I am very happy I have joined Lifetime! Initially, I thought I would join for the summer only, however I am now thinking I will continue going past the summer. This place is not just a gym, it’s a country club! So far, I have had a very informative, great Onboarding Session with Devon and PT Session. She has just the right combination of friendliness and professionalism that is serious but not intimidating. There is equipment here that I have not seen in any standard gym. I have taken two yoga classes and love the candles and aromatherapy. I had a fantastic lunch of Avocado Toast and sweet potato which made me happy because I am from California and it’s hard to find that kind of meal around here. Please continue to be innovative with the food and drink selection, that is what will keep the serious members loyal. Can’t wait to use the pool! For those who want a truly “full service” club, this is it! As they say, you get what you pay for. If you want to make an investment in your health and wellness you have to make that a financial priority. As I indicated earlier, Lifetime is not a gym, it’s a lifestyle club.

It does all the things you’d expect a gym membership to do- book group fitness reservations, manage your account, virtual classes, and more. I’m not sure how well the virtual classes work in the app as I haven’t tried those. But the feature for searching for classes could use some work. The schedule shows everything all in one place, but then you have to filter for the relevant types of classes. Not sure why there isn’t just a button already there for “group fitness” “kids club” etc. so that’s con #1. You have to create filtered views of what you want to see, so for all adult group fitness classes, you can create a filter and save it to your favorites so you don’t have to apply the filters every time. I guess that’s nice, but not sure why it’s set it up in a way where you have to do this every single time. The other issue with this is that the “favorites” tab is buried in the app so then when you save your favorites, it takes multiple clicks to get to it. It should be front and center so that when you open the classes section, you can immediately select the filter favorite (or just have buttons that do this filtering for you already?). It’s little things like that that make this app difficult to navigate.

LifeTime Fitness’s member app is a one stop shop for EVERYTHING you need to know about the gym, classes, events, individual workouts, and more!The amount of features this app is packed with is well worth the membership price we pay every month to stay at this gym. I’ll start with the User Interface. Very easy to use, you know exactly where you need to go. The calendar system for planning out your workouts/events/classes is modern and very easy to use. I love how it integrates with Apple calendars so my phone can keep me posted when these events happen. You can even reserve your seat in classes like cycling, which makes it really easy to get involved with the community. As far as features and functionality, this app has it all. Individual workouts show you exactly what equipment you need to use, how many reps/sets, when to do what. Classes/Events show you when/where they happen. The news board is a great way to keep track of what’s happening at your location. The app even tracks personal visits and goals.Overall, I love using the LifeTime Fitness app. It’s perfect. If you are a member of LifeTime Fitness, I recommend you download this app as soon as possible. After all, you are paying for it!! Great job devs for providing a wonderful experience!

Lifetime has some very hard working instructors who do their best to attract and retain customers. I look forward to Zumba, cycling, Latin fusion classes every week. My husband loves kickboxing and TCX. However, the unpleasant experience in aquatics Vernon Hills turns positive into negative. Disappointing approach by the aquatics Director who made our 10 year old daughter cry just because her parents are not standing with their “toes dipped” in the pool, a rule that’s not being enforced most of the time. We respect rules to ensure member comfort and safety; however, consistency and having a clear purpose of a rule you have posted is key. It can turn into a negative situation when a parent is told to get out of hot tub because a child is swimming nicely in the pool this one time, when it was always ok before for many months in a row. Also, you cannot help but feel singled out and picked on by staff of aquatics. We would recommend you test kids under 12 and issue wristbands to help relieve tension between Lifetime and parents in aquatics.