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February 2024 by Dima S.
Completely overpriced gym. I came here just for the use of daycare. It was convenient to work out for me as a busy mom. There are additional classes for kids like swimming but you have to pay extra. I think our family membership was $500 a month for 2 parents and 2 kids. That's very costly, at least for us. I hosted my son's birthday and all they did was give us a basketball court for $325 for 2 hours. I expected more than just a basketball court and 2 boxes of pizza, missed to deliver one more. The description said that 2 qualified trainers will play games with the kids which they didn't. I was just disappointed with the birthday event I hosted for my 6 year old . You are better off getting a peloton app membership and exercising at home.
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November 2023 by Ngawang Sherab
I regret to share my disappointing experience with Jane Durkee, a worker I recently interacted with. Throughout our email correspondence, I observed a noticeable lack of professionalism and a concerning reluctance to engage in meaningful conversation. From the outset, it was evident that Ms. Durkee did not exhibit the level of professionalism one would expect in a professional setting. Her responses were curt, lacking the courtesy and respect that are crucial in any professional communication. Moreover, the overall tone of our exchanges conveyed an uncooperative attitude, making it difficult to establish a productive and collaborative working relationship.In any professional setting, effective communication and a willingness to collaborate are fundamental to success. Unfortunately, my experience with Jane Durkee left much to be desired in these aspects.
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November 2023 by Chloe Hill
We had a terrible experience with Sarah who works at the front desk. I have never felt more unwelcome as a paying member of edina lifetime. She made my entire family feel unwelcome, less then, and like we were not supposed to be there. I firmly believe she has some biases against black people that should not be tolerated.We pay for our membership the same price as the white members, and I doubt she treats them the same way. I will not be back to this location and we will be canceling our membership to go to Edina because of her mistreatment.We will go to St Louis Park or Eden Prairie.Above all, right now, everyone needs to be more kind and she did not possess an ounce of kindness.This gym itself is not worth the prices given how busy it is, they have oversold memberships. Maybe Sarah’s job is to get people to cancel memberships. Well done!
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November 2023 by Lunita Spice
this gym absolutely sucks. the equipment is your very basic equipment you could find in literally any gym. definitely not worth the high price tag. their classes are absolutely worthless- they do not listen to clients needs or desires in regards to classes and have bare minimum offerings at awkward times. this lifetime in particular (edina) has the worst offerings of all. not to mention their recovery center is absolute trash. the “hydro massage” is literally just water jets that go in a straight line up and down your back- theres no other settings- even LA Fitness has a better massage chair than this! the cryo bed is absolutely worthless and they only provide cold dipping baths in the MENS locker room and totally disregard providing this to women. the accupressure is very meh. and the hours of the recovery area are very minumum apparently bc “they dont have the staff” - well hire more? not my problem- especially considering how much we pay to ho here, clearly providing value is not their top priority. literally not worth your money- i highly reccomend going to one of the many other great fitness spots in town- where they actually have knowledgable instructors- every class ive gone to has totally sucked and not been worth my time. conceited staff who barely cares. everything about this gym is extremely bare minumum.
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November 2023 by Kevin Flanagan
Good equipment and good classes. Really nice indoor lap pool.I just wish hours could go back to pre covid - open until 12 am on weekdays and 11pm on weekends. With membership price and how busy it is, it should be a no brainer
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October 2023 by Jace Holm
Literally the most disappointing location in the Minneapolis area. Everything is way over priced for what you get. Children are constantly unmonitored in the adult weight area. Talking up space as a social after school daycare. Hoards of kids taking up squat racks and bench areas for hours, snap-chating and social media constantly. The "members only" pool area is the same, screaming children everywhere. For $199 a MONTH for a single person, while these rich families get to add their kids for $40 or if you have a FIFTH kid its free is disgusting for a premium gym. This should be an adults only location for the weight area and roof-top. No exception for a "luxury experience athletic club" to be playing daycare for the rich. Go to the YMCA.
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September 2023 by Zachary Garcia
The guy is electric and brings an energy into the gym that makes even the hardest workouts just a tad easier which everyone appreciates. Would recommend one of his classes 100%.
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September 2023 by Yalla Papi
Just wanted to leave a review of this place after being a member for a year.First of all, a bit of background - I've been training since I was 15 years old (I'm almost 40 now) and have worked out in probably over 100 gyms all over the world.This is one of the best if not THE BEST gym I've ever been a member of. Any of the negative reviews are by spoiled little babies who get upset when their latte has too much almond milk.First off, the facility is full of brand new equipment. No machines are ever broken for more than 24 hours before you see a maintenance guy lying on the floor with a wrench making it work again.In terms of cleanliness, this gym is always spotless. You could probably eat off of the floor anywhere in this gym and it would likely be cleaner than the cleanest spot in my apartment.Now let's talk about the management...Guess what, 5 stars for them as well. And in fact this is probably what sets this gym apart from nearly every other gym I've ever worked out in. Yes, of course, everyone wants a job. But the staff here really makes it feel like your $200/mo is well spent.They're always working hard, always accomodating, always greet you by name and with a smile. I mean honestly even if it's fake-corporate "niceness" (which for the record, I don't think it is) it still beats the disinterested stares and sullen-teenager DMV-type attitude that you find at most other gyms when you ask them to do something.The staff here is actually super awesome. What I found very interesting is how the upper management will routinely walk the floor to clean equipment. You'll be on your way to your workout and see the GM in his slacks, dress shoes, and collared shirt wiping a corner of the gym (that nobody would ever spot test for dust in a million years) just to make sure the place is spotless. I really can't stress enough how impressive I found this that even the GM will get his hands dirty cleaning equipment and random parts of the facility.The rest of the staff is awesome too. Trainers are pleasant enough (but mostly focus on their clients instead of schmoozing with members) and same goes for the cleaning/admin crew.The classes here are top notch as well. I mostly only did the yoga classes (shoutout to Lindsay P and Patrick and the 75 minute flow classes) with some spin here and there. Very challenging classes, great teachers. Can't speak on other classes as I never did them but I'm sure they're of the same caliber.The rest of this gym is similar to Equinox in that you have shaving cream, razors, moisturizer, good shampoo/conditioner, steam/sauna, jacuzzi, etc. It's like an Equinox except the staff is nice instead of snobby. Maybe it's a Minnesota thing, I'm not sure.Another great thing about this gym is that the men's locker room has a cold plunge. I'd never done a cold plunge before joining this gym but it speeds up your recovery like no other and increases your work capacity for future workouts. Really amazing and once you start you'll get addicted.Anyone who complains about this place really honestly has no idea how good they have it. This is EASILY the BEST gym in Minneapolis, probably even Minnesota. Show me 1 gym that even comes close. I should know, I'm a gym snob. I've trained at every major chain, Crossfit boxes, yoga studios, you name it. This place has them all beat. $200/month is expensive to you? I spend more than that on my morning coffee - you're telling me it's not worth spending that on a gym membership that offers all this AND is one of the few businesses where you actually feel like you're getting your money's worth?I ended up moving to Miami so I had to cancel my membership, but this gym was great and the people working there are 10/10. There's literally no reason to join any other gym in Minneapolis. No other lifetime, crossfit box, yoga studio, nothing. This is the place to be. Thanks to everyone down there and if any of you come to Miami def hit me up on IG @stuartod
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August 2023 by Allison Justin
Kallie M is simply the best! We have been going to her GTX classes & we’re so grateful for her energy, knowledge, and fun she brings to every class ?
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July 2023 by Brennan Schaeuble
I was a member in Colorado for 4 years and have visited Life Time locations in 7 different states. This gym is, by far, a noticeable downgrade to the cheaper location in Colorado. The weight area is over crowded and the locker rooms and sauna area are very dirty. I used to sauna for 30 minutes every day, that stopped as the stench of this location became unbearable.
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July 2023 by Samantha Huff
At the Life Cafe this morning I dropped my straw to my Life Time reusable cup on the ground as I was a getting cold brew. One of the cafe team members saw and got me a new straw for my cup for free! I thought it was so kind!
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July 2023 by Burner Durner
Money grabber. Please stay away from this gym. I lost my items and had to pay a fee to get it back. Worst gym ever. Don’t know why I’m paying 300$ a month for
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June 2023 by Mae Welsch
After being a paying and loyal member to Lifetime Edina for three years, I was heartbroken about the hire-on experience when I applied as a rooftop bartender. I think I finally understood what people meant when they said “Edina people are the worst”. The second you’re an employee, all staff, management and gym-goers treat you like dirt beneath their shoes. They didn’t tell me I couldn’t use the rooftop amenities myself until after I was hired. Why? Members don’t want to see workers taking up their chairs. Classist behavior. I asked for recipes for the drinks to study for 3 weeks straight and it wasn’t sent to me until an hour before my shift. I had stated that unfortunately, because I had been asking for so long and the only way I had been learning was through failing (very discouraging), I was no longer interested in working there. Although I had paid for my membership that month, they CANCELLED IT IMMEDIATELY. No refund. After three years of loving the gym, convincing all of my friends to get memberships, influencing to my 100k followers about how much I loved it. Soooo disappointing.
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June 2023 by Anastasiya
Beautiful facility, great equipment, clean showers with nice products. Always friendly and professional staff. I’ve never been or seen anyone treated badly there like previous comments state. The instructors and coaches are the absolute rockstars. ⭐️There’s one problem though: with all the cleanliness of the gym and showers/locker rooms - YOGA MATS are still gross and stinky. ?And no - having a sprinkler with whatever water/alcohol that supposed to “disinfect” for people to use after themselves is not a solution, and it’s not working! It’s not killing the stench - can’t you AT LEAST put some aroma scent in it? Idk…before moving to MN I lived in NYC for 10 years and was a member of a very similar luxury type fitness club for the same price and I know it’s not impossible to keep the mats fresh and clean by washing and changing them after every yoga class the same way you take care of equipment and showers … maybe change it for other types of mats - not so absorbing? Because it’s better to smell a rubber than someone’s dirty feet ot sweat of someone who used that mat before you… (and over abundance of suffocating hot yoga classes DO NOT help it).
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June 2023 by Sarah Hina
Review of pool area:Two pools (family/adults), both about 4 ft deep with step entry. There's also a separate section for outdoor food/drinks at the bistro or you can order from your phone and have food delivered to you. Cabanas available for rental but note these are set away from the actual pools. Great rooftop overall but if you're looking to actually swim, I would suggest other locations like savage or Chan.
