Life Time Talks

How will you move through your life? Who will you be? What will you do? Who will you love?

These are the questions asked on the first pages of Life Time's new coffee table book, In This Lifetime. Through typography, design, photography, essays, info, insights, proverbs, and parables, the book serves as a guide to tending to your humanness. This includes caring for your body, enriching your mind, and nourishing your soul. The author and Life Time's chief storytelling officer, Jill Palmquist, joins us to share more about it.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/a-peek-at-in-this-lifetime-the-new-coffee-table-book

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

Yoga delivers powerful physical benefits — but the foundation of the practice is built on many mental skills, which may be even more advantageous for overall health. Renowned yoga teacher Jonny Kest speaks about yoga as a movement modality and walks through the foundational elements of it, explaining how they can affect not only your practice, but also your overall well-being and how you show up and relate with others in the world.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/the-essential-elements-of-yoga

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

How can I stay motivated to exercise? Do I need to go all-out in my workouts all the time? Can working with a trainer really increase my progress? Life Time Dynamic Personal Trainers Sean Toy and Joe Clark join us to answer some common fitness questions they hear from clients — including these and more.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/ask-the-trainers-your-fitness-questions-answered-part-two

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

Effective communication is essential to any successful interaction — and that requires not only speaking productively, but also showing up authentically as ourselves. Amelia Reigstad, PhD, shares insights around mastering this skill through the lens of workplace communication, though the strategies and best practices she offers can also be applied to nearly any other type of relationship or environment.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/the-case-for-authentic-and-effective-communication

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

Our bodies require a wide variety of daily movements to function at their best — and that means we need to make concerted efforts to move more, despite the mostly sedentary setups in many parts of our world. Katy Bowman, MS, shares her concept of the "Movement Diet" and how anyone can improve the health of their movement plan by being thoughtful about "movement calories," "movement macronutrients," and "movement micronutrients."

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/how-to-create-a-diverse-movement-diet

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

From learning to love the water at just 3 years old — the result of accidentally falling into a pool — to reaching the height of Olympic success, Ryan Lochte owns the story of a true athlete who is willing to put in the work to be the best and who always push further than most might think is possible.

In this episode, Lochte — the second-most decorated swimmer in Olympic history — talks about his love of swimming, as well as his journey to gold-medal greatness in the sport. He also shares how he stayed mentally tough, the strategies he used to achieve his goals, and the ways he's now mentoring new generations of aspiring swimmers.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/the-will-to-push-to-your-potential-a-conversation-with-olympic-swimmer-ryan-lochte

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

One in four people are projected to have some degree of hearing loss by 2025, according to the World Health Organization — and hearing loss is connected to several deeper health impacts, including cognitive decline and cardiovascular function. Heidi Hill, AuD, shares what causes hearing loss, why it sometimes can be hidden, how it can affect the body, and what we can do to protect our auditory systems.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/listen-up-why-taking-care-of-your-hearing-health-matters

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

Amino acids are the building blocks of protein that support health in several ways — with the most well-known being how they help us build strength and lean tissue and recover well from exercise. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares more about the role of amino acids in the body and why supplementation can be beneficial.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/why-aminos-for-recovery

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

The mission of Life Time to help people live healthier, happier lives has not waivered since the company's start more than 30 years ago — and staying true to that value has influenced and shaped the trajectory of the company.

Bahram Akradi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time, was the featured keynote speaker at the 2024 Sea Otter Classic Summit, where he talked about how a healthy way of life has not only been good for his business, but is good for all businesses and relationships. He also detailed the role that focus has played in Life Time's evolution.

This episode is the recording of Akradi's appearance at the Sea Otter Classic Summit, which was moderated by Life Time Talks cohost Jamie Martin.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/rethink-reimagine-adapt-how-life-time-has-evolved

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.

Those with a disability, injury, or other physical restriction may feel their fitness options are more limited than they are for others — and the reality is, not all fitness centers are set up in a way that makes it easy to see all that's possible.

Sarah Winchester, a Dynamic Personal Trainer with a degree in adaptive physical education, works with clients on shifting their mindset from disabilities to capabilities. In this episode, she shares guidance for those individuals and others in their community about the ways they can modify movements, machines, and more to make fitness inclusive and accessible for all.

Find the episode highlights, get related resources and view the transcript for this episode at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/podcast/no-limits-making-fitness-accessible-for-all

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The information in this podcast is intended to provide broad understanding and knowledge of healthcare topics. This information is for educational purposes only and should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of advice from your physician or healthcare provider. We recommend you consult your physician or healthcare professional before beginning or altering your personal exercise, diet or supplementation program.