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Life Time Announces Top Health & Fitness Trends for 2023
Accredited experts weigh in on mental wellbeing, nutrition, fitness, and more MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand with more than 160 athletic country clubs across North America, is keeping tabs on the emerging trends in all-encompassing wellness as we start 2023. Every year brings changes in trends, industries, technology and discoveries that impact our day-to-day lives. To stay ahead of the game, Life Time worked with its various experts (Personal Trainers, Registered Dietitians, Coaches) to share predictions on what they see coming in 2023 for health, fitness, nutrition and mental wellness: Life Time experts anticipate more interest in building muscle and…
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Another Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021 | Health & Fitness
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The average American’s expected life span at birth took another big hit in 2021, according to final data on death rates for that pandemic year. Whereas in 2019 the average American could have expected to live an average of 78.8 years, life expectancy declined to 77 years in 2020, and then to 76.4 years in 2021, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s the shortest estimated U.S. life expectancy since 1996, the agency noted. Of course, the toll taken by COVID-19 — which has so far killed over 1.1 million Americans — is largely to…
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Life Time Launches Survey to Capture American Mindset on Health
With 2023 upon us, health and nutrition have never been more important; Life Time health and wellness programs and services provide customized solutions to healthy, happy lifestyles CHANHASSEN, Minn., Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Jan. 1 marks the first in two years where people can focus on their health and wellness without the pandemic front and center. With this in mind, Life Time (NYSE: LTH), the nation’s premier healthy lifestyle brand, has launched a new online survey to capture people’s views of their health and what motivates them most. Open through December 23, the anonymous,12-question survey covers aspects of physical fitness, mental health, exercise trends and overall well-being. With 2023…
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Short Bursts of Physical Activity Could Prolong Your Life: Study
Dec. 9, 2022 – People who exert themselves for 1 or 2 minutes a few times daily while climbing stairs, walking to work, or doing routine tasks around the house can greatly reduce their risk of heart disease and cancer, says a new study published Thursday in Nature Medicine. University of Sydney researchers looked at data collected over 7 years from fitness trackers worn by about 25,000 people in the United Kingdom who did not exercise regularly. People who recorded three or so daily bouts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity, or VILPA, had about a 50% reduced risk of death because of cardiovascular problems and about a 40% reduced risk of…
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Europe Fitness Equipment Market Outlook to 2027 – Featuring Life Fitness, Johnson Health Tech, Nautilus and Technogym Among Others – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Europe Fitness Equipment (Cardiovascular & Strength) Market Outlook, 2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides an all-round analysis of Europe’s fitness equipment market with the historical and forecasted performance of its segments. The Europe fitness equipment market was valued at around USD 3 Billion in 2021 which is anticipated to register CAGR of nearly 5% for 2022-2027. Europe is the second biggest market in the fitness equipment category, which has been majorly driven by higher member penetration in health & fitness clubs. European countries have the trend of larger gyms, and lower prices have attracted several consumers. It has led to increased procurement of…
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More breast cancer patients can choose smaller surgery – Health – Life & Style
In recent years, more patients with multiple tumors have been identified, a result of more sensitive imaging techniques that can reveal tiny, once-hidden cancers. That means more patients are being diagnosed with multiple cancer sites in the same breast. In the past, doctors would say these women needed mastectomies. Researchers wanted to know: Was this dogma still true? They followed nearly 200 women with two or three tumors in one breast who had lumpectomies followed by radiation. The patients ranged in age from 40 to 87. To take part in the study, their tumors had to be less than 5 centimeters and separated by 2 to 3 centimeters of…
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Middle East & Africa Fitness Equipment Market Report to 2027 – Featuring Icon Health & Fitness, Life Fitness, Johnson Health Tech and Technogym Among Others –
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Middle East & Africa Fitness Equipment (Cardiovascular & Strength) Market Outlook, 2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report provides a complete analysis of the fitness equipment market with its historical and forecasted performance. The fitness equipment market of the Middle-East and Africa has been promising and driven by increasing commercialization of the industry which has let the market growth with a CAGR of above 7% till 2027. Increased awareness of the consequences of lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure, strokes and diabetes will increase the number of subscribers. The market is poised to gain traction with the rise in the number of health…
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A Purpose in Life Might Lengthen Your Life | Health & Fitness
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having a clear purpose in life could reduce your risk for premature death. That’s the conclusion of researchers who spent eight years tracking about 13,000 Americans over age 50. Those who considered their life particularly purposeful were found to have about a 15% risk of death from any cause during the tracking period, the new study found. That figure jumped to almost 37% among participants with the lowest level of purpose. “[Having] a purpose in life is defined as the extent to which people perceive their lives as having a sense of direction and goals,” said lead author Koichiro Shiba, an assistant professor…
