Lifetime Fitness Hours Limited

If we want to continue using the fitness equipment early in the morning (5-7AM), before it gets crowded, we must upgrade to a Signature membership for $100/month out-of-pocket. It appears to be a means of increasing revenue by Life Time. Very disappointing.

 This in "MY OPINION" is discrimination. Why should we have to pay $100 per month when Lifetime Fitness is already receiving money? Everyone thinks that those of us over a certain age just sit home all day and do nothing.  This is wrong. BTW---"Membership offering is based on the rate Medicare Fitness Program Administrators are paying on behalf of enrollees". SO how much are they paid? Is it capitated on a monthly basis or are they paid when an enrollee goes to the gym? 

EITHER WAY--------This in my opinion is AGE DISCRIMINATION. It is wrong and once again "greed" on behalf of LTF. 

Thanking Lifetime for implementing the reduced senior hours policy.The lifetime location at garland,tx location is super packed with seniors throughout the day.Sorry if this comment offended anyone.

This is a horrible business decision & yet another way to demoralize and marginalize seniors. Most attend the club in the hours you are prescribing and the ones that don’t do not created any kind of overcrowded-ness or issues for other members. This decision isolates a good part of the population you as a business in our community should be supporting. In addition to my Medicare benefits, I pay $200/month for Pilates classes. When I leave the club, you will lose that revenue as well as the other revenue seniors bring. 

It is discriminatory.  If they had created a tier system which any adult had access to limited hours at a reduced rate and then put the Medicare members in that tier, it would have been fair and legal.  But they created a lower tier based solely on age and/disability.  Its method is also similar to redlining in real estate.  They’re trying to pretend it’s not about the person they are supposed to be treating equally.

I don’t get it. The member is not taking up any extra space. But under the commerce clause, isn’t it a violation to accept federal funds and discriminate due to sex, gender or age?

This change not only impacts seniors to maintain consistent workout schedules but also appears to unfairly target seniors, potentially infringing on seniors' rights to equal access under anti-discrimination laws. This approach seems to penalize members based on age, as the upgraded membership fees are prohibitive for many seniors.

The new policy by Life Time Fitness that restricts the access hours for Standard Medicare memberships could potentially be seen as discriminatory, particularly against seniors. Under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, discrimination on the basis of age in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance is prohibited. While this law primarily addresses age discrimination within federally funded programs, it sets a precedent for how discrimination based on age should be handled generally​ (Findlaw)​.

• U.S. Department of Labor on Age Discrimination
• Healthcare Discrimination - FindLaw

Given that other health clubs do not impose similar restrictions on Medicare members, and considering that the rates and restrictions seem to disproportionately affect older adults, there might be grounds to argue that such a policy could be considered discriminatory.

Furthermore, the option provided, the “65 Plus” Membership at $179 per month for two, appears to offer a better value than the proposed upgrade for Medicare members, which would total $200 per month for a couple. This pricing strategy seems inconsistent and punitive.

It is also noteworthy that other health clubs, such as the YMCA, do not impose such restrictions on Medicare members, suggesting that such a policy is not typical.

Please maintain equal access for all members, regardless of their insurance type, and review your pricing strategies to ensure they do not unfairly discriminate against any group.

It is my understanding that Lifetime Fitness will NOT honor any advantage plans starting  the next year 2025.  That means if you are in any advantage plans you will have to full the full membership price.  Is anyone aware of this?  I understand it’s a done deal 

I sometimes use LifeTime fitness for my workout.  This "restricted access" has got to be something of an embarrassment for them:

(1) They apparently expect a large group of mostly older members to read the fine print;
(2) They apparently expect a large group of mostly retired members to know what day of the week it is (I'm not joking, there are times when I only need to remember this because of LTF, and I'd rather not);
(3) It reflects a negotiation failure on the part of LTF.  All they had to do was insist on a per-visit remit from Medicare (or part C insurer etc.) instead of a monthly "access" fee per member.  Trivial arithmetic would work out the initial rate, to be adjusted, say annually, as more data becomes available.  This would eliminate their self-inflicted conflict of interest, put their incentive back on the right track, and IMO make them more money.  They're beeping us in anyway--as a software engineer/computer scientist I know not everyone in the industry is too incompetent to take advantage of this.

I must add that, the couple of times I've accidentally arrived outside the restricted hours I've been treated with courtesy and respect.  So, as far as I can tell the boots on the ground are doing a fine job, it's just ruinous corporate policy.

-antgaucho

Is the paragraph about Arora members having access to all aquatic classes still true in 2025? Lifetime Fitness in Florham Park is requiring Signature membership for $150 a month to do outdoor aqua classes this summer.