Just so this is clear, this place deserves 2 stars and I have to give it a 1 because it's overrated. Pros: Spacious, and probably the only gym with enough squat racks/deadlifting platforms. Hot tubs, pools, steam room, sauna, are all pretty nice. Machines are typically always working or repaired very quickly. 5 bench presses is the perfect amount. The lockers are lovely. The staff is very friendly, and LifeTime should consider themselves lucky they have someone as talented as Brian Ribero on the personal training team. Cons, and there are many (so buckle in management): Good luck going swimming in the pool. 4 PM on a Tuesday? Swarms of children - it feels like a Nat Geo documentary on eusocial insects. Not good. What's worse, pool closures galore - my last three visits I've only wanted a lane to swim in alone for 20 mins and I haven't been able to get that in spite of waiting for over an hour multiple times. And they're certainly not giving you an automatic discount for closures even though you're only paying for this place for the amenities. My membership costs $225/mo and you can't give me a lane in one of FOUR pools? Let's make it even worse - try waiting for a lane to open from the hot tub (which I'm in alone) and here come a dozen or so eight year olds to jump in. No sane 30 year old man wants to be alone in a hot tub with a bunch of 8 year olds who are in there against the rules which are completely unenforced. I'm fine waiting, even - but life guards do not enforce limits on swimming time for other members. The members here are indeed annoyingly entitled. So when you try to engage with the member that has been swimming lackadaisically back and forth for almost an hour in the same lane, they will dismiss you because they have a behavioral problem. This is also the only gym I've ever been in where someone has refused to work in if they are occupying a machine where there is only one (of which there are far too many). I have also been sexually harassed by children in the locker room while changing into my bathing suit. "Nice ass," they say. $225/mo and you'd think there wouldn't be multiple hoards of (presumably) teenagers swarming several benches, and yet... Life finds a way. Also, of note, many members wear very offensive articles of clothing ranging from graphics depicting trans women as monsters to, verbatim, "nobody likes a vegetarian." The staff are far too complacent in dealing with problematic members, probably because you have 8 people working during peak hours. Have heard slurs of many types out of the mouths of multiple members far too frequently. The food in the café is marketed to be healthy, but it is mostly devoid of anything I'd want to eat as a vegetarian. Indeed the poor quality of options here reflects negatively on the brand of the gym. The guest policy is also far too restrictive. 2 per month with a 60 day cooldown is absurd. The seated shoulder press rack is literally begging you to injure yourself - as a core component of bodybuilding routines, this is unacceptable. Other gyms, such as Impact in Auburn, have adjustable racks for the barbell bench and barbell overhead press so that you don't have to strain trying to get into form. 1/4 of the price and I'm feeling like that rat's nest is more luxurious - not a good look. The sign in process for guests is also belabored, but, the front desk are normally nice enough. There are too few of them however. I have noticed the decreased headcount as what I'm sure are budget cuts. And that's disgusting considering the cost of being here. I will say that if I weren't one of the biggest people in the room, I would feel somewhat unsafe here due to poor membership quality, understaffing, and little effort to ensure a respectful environment. All of that can be tolerated, but I will say what is absolutely inexcusable : quality photo opportunities for fitness progress are near non-existent. Figure it out. Even the most cramped gyms have a place for photos the don't involve taking a picture of other people. Final verdict: Maybe nice for a visit, off hours, in the dead of winter, but definitely not for a lifetime. read more