Life Time Fitness Employer Reviews

A lot of people who work at Life Time truly care about helping people live healthy lives. But the corporate culture revolves around keeping members spending. Your success at Life Time hinges upon your sales ability.

enjoyed working here. free membership and discounts on spa.

Customer Friendly establishment based on living a healthy lifestyle. Keeps clubs very neat, clean and orderly.

Corporate sales culture.
Great benefits.
Workout during work time.

I was warned for years that Life Time was an awful place to work.
I took the position anyway. After two years I had had enough.
Never sure my checks were correct....lack of transparency!

No HR department in the clubs....terrible at assisting employees with their needs.

Since I left they have been nothing but a nightmare to deal with when it comes – more... to my health insurance, my 401K and a few other follow ups I needed to be taken care of.

Just a terrible experience.....always felt like I was successful despite Life Time making my job way more difficult all the time.

All the employees are very unhappy with the company and just complain about it constantly....terrible environment to work in.

So many internal clicks and so much drama! – less

..for a gym membership. I worked at lifetime while I was in college.

Watch children
Clean restrooms
Entertain children
Hardest pat of job is to get some kids to behave
Co workers are awesome
Team environment

Fast paced environment with lots of people coming in and out. Managers very supportive and a typical day consisted of non-stop moving and short breaks with getting to know the members.

We are an aging population. According to AARP there over 40million Americans over 65, and that number is growing. Lifetime does not care for this segment. One of my students complained and her membership was terminated. Older, fat, disabled...need not apply. I am recommending my students join another club.

guarded pool area inside and outside.
checked pool chemicals
check resume

Management was initially lacking, to say the least. My former department is now run expertly and with employee growth, leading to overall productivity, as a goal

Work consisted of setting up all of the activities and the desk area for check in every morning. I would run different groups of 8-10 children every day and take them through a light morning workout, activities at the pool, arts and crafts, gym games, and a field trip once a week. It helped me learn how to manage small groups of different ages, some – more... days I would have five year old girls only, and the next day I might have a mix of girls and boys years 13 and 14, which always kept me on my toes. I also got a great understanding of how to deal with parents which definitely varies from child to child. I also taught sports and workout classes for kids and adults, which was always a treat. My overall experience at Lifetime was definitely a positive one. – less

Work was scheduled and most of the employees abided by the rules of the company. I learned to more effectively handle situations as they arose and to cooperate with my co-workers. Management was not always on top of their work but overall it was not noticeable to customers. The hardest part of the job was dealing with children's ups and downs. The most – more... enjoyable part of the job was working there everyday. – less

A typical day at Lifetime fitness is to feel the good vibes of everyone who is walking through the door. The members inspire me because they are young, middle age, and older. They come in each and every day caring a great deal about their health. I like to connect our members with the services that suits their specific needs and goals. A great deal – more... of my day is solving problems, trying to make mad members happy and happy members happier. I am very lucky because I get to manage an awesome team of employees who really care about their job. What I learned from Lifetime is that you can meet your goals in every aspect of your life if you just focus and work hard. The results do come in time.... – less

As a former employee,I have to say, this company is quite possibly the worst company I've ever worked for. They expect you to put work before anything else in your life. They don't care about you at all, they just want MONEY. And they'll do anything to get it. They lie cheat and steal. In fact that should be their mission statement. Which by the way, – more... you better have it memorized for your god awful interview. Word for word they'll expect you to remember the whole mission statement, which is a paragraph long. If you don't know it, you can kiss your chances goodbye. It's a joke. This place is literally hell on earth. And watch out, they like to demote you without any warning. – less

I write this review as an ex employee of over 4 years.

As many others have stated, this company cares about 1 thing; money! $$$ Management bases all decisions on sales goals.

Those who fall for this corporate logic do so without thinking: Endless days slaving to hit a monthly sales goal....only to do it all over again next month.

This company abides – more... by the motto "SELL SELL - Get the members credit card on file and charge it until they beg you to stop"

Employees are as appreciated as the toilets we use every day. Use it, abuse it, move on! Irregardless of your employment history, you can and will be termated at will. This company prides itself on firing experienced employees to save a few hundred $ on not paying vacation time...ouch.... NOT a company you should work for!

Company culture prides itself on "premium" product when really the only premium product they offer is the EXERCISE EQUIPMENT.

No staff count as premium product. In my experience, the staff are a group of thoughtless corporate followers and yes-men.

Personal trainer biography boards are filled with embellished credientials and lies, set forth by higher managers. (this way you can charge more $ for training sessions...convenient)

The hardest part of this job was going in to work knowing your coworkers aspire to get rich by winning the lottery. WOW. Talk about ambitions. Nobody discusses intelligent aspects of life or academic curiosities.

It is a shame the people working here are stuck living in Plato's Cave. They may never see the light! I am so glad I left this mental prison to actually use my brain to help people!

What I learned from working here:
- Never work for Lifetime Fitness.
- Lifetime sees members as bank accounts to be emptied at all costs.
- Management is self-centered and will do anything in their power to maximize sales all to improve their petty monthly bonuses.

- MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL; I learned I have more to offer the fitness world, and will do so without the brain chains of lifetime fitness numbing my intelligence! – less

It was an awesome job. A work day would consist of teaching children how to swim or making sure no one drowned. I learned it is important to be able to multi-task. I loved the management and the co-workers. The harderst part of the job was getting burned by the sun. The most enjoyable part of the job was working with children.

Long days w/ lifetime fitness, with early morning prep a required need to keep current with daily tasks. Project is in Berkeley Hieghts, New Jersey

I work very odd hours being a personal trainer and it is a bit straining on my sleep schedule. I am at the club extremely early and often very late. I have learned how to compound my time very well and to be effective in getting simple to large tasks completed in a short amount of time. The most difficult part of my job are the odd hours, sometimes – more... being at the gym at 5:30 AM and not leaving until 9 or 10 PM only to start again the next day. Management is a bit unreliable in the tasks they state will get completed and often matters have to be taken into my own hands if I want the job to get done correctly. I truly enjoy all the faces I get to see throughout the day and most of the staff is friendly and enjoyable to be around. – less

meet and greet members. i learned how to meet the health and fitness needs of the entire family. co-workers were great.