World's Best Players Descend on Minneapolis for the U.S. OPEN Racquetball Championship October 20-24

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM):

             Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM), official co-sponsor of the
             U.S. OPEN
             Racquetball Championships, will host more than 800 of the
             world's best
What:        professional and amateur racquetball players October 20-24.
             Racquetball's most
             prestigious event will feature 1,400 matches at following Life
             Time locations:
             Target Center, St. Louis Park and the Minneapolis Life Time
             Athletic Club.

When:        Wednesday, October 20

             9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.         Match play begins, All locations

             1:30 p.m.                      U.S. OPEN press conference,
                                            Target Center

             5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.         St. Jude Pro-Am Doubles Event,
                                            Target Center

             Thursday, October 21

             9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.         Men's round of 32 and 16, All
                                            locations

                                            Women's round of 32, All
                                            locations

             Friday, October 22

             12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.         Men's quarterfinals, All
                                            locations

                                            Women's 16s and quarterfinals,
                                            All locations

             Saturday, October 23

             10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.         Men's and women's semifinals, All
                                            locations

             Sunday, October 24

             9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.          Men's and women's finals, All
                                            locations

Where:       Life Time Fitness - Target
             Center

             600 1st Avenue North

             Minneapolis, MN 55403

             Life Time Fitness - St. Louis
             Park

             5525 Cedar Lake Road

             St. Louis Park, MN 55416

             Minneapolis Athletic Club

             615 2nd Avenue South

             Minneapolis, MN 55403

             In addition to professional racquetball players and visiting
Additional   dignitaries, National
details and  director of racquetball, Danielle Maur, will be available for
visual:      interviews from 8:30
             a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

             Visual of tournament participants and U.S. OPEN-related images.

             Please contact Karen Jayne Leinberger at 952-229-7162 or
             kleinberger@lifetimefitness.com to schedule an interview.

About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM) is a healthy way of life company based in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The Company is dedicated to providing programs and services that help its members connect and engage with their areas of interest, and achieve success with their health and fitness goals. Life Time Fitness designs and operates distinctive, multi-use sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa/resort centers that help members lead healthy and active lives. As of October 18, 2010, the Company operated 90 centers in 19 states and 24 markets. Additional information about Life Time Fitness centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.

    Source: Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Released October 18, 2010