For many Life Time members, their athletic country club is their home away from home. They know where all their favorite machines are, can navigate the club with ease, and often see familiar faces as they move through the spaces.
But have you ever been curious about the experience at another Life Time? Perhaps you pass one on your commute to work, or one catches your eye while you’re vacationing in another city or state. Life Time has a robust network of more than 180 clubs across the United States and Canada, and depending on your membership type, you could have access to more than your home club.
For many Life Time members, the ability to “club hop” — or leverage more than one location — has unlocked new possibilities for their personal health and fitness. Here, discover a few ways some members are making the most of this benefit. They may just inspire you to do so, too.
1. Visit Life Times across the country.
This is a frequent occurrence for Asiel Adame, a Life Time member based in Dallas, Texas, who travels at least twice a week for work, hitting major cities like San Diego, Chicago, Denver, and Phoenix.
Adame’s job involves physically intensive labor across construction, railroad, and industrial environments. Working out is not just a hobby for him: It’s a form of critical maintenance for his health and professional success.
“I constantly use my body to get my job done, whether I’m working on something mechanically or crawling into confined spaces,” he says. “This means I have to prioritize my muscles, my endurance, and my stamina all the time — even while on the road.”
Adame visits close to 120 different Life Time clubs in the span of a year (and this doesn’t account for the clubs he swipes into more than once). Being able to access a Life Time club nearly everywhere he travels puts him at ease, he says.
“If I stay in this sector of work, then I need to be able to work out, and I need to be able to do that no matter where I am. It’s my safety at stake. I know I’m going to do a great job at work because my body and mindset are primed for it.”
Adame appreciates the consistent culture and environment inside every Life Time location, while noting that each club still brings some of its own unique attributes.
“It makes you feel like you’re not getting bored with the same thing,” he says. “The culture, the foundation, and structure Life Time has — nobody can rival that for me. It’s truly a spectacle to see that Life Time does not lack in any location I’ve been to.”
2. Maximize your local network of clubs.
Trey Mattson is another Life Time member who club hops but does so regionally inside his home state of Minnesota, which has 23 Life Time athletic country clubs. “I own a security company, and it takes me all over the Twin Cities, so I never know where I’m going to end up,” he explains. “It’s nice to be able to access multiple club locations, so no matter where I am on a given day, I’m not far from a Life Time when I’m done with work.”
His work is also physically demanding, which moved Mattson to leverage a Life Time Corporate Partnership for his employees, where he supplements a portion of their membership. “My employees’ health is really important to me,” he says. “One thing I’ve learned throughout the years of owning a business is that the more your employees feel taken care of, the more it’s reciprocated. We did the research and decided that Life Time is the most well-equipped when it comes to amenities and location availability.”
Some of Mattson’s employees also take his lead on visiting multiple club locations. For instance, one employee swipes into a Life Time club twice a day due to his long commute. “He uses Life Time to decompress before and after work and also workout and shower so he can drive home clean after a long day of working,” says Mattson.
“My employees love the ability to use multiple clubs in the Twin Cities area along with the convenient amenities like towels, razors, shampoo, and soap in the locker rooms. Some of our employees work 12- to 15-hour days, so it’s nice that they don’t have to haul a bunch of stuff around with them because they know it’ll be available at Life Time.”
3. Check out a new-to-you club while on vacation.
Roz Frydberg, ARORA lead and group fitness coach at Life Time Woodbridge in Toronto, Canada, is an avid traveler and says she loves seeing visiting members at her location. “One of my favorite things is when a member comes up to me and introduces themselves as a visitor from another club,” says Frydberg. “Here in Toronto, I recently met a couple from Texas, as well as a couple from California. It is so much fun to engage with them and hear their stories and experiences.”
With locations in more than 40 major markets, the chances of finding a Life Time near your vacation destination are pretty good. Do some research ahead of time about your options, then consider checking out the nearest location. There’s a good possibility the club may have a few spaces or amenities that are different than those in your home club.
“When we travel, it’s a great way to open our bodies and minds to new experiences, and that can extend to your health and fitness,” says Frydberg. “Try a class at a new-to-you club or open the app and find a workout you may not have tried before. It’s a great way to stay motivated no matter where you are in the world.
“I also love to do a little extra pampering on vacation with a visit to the LifeSpa — or just take a moment to relax among the resort-like amenities, including the sauna, steam room, or whirlpool,” she adds.
You can also invite your travel companion to tag along — if they’re not a member, they can use a guest pass.
Members have access to any club location during occasional travel outside of the home network of clubs in their state. This benefit is available for short-term travel (no longer than one week) and is subject to each club’s discretion. If you’re planning a trip, contact the club you’d like to visit for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions About Club Hopping
Life Time membership offerings and inclusions vary by membership type and club location, so we asked Paul Lijewski, vice president of membership product and pricing at Life Time, to answer some common questions around visiting multiple clubs.
Life Time | What are the benefits of being able to club hop within Life Time’s network of clubs?
Paul Lijewski | Life Time has clubs in more than 30 states, and we’re constantly expanding our footprint. Being able to club hop is valuable for many reasons. If you’re traveling a lot for work across the country or even across a state with a dense network of clubs, then you’re able to access multiple options and have flexibility without foregoing a luxury experience.
As amenities can vary by club, members might also have program-based preferences. For example, one person might prefer to play at their club’s outdoor pickleball courts versus another club that only has indoor courts, or someone might be loyal to a certain group fitness coach who teaches at multiple clubs, or you may choose to lounge at an outdoor pool at a different club than one you typically go to.
When your membership allows you to access multiple clubs, there are fewer limitations on where you can go as a member and what experiences you can have.
LT | What type of Life Time membership grants you access to more than one club?
PL | It’s all based on the price of the club that you initially joined. In other words, it depends on how much you pay for your membership dues. As a member, you pay for access to a certain club, and you then automatically get access to other clubs with the same-priced dues and below, even across state and country lines.
Say you wanted to have access to all clubs nationwide, then you could join Life Time Rancho San Clemente, which is the highest tier club. If you bought that membership, then you would have access to every Life Time location. As you go down the price ladder, you’ll have access to fewer clubs.
LT | How can I check to see what Life Time clubs I have access to?
PL | In the Life Time app, go to “View My Reservations,” then “Make a Reservation.” Tap on “Change Club” in the upper right. Go to the “View All” tab, and make sure the toggle is switched to the right for “Only clubs I have access to.” You can see all the clubs you can access broken down by state.
You can also talk to your home club’s concierge team, and they can pull up your membership to see which clubs you can access. They can even tell you how much it would cost to upgrade your membership to include additional club access.
LT | What if I want to experience another Life Time club location, but my current membership price point doesn’t grant me access?
PL | Go ahead and try it out anyway! Contact the club you’d like to visit and tell the concierge team you’d like to visit for a day. We encourage all members to check out different Life Time locations, especially when traveling.
LT | Can I bring a guest to a club outside of my home club?
PL | Yes! If your membership price point grants you access to a certain club, then your guests can also access that club.
LT | How can I make a reservation outside of my home club?
PL | In the Life Time app, go to “View My Reservations,” then “Make a Reservation.” Tap on “Change Club” in the upper right. On the “Your clubs” tab on the left, you’ll be able to tap the club where you’d like to reserve a class or make an appointment. If you’re looking to do so at a club outside of your home area, instead go to the “View All” tab and make sure the toggle is switched to the right for “Only clubs I have access to” and then you can navigate to make your reservation. It also breaks down specific club details like hours, directions, schedules, services, and other information alerts. You can always reach out to the club’s concierge team for assistance too.
Note: Access to certain services, programs, amenities, or areas within a club (including outdoor pools and racquet courts) may be restricted, conditioned, or otherwise limited by specific terms and may require a separate or supplemental fee for access or use (e.g., your access to the outdoor pool area may require a separate fee and be limited to your designated club). Actual spaces may appear different depending on club. See club for additional terms and conditions that may apply.
Life Time’s access memberships generally afford access to a network of clubs based on recurring monthly dues rates at variable pricing determined by club and market. Life Time allows members access to clubs at a higher dues rate during occasional, short-term travel to markets outside their home markets. Where a member’s current membership does not allow access to a club in the market of their short-term visit, they may use a club at a higher dues rate in that market on a short-term basis (no longer than one week, subject to club discretion) without purchasing a One-Day Membership. This travel benefit is not available for travel within a market, or for longer-term, regular or routine work, vacation or seasonal living outside a member’s home market, which would require a membership upgrade, and is subject to all other membership terms and conditions and Guest & Club Policies. Membership levels, types, amenities, services, programs and their associated dues, pricing, fees and/or charges may vary by location and are subject to change.
