Life Time opened its first Lakewood Ranch location Monday, Oct. 12, bringing more than 180,000 square feet of fitness, recreation and social space to 5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. N. in Sarasota.
The development includes an 86,000-square-foot athletic club, a nearly 50,000-square-foot beach club and a similarly sized pickleball complex. The beach club features waterslides, a five-lane lap pool, cabanas and poolside dining, while the pickleball complex has 14 courts — three indoors and 11 outdoors.
The main club offers fitness equipment, yoga and Pilates studios, recovery facilities, a spa and salon, dining, coworking space and child care for children ages 3 months to 11 years.
The opening marks Life Time’s second location on Florida’s Gulf Coast, joining its Harbour Island club in Tampa, and its 10th statewide, according to the company.
“This is truly a wellness and social destination, blending the energy of an athletic country club with the ease and escape of a resort,” said Parham Javaheri, Executive Vice President, President of Real Estate and Chief Property Development Officer at Life Time. “It’s a place where members can train, recover, relax, play and connect with family and friends while living healthy, happy lives.”
Life Time operates more than 195 athletic clubs across the United States and Canada.