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What Exactly Is Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)?

Learn what hormone replacement therapy is, how it works, and why some doctors prescribe estrogen and progesterone for perimenopause and menopause symptoms.

By Mo Perry

Hormones

PUMPING IRONY: An Exercise Pill?

Chronic health conditions can prevent some seniors from reaping the muscle-building benefits of physical activity. Recent research suggests a particular supplement may help them get moving.

By Craig Cox

Pumping Irony

What Are You Reading?

Experience Life staffers share their latest literary pursuits.

By Experience Life Staff

Home/Living Product Reviews

Introducing Höp: An Educational Gaming System for Kids

Life Time is the flagship venue for a new interactive and immersive educational gaming system.

By Tina Nguyen

Family/Parenting/Kids Membership

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5 Recipes for a Happy, Healthy Gut

Try these nutritious dishes to heal your gut lining and support your microbiome.

By Kate Morgan

Cooking & Food Gut Health

4 Tips to Increase Muscle Mass as an Older Adult

Here's how to gain muscle after 50.

By Nicole Radziszewski

Active Aging Strength Training

6 Tips for Healthy-Aging Hair and Scalp Care

A Life Time haircare expert explains some of the common age-related changes that can affect your hair and scalp.

By Jolene Turner

Skin, Hair, & Nails

Midlife, Reimagined

Move over, midlife crisis — it’s time for the midlife convergence. Experts explain why midlife is an ideal time for becoming stronger, wiser, and more authentically yourself.

By Katie Dohman

Attitude/Mindset Healthy Aging

Why More Pickleball Players Are Doing Pilates

How cross-training with Pilates can sharpen your pickleball game and help protect your body so you can keep playing better for longer.

By Callie Fredrickson

Pickleball Pilates & Barre

How to Protect Your Joint, Hip, and Spine Health As You Age

Habits to help keep your joints, hips, and spine functioning at their best throughout the years.

By Tina Nguyen

Arthritis & Joint Health Healthy Aging

What Is the Relationship Between Estrogen and Cancer?

Does estrogen raise the risk of breast cancer and uterine cancer? We asked two trusted doctors.

By Mo Perry

Hormones

Take a First Look at Life Time Naperville

The 16th Life Time athletic country club in the Chicago region opens early next year.

By Tina Nguyen

Membership

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Back-to-School Dinners

Simplify busy school nights with Slow Cooker Monday, Taco Tuesday, Finger Food Friday, and more. Turn leftovers into easy lunches and next-day meals.

By Experience Life Staff

Cooking & Food

3 Fitness Markers to Watch

There are many tests you can use to assess your fitness and longevity. These are the most essential.

By Jessica Migala

Active Aging Healthy Aging

A Guide to Detoxing Heavy Metals

Heavy metals in food are impossible to avoid, but you can mitigate your exposure. Here's how.

By Catherine Guthrie

Functional/Integrative Medicine

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Both/And

Living longer means nothing if we're not living well. Here's why.

By Jamie Martin

Columns

PUMPING IRONY: Cutting Calories, Monitoring Mealtimes

Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting have become popular longevity strategies in recent years, though recent research suggests a simpler dietary approach may be less risky.

By Craig Cox

Pumping Irony