Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Akradi Bahram
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIFE TIME FITNESS INC [LTM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2902 CORPORATE PLACE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2008
(Street)

CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/12/2008   M   37,500 A $ 25.47 4,324,660 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   200 A $ 36.325 4,324,860 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   200 A $ 36.32 4,325,060 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   500 A $ 36.35 4,325,560 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   900 A $ 36 4,326,460 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   1,300 A $ 36.168 4,327,760 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2008   P   1,200 A $ 36.177 4,328,960 D  
Common Stock 05/13/2008   P   756 A $ 36.01 4,329,716 D  
Common Stock 05/13/2008   P   100 A $ 36.02 4,329,816 D  
Common Stock 05/13/2008   P   300 A $ 36.03 4,330,116 D  
Common Stock 05/13/2008   P   6,344 A $ 36.05 4,336,460 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Prepaid Forward Contract (obligation to sell) (1) (2) 05/09/2008   J/K(3)     139,397   (1)(2)   (1)(2) Common Stock 139,397 (1) (2) 156,603 D  
Prepaid Forward Contract (obligation to sell) (1) (2) 05/12/2008   J/K(3)     156,603   (1)(2)   (1)(2) Common Stock 156,603 (1) (2) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 25.47 05/12/2008   M     37,500   (4) 03/01/2015 Common Stock 37,500 (5) 37,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Akradi Bahram
2902 CORPORATE PLACE
CHANHASSEN, MN 55317
  X   X   Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Amy C. Seidel on behalf of Bahram Akradi   05/13/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Previously, on December 2, 2005, the reporting person entered into a prepaid forward contract with an unrelated third party (the Buyer) involving up to 296,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Under the contract, the reporting person received a prepayment of $11,538,080 representing 100% of the price of $38.98 per share and undertook an obligation to deliver up to 296,000 shares of Common Stock, or the cash equivalent, to Buyer on December 2, 2012 (the Settlement Date). The reporting person pledged 296,000 shares of Common Stock to secure his obligations under the contract. The number of shares of Common Stock which the reporting person would have been required to deliver on the Settlement Date was as follows (the capitalized terms are defined as set forth below): (See next footnote.)
(2) (Continued from previous footnote) (i) if the Settlement Price was less than the Floor Price, the reporting person would have delivered all 296,000 shares of Common Stock to the Buyer, (ii) if the Settlement Price was greater than the Floor Price, but less than the Cap Price, the reporting person would have delivered a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) 296,000, multiplied by (b) a fraction equal to (x) the Floor Price divided by (y) the Settlement Price, and (iii) if the Settlement Price was greater than the Cap Price, the reporting person would have delivered a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (a) 296,000 multiplied by (b) a fraction equal to (x) the Floor Price plus (the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price), divided by (y) the Settlement Price. Settlement Price = the closing price of the Common Stock on the Settlement Date Floor Price = $38.98 Cap Price = $58.47
(3) On May 9, 2008, the reporting person elected to cancel the prepaid forward contract with respect to 139,397 shares. In connection with the cancellation, the reporting person paid an aggregate of $5,210,052 to the Buyer. On May 12, 2008, the reporting person elected to cancel the prepaid forward contract with respect to the remaining 156,603 shares. In connection with the cancellation, the reporting person paid an aggregate of $6,045,858 to the Buyer. Following the payments and cancellations described above, the 296,000 shares held by the reporting person that were previously subject to the prepaid forward contract are no longer pledged to the Buyer. Accordingly, this cancellation transaction is deemed a purchase of the underlying shares for purposes of Section 16(b).
(4) Immediately.
(5) Not applicable.

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