Bahram Akradi

Bahram Akradi founded Life Time (NYSE: LTH) in 1992 with a goal of helping people achieve their health and wellness goals through a category redefining approach. From the very beginning, Akradi led the company with a focus on serving members' needs first – designing and delivering the Company’s athletic country clubs, programs, products and events from a member point of view, knowing that business results naturally would follow. Now more than 30 years later, it is a principle that has repeatedly proven itself.

Today, Life Time’s portfolio features more than 175 athletic country clubs across the United States and Canada, along with a range of healthy way of life programs and information via its complimentary app – all with the objective of empowering everyone to live healthy, happy lives. The Company’s highly desirable healthy living, healthy aging, healthy entertainment communities and ecosystem serve people 90 days to 90+ years old and is supported by a team of more than 42,000 dedicated professionals. In addition to delivering unmatched programs and experiences through its clubs, Life Time owns and produces nearly 30 of the most iconic athletic events in the country. More recently, Life Time unveiled LTH, its new and expanded nutritional supplement and wellness products that feature the Company’s decades of expertise in product development, formulation and production processes that ensure healthy ingredient profiles, efficacy, safety and rigorous third-party testing. Akradi and Life Time also launched MIORA clinics, an entirely new, comprehensive approach to performance, longevity and anti-aging.

Within the ever-changing retail landscape, Akradi also has formed partnerships with leading commercial property owners and developers nationwide to transform and incorporate Life Time’s healthy way of life destinations into mall, office and residential spaces. The Company also introduced Life Time Work, which has redefined high-end workspaces for individuals and companies, and are seamlessly integrated with Life Time’s athletic country clubs. Akradi and Life Time have further extended the brand with the creation of Life Time Living – high-end, leased residences that combine functional space design, luxurious amenities and finishes, and the latest in connected home technology to provide the ultimate in comfort and convenience. Life Time Living residences also are located adjacent to Life Time athletic country clubs, meaning resident members always have Life Time's healthy way of life programs and services conveniently nearby. Altogether, Life Time athletic country clubs, Life Time Work and Life Time Living are naturally and intuitively more environmentally friendly, supporting the Company’s commitment to healthy people and a healthy planet.

Looking forward, Akradi and Life Time remain focused on expanding the Company’s unparalleled health and wellness ecosystem to inspire healthier, increasingly sustainable communities that also create and deliver long-term value to all stakeholders.

Prior to launching Life Time, Akradi led U.S. Swim & Fitness Corporation (formerly Nautilus Fitness Center, Inc.) from 1984-1989 as co-founder, Executive Vice President, and part owner. U.S. Swim & Fitness was the second-largest health club company in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market when Akradi and his partners sold it to Bally Total Fitness in 1986. After continuing to operate the business as a division of Bally for more than two years, Akradi left the company to develop business plans and secure investors for Life Time, which was launched three years later.

Akradi has a recurring column in Experience Life magazine. You can read all of his Perspective by Bahram Akradi columns at https://experiencelife.lifetime.life/perspective.

For more information about Akradi, please contact Jason Thunstrom, Life Time Corporate Communications at jthunstrom@lt.life or 952-229-7435.