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Life Time in the News: “How This Woman Lost More Than 130 Pounds by ‘Habit Stacking’”
How an unexpected event prompted this Life Time member to begin a healthy and sustainable weight-loss journey.
Your On-the-Go Health and Wellness Companion: 7 Features of the Life Time App
Best-in-class workout classes and programs, science-driven health insights, award-winning wellness content — are you taking advantage of all the ways the complimentary Life Time app can support your goals?
How to Stay Fit in Winter
Follow Mother Nature’s rhythms to banish workout boredom, stave off injury, and build your fitness.
Maximizing the Experience: 7 Features of a Signature Membership
This Life Time membership now includes an even wider range of amenities, programs, and services — some that may surprise you.
The Do-Anywhere Barre Workout
This low-impact, body-weight workout builds stability and flexibility from head to toe.
The Do-Anywhere Barre Workout (Video)
Learn the moves for this low-impact, body-weight workout.
The Mini-Band Workout (Video)
Learn the moves for this portable and challenging mini-band workout.
How to Do the Single-Leg Pistol Squat
Learn how to personalize the challenging unilateral “pistol” move to build lower-body strength, mobility, and balance.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: Up and Down the Mountain
Our fitness editor shares a go-to 15-minute circuit that will make you sweat.
The Mini-Band Workout
Learn how to use mini bands for a challenging and portable full-body strength workout.
Why More Men Could Benefit From Pilates
From supporting athleticism and recovery to increasing mobility and strength, there’s no question the advantages of incorporating Pilates into your fitness regimen.
How Life Time Performers Prep for Their Live Stream Classes
Seven studio, cycle, and yoga performers share the pre-class routines that get them ready to bring the energy and deliver a sweat when the live stream starts.
Can Massage Soothe Pain?
Massage can lower cortisol levels and enhance dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, all of which helps with pain relief.
How Are Workouts Different Than Exercise Programs?
Which one is right for you depends on your fitness aspirations.
How Exercise Can Give You a Sense of Purpose — and Vice-Versa
A recent study explores the reciprocal relationship between exercise and purpose.
Fit-for-Life Training
The keys to working out as we get older? Build slowly, allow enough time for recovery, and be kind to yourself.
3 Hot and Cold Therapies for Postworkout Recovery
These three temperature-based therapies offer postworkout recovery support.
How Exercise Programming Can Be a Game-Changer
Why an expertly-designed exercise program can be better than workouts alone for those going after fitness goals.
11 Massage Modalities
From acupressure to myofascial release to trigger-point therapy, here are various forms of massage — and what they are good for.
6 Tips to Start Working Out — at Any Age
Here are six ways to get over the mental barriers to working out.
Why Pilates?
Pilates is a system of exercise designed to train the entire body— from the core out — and it can offer benefits to nearly everyone, regardless of fitness ability or level. In this mini episode, Pilates expert Kathryn Coyle explains the far-reaching advantages of Pilates and offers tips for getting started.