Lifetime Fitness - Why So Expensive
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Anonymous
| Why is Lifetime so expensive? I was a member up until maybe 2022 paying about $110 a month. I inquired about joining and the price is now $220 a month for an individual. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely ridiculous. No way would I pay that to go there (I also used to be a member). |
Anonymous
| I was also a lifetime fitness member prior to Covid. We had the family package. We dropped the membership in 2020 and then when we were ready to re-up in about 2022 we were shocked by the prices. I now go to one life. |
Anonymous
| Spacious, clean, well maintained, a lot of group classes, just about every piece of fitness equipment, and unbeatable kids programming. |
Anonymous
| the one near us in centreville has gotten rid of all of its family friendly features and has been turned into a geriatric facility. |
Anonymous
| Kids programming looks good in theory, but execution is sorely lacking. |
Anonymous
Kind of true.... It's where a lot of elderly people spend their days- doing light exercise, in the pools and having social time. The facility is nice and I think it's great. There are still plenty of other age groups working out. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| My 16 year old son recently joined. He pays slightly less due to his age and only using one location, but honestly soooo much cheaper than what I was paying monthly for his small group lessons at a sport facility. |
Anonymous
| Some places are expensive to keep the poors out. |
Anonymous
This is also my experience. I am paying around $150 because I joined right when things began opening post-Covid. If you are a class person you can't find better--there are usually four classes of various stripes going on at the same time in the various studios. The Arora programming for old people has really overwhelmed my club. I don't want to only talk to old people but that's how it feels. If you are just looking for a place to do your own workout you can find cheaper elsewhere. Which club are you looking at? |
Anonymous
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Unless they kick people out for having a cellphone conversation, leaving their shit everywhere, and not putting things back where they got them from or not picking up after themselves, $220/month is insane.
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Anonymous
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I belonged for a bit due to the kids programming. They have a parents night out every weekend as well as many kids classes. The locker rooms are big and offer amenities like towels, razors, q-tips. They now have a nice workspace for those that want to work and then workout. The indoor/outdoor pools are very nice. Lots of class choices with limited sizes.
That being said, my DD hated the kids programming. I didn't have time to use the classes. Lifetime is free for those elderly due to Medicaid, which is why the place has so much programming for seniors. Quick tip - if you use the salon in any form, you can use the facilities for free for the entire day (as well as the kids programming). |
Anonymous
| It's not free but they can get a discounted rate with some insurance plans but that limits their hours. If you go early or late you won't see the old crowd unless they happen to be full-pay. |
Anonymous
lol, probably and I’m likely poor by DCUM standards. But I do think their approach is counterintuitive since they have a lot of high use members who take multiple classes a day and are probably paying closer to $100 since they joined so long ago. I’d be willing to pay $220 if I could go all the time but work FT and have kids so it just isn’t worth it. |