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Zinc: The Mineral You Didn’t Know You Needed
Zinc may be a micromineral, but its impact on your body is major. Learn nine ways it impacts your health and how to optimize your levels.
The Ultimate Guide to Healthy Blood Sugar
Many of us are at risk of blood-sugar imbalance — whether you’re aware of it or not. Here’s everything to know about blood sugar, including the habits you can implement to control it.
How to Balance Your Hormones
A guide to understanding the chemical messengers that determine our well-being.
A Simplified Guide to Pre- and Post-Workout Nutrition
Wondering how to optimize your pre- and post-workout nutrition strategies? Hear from a Life Time dietitian about the most important things to consider.
Hometown Adventures
Embark on a local outing to rediscover your surroundings — and a new side of yourself.
Sleep: Your Guide to a Better Brain and Body
Sleep debt can cause catastrophic effects on your body and mind. Here’s what happens when when you miss out on sleep — plus how to get more of it.
8 Factors That Age Us Prematurely — and What We Can Do About Them
Some of our daily habits may be doing more harm than good when it comes to how we age. Discover some basic lifestyle shifts that can slow the effects of this natural process.
Drink Up? The Pros and Cons of Coffee
With Anika Christ, RD
Is coffee good for you? Bad for you? Something in between? Anika Christ, RD, joins us to talk about how coffee can be part of a healthy nutrition plan, so long as you keep a few key considerations in mind. Plus, she shares some of her own good-for-you coffee drinks.
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Everyday Habits for Building Immunity
With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT
The topic of immunity has gotten a lot of attention because of the pandemic, yet our immune systems always need support so we’re healthy and strong at the metabolic level and prepared to fight off germs, bacteria, and other potentially compromising invaders. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, shares the lifestyle habits within our control that can build our immunity, including primary factors to be aware of and what might provide us with the greatest resilience.
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How to Maximize Your Metabolism
With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Metabolism is more complex than simply being “fast” or “slow” or controlled by exercise. There are many things we can do in our daily lives to optimize it. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares how to build the foundation for a healthy metabolism, as well as ways to dig deeper if you’re not seeing results or feeling your best.
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Why Magnesium?
With Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT
Magnesium is one of the most prevalent minerals in the body, impacting how we feel and function every day — yet it’s also the second most common nutrient deficiency behind vitamin D. In this mini episode, Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, explains magnesium’s far-reaching role in our health and offers tips for making sure our bodies have optimal levels.
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Why Whey Protein?
With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT
Whey is considered one of the best sources of protein. Understand what whey is, its benefits to health and fitness, and how to choose a quality whey protein powder.
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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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Leaning on a Breast Friend: How Two Women Supported Each Other Through Their Breast Cancer Journeys
With Jayme Zylstra and Becky Attard
Breast cancer affects one in eight women in the United States every year, and 2.3 million women worldwide. Every breast cancer story is different, and in this episode, we’re highlighting two — and sharing how these two women connected along their journeys to become “breast friends” and irreplaceable sources of support for one another.
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Change Makers
Meet eight visionaries who are shifting the way we think about health, nutrition, and fitness — and changing countless lives along the way.
Why Dynamic Personal Training?
With Anna Taylor, CPT
Dynamic Personal Training is Life Time’s unique philosophy around a fully engaged approach to training — but what is it exactly? And how is it different from other one-on-one training programs? Anna Taylor, CPT, explains Dynamic Personal Training and the unique experience — and elevated results — it delivers to 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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Strong, Fast, and Fit: Into the Fire (Month 3)
Month 3 of our six-month training program ramps up the intensity, integrating — and testing — your hard work from the last eight weeks.
Why Vitamin D?
With Anika Christ, RD, CPT
Vitamin D is the most common micronutrient deficiency — but it’s also one that we can prevent with relative ease. In this mini episode, Anika Christ, RD, CPT, explains why vitamin D is critical to our health, including its role in immunity, and offers ways we can make sure our bodies get optimal levels.
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Behind the Scenes With Apolo Ohno (Video)
The Olympic champion shares how he uses fitness testing on improve his performance on the ice.