9 Features You Won’t Find at Many Gyms
The unparalleled amenities that set Life Time athletic country clubs apart from the rest.
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50 Tips for Taking Fitness Outside
Enjoy all the perks — and avoid the pitfalls — of exercising outdoors this summer.
7 Ways Movement Benefits Mental Health
Exercise is a powerful tool for improving mental health: It can reduce stress, relieve depression and anxiety, and be a salve for loneliness. Learn more.
A Week in the Life of a 20-Something Who’s New to Life Time
How our editorial intern makes the most of her membership and builds a healthy-lifestyle routine.
Step Inside: Life Time Missouri City
Texas adds another athletic country club to its expansive lineup.
Step Inside: Life Time Alston Town Center
North Carolina welcomes another Life Time to its portfolio of athletic country clubs.
Simple Ways to Move More During the Workday
Squeeze in activity throughout the day with these creative body-strengthening mini-workouts.
Why Your Fitness Mindset Matters
The key to sticking with a workout program may be strengthening the “muscle” between your ears.
Effective Strength and Cardio Workouts You Can Do in Under an Hour
No time? No problem. You can still squeeze in a worthwhile cardio or weightlifting workout on even your busiest days.
6 Exercises to Help You Get Down on the Floor — and Up off the Floor — With Ease
Have you done a sit-stand test? The ability to get up off the floor with minimal support is a marker of longevity. Practice these moves to improve flexibility, balance, motor coordination, and muscle power.
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.
3 Dynamic Kettlebell Exercises for Building Strength and Endurance
These low-tech wonders offer a super-effective full-body workout. Here are some tips from several experts, including Pavel Tsatsouline and Mike Mahler.
Why Stretching Is Good for You
Here’s the latest science on stretching. Plus, we have eight mobility exercises to help you build flexibility.
A Grammy-Award-Winning Opera Singer’s Journey of Resilience and Health
Ryan Speedo Green on what it takes to become a champion.
What Would You Do With an Extra Hour at Life Time?
Inspiration for how to spend time at your athletic country club if you happen to have just a little bit more free time one day.
Life Time in the News: “Inside Life Time’s Pivot to Luxury”
This Twin Cities Business cover story — featuring Life Time founder and CEO Bahram Akradi — explores why Life Time is “running with the vigor of a startup” in this post-COVID era.
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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The Science of Strength
With Ebenezer Samuel, CSCS, fitness director of Men’s Health
Fundamental muscle and strength is something we all need. Ebenezer Samuel, CSCS, fitness director of Men’s Health, joins us to delve into the science of strength, including what it does for our physical health and other aspects of our well-being. He shares how to make strength training more accessible and create a quality workout plan, regardless of our fitness level or experience with this type of training.
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Healthy Inspiration: 5 Fitness Experts Share Their Goals for 2020
Hear from a few of our Life Time experts about what they’re committed to improve, try for the first time, or learn in 2020 — and get inspired to set and achieve your own goals.
Vitamin D: Deficiency Symptoms and Benefits of Supplementation
Many of us have less than optimal vitamin D levels — yet this critical pro-hormone can have a profound impact on our health.
Low Thyroid or Hypothyroidism: Causes, Symptoms and Solutions
When the thyroid gland isn’t functioning optimally, it can cause weight gain, digestive issues, hair loss and more. Find out how to tell if you may have thyroid issues.