Life Time announced that it has added dozens of new guided meditation programs to its digital membership, with hundreds of additional sessions on the way. Meditation has been gaining popularity in the United States, with about 1 in 6 adults now having tried it. There's good reason to add it into your routine: A recent study says 10 minutes of meditation a day can significantly improve your mood, and serve as a "protective buffer" against negative news.

Meditation can also: Improve your attention span; Increase your emotional resiliency; Reduce anxiety and depression and cut levels of the stress hormone cortisol; and Benefit immune health with warding off illness and infections. The new Life Time meditation sessions focus on better sleep and stress relief, which have been the higher on-demand categories on Life Time Digital since it debuted on-demand meditation last summer. Life Time will also release five new meditations every week throughout the remainder of 2022, many of which will also emphasize both recovery and performance (in sports, personal goals or work).

Life Time's on-demand meditations focus on several categories: Stress management, focus, gratitude, better sleep and mindful movement. They are now listened to thousands of times every week. The meditations are designed to fit busy schedules and complement members' fitness and nutrition goals to meet their healthy way of life needs.