Running
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The Importance of Heart-Rate Zone Training
Understanding your heart-rate zones allows you to approach your fitness efforts in a more personalized way — working at the right intensity level and tapping into the right fuel source for your body at the right time. Omaur Bliss, GTX Coach, explains more about the benefits of this type of training and the ways it’s integrated into GTX programming.
6 Common Running Mistakes to Avoid
Things to watch out for to prevent hindering your endurance efforts.
The Health Benefits of Sprint-Interval Training (SIT)
All-out sprint intervals can boost your fitness — and transform your body at a cellular level.
Do You Need a Heart-Rate Monitor?
Are these devices really worth it? A Life Time trainer shares the influence they can have on your training regimen and outcomes.
All About Heart-Rate Training: How to Use it to Maximize Your Fitness Efforts
Heart rate can be a powerful tool for building fitness and seeing results from your exercise regimen. Danny King, Master Trainer, shares what to know about heart-rate training, including what it is, how to use it in your workouts, and the ways you can identify the key metrics needed for yourself.
Becoming an Effective Fat Burner: How to Build Your Aerobic Base
The benefits of burning fat efficiently go well beyond aesthetics. Here’s advice for how to do it — and not stress your system.
Birdie Wermy’s Success Story
How a grueling relay started one Indigenous runner on a path toward a healthier, happier life.
3 Tips to Succeed in Your First 5K
Participating in a running event or race? Consider this expert advice as you begin your training.
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.
The Murph Challenge
This challenging workout — 100 pull-ups, 200 pushups, and 300 squats bookended by one-mile runs — is more popular than ever. World-record holder Alec Blenis talks about how to tailor it to your unique skill level.
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.
The True Source of a Runner’s High?
Could endocannabinoids —not endorphins — be the answer?
How to Train for Your First 5K
This beginner-friendly plan can help you become a 5K runner in just 90 days.
PUMPING IRONY: Born to Run?
Late-blooming runners are routinely beating veteran racers at the national level, raising questions about the toll decades of training exact on the body — and why we choose to run (or not) in the first place.
Get Your Run On
Regardless of your age, speed, geographic location, or economic status, running can be a lifelong sport. Coach Frankie Ruiz, co-founder of the Life Time–Miami Marathon, shares his top tips for training, whether you’re a new runner or getting back into it.
The Sprint Workout
Bump up your pace and your conditioning — and have some fun — with these sprint workouts.
How to Use a 5K to Measure Your Progress – Whether You’re a Runner or Not
Training for a 5K can be a great way to achieve and maintain higher levels of fitness, endurance, and strength — whether you’re a runner or not.
How to Run Mindfully
Here’s how to turn running into an integrated mind–body exercise.
How to Up Your Trail Running Game
Trail running offers a unique blend of mental and physical training. These expert tips can help you stay injury-free and enjoy fitness gains.
7 Things Your Body Is Doing While You Run
When you run, your body is constantly calibrating. Here is just a snapshot of what it’s doing.