Life Time

Great gym with one fatal flaw - shady pricing policy.1) Ordered PT session on the lifetime website for 75 LT bucks. At the gym, staff member announced that I actually have to pay $120. I asked why and did not get a coherent answer. After some talk, I did the session for $75. What was this $120 about? Nobody knows. And that happened 3 times.2) I did Metabolic assessment for $99 right after I became a member. 6 month later, I wanted to repeat it. I went to the PT desk and they told me that I have to pay $249 for the second metabolic assessment. I clarified that I mean the most basic metabolic assessment that they did last time, NOT the advanced one. They told me, yes, to do basic metabolic assessment the second time costs $249. In the end I ordered it on the website and did it for $99. Did the PT desk try to scam me or something? What was that about?3) And, finally, the situation that made me thinking of cancelling my membership and looking into other gyms. My girlfriend was interested in becoming a member. We live together and have the same mailing address. I though I could just add her to my account for extra pay. Nope. Two issues emerged. One - I have to have a mortgage with my girlfriend in order to get her on my account. Every gym in the US looks at mailing address only, what makes you so special, lifetime? And the second issue - the price for us having a joined account was $169. If we join separately it will be $75 each or $150. The sales manager told me following: "Yeah, you better have separate accounts, it is cheaper." Maybe Lifetime is not aware, but the whole point of joined account is to SAVE MONEY ON MEMBERSHIP COST. Your price of joined account might make some sense in your weird corporate environment, but from the consumer side it makes absolutely no sense at all.It is really too bad. The gym is great. But I'm sick of its pricing policy and constant attempts of staff to scam me on extra services. I think my girlfriend and I will join another gym not far from Lifetime when they finish renovating it.Looks like I was right in the beginning and Lifetime is for people who does not count money after all.P.S. Finally canceled my membership. So, what was the straw that broke camel's back? My birthday present. I turned 27. They gave me a free PT session, which was nice. What else... Oh! 30% hike in my membership cost! Yup, that is right. I paid $81, and for my birthday I got charged $107. Now, isn't that a neat present? That was my new rate! Bottom line - you you make less than $120,000 - it is not a place for you. It is a great gym if you can get past the cost. If not - there are other gyms literally blocks away with same amenities and for half a price.

Best customer service I've ever had at a gym and I've belonged to quite a few. Wouldn't trade my membership for another gym great classes and had excellent luck with personal trainers as well. No it's not the most affordable but you do certainly get what you pay for when you come here.

Nicely renovated, never too busy to be able to get a workout in at my leisure

This is a very decent, renovated Life Time facility. There is a lot of cardio and lifting equipment, and the focus is on class exercise, so there are lots of rooms for spinning, boxing and other activities. I have never seen it too busy (apparently lunch time it the peak), so it works well for a morning or evening workout session.

A spacious gym that has dramatically improved by leaps and bounds with recent renovations and new equipment. Yet it still keeps operating hours for a downtown that existed 20 years ago and not today. There's more people living in the downtown, that number will only increase over time and it would be great if the gym stayed open to midnight during weekdays and 11pm during weekends so that busy professionals don't have to drive out to St Louis Park to get in a later workout.

Awesome gym!

Nice gym

I've been to every other club but the Highland Park and the Target Center has the others beat without a doubt , this should be the standard for all clubs!

Actually Open until 8pm on Sunday as of 4-19-15.Has most amenities available at other gyms and tons of equipment and a nice variety as well. Staff is friendly and keep everything in good condition. it is a bit pricey but you can definitely get your money's worth from what they have to offer.

Don't love it now, but will when the construction is done by October '14