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How to Do the Seated Twist
Twisting can help stretch muscles of the torso, restore spinal mobility, stimulate circulation, and support digestion.
Your “Press Play” Workout Plan: Introducing the 5/40 Fit Program
Learn about this coaching-team-led video workout program designed to bring fun, variety, and energy to your routine in a way that also drives results.
6 Night-Hiking Tips
Hiking after dark heightens the senses in wonderful ways. Learn about the thrills and the chills — plus the skills you need to undertake this adventure.
A Simple Secret to Running Better
Turns out distraction might be one of the keys to a better running performance, according to a recent study.
Can Bicycles Help Create a Better World?
We often think of cycling in terms of personal health, but it has many social, economic, and environmental impacts.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: To Step or to Jump?
What yoga has taught our fitness editor about the importance of transitions.
Can Exercise Curb Cancer
A 12-week exercise regimen suppressed the growth of prostate-cancer cells, according to a recent study.
The Health Benefits of Cycling
Cycling enthusiasts and experts explains the many ways that hopping on a bike, whether indoors or out, can boost your overall health — and just maybe help build a better world.
Goal-Setting That Sticks
How-to guidance from a trainer for setting achievable goals. Plus, her top eight tips for lasting success.
Get to Know Your Trainers: Meet Mike Thomson
Plus, try his favorite workout designed to challenge your power, strength, and endurance.
The Racquet-Sport Workout
This off-court routine will improve your range of motion, joint stability, and overall racquet-sport performance.
3 Moves to Relieve and Prevent Elbow Pain
Tennis elbow doesn’t just affect tennis players. Stay pain-free with these wrist and forearm exercises.
How to Do the Mountain Climber
This do-anywhere body-weight move combines strength and cardio training with intensity. Explore several fun modifications to add variety to your workout routine.
Why Signature Group Training? With Nastassia Smith
Many people engage with group training programs for the community and accountability — and because, when designed based on science and research, they can offer fitness growth beyond what an individual might otherwise be able to achieve on their own. In this mini episode, Nastassia Smith shares the advantages of Life Time’s signature group training, and offers guidance if you’re considering giving it a try yourself.
How to Meet a Workout Partner — and Be a Better One Yourself
The benefits of finding your fitness community, how to meet friends to exercise with, and tips for being a supportive workout partner.
The Beginner’s Guide to Sprint Interval Training
An eight-week sprint interval training (SIT) program that newbies can use to reap the benefits of this intense exercise method — or to prepare for taking your first Ultra Fit class.
The Science of Sprinting
Sprint interval training (a.k.a. SIT) can boost your fitness and transform your body at a cellular level — and Life Time is putting it to work in its Ultra Fit training class.
Which ARORA Class Is Right for You?
Learn more about Life Time’s collection of fitness classes designed for healthy aging — and find the one that best fits your goals.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: 3 Moves to Release Shoulder Tension
Our fitness editor shares her three-part, do-anywhere stretching routine for soothing her muscles and mind.
The Stretching and Mobility Workout
This head-to-toe routine will stretch your muscles, mobilize your joints, and leave you feeling fantastic in five minutes flat.
Determined to Overcome: Meet Life Time Member Dennis R.
The recent 60day Challenge winner shares how he used a low point as a catalyst to take hold of his health for the positive — and offers the strategies for success he learned along the way.