Life Time Fitness : Thread List - Florham Park

Has anyone else notices group fitness classes starting late and ending early?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:15:47 GMT

More and more, group fitness classes are starting late and ending early. So a class that is normally 60 minutes ends up being 45-50 by the time we get started. Group Fitness instructors should arrive at least 5 minutes early to set up radio/equipment etc. I have submitted several comments at the gym over the past month but have not seen any improvement. Anyone seeing this trend as well?

Male therapist in Florham Park

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:50:09 GMT

Advise if and when a male therapist will be hired in Florham Park for deep-tissue massages. Thanks

The "Find a Squash Partner" Post

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:23:14 GMT

Greetings,

I think something like this existed on the old LT website, but I can't find it anywhere on the new site.

Here's the idea, list your gender, age, skill level, availability, club location (FP or BH), & contact information, and hopefully some of us could pair up for some good matches.

Here are some good links to determine your squash skill level:

- (pdf) http://www.ussquash.com/uploadedFiles/USQ/Audiences/Players/Adults/Rankings/Rating-skill%20Scale.pdf

- http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/6566/usrate.htm

I'll start things off:

Gender: Male

Age: 23

Skill Level: I am at an intermediate-advanced skill level in tennis, just started playing squash, but would think im somewhere around a 3.5(C)

Availability: Very Flexible, but would prefer 2PM-8PM, (any day of the week).

Club Location: Florham Park preferred, but Berkely Heights is doable too.

Contact: Text or call me at (862)755-8821

Squash Anyone?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:36:55 GMT

Hi All,

I'm new to the Florham Park facility and am looking for individuals interested in playing squash at a beginner/intermediate level. My availability would be from 7:30pm - 10pm weekdays and 10am on Saturdays and Sundays.

Please reply or private message me if you are interested.

Thanks!

Looking for Squash opponents

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:52:00 GMT

I am new to the sport and am considering joining the league. Regardless, would like to meet new people to play with post 6PM M-F or anytime on the weekends.

A little Halloween with your morning Latin Fusion 10/30!

mary@okianadesigns.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:50:22 GMT

Hi everyone!

We have a Halloween-themed class planned for you during Latin Fusion on Friday 10/30 @ 9:45am!

How would you feel about learning the choreography for Thriller! Well, I'm going to be teaching you a little after every class until we perfect it just in time for our last spooooooky class of the month.

You are encouraged to wear a costume keeping in mind that you will be moving and sweating. Make sure whatever you plan on wearing is comfortable and breathable. Please make sure you also bring your towel, water and comfy cross trainers or dance sneakers.

I want us all to have a great time during this special class. Please post your thoughts or questions as I will check the board regularly.

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go find my Michael Jackson glove!

Mary

Florham Park Childcare incident

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:22:57 GMT

I love Lifetime Fitness. I am so happy I joined. I have seen results already. My wife is really happy working out, also. Our two daughters enjoy Lifetime too, especially the swimming pool and rock climbing; the facilities are excellent. What great real estate.

However, we experienced a regrettable, but not uncommon to Lifetime, incident. The one time we placed our two daughters, aged 5 and 7, in the daycare facility it was an unpleasant experience. Another child punched our younger daughter in the stomach. Kids will be kids; we understand that these events occur.

We were displeased that the attendants did not inform us of this incident and tried to cover it up. Our daughters told us of the punching incident. Our younger daughter requested to have us paged, but the attendents refused.

When I confronted the Attendent 1, she lied and stated that the other child did not punch but merely pushed our younger daughter. Attendent 1 continued to lie and stated that our daughter did not request to have her parents paged. When I started to ask specific, probing questions, Attendant 1 did not have answers and becme flustered. Attendant 1 quickly said that she was not directly involved and called the Attendant 2 to confirm her story.

When Attendant 1 called Attendant 2 over to "ask" her about the incident, Attendant 1 cupped her hand over her face, so as to block my view of what she was signalling to Attendant 2. Attendent 1 began to coach Attendant 2 as to what to say and how to respond. Attendant 1 said to Attendant 2 " Remember when the one little boy PUSHED the little girl, but it was OK and she did NOT ask to have her parents called..." Attendant 2 became nervous and glanced over to me several times during the coaching.

I became upset and lectured Attendant 1 and 2 about how they should have immediately reported the incident to us, when we came to pick up our daughters. Trying to cover up these types of incidents only feeds suspicion.

I reported the incident immediately to the Service desk. The salesperson on staff apologized and said that some senior manager would call me the next day. I never received a phone call. To be fair, my mobile phone was turned off in the morning, because I was re-charging, but no one left a message and no one tried calling subsequent to the next morning.

I only write because, we really love the LifeTime Fitness facilities. We think LTF has the potential to live up to its billing of where "Luxury meets fitness." However, the service needs to improve dramatically. Most importantly, we need LifeTime Fitness management to be aware of these issues to prevent any future incidents to children in the daycare facility. If the Attendants covered up this incident, how many more incidents have they covered up and how many more will they continue to cover up, unless we can improve. Two co-worker asked me about Lifetime; Both co-workers have children - I told them this story and said that I could not recommend LifeTime, but continue to be a member for health reasons...and hope for improvement...

Has anyone else noticed a decrease in cleanliness of the locker room floors

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:36:40 GMT

It is hard to stay on top of water coming in locker room from pool but floor seems to show noticible dirt and have spoken to others who have come up with foot fungus from germs

Finding Information

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:17:01 GMT

Why is it so difficult to find information on the site. I cant find anything about Masters swimming at Florham Park or Berkeley Heights and I cant find any information about swim coaching at either site as well.

If you attend Mary's Latin Fusion classes...

mary@okianadesigns.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:15:17 GMT

Hello everyone! It's Mary from the Wednesday and Friday morning Latin Fusion class.

I just want to publicly thank you for your continued support and for enjoying the class so much. I love watching you get better and better with every passing week but most of all I love seeing those smiles!

I also want to take this opportunity to remind you to always be mindful of the person in front, behind and beside you. We have over 70 people in class at times and I understand it gets crowded. After today's incident we need to also make sure of the following:

We must wear the propper footwear. Cross trainers are preferred but dance sneakers are good as well.
Go at your own pace, always hold your belly in and bend at knees to protect your back.
If you see me jumping it does not mean you have to. I will always show you the basic, intermediate and advanced steps. It's up to you to choose where you want to be.
Always listen to your body. Only you know when you've had enough, when you need to bring it down a notch and when you're ready to bring your heart rate back up which brings me to...
Wear your heart rate monitor!
I often bring ladies on the platform for two reasons: It gives me the chance to walk around to make sure YOU are OK. Putting someone on the platfom who knows the routines ensures that you will not miss a step as I walk to the back to help someone. The second reason is because Latin Fusion is not only a class. I want to create a fun atmosphere and show you what you can accomplish over time. The ladies on the platform have been with me for a while and are a great example of what can be done with experience. It's all in great fun!
Make sure you always have a towel and water handy. If you notice the floor is getting slippery due to sweat please come to me and let me know or kindly inform one of the staff members outside the studio.

As always come to me after class if you have any questions or comments. I appreciate your feedback and want to ensure you guys have a great class every time.

See you soon!

-Mary

New Instructor Gyll! AWESOME!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:08:49 GMT

Gyll is an awesome instructor. She is energetic, has great music and is tough! She does a lot of different challenging workouts, not just the typical workouts you would expect. We actually went down to the basketball courts during one class and did a bunch of drills! I have been going to the classes since this gym opened and I was getting a little bored with the same routines. I am finally sore again! Thank you Gyll!