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Think Big, Step Lightly
If you’ve been working tirelessly on a good plan for a long time, if you’ve been persevering and doing everything right and still not making any headway, it may be time to slow down, step back and reflect.
Frozen Future
An inconvenient truth: Our relationship with processed convenience foods is on a troubling trajectory.
Overcoming Gym Intimidation
Don’t let jitters and insecurity keep you from enjoying your in-club workouts.
How to Merge Passion and Fitness for Lifelong Well-Being
Are you using your body for real — or going through the motions of working out with no practical purpose? Maybe it’s time you integrated your fitness pursuits with what you love and who you are.
Back to Life
A mom whose children inspired her to confront a lifelong eating disorder chronicles her fears and challenges.
Find Your Fitness Passion
Not wild about working out? Maybe you just haven’t found the right activities for you. Here’s how to start falling in love with physical activity.
Mark Miller’s Change of Heart
After one of his daughters was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition, Mark Miller took his own health to heart.
Natural Ways to Fight Heartburn
Are your eating and drinking patterns giving you heartburn? Are over-the-counter medications making it worse? Here’s how to find out — and fix acid reflux for good.
Ayurveda: The Science of Self-Care
Why the ancient healing art of Ayurveda is winning modern fans.
Why Fitness Competitions?
With Danny King, Master Trainer
The term “fitness competition” often conjures images of bodybuilding events, but it’s much more encompassing than those, including 5Ks and marathons, powerlifting meets, obstacle course races, and more. Danny King, Master Trainer, explains why he thinks everybody — at any fitness or experience level — can benefit from participating in a fitness event.
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How Much Protein Do I Need?
With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT
If you ask any of the Life Time dietitians — including this episode’s guest, Paul Krieger, RD, CPT — they’ll note that one of the most important things you can do for your nutrition is make sure you’re consuming enough quality protein. Kriegler explains why this macronutrient is so critical for health, and he shares how much protein you need, what animal and plant sources are the best, and ways to support your body in properly digesting and absorbing it.
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Be Your Own Best Health Advocate
With Ryan Sutter
A Lyme disease diagnosis and accompanying body-wide pain and debilitating fatigue led Ryan Sutter — firefighter, endurance athlete, and Bachelorette alum — to take action to find answers, treatment options, and a path toward wellness. In this episode, Sutter shares his health journey, as well as advice for pushing through challenge, fighting health obstacles, and advocating for your well-being.
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Ask the Trainers: Your Fitness Questions, Answered
With Makoto Matsuo, CPT & Sarah Pope, CPT
What’s the right exercise routine for me? How often should I be working out? How can I make progress when I’m starved for time? Life Time trainers Makoto Matsuo, CPT, and Sarah Pope, CPT, join us to answer a few of the most common fitness questions they hear from members.
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Embracing Intuitive Training
With Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter
Ultramarathoner Courtney Dauwalter is no stranger to pushing her body and mind to the extreme — she’s done it time and again as she pursues ultra-endurance goals. To prepare for long races (many of which exceed 100 miles), she uses a method of “intuitive training,” an approach in which she tunes in and listens to the messages from her body and mind. In this episode, Dauwalter shares what led her to embrace this mode of training and how she consistently pushes forward in these big efforts — even when it feels hard.
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Opening Up to Vulnerability
With Barbara Powell, MA, MindCoach
The ability to be vulnerable — and show up as our real, authentic selves — is central to our well-being. Barbara Powell, MA, MindCoach with Life Time Mind, dives into the power of this raw emotion and debunks the myths surrounding it, including how it’s connected to our other emotions and why it’s OK if it doesn’t feel entirely comfortable to us.
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All About Heart-Rate Training: How to Use it to Maximize Your Fitness Efforts
With Danny King, Master Trainer
Heart rate can be a powerful tool for building fitness and seeing results from your exercise regimen. Danny King, Master Trainer, shares what to know about heart-rate training, including what it is, how to use it in your workouts, and the ways you can identify the key metrics needed for yourself.
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Behind the Scenes With Kilian Jornet (Video)
The ultramarathon champion shares the joys and challenges of running in the mountains.
A Holistic Approach to Health — and Weight Loss
With Anika Christ, RD, CPT
When it comes to building optimal health — including goals like losing weight — fitness and nutrition are often the two main factors that are associated with results. But there are many other lifestyle behaviors that influence your ability to reach and sustain your goals. Anika Christ, RD, CPT, joins us to take a comprehensive look, offering strategies for better health as a whole — and weight loss as a byproduct.
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Constant Change: How to Embrace it and Adapt
With Jamie Martin and David Freeman
Although we often inherently feel resistant to change, it is a constant, and it’s valuable to see the potential it in so we can continue to adapt and grow.
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Ask the Dietitians: Your Nutrition Questions, Answered
With Anika Christ, RD & Samantha McKinney, RD
Is there an ideal diet? Do I need to be taking supplements? What should I eat before and after exercising? Life Time dietitians Anika Christ, RD, and Samantha McKinney, RD, join us to answer the most common nutrition questions they hear from members — including these and more
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