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1 week ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Henry Emmons |Michael Dregni
Occasional stress is both normal and healthy, but when it lingers, it can wreak havoc on your mind and body. Chronic stress increases your risk of developing anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, and more. Movement tackles stress from multiple angles, explains Brie Vortherms, LMFT, a therapist and senior director of Life Time Mind. It works at a chemical level, pumping out endorphins that help you relax.
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3 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan |Lauren Bedosky |Maggie Fazeli Fard |Body-Weight Workouts
If you play basketball, volleyball, or pickleball, you’re all about jumping. It’s the skill that lets you pull down a rebound, block a spike, or smash a lob before it sails over your head. Serious athletes work for months to increase their vertical, knowing every centimeter they gain gives them an edge over their more earthbound opponents. The ability to propel your body weight off the ground — and land safely afterward — isn’t just an advantage in athletics.
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3 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan
On the night of April 7, 1997, Scott Strode had an epiphany. For years, the Boston native had been living three parallel lives: By day, he was Scott the blue-collar shipyard worker. By night, he was Scott the happy drunk. And by midnight, he recalls, he was Scott the hardcore addict, scrounging for cocaine in East Boston. “I had a series of really dark nights that sort of kept progressing,” says Strode, author of Rise. Recover. Thrive. How I Got Strong, Got Sober, and Built a Movement of Hope.
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4 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan |Laine Bergeson Becco |Callie Fredrickson
Season 10, Episode 12 | April 17, 2025Ketones are a naturally occurring energy source that our bodies produce when they’re running very low on glucose and can’t access it for fuel (such as when fasting or following a strict low-carb diet). When this happens, the body instead breaks stored fat down into ketones. In recent years, there’s been increasing interest in exogenous ketones and how they can complement our bodies innate production of this natural source of energy.
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1 month ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Samantha McKinney |Andrew Heffernan |Lauren Bedosky |Molly Kopischke
With Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT Season 10, Episode 7 | March 18, 2025Though it’s often misunderstood, creatine is actually one of the most well-researched supplements, providing support for improving lean muscle mass, strength, energy, cognition, and more. Paul Kriegler, RD, CPT, explains these benefits, and offers tips for choosing a quality creatine supplement, as well as ideal ways for including it in your routine.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Frank Lipman |Jon Spayde |Andrew Heffernan
Muscular strength is often prized for athletics and aesthetics, but the benefits go even deeper. Skeletal muscle — the muscle that attaches to bones and produces voluntary body movements — is essential for overall health, longevity, and quality of life. Here’s how. Our bodies are intricate machines, and skeletal muscle is the functional engine that makes our every movement possible.
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2 months ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Bahram Akradi |Jon Spayde |Andrew Heffernan
Throughout our lives, competition — with others or ourselves — has the unique ability to help us unlock our potential. Whether it’s a physical or mental test or at a recreational or elite level, competing challenges us to grow our skills and abilities, go beyond perceived limitations, and discover what’s possible. This universal truth is at the heart of LT Games, a hybrid fitness competition we’re excited to launch at Life Time in 2025.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan |Lauren Bedosky |Maggie Fazeli Fard
Explore this workout:Workout Overview • Primary Lifts •Accessory Moves In 2017, Sylvia Atkinson decided she wanted to lose some weight. At her local health club, Life Time Mississauga in Ontario, she took a liking to heavy iron. A year later, she began competing in powerlifting — a sport in which athletes strive to lift the most weight in the squat, bench press, and deadlift.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan
When was the last time you moved as fast as you could — and not just on a brisk walk or a jog around the block? We’re talking explosive, fast-twitch, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it fast — like with the power of a boxer’s jab, a pickleball player’s overhead slam, or a bicyclist’s all-out sprint. For many people, the answer is “So long ago I don’t remember it.”That’s a shame, because the ability to move quickly is important — not just in sports but in daily life as well.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Michael Dregni |Andrew Heffernan |Craig Cox |Callie Fredrickson
Season 9, Episode 13 | November 19, 2024Whether we’re 18 or 80, most of us want to understand what it takes to be as fit and healthy as possible for as long as possible in our lives. Many people are now also talking about it as increasing your health span within your life span — or having as many healthy, fit, and active years as we can. Joel Jamieson, CSCS, explains the connection between fitness and longevity and shares how we can best train to be fit for life.
