World's Top Triathletes Continue Pursuit of 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series Title

Australia's Greg Bennett Looks To Sweep 2007 Men's Series Races And Take Home $300,000 Super Series Bonus; Emma Snowsill Leads Women's Field

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM), a national operator of distinctive and large health and fitness centers today announced that Greg Bennett (AUS) and Emma Snowsill (AUS) will highlight the list of professional triathletes scheduled to compete in the 2007 Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon in Dallas on October 14. Dallas marks the fifth and final race and the championship event for the 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series.

Should Bennett finish first in Dallas, he will have won all five races in the 2007 Series and he will take home the Super Series Bonus of $300,000, in addition to a Series Bonus of $60,000 as the points leader based on his finish results.

In the Women's Division, Snowsill has a 17,500 point lead over Great Britain's Julie Dibens. Both are in the running for the 2007 Series points bonus of $60,000 based on actual race results.

Joining Bennett, Snowsill and Dibens will be more than 30 of the world's most accomplished professional triathletes, including;

    --  Craig Walton (AUS) - 2007 Nautica New York City Triathlon
        Third Place, 2007 Accenture Chicago Triathlon Second Place,
        2007 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Second Place

    --  Hunter Kemper (USA) - 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Third
        Place, 2006 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Champion

    --  David Thompson (USA) - 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Sixth
        Place, 2007 Accenture Chicago Triathlon Third Place.

    --  Pip Taylor (AUS) - 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Fifth
        Place, 2007 Escape from Alcatraz Second Place

    --  Becky Lavelle -- 2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Fourth
        Place, 2007 Accenture Chicago Triathlon Second Place

The pro field in Dallas will be racing for a portion of the $250,000 prize purse with the winner in both the female and male division earning $60,000. In addition to the cash prizes, the winner will also earn 20,000 points in the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series points race.

2007 Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series was launched in 2006 and created the first-ever connection among the four most prominent Olympic-distance triathlon events in the United States. The Life Time Fitness Triathlon (ltftriathlon.com), held in Minneapolis, is produced by Life Time Fitness, Inc. The Accenture Chicago Triathlon (chicagotriathlon.com) is produced by Creative & Production Resources, Inc (CAPRI Events). The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon (LATriathlon.com) is produced by Pacific Sports LLC. The Nautica New York City Triathlon (nyctri.com) is produced by Korff Enterprises. In 2007, the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series was expanded to include a new Championship event, the Toyota U.S. Open Triathlon Dallas. Overall, the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Series offers nearly $1.5 million in prize purse.

About Life Time Fitness, Inc.

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM) operates distinctive and large sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and resort/spa centers. As of September 19, 2007 the Company operated 66 centers in 15 states, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The Company also operated one satellite facility and four preview locations in existing and new markets.

Life Time Fitness 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 and supplements. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (www.lifetimefitness.com).

LIFE TIME FITNESS, the LIFE TIME FITNESS logo, and EXPERIENCE LIFE are registered 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 September 19, 2007