Choose Your Race: A Guide to Life Time’s 2024 Athletic Events
Get a sneak peek at the premiere lineup of athletic events in the coming year — and decide which one you’re ready to take on.
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From Snow to Sun: Personal Insights About Training for the Miami Half Marathon
An honest look at one runner’s destination race training plan — and how she’s preparing to get to the starting line.
How Training for a Big Athletic Event Can Transform Your Health
When your workouts are lagging, nothing can get you charged up quite like registering for a really big race.
Life Time in the News: “Down 60 Pounds, This Competitor and Dad of Three is Ready for the Houston Marathon”
Over the course of his adult life, Life Time member Albert Li’s motivation for fitness has ebbed and flowed. Learn how his recent successful completion of the 60day Challenge has helped him stay consistent.
Running on Faith: Mike Plunkett’s Success Story
How mindful running helped one man overcome depression and a spiritual slump and become a globetrotting ultrarunner.
The Impact of Endurance Exercise on Heart Health
For decades we’ve been told that endurance exercise is good for the heart. But as more endurance athletes are diagnosed with heart issues, they are learning the hard way that more isn’t always better.
Special Event
When Micki Gibbs took up running, she just wanted to be part of her sister’s wedding. She had no idea she’d inspire her friends to get moving, too.
How to Take a Race-Cation
Sports travel lets you combine your favorite fitness passion with the opportunity to explore new places.
Tony Hofmann’s Success Story
After rising to the challenge of the Leadville 100, a retired U.S. Army colonel found new purpose in building a team of athletes willing to go the distance for veterans and service members with posttraumatic stress.
All in on Running
Life Time Foundation athlete and ultrarunner Barbara Powell moves across the country to train for her most challenging race yet: the Leadville 100-mile.
How Long COVID Affects Your Ability to Exercise
Post-acute COVID symptoms can take a toll on exercise capacity. Experts explain what may be behind this — and how to respond wisely to your body’s needs.
Power Aging
The older, the better? You bet! These age-specific strategies will help you get off on the right foot.
Anna Louise Kallas’s Success Story
How EL’s six-month workout program helped one cancer survivor find the support she needed to take back her health.
Ready for Anything: Kimberly Mills’s Success Story
Personal and team training helped Kimberly Mills lose nearly 60 pounds — and discover an exhilarating sense of adventure.
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.
Persistence Pays Off
At nearly 400 pounds, Denise Morth decided to transform her life. Now she’s running marathons.
Bobby Howland’s Success Story
Conquering marathons wasn’t enough for this runner, so he found a larger purpose.
Is There a Long-COVID “Type”?
Researchers are discovering interesting commonalities among long-haulers. Learn more.
A Life Shaped by Running
Rebekah Mayer, who oversees 80 Life Time Run locations, on what running means to her.
Firm Resolve
It took years, and more than one medical scare, for LaDawn Riggs to move beyond good intentions and yo-yo dieting. But once she did, the results were life changing.
Fit for My Family: Shawna Green’s Success Story
How a single mom emerged from a challenging year healthier, happier, and more connected with her kids.