Life Time, Inc. is offering more ways to boost a healthy lifestyle. Now introducing a luxury living facility, pickle ball, and a digital membership, members can find new ways to stay in shape. 

Life Time, Inc. is a chain of luxury fitness centers across the U.S. and Canada, offering a variety of sports, spa facilities, workspaces, options for children, and more. However, as well as providing a space for members to workout and do work, Life Time is now adding living spaces to incorporate a healthy lifestyle to everyday life. 

“We know that health [and] well-being goes well beyond just exercise and nutrition,” says Daniel DeBaun, a public relations specialist at Life Time. “Even it goes into your work and where you live and we wanted to add that to our portfolio.”

The first living facility opened on August 10, 2021 in Coral Gables, Florida. Residents will have everything they need to lead a healthy lifestyle while being in a vibrant community. Aside from its fitness facilities, an on-site resort and premium coworking spaces will also be part of the property, aiming to help residents flourish in their careers. 

The 1.2-million-square-foot building is also at the center of convenience. With an urban suburban feel, Life Time Living in Coral Gables provides access to arts, culture, entertainment, and more right at your doorstep. Withom walking distance to downtown Coral Gables and being near public transportation, residents won’t have to worry about driving far away for anything they might need. 

Even as Life Time Living Coral Gables is part of a thriving community, it all starts at home. Being part of Life Time Living includes a complimentary diamond membership, which is the highest of the membership tiers. Included in this membership are fitness spaces and classes, sports such as tennis, pickle ball, cycling and more, leisure and lap pools with cabana seating, and special events, to name a few. 

“It's really exciting just to have that convenience factor and add that into outside of the one hour that you're working out,” says Debaun. “That's really what you think is going to set us apart is that we're really focused on these being healthy luxury residences.”

Aside from these amenities, residents get access to the Life Time cafe and can have their meals personalized and delivered to their door. They can also receive wake up calls, grocery store tours, and meal planning with an expert. 

There are 495 units in the building, spanning from studios to three bedrooms. They are rentals with costs ranging from $2,000 to $8,000 per month. Short (one to six month) and long-term leases are available. With Life Time Living, residents also have access to Life Time facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Life Time Living is also coming to Dallas, Texas and Green Valley, Nevada. 

Life Time has added pickle ball to its facilities, a sport that combines tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. According to the Sport and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA), pickle ball’s popularity in the U.S. grew by 21.3% over the past year, which is due to people looking for new ways to stay active amid the pandemic, according to an article from BBC News. 

DeBraun shares that Life Time had been thinking of implementing pickle ball into its facilities over the last few years. It can be learned on the spot and is a social sport, which is beneficial in boosting mental and physical health. According to an article from Young People Today, pickle ball can ward off depression. The article used data from a study from Leisure Studies Journal which noted that 153 older adults associate lower levels of depression with the leisure of competing in pickleball. It is also known to reduce heart disease, lower blood pressure, burn calories, improve balance, and boost overall health. 

“It just seemed like a natural extension to add pickle ball to what we were offering here at Life Time, just in terms of the demand and AJay, who's our head of racket sports, he would say that tennis players have warmed up to pickle ball too,” DeBaun says. 

Currently, Life Time is offering pickleball for open play, but lessons will be coming in the future. There are enhanced cleaning protocols for pickle ball equipment along with everything else at Life Time. 

However, if clients want to enjoy a workout from their own home, Life Time also launched a digital membership called Life Time Digital earlier this year. As Life Time shut down their locations in 2020 due to the pandemic, they gave their members classes on demand where group fitness classes were put on videos. This began their venture into omni-channel wellness, where Life Time knew even beyond the pandemic that some members would want the option to take classes digitally. 

“The convenience of having the option for group fitness on your phone or from your laptop is something that’s very appealing,” DeBaun says. 

Life Time now offers their fitness classes on their app which bring as much excitement as being in-person as they are streamed from different locations. Content from their fit and nutrition teams is also available. The app is paired with Apple Fitness + which can be used Apple watch.

The app can be used to book classes in person as well and you can be a member of Life Time Digital even if there aren’t any facilities near you. It also includes booking services from the Life Time Spa, skipping the line at the Life Time Cafe, and more. The digital membership comes with the Life Time Club membership, otherwise, if you don’t have the Club membership, it is $15 per month. 

Through these updates, Life Time is bringing a “summer of possible” amid an unprecedented time. For more information, visit lifetime.life

[Photos courtesy of Life Time, Inc.]

Holly is a college broadcast and print journalism major at DePaul University. She is originally from New York City, but has lived in Chicago and is now based in Los Angeles. Currently, Holly works as an Editorial Intern at The Argonaut, where she serves its communities by writing articles on business features, special events, health and wellness, food spotlights, amongst other topics. She’s also a Staff Writer at her university’s newspaper, The DePaulia, and served as a news director at their award-winning radio station, Radio DePaul. Holly has written on a plethora of topics but her favorites are global events, travel, and health & wellness. When she’s not writing, she enjoys swimming, hiking, exploring, and reading. She’s also fluent in French. Follow her on Instagram @holly_jenvey