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Anika Christ, RD, CPT

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Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Anika Christ is a registered dietitian, personal trainer, and the senior director of nutrition and weight loss at Life Time. She’s known to many as “Coach Anika,” and is one of the original virtual coaches who continues to lead a number of digital programs each year. She started at Life Time in 2008 and has spent her entire career helping build Life Time’s nutrition and fat-loss programs. When she’s not at work, she enjoys reading, lifting weights with her husband, and playing with her two daughters.

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Talks — S12, EP32 / Navigating Nutrition: Why Your Body Needs a Dynamic Approach

Learn how taking a dynamic approach to nutrition can ensure your plan is adapting with your evolving needs, helping you bridge the gap between knowing what’s healthy and making sustainable, long-term changes.

With Anika Christ, RD

Talks — S12, EP16 / All About Fiber

Learn why this often-overlooked nutrient is critical for maintaining optimal health.

With Anika Christ, RD

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

Nut Butter Buckeyes

This typical peanut-butter-and-chocolate dessert is made with your choice of nut butter along with natural sweeteners and a boost of protein.
By Anika Christ, RD, CPT

Talks — S10, EP9 / Breaking Down Weight-Loss Barriers

A roadmap of habits for support your efforts for body-composition change.

With Anika Christ, RD, CPT

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

Talks — S8, EP7 / Why Supplement With a Greens Powder?

A greens powder supplement is one straightforward way to up your intake of a variety of veggies and fruit.

With Anika Christ, RD

Talks — S7, EP14 / Why Active Metabolic Assessment?

The Active Metabolic Assessment, often referred to as an AMA, is a test that assesses your current fitness status and provides data that can inform your fitness program and make your workouts more efficient. Anika Christ, CPT, RD, explains what the AMA is, the data you get from it, why that information is important, and how to use it to tailor your exercise regimen.

With Anika Christ, CPT, RD

Talks — S7, EP9 / Ask the Dietitians: Your Nutrition Questions, Answered

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

With Anika Christ, RD & Samantha McKinney, RD

Talks — S7, EP7 / Why Collagen?

Collagen is something of a buzzword in the nutrition world of late, yet this nutrient has always been important to our overall health. As our eating patterns have steered toward processed and convenience foods over the past 60 years, our dietary needs for collagen have increased — hence the growing interest in collagen supplementation. Anika Christ, RD, explains what collagen is, its role in our body, and its advantages for health. She also offers guidance around supplementation and supporting your body’s natural production of this nutrient.

With Anika Christ, RD
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