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Barre Arms: Sculpt Your Upper Body With These 6 Exercises
Harness these dance-inspired, low-impact barre-arm exercises to build upper-body strength and endurance.
What Is Gravel Cycling, and How Can I Get Started?
Back roads, dust, beautiful scenery, and bicycling joy: a primer on gravel cycling.
Pro Gravel Cyclist Sara Sturm on Winning, Losing, and the Value of Rest
One of the country’s top gravel racers shares her approach to riding, competing, and the valuable lessons gravel racing has taught her about life.
What Is Inflammation?
Inflammation is a natural bodily response that is essential in acute circumstances — we need it to happen we get a paper cut or if we’re fighting a head cold. Its harmful effects occur, however, when it becomes chronic and systemic. Functional-medicine practitioner Gregory Plotnikoff, MD, shares what to know about inflammation, including what causes it, how it impacts our health, ways we can test for it, and proactive steps we can take in our daily lives to tame it.
How to Read Your Sweat
Could the new Gx Sweat Patch boost your fitness performance by monitoring your sweat?
5 Moves You’ll See in ARORA Tai Chi
Learn about the benefits of this practice — and a few of the moves you’ll do in class.
5 Ways to Train Like an Athlete
Expert advice on becoming a better athlete through cultivating a better perspective on being a human — and not just a human body.
How Exercise Strengthens Your Immune System
Continued research supports that exercise does reduce your likelihood of becoming sick. Here are three new findings.
Sprints, Strength, and Balance: A Look at Ultra Fit Training
The blend of sprinting with strength and balance work makes Ultra Fit training unique in its ability to improve your functional fitness and push you to your athletic limits. It’s also why Bahram Akradi, the founder and CEO of Life Time and developer of this format, describes Ultra Fit as one of the “most efficient, effective workouts.” In this episode, track and field Olympian and Ultra Fit Coach Mechelle Lewis Freeman digs into the science behind the training and explains how it’s designed to challenge your body and brain through every stage of life.
Why Ultra Fit?
Ultra Fit is a signature group training format at Life Time that combines sprint interval training with strength and stability work — and was designed with a competitive athlete in mind. But what is the class like? What results does it elicit? And how does it differ from other training programs? In this mini episode, Hayley Akradi, Ultra Fit Coach and national program ambassador, shares what’s good to know about this format.
No Distractions: Ryan Frankel’s Success Story
One man is inspired to advocate for more attentive driving after being injured in an accident involving a distracted motorist.
The Trials and Tribulations of the Everyday Athlete
We often push our bodies to their limits — and that’s not always a good thing. Here’s how to balance athletic pursuits with respect for your body, your mind, and your loved ones.
Strength Train to Build Mental Muscle
Most people think about the impact of strength training on their physique — but sometimes it’s the mental benefits that can offer the greatest gains. Konnor Fleming, Alpha Master Coach, explains the advantages of a well-designed strength program, particularly the connection to mental and emotional health, and how those results can come from Alpha programming.
When It Comes to Exercise, What Is the Minimum Effective Dose?
“Go hard or go home” isn’t the only way to exercise. Instead, you can exercise smarter — not harder — using a minimum-effective-dose approach.
Why Alpha?
Alpha is a signature group training format at Life Time that’s centered around Olympic-style lifting and metabolic conditioning. But what is the class like? What results does it elicit? And how does it differ from other training programs? In this mini episode, Konnor Fleming, Master Alpha Coach, shares what to know about this format.
7 Ways to Be a Great Workout Partner
Support each other’s fitness goals and make the most of your time together.
How Can a Chiropractor Help Me Reach My Fitness Goals?
A LifeClinic practitioner explains the connections between regular, preventative chiropractic care and fitness progress.
The Gardener’s Workout: 7 Functional Moves to Prevent Injury
Gardening is a great workout, but it may cause a lot of wear and tear on the body. These moves can help you tackle yard projects big and small.
The Importance of Heart-Rate Zone Training
Understanding your heart-rate zones allows you to approach your fitness efforts in a more personalized way — working at the right intensity level and tapping into the right fuel source for your body at the right time. Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach, explains more about the benefits of this type of training and the ways it’s integrated into GTX programming.
How to Do the Halo
Boost your shoulder mobility and challenge your core strength with this two-for-one move. Elevate your routine with one of the several variations available.
Why GTX?
GTX is a signature group training format at Life Time that’s a 50/50 blend of cardio and strength. But what is the class like? What results does it elicit? And how does it differ from other training programs? In this mini episode, Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach, shares those details and more about this format.