August 30 Chicago Triathlon Next Stop for Athletes Competing in 2009 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup

    --  Matt Reed (USA) and Andy Potts (USA) to Battle for Series Lead In Men's
        Pro Field
    --  Becky Lavelle (USA) and Rebeccah Wassner (USA) Look To Break Tie In the
        Women's Series Standings

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

WHAT:   Chicago Triathlon - Third event of five in 2009 Life Time Fitness
        Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup

WHERE:  Swim Start: Chicago's Downtown Lakefront, Monroe Street Harbor off of
        Lake Shore Drive

WHEN:   Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 6:00 A.M. (CDT)

        Current leaders in the Series, Matt Reed (USA) and Andy Potts (USA), in
        the Men's Professional Division, and Becky Lavelle (USA) and Rebeccah
        Wassner (USA) in the Women's Professional Division, will battle for the
        overall Series lead in Chicago on Sunday. Reed and Potts enter the event
WHY:    in a three-way tie with Australian Greg Bennett for the Series lead.
        Bennett will not compete on Sunday following a bike accident on a July
        training ride. Lavelle and Wassner are tied at the top of the standings
        with Americans, Margaret Shapiro and Sarah Haskins, within striking
        distance.

        The Professional field will battle for the event's $67,000 purse with
        the winner in both the Female and Male divisions taking home $10,000
        each. In addition to the cash prizes, the winners also will earn 10,000
        points in the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Race to the Toyota Cup.

About Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) operates distinctive and large, multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and resort and spa centers. The Company also provides consumers with personal training consultation, full-service spas and cafes, corporate wellness programs, health and nutrition education, the healthy lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, athletic events and nutritional products. As of August 25, 2009, Life Time Fitness operated 84 centers in 19 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Chanhassen, Minnesota, and can be located on the Web at lifetimefitness.com. LIFE TIME FITNESS, LIFE TIME ATHLETIC, EXPERIENCE LIFE, and the LIFE TIME FITNESS TRIATHLON SERIES are trademarks of Life Time Fitness, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

    Source: Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Released August 29, 2009