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Life Time Fitness: Dustin Shillcox

14 September, 2017, KUTV

Dustin Shillcox sustained major spinal cord damage and was told her would never move below his waist again. Find out what he did to not only change his life, but the lives of those around him.

Twin Cities features 'St. Paul man lost 100 pounds and gained a new career'

29 March, 2014, St. Paul Pioneer Press

Jason Sweetnam is a certified weight-loss coach at Life Time Fitness, but just a few years ago, he was struggling with his own weight gain.

USA Today features Life Time Academy Graduate 'New Career, No Sweat'

19 February, 2014, USA Today

Many people enter the retirement years vowing to be more physically active, but others are putting more muscle into their goals: They're becoming personal trainers. Two personal trainers explain why they were motivated to get fit and help others shape up.

National Academy of Sports Medicine and Life Time Academy Help Launch Successful Careers

15 August, 2013, The Wall Street Journal

A nationwide collaboration between two industry leaders in health and wellness — National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and Life Time Academy, the premier state-licensed academic division of Life Time — The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE: LTM) — is launching successful careers for the industry's most talented Certified Personal Trainers and helping them earn $30,000 more annually than the industry standard.

Life Time Academy and Globe University Partner to Provide Enhanced Fitness and Health Degree Program for Globe Students

09 April, 2013, Press Release

Life Time Academy, the premier state-licensed academic division of Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE:LTM), announced a new partnership with Globe University, a Minnesota-based accredited college. The partnership enables Globe University students to earn their degree while simultaneously completing their professional certification from Life Time Academy. This joint venture will allow for additional career opportunities in the growing fitness industry, which the U.S. Department of Labor forecasts a 50% growth rate through the next decade.

Personal Trainer Doesn't Let Going Blind Slow Him Down

15 Jan, 2013, WCCO News

If you suddenly lost your eyesight, what would you do? Faced with that life-changing event, one young man was forced to start over.

This guy could teach us all a thing or two about life. Of course we rely on our eyes, perhaps even take them for granted. Patrick Sjodahl was almost 20 years old when he started going blind.

All of a sudden, he had to rethink his career. Sjodahl never thought he’d be a personal trainer, or a blind personal trainer at that.

"I use my hands as my eyes," he said.

Life Time Fitness Expands its Life Time Academy Program Offerings

18 Sept, 2012, Press Release

Life Time Fitness announced that it has expanded its Life Time Academy programs to include personal training, group fitness, yoga and Pilates, partnering with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Yoga Alliance, American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Peak Pilates to do so. The Life Time Academy is a professional certificate program that trains fitness professionals to be successful in the health and fitness industry.

Life Time Academy Expands Program Offerings; Launches New Website

29 Aug, 2012, Press Release

Professional certificate programs now include personal training, group fitness, yoga and Pilates

Life Time — The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE:LTM) has expanded its Life Time Academy programs to include personal training, group fitness, yoga and Pilates to prepare graduates for successful careers throughout the health and fitness industry. The professional certificate program has also launched a new website, www.lifetimeacademy.edu, where potential students can learn more about programs, curriculum, faculty and locations.