Watching Your Waistline in Columbus: Lifetime Fitness
Whether Lifetime Fitness is a good deal for healthclubs in Columbus depends on how you like to workout.
If you are a go in, hit the treadmill, pump some free weights and hit the showers at home kind of guy, then Lifetime Fitness, with initiation fees of up to $300 and monthly fees starting at $50 for a single, may not be the best fitness center deal for you.
But, if you are a parent with young children. Or someone who likes to have lots of classes and amenities at your disposal. Or someone who just needs somewhere really nice to pursue your fitness goals, then Lifetime may just be the place for you.
Over the years I have belonged to several gyms, including small private ones and national chains like Bally’s. Lifetime is the nicest gym I have ever belonged to.
Once you get past the sometimes awful initiation fees (there are many discounts available so if you are signing up make sure you ask) the 50 or so bucks a month isn’t all that bad when you consider everything you get for that price.
This is the best maintained fitness facility in Columbus. Lockers and towels are included in the membership price. There is enough equpment that you never have to wait to work out. There are classes going on pretty much all day in two studios, and several throughout the day in the pool. Downstairs, there are basketball courts, raquetball courts & a climbing wall.
Lifetime also runs special classes for both children and adults that you can sign up for. And for parents, Lifetime has the best day care area I have ever seen at a gym. There are computers, traditional play areas and a kid size basketball court. In addition, lifetime runs summer day camps for kids in lots of different age groups.
There are men’s, women’s and family locker rooms, A lap pool and a leisure pool with slide, two large jacuzzis set to two temperatures, a large sauna, tanning and steam rooms. (I have only been to the Easton location, but Lifetime’s new location on Hard Rd. also has an outdoor pool.)
Finally, Lifetime also has massage therapists & the LifeSpa where you can get your hair and nails done. You can schedule a corporate teambuilding session, or your kid’s birthday party there, and of course they have tons of personal trainers.
Lifetime Fitness
Easton Town Center
3900 Easton Station
Columbus, OH 43219
614-428-6000
October 7th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
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