Life Time Accelerates Florida Expansion: Luxury Athletic Country Clubs Take Over the Sunshine State 🌴💪

Florida’s fitness and wellness landscape is undergoing a massive luxury upgrade. Life Time, the premium “athletic country club” brand, is aggressively expanding its footprint across the state, bringing resort-style amenities, expansive pickleball facilities, and high-end recovery spaces to multiple new markets.

Here is a look at how Life Time is rapidly expanding its presence across Florida in 2026 and beyond.

The Newest Jewel: Lakewood Ranch (Sarasota)

Just yesterday, on October 12, 2026, Life Time officially opened its highly anticipated Lakewood Ranch location in the Sarasota area. Spanning an impressive 180,000 square feet, this sprawling indoor-outdoor complex represents the brand’s first ground-up build in the Tampa-Sarasota market.

Members are treated to a nearly 50,000-square-foot outdoor beach club with waterslides, an expansive fitness floor, and a dedicated 14-court pickleball retreat (3 indoor, 11 outdoor). Membership at this newly opened luxury wellness club starts at $339 per month for a single individual, reflecting the premium nature of its offerings—which include a full-service LifeSpa, LifeCafe, and a Kids Academy.

Recent Statewide Milestones (2025–2026)

The Lakewood Ranch opening follows a string of major strategic launches for Life Time in Florida:

• Winter Park (Orlando Area): In April 2026, Life Time debuted its first Central Florida location. The 91,000-square-foot club brought the brand’s signature high-end fitness programs and resort-like beach club pools to the Orlando market.
• Uptown Boca (Boca Raton): In December 2025, Life Time unveiled a specialized 37,000-square-foot adults-only club in Boca Raton. This location features an exclusive, tranquil environment with high-end lounge spaces, a juice bar, and a curated Kiehl’s spa experience.
• Palm Beach Gardens Expansion: Just last week in October 2026, Life Time announced a massive expansion for its Palm Beach Gardens club (which originally opened in 2022). The expansion adds a new dedicated signature pickleball building and more than 5,600 square feet of extra exercise floor space.
• Miami & Tampa Strongholds: These newer clubs join Life Time’s rapidly growing legacy portfolio in the state, which includes the massive 1.2-million-square-foot Coral Gables live/work/play village (opened in 2021), Life Time Miami at The Falls (opened August 2023), and Tampa’s Harbour Island club (opened July 2024).

Looking Ahead: What’s Coming in 2027 & 2028?

Life Time shows no signs of slowing down its Florida takeover. Future developments currently in the pipeline include:

• Jacksonville (2027): Life Time will make its debut in Northeast Florida at the Seven Pines development in Jacksonville. Slated for 2027, this $30+ million project will feature an 85,000-square-foot club and a massive outdoor beach club.
• Hamlin / Winter Garden (2028): Moving deeper into the Greater Orlando region, Life Time is currently working through local approvals for a sprawling 76-acre site in the Hamlin community, with an anticipated opening in 2028.

Whether you’re looking for high-intensity interval training, a luxury coworking space, or a place to perfect your pickleball game while the kids are at summer camp, Life Time is positioning itself as the ultimate “third place” for health-conscious Floridians.

Sources & Further Reading:

• New luxury Sarasota-area fitness club Life Time opens with $339 monthly dues (Herald-Tribune)
• Life Time Opens More Than 180,000-Square-Foot Athletic Country Club in Lakewood Ranch (PR Newswire)
• Life Time Debuts First Athletic Country Club in Orlando Market (Life Time Newsroom)
• Life Time ‘athletic country club’ opening in 2027 in Seven Pines, Jacksonville (Jax Daily Record)
• Life Time Opens Adults-Only Club in Uptown Boca (PR Newswire)