Posted: February 28, 2005

Triathlon: 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon to Take Place Saturday, July 16

Event to Be Broadcast Nationally by NBC Sports, Deliver Record $500,000 Purse

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2005--Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM), a national operator of large and distinctive health and fitness centers, today announced that the internationally renowned 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 16, 2005, beginning at 8:00 a.m. (CDT) in Minneapolis/St. Paul.

Continuing with its history making tradition, the Event will be broadcast the same day nationally on NBC Sports from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (CDT). Additionally, the Triathlon will once again offer the largest cash purse in the history of the sport at $500,000.

Adding drama to the Event, the Professional Division incorporates a unique timing format that allows world-class professional women and men to compete on equal ground. Based upon past Life Time Fitness Triathlon course results, along with results from a number of international-distance events worldwide, this timing structure allows the professional women to start ahead of the professional men by a predetermined amount of time, resulting in a new and innovative competition structure, and an exciting race to the finish.

In addition to the professional division, more than 2,500 amateur triathletes from around the world are expected to participate.

The 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon will feature an Olympic distance - 1.5k swim, 40k bike and a 10k run - on a beautiful course through the Twin Cities. The Event also will offer a short distance - .4-mile swim, 15-mile bike and a three-mile run.

Participants in the 2004 Life Time Fitness Triathlon represented 40 states and 16 countries. 2004 Olympic silver medalist, Loretta Harrop of Australia, was the first-place finisher with a time of 1:57:58, beating the top male finisher, Craig Walton of Australia, by 2:44.

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon is a part of the Minneapolis Aquatennial, a ten-day, 66-year-old premier Twin Cities civic celebration that hosts more than 800,000 visitors annually.

For more information on the 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, to register for the Event or learn more about the Company's official triathlon training programs, please visit www.ltftriathlon.com.

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 February 28, 2005, the Company operated 39 centers in eight states, including Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. The Company also provides consumers with nutritional products and supplements, the award-winning healthy lifestyle magazine, Experience Life, world-class athletic events, full-service spas, cafes, personal training consultation, health and nutrition education, and corporate wellness programs. Life Time Fitness is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota (www.lifetimefitness.com). LIFE TIME FITNESS and EXPERIENCE LIFE are registered trademarks of Life Time Fitness, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.