Life Time Athletic and Tennis Peachtree Corners

Okay so I have a family of 5 (3 kids)… Being a member you can go to all platinum gyms so I honestly swim and take advantage of my membership at atlanta because of the kids, but i dont like the crowded environment of the Atlanta gym so M-​F i workout here and they know the boys so I get a community/​country club feel from the staff… I love it! Some peope say its pricey but with the price comes events, cookouts, multiple gym access, the best kickboxing class, and place where my entire family can hang out eat dinner and we can workout without waiting on machines or people having social hour and looking to be seen! Ok im done!

Very expensive club for what you get — and you better love tennis before considering joining (I do). Staff is nice & professional though everyone knows its a revolving door of both mgt and tennis pros. Has been that way for some time I’m told. Many older members just go with the flow and prefer the older days (tho it was not profitable). Food is bad, bar is hardly used which is a shame. Indoor courts are extra as are drills. All in all, its what you make of it I guess but after 7 months, I’m moving on as its not worth the cost.

The membership director at this location is a rude woman that could not care less about her job. Of course, that’s of the date of this review, it’s almost guaranteed, that with her attitude, she’ll soon move onto a great career at Kmart or become a TSA agent.
I love how this club has downgraded to an onyx club (because nobody in the market was willing to pay $ 144 for such a tiny/​limited gym) but they grasp onto, «We’re an onyx fitness club and a DIAMOND TENNIS CLUB,» like it’s the final pack of meat in Venezuela. By the way, the onyx fee per month is $ 99/​month if joining from this location.
The fitness floor is limited but does host the typical Technogym assortment that you see at most new clubs (except for the Sandy Springs location) and it was the first location to have two olympic lift platforms – although they’re rarely used here.
Good to know: No indoor pool, not 24/​7, no sauna or steam room.
Good to know (if you’re coming from a club in the DC or NYC metro): No Technogym cardio equipment but they do have a few flat Woodways.

Let me start by saying that I’m 40 yrs old with two young children and was looking for a place to workout and have my kids entertained as well (so everyone is happy). Well I took a tour, my view is this location is more geared toward twenties with no kids or older people with grown kids with nothing in between. Reasons: No indoor pool and the kids room is so small! Other locations have more kid friendly activities but they are 20 or more minutes away from the Peachtree Corners area. If you are looking to play tennis and use a pool outside during the summer, this s good place for you (not to mention, it’s very expensive for the few amenities that you get!!). Also, you pay extra to use the tennis courts. The gym room was very small compared to other locations. We found the YMCA had the best bang for your buck, if you have kids. All depends on what you are looking for! Good luck.

This club is my home court tennis facility. I love the courts and the facility. But the food and service is terrible. My tennis team plays out of Lifetime and the food at our home matches was hands down the worst food we ate all season long. The staff at Lifetime is falling apart. All the good employees either quit or got fired and now we are left with what we got. They haven’t replaced the general manager so it is essentially an unmanaged club for the past 3 months. I go to Lifetime to play tennis but you will not see me ordering any food or drinks from this establishment. It’s the healthy way of life company — lol!

This LifeTime is my home club and I seriously cannot speak highly enough of it. I am not a tennis player but I know that they have about 25 courts and are very tennis centric. A lot of their fitness equipment is targeted for tennis players. However, the reason I rank this location so highly is not because of their courts. This location has the BEST fitness classes. So far I have taken the spin/​Edge cycle (45 min) class, Barre, Circuits, Barbell strength, hot vinyasa, restorative yoga, and slow burn yoga. For starters, I am obsessed with their yoga studio. I was ready to end the tour and sign up for the club when I saw those vaulted ceilings. The instructors the club selects are top notch. The perfect combination of PUSH but not too pushy– if that makes sense at all. I have had the most positive experiences with their yoga instructors– they all take the time to stop by each person to correct positioning! Mila starts each class with oils and a mantra and Michelle will challenge you and make you laugh at the same time! Jane teaches slow burn and restorative and makes sure you get in the deepest stretches. I’m pretty sure she is gumby. I cannot believe the drastic improvement in my practice with the help of these instructors. (Since the club is newer, the class size is smaller so there is so much focus on each student.)
On to other classes… Blythe teaches Pedal and Punch, which is essentially a 45 min spin and 45 min kick boxing class which is FANTASTIC. I am the most uncoordinated person alive and I love the fact that she did not single me out like some teachers will do and just let me do my own thing when it comes to the fumbling/​kicking I do. (Also they are adding piloxing gloves soon to the mix!!) I took Barre for a month previously at a Barre specific club and was curious to see how this club would compare as a general gym with fitness classes. I was very impressed. It was just as good– and not nearly as expensive! Once they get more of the Barre balls I would say that the classes are equivalent. As you can clearly see I love all the instructors and classes. I think there is a great variety so you don’t get bored and your body is constantly challenged by all the variety. But that’s not all. I think they did the greatest job hiring their front desk people too. They will take the time to learn your name!
In regards to the facilities. Immaculate! The ladies locker room is clean and well stocked (shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotion, hair dryers, towels). I easily make the transition from work out to work. I’ve never had a problem waiting for a shower. The cardio equipment is really up to date. They have the arc trainer elliptical (my favorite because the motion is very easy on the knees), the most advanced treadmills that have the cushion tread for those with shin issues, and they have this cross country ski/​thigh toner machine that is new to me– but super cool. They also have two of the muscle oscillating machines that make your muscles contract like 10 1011x a second– I read that it is great for recovery and apparently 30 seconds on this thing in a squat position is better then a 10 minute wall sit.
Price– its not cheap. But I feel that it is well worth it. No more then a coffee a day if you break it down. Anyway, I love this place!

This location is my home club, but I have so far been to 5 different Life Time clubs so this review will speak to both experiences — this club in specific, and Life Time in general.
First some background to give perspective on what eye the review is coming from: I have been using fitness facilities of all kinds pretty much my entire adult life — 24 Hr Fitness, LA Fitness, couple of non-​franchise clubs, various residential clubhouse facilities, and many many hotel gym facilities (probably 50+). I work out on the average 4 – 5 days per week, mostly weights but mix in cardio, x-​training, and classes.
As with any Life Time and since this place is brand new, it is fantastically clean for gym standards and machines are all high quality. Since it is a tennis club, outdoor area is awesome — lots of sitting areas including a huge central firepit that they light up every evening (unless it’s too cold or too warm). Best «looking» club I’ve ever used.
The Peachtree location is VERY tennis-​centric. If you are a tennis player, it’s a dream and probably a bargain at $ 110−140/mo (I joined as a founder’s member (when they opened) and I believe currently the price is in the $ 140/​mo range). 30+ courts including a stadium court that seat hundreds, half-​dozen indoors, couple clay, and couple youth, and couple mini courts. I used to play tennis in high school, and this place makes me want to pick it up again. Still debating. Definitely 5 stars.
The non-​tennis facilities are nominal, especially considering their diamond level. No barbells or free weight stations other than dumbbells (to 60 lbs), and a couple of complete set of cable stations (~18−20 total) for the entire body. Still not a bad workout, but I sorely miss the free weights! Cross training area is small compared to other Life Times, but still has complete equipments (balls, sticks, abs, etc.). While not my ideal, I still get a complete workout. Aerobic inventory (treadmills, bikes, etc.) is quite good, and consists of top-​line equipments. 2.5 stars here.
Classes are still forming, but it is complete: Aerobics, total conditioning, yoga, pilates, etc. but you’ll need to plan it well since it’s not as numerous as other Lifetimes. Separate yoga, spin & pilates rooms, again comparatively small but nice. They have only been open 5 months and classes are starting to fill up nicely though, so I think this will pick up soon. 3.5 stars.
No indoor pool (they have outdoor), basketball, racquetball, sauna, jacuzzi, which is disappointing. All Lifetimes have these so I don’t understand why they couldn’t have torn down a couple of their 34 courts and built the building bigger. Locker room is small — about ¹⁄₃ size of other locations, 3 sinks, 6 shower stalls. Given that other 4 locations I’ve been to have similarly much larger locker rooms, this is again a shortfall. But they have a bar with several TVs, which is unique! 2 stars on miscellaneous facilities.
As for the other Life Times — I have gone to Sandy Springs (diamond) & Johns Creek (gold) in GA, and Centreville (gold) and Reston (diamond) in VA. All are similar in facilities to each other (but quite different from Peachtree Corners), but the diamond units are definitely better maintained from cleanliness and amenities standpoint. Is it worth the price difference between gold & diamond though? I would say no and the only reason I would go for diamond is if it offered logistical convenience. They all have great equipment, not terribly crowded (a la LA & 24hr chains), and overall very clean.
The reason I give 4 stars overall (for both my location and Life Time in general) is that while I can nitpick on dissatisfactions here and there, the overall workout experience at Life Time is highly satisfactory. Obviously if you are looking for get-​in, get-​out, just-​need-​the-​equipment-​to-​work-​out type of a place, you’d be overpaying for Life Time. But to me the enjoyability and motivation of working out has a lot to do with the workout experience, and I find that I enjoy going to work out more than I ever have. And I’m willing to pay the extra to help keep me motivated.

«The greatest feeling you can get in a gym, or the most satisfying feeling you can get in the gym is… The Pump.» — Pumping Iron (1977)
What an amazing facility! First, I nearly drove past it after a business meeting and talking on a work call — it really is kind of tucked back off the road. However, it was so close to where I was I could have almost walked there! The first LT with tennis courts in Georgia, the place is crazy!
They have 20 outdoor tennis courts — I was in awe. Apparently, they have indoor courts as well, but I didn’t have any time to look for them. Actually, I wish I had more time to snoop around at the place, but I had to get in a quick workout and shower and get back for an evening with friends.
This location also has the awesome outdoor pool, but apparently no indoor pool (this would keep me from coming here most of the time when the outdoor pool is closed). I rely on my pool at my home gym.
I believe this is also a Diamond-​Level LT Gym (this means you have to have a diamond membership to get in the door) — no one said anything when I flashed my card, except welcome Lindy. So I really am not 100%. Plenty of cardio equipment and the locker room was clean and had no issue finding an empty locker.
I won’t be relocating, but since this was convenient today it worked out so very nicely for me. I’m sure I will be back.