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It's Time to "Choose Science Over Gimmicks" - Life Time Launches System to Bring Certainty to Health and Weight Loss SuccessCHANHASSEN, Minn. --(Business Wire)-- With 2/3 of Americans overweight or obese, we continue to face a serious health epidemic. In the face of this national crisis, it is critical that we understand how our bodies uniquely use fat and carbohydrates in order to achieve improved health. Today, Life Time - The Healthy Way of Life CompanySM (NYSE:LTM) announced the launch of 'LT Connect', a proprietary heart rate training system designed to help enhance success during workouts. Recognizing that the "one-size-fits-all" formula and approach doesn't work for the majority of people, Life Time's LT Connect takes the guesswork out of weight loss and uses a science-based method of monitoring an individual's heart rate and intensity during exercise. Once members have completed an Active Metabolic AssessmentSM, which identifies individual heart rates and calorie burn rate within each zone during exercise, they have a framework for a 100% unique and personalized fitness plan to help them work smarter, not harder. "As a pioneer in heart rate training systems, our goal with LT Connect is to empower our members on their healthy way of life journey by helping them understand how their metabolism works to make their workout the most effective and efficient as well as provide them the tools they need to achieve their total health objectives and fitness goals," said Tom Manella, Vice President of Personal Training at Life Time. "The results we see from people who have an Active Metabolic Assessment and train according to their own unique heart rate training program, as opposed to the typical one-size-fits-all approaches, are proven time and time again." The new LT Connect system has been integrated into many of Life Time's exclusive programs at its clubs, and can also be used via the LT Connect Mobile app on Apple and Android (News - Alert) mobile devices. By completing an Active Metabolic AssessmentSM or manually entering their heart rate zones into LT Connect, members are guided through any number of workouts that train their bodies to effectively and effciently use fat instead of energy from simple sugars, thereby enhancing their overall health. In addition, whether using LT Connect In-Club or via the LT Connect Mobile app, workouts can be uploaded automatically to Life Time's myPlan, an individualized online nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle tracking application. Together, these components represent a cohesive system that allows members to easily track progress and success on their own and with their trainers.
LT Connect In-Club
LT Connect Mobile LT Connect Mobile is the first in a series of new, unified mobile applications Life Time is launching throughout the rest of 2014 and 2015 as the company continues to deliver best-in-class programming for its more than one million members. The app is available for free download in the Apple App Store and Google (News - Alert) Play Store. The app works only with devices that are Bluetooth smart compatible and works with a Bluetooth Low-Energy Heart Rate strap, available for sale at https://shop.lifetimefitness.com/. To learn more about LT Connect, visit http://www.lifetimefitness.com/ltconnect.
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