Expert Answers: The Best Exercises for Muscles
Are small, pulsing exercises or large, deep movements better for my muscles?
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How Adversity Can Lead to Personal Growth
In the face of hardship, some people manage to find deeper meaning and purpose. Discover the factors of post-traumatic growth.
How to Increase Your Running Speed
Running coaches share their tips on building speed for both short and long distances.
Dean Barnard’s Success Story
In recommitting to his faith, family, friends, and fitness, one man rediscovers a long-lost passion and reconnects with his purpose.
Which Cardio Class Is Right for Me?
A breakdown of the five cardio classes offered at Life Time and what you can expect in each format.
How Do I Start Working Out?
Four of Life Time’s Master Trainers share their go-to strategies for making fitness progress — whether you’re picking up your routine again or starting fresh.
Amari D. Pollard’s Success Story
Playing lacrosse gave one young woman newfound body confidence — and the motivation to stop seeing food as the enemy.
Intermittent Fasting and Breakfast: The Ultimate Guide
Is intermittent fasting — or skipping breakfast — bad for you? Not at all. For some, fasting could actually help you feel and perform better.
COMING CLEAN: Alpha Showdown
When motivation during an athletic competition wanes, one editor gets support from her team.
3 Supplements That Support Weight Loss
Don’t get confused with which supplements to take for weight loss — Life Time Training explains why multivitamins, fish oil, and protein are top choices.
How Healthy-Living Experts Do Midday Routines
Learn how to insert healthy habits throughout the day in Part Two of our three-part series.
How Do I Start Working Out?
Four of Life Time’s Master Trainers share their go-to strategies for making fitness progress — whether you’re picking up your routine again or starting fresh.
Fostering Diversity in Health and Wellness
With Chrissy King
After first joining a gym to “get skinny,” Chrissy King, now a fitness coach, found a new sense of strength and power from exercise, which also challenged and changed her self-narrative. She speaks to us about her passions: fitness and strength training, body liberation, redefining what healthy means for you, and welcoming all people into the health and fitness space.
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Why Lunges?
With Alec Blenis, CPT, CSCS
Lunges are a fundamental movement for strengthening muscles from your waist down. Yet because they appear easier to perform than they actually are, many people do too many too soon and end up discouraged or with lower-back or knee injuries. Alec Blenis, CPT, CSCS, explains why this move is a staple in strength and conditioning programs and how to add lunges into your routine in a safe and beneficial way.
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The Stages of Menopause + How to Support Your Body
With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Menopause is a normal physiological process that affects every woman at some point in their life, yet it’s only as of late that it’s being discussed more openly. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, discusses what happens to our bodies during menopause and its various stages, the symptoms one can expect and why they occur, and the lifestyle habits and behaviors we can implement to support our bodies during this transitional time.
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