Life Time

"This Lifetime is great because the hot tub and sauna and steam room are all in the locker room. The problem is that the sauna only gets hot to 140 degrees consistently. Anyone who sauna’s knows you need at least 175 degrees to reap the benefits. Lifetime has been told several times about this issue and must just be putting off getting a new heater or servicing this one. Sometimes if you go find someone to complain to they may be-able to tinker with it and get it going. Just fix it already or buy a new one please."

"I’ve been a member of Maple Grove Lifetime for six years. Throughout the years I have routinely played basketball. As of recently, lifetime has decided to raise the two main hoops at night so you cannot use them. I have gone to the courts most week nights in the past month and there is a collective frustration on the court. Tonight, there was 40 people trying to use the courts. 10 people on each hoop trying to play. It’s chaotic. With the consistent price hikes and lifetime withdrawing the ability to use their equipment. I am dissapointed with the facility and strongly considering terminating my membership. I’ve heard crunch fitness is a great gym for $15.00 a month."

"The staff at Maple Grove are the best! Always cheerful when you check in and out and the equipment and locker room is always clean and working. I also have forgotten a couple things, my Apple Watch and my new water bottle! Both were brought to the front desk quickly for me to pick up! I can really tell they value their members and want people to feel welcome and taken care of."

"The staff is great! Very friendly and willing to help. The kid center staff are fantastic. They are so friendly and caring for our kids. Our kids enjoy going to the gym all the time. The trainers are knowledgeable, very friendly and personable. The gym stays clean and organized. Overall, a great place to workout."

"Undersized, questionable club level, and more importantly, unsafe. I've trained at 12 LTF facilities across the nation for 15 years, and no facility has left me questioning my membership more than this one. Let me explain; Not a true Gold facility when considering the like: Whether it be Woodbury, Plymouth or even South Jordan UT, each of these facilities seemingly meet equipment standards (e.g., X number of assisted chest fly; X number of stand alone lat pull downs, etc.) that I've seen across all other Gold facilities I've been to. Not only does the Maple Grove location fall short of this by a rather significant margin, the facility itself isn't the appropriate size in order to accommodate Gold level amenities that other Gold gyms in the metro area can manage. I'm convinced that the only reason this is a Gold level LTF is because of the Maple Grove label. Not a problem in and of itself (as this does help regulate gym population); however the facility needs to be up to standards to justify charging for Gold, otherwise this constitutes the criticism of 'Overcharging', 'Ripoff', or lack of value in general. Coon Rapids, Champlin, each nearby bronze level facilities are of better value. It's pretty hard to dismiss this feedback when it's a fact. Safety: With consideration to the above, the gym floor feels over saturated with equipment (again, not even enough to meet what I'd consider Gold standards) laid out in such a way that is not only uncomfortable, but unsafe. Equipment is so tightly packed together that there isn't reasonable rest area for in between sets aside from the free-weight zone. I have also been bumped into during both bench press and lat pull down sets because there isn't enough room beside or behind the equipment to walk by. I intend to address this directly with the Maple Grove Mgmt. Example (see photos): Flat bench's are forced up against the wall/mirror which doesn't allow for adequate all around access for proper spotting. The real issue here -- Although one can drag the bench away from the wall, this doesn't always cross the minds of those lifting, those who may already be apprehensive to ask for a spot. I can SELF IDENTIFY that I've needed to help with an emergency bar re-rack for someone late into their set lifting essentially to failure, from the side of the bench because the rear wasn't accessible. Additionally, directly to the right was another bench with someone else in the middle of their set limiting my ability to help the person in need, nearly knocking his bar in the process. All of this could be prevented if benches were turned around with placement beginning from the center of the room so that people aren't prohibited in any shape or form from providing a spot or re-rack. Emergency re-rack's do happen, but the facility lay out shouldn't in any way inhibit safety. I'm also surprised that more mirrors haven't been shattered. TLDR: New building needed; money being spent on cosmetic details when the brick and mortar is itself is the complication. Unsafe gym equipment floor layout due to the former, with the building itself limiting the facility's ability to even meet the equipment standards that of those constitute a Gold level facility. Separate feedback has been sent to corporate directly; no response has been received. I hope this situation can get sorted out in the near future as there is FAR too much similar feedback below."