Exclusive Sneak Peek Inside Life Time Athletic

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Life Time Athletic, after a year-and-half of construction and anticipation, is holding its grand opening Thursday, November 9.

The total-package fitness mega-center, located at Carothers Parkway and Old Liberty Pike, has been taking memberships for several months now.

The two-story, 120,000-square-foot facility is many things but it is absolutely not just a gym, said its corporate spokesman Jason Thunstrom. That much is obvious to anyone who steps inside. A more appropriate term might be resort, because it offers something for everyone from ages three months to 103. This design is the first of its kind, anywhere in the country. Life Time has more than 100 locations nationwide.

“We want to provide a place people want to be, not a place they feel they have to be,” Thunstrom said.

After spending just a few minutes inside and seeing all that it has to offer, it is indeed not a place you want to leave.

Just a few of the features of Life Time Athletic include:

  • 9 indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs (and two water slides)
  • Café with a guilt-free menu,
  • Two basketball courts (and a mini basketball court for kids)
  • Full-service salon and spa,
  • 40,000 square foot gym (which takes up 1/3 of the building),
  • A partnered-on-site physician to provide whole proactive health
  • Full-scale children’s area for ages three months to 12 years (complete with education stations)
  • Wine/beer offerings to enjoy while you get a massage
  • Personal trainers and nutritionists
  • Numerous studios for group classes (see a list of classes here).

If you imagine a combination of the amenities of a five-star hotel mixed with a two-acre gym with state-the-art-equipment, then you have a pretty good picture of what a Life Time Athletic is.

Life Time Athletic is located at 5020 Carothers Pkwy, Franklin. Normal hours of operation will be 4 a.m. to midnight.

Life Time Athletic will also employ 300 people, the vast majority local.

Membership registration can be completed online. The cafe and certain activities are available to non-members.

Check out our exclusive first look inside Life Time Athletic.