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4 days ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Andrew Heffernan |Lauren Bedosky |Jennifer Blake
Despite being only in his 30s, Joe Piana felt like an old man. A lifelong athlete, Piana began experiencing persistent bladder-control issues following an injury to his spine. His doctors were stumped. “I was up a creek without a paddle,” Piana says in a testimonial video for his care provider (Piana is a pseudonym used to protect his privacy). “Nobody could find a solution other than medication just to slow down my bladder.
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1 week ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Erin Peterson |Kara Douglass Thom
The United States is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic. Feeling lonely and isolated increases the risk of developing depression and anxiety. Moving our bodies, it turns out, is a powerful antidote. “Exercise raises oxytocin, which is the bonding and love hormone,” explains John Ratey, MD, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Moreover, exercise can keep depression and anxiety at bay.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Jon Spayde
Feeling stumped? Taking a break and going for a walk or heading to the health club may be just what you need to get your creative juices flowing. In a 2014 study, Stanford University researchers tested college students’ creative thinking abilities when walking and sitting. They found their creative output was 60 percent greater while on the move, whether they walked outdoors or indoors.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Maggie Fazeli Fard |Andrew Heffernan |Nicole Radziszewski |Equipment-Based Workouts
InstructionsThis is an every-minute-on-the-minute (EMOM) workout, meaning you change movements at the top of each minute. Perform each exercise continuously for 60 seconds before moving on to the next. Continue rotating through the four moves for 28 minutes, aiming to maintain a steady pace throughout. Complete the run on a track or treadmill, aiming to maintain a steady pace for the duration of each 60-second effort.
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2 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Heidi Wachter |Samantha McKinney |Andrew Heffernan
In my late 30s, I was in the best shape of my life, cycling 20 to 30 miles daily, pumping iron regularly, and eating a plant-forward Mediterranean diet. Digestive issues I’d been dealing with had dissipated, and I was sleeping well after years of insomnia. I felt healthier than ever. Imagine my surprise when my doctor told me I was overweight. Many of us have faced this puzzling experience.
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3 weeks ago | 
experiencelife.lifetime.life | Lauren Bedosky |Andrew Heffernan |Emily Ewen |Molly Kopischke
Season 10, Episode 16 | May 13, 2025Strength training is integral in every workout routine — for building muscle, as well as tapping into the many ways it influences overall health. Yet lifting weights can be intimidating, especially if you’re new to it. And even if you have experience, you want to make sure the efforts you’re putting in are as effective as they can be.
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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
