Posted: June 3, 2006

Triathlon: Australian Craig Alexander to Defend Title at 2006 Life Time Fitness Triathlon

Sydney Native to Battle More Than 40 Pros for Top Prize

Unique Timing Format Allows Field of Men and Women to Compete for $500,000 Cash and Prize Purse

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2006--Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM - News), a national operator of large and distinctive health and fitness centers today announced that professional triathlete Craig Alexander (AUS) will return to defend his title this July in the 2006 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, one of America's most prominent Olympic-distance endurance competitions.

t 5'9" and weighing 150 lbs., Alexander is a world-class professional triathlete with nearly a decade of racing experience. The 33 year-old Alexander has compiled 34 top three finishes since 2001, including 19 victories. He already has a pair of victories in 2006, taking home the title in Australian Long Course Championship as well as winning the St. Croix Half-Ironman.

Joining Alexander will be more than 40 of the world's most accomplished professional triathletes, including:

--  Hamish Carter (NZL)  - 2004 Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalist
--  Hunter Kemper (USA) - World Ranked #1 in 2005
--  Simon Whitfield (CAN) - Runner-Up 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon
--  Matt Reed (USA) - 2004 US National Champion
--  Emma Snowsill (AUS) - Top Female in the 2005 Life Time Fitness 
    Triathlon, 2006 Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
--  Kate Allen (AUT) - 2004 Olympic Triathlon Gold Medalist
--  Becky Lavelle (USA) - 2005 Accenture Chicago Triathlon winner
2005 US Pro National Champion

"Craig put on quite a performance last year," said Marilyn Franzen, Director of the Life Time Fitness Triathlon. "We're excited to have both Craig and Emma back in this year's competition and we anticipate another dramatic finish. With so many of the sport's elite in the field again this year, it's anybody's race to win."

Emma Snowill winning the Melbourne Commonwealth Games Triathlon

The Life Time Fitness Triathlon will again employ a unique timing format that provides a predetermined head start to the professional women, with the goal of creating an exciting race to the finish by the female and male pros. At the 2005 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, the women's head start was set at 9 minutes and 32 seconds, resulting in Alexander (1:59:32) winning by only 53 seconds over Snowsill (2:00:25).

For more information about the 2006 Life Time Fitness Triathlon, presented by Toyota, to register for the event or to learn more about Life Time Fitness' official triathlon training programs, please visit www.ltftriathlon.com.

About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:LTM - News) operates distinctive and large sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation and resort/spa centers. As of June 2, 2006, the Company operated 49 centers in nine states, including Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas and Virginia. 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 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.

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