout for Healthy Aging

Learn why a strong core is essential for aging well — and how these exercises can strengthen the important muscles that help stabilize your body.

By Emily Ewen

Active Aging At-Home Workouts

Supplements

Talks — S9, EP5 / All About LTH: The Story of Life Time’s Nutritional Supplement Line

Learn about the story of Life Time’s nutritional line and how it’s evolved over the past two decades — including the evolution to its rebranding as LTH.

With Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Membership Supplements

Talks — S11, EP29 / What Supplements Can Support Stress Relief?

Learn about how chronic stress alters our nutrient needs, how nutritional strategies can counteract common stress effects, and the supplement options that can provide valuable support to stressed bodies.

With Anika Christ, RD

Stress Supplements

I’m New to Supplementation — Where Should I Start?

A beginner’s guide to the supplements that can form a solid nutritional foundation.

By Elise Wiegele

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

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What Supplements Can Support My Body-Composition Goals?

Recommendations from a Life Time dietitian and trainer.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Nutrition Tips Supplements

Which Whey Protein Is Right for Me?

A guide to choosing the form of whey protein that best supports your body — and your health and fitness goals.

By Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT

Supplements

10 Surprising Things to Look for When Choosing Your Daily Supplements

Consider this your cheat sheet of clues to help guide you to quality supplement choices.

By Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT

Supplements Vitamins/Minerals

How Can Pre-Workout and Amino Acids Supplements Boost My Exercise Efforts?

Experts offer guidance for incorporating these supplements into your workout nutrition routine.

By Tina Nguyen

Fitness Tips Recovery

Talks — S6, EP14 / What to Know About Nutritional Supplementation

There’s a lot of confusion around supplements, leaving many wondering, “What supplements should I take?” or “Do I even need to take any at all?” Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, shares the top supplements he recommends for most everyone, why supplementing is perhaps more important now than ever, and the importance of quality and how to identify the best options.

With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT

Functional/Integrative Medicine Nutrition Tips

Lifestyle

Talks — S8, EP8 / An Integrative Approach to Mental Well-Being

Learn why taking an integrative approach to mental well-being can be a productive route to a more optimal state of mental-well-being, and gain tangible ideas for different practices and modalities that can help you feel and function better.

With Brie Vortherms, MA, LMFT and Barbara Powell, MA

Attitude/Mindset Emotional Intelligence

Reset Your Stress Response

Being on high alert for too long can put you into adrenal overdrive. Learn how to shift from fight-or-flight mode into calmer states that help your body recover.

By Aviva Romm, MD

Stress

Talks — S9, EP11 / Why We Need Sleep

Sleep is often taken for granted, yet its role in our lives cannot be underestimated, as too little or poor quality of it can negatively affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially.

With Henry Emmons, MD

Sleep