Life Time Opens Otay Ranch Athletic Country Club in Chula Vista, California Anchoring One of San Diego's Fastest-Growing Communities
Rhea-AI Summary
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) opened Life Time Otay Ranch in Chula Vista on Dec. 15, 2025, its second club in San Diego County and the first built from the ground up in the market. The two-level destination totals more than 135,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space and added nearly 200 jobs.
Key amenities include a 26,000‑sq‑ft workout floor, seven pickleball courts (three indoor), recovery and spa facilities, resort-style pool deck, Kids Academy, LifeCafe and a LifeSpa. Membership waitlist and hours are available online and by phone.
Positive
- Created nearly 200 jobs in Chula Vista
- Built a 135,000+ sq ft two-level athletic country club
- Added a 26,000‑sq‑ft dedicated workout floor
- Installed 7 pickleball courts including 3 climate-controlled indoor courts
- Expanded Life Time footprint to 9 locations in California with more planned
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Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
Before this club-opening news, LTH was down 0.46%. Key leisure/fitness peers were also negative: PLNT -0.44%, PTON -4.11%, MAT -3.76%, GOLF -1.18%, YETI -3.92%. Scanner data did not flag a coordinated sector momentum move, suggesting a stock-specific context despite broader peer softness.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11 | Holiday gift guide | Positive | +0.9% | Wellness-focused 2025 gift guide featuring fitness and recovery products. |
| Dec 04 | Event announcement | Positive | -0.7% | Return of LT Games hybrid athlete competition with <b>$25,000</b> in prizes. |
| Dec 01 | New lease signed | Positive | -2.3% | Lease for large Gowanus athletic country club with rooftop beach club. |
| Nov 21 | Product education | Positive | +2.9% | Guidance on choosing creatine supplements and promotion of LTH Power Creatine. |
| Nov 06 | Program expansion | Positive | -1.2% | Nationwide rollout plans for CTR reformer workout to <b>60+</b> locations by 2026. |
Recent lifestyle and expansion headlines have often seen mixed or negative next-day moves despite broadly positive business tone.
Over the last six weeks, Life Time has issued a series of brand- and growth-focused announcements. These include a holiday gift guide on 2025-12-11, the 2026 LT Games event on 2025-12-04, and a major Gowanus, Brooklyn lease exceeding 85,000 square feet on 2025-12-01. Earlier, the company expanded its CTR reformer workout to nearly 30 locations with a goal of 60+ by end of 2026. The new Otay Ranch opening continues this expansion narrative, adding another large-format athletic country club to the portfolio.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement details the opening of Life Time Otay Ranch, a more than 135,000-square-foot athletic country club in Chula Vista, creating nearly 200 jobs and expanding the company’s California footprint to nine locations. It follows recent news on new leases, branded events, and program expansions, reinforcing a growth and experiential-wellness strategy. Investors may track how new centers like Otay Ranch contribute to revenue, membership trends, and utilization alongside capital spending and insider trading activity disclosed in recent SEC filings.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
New location creates nearly 200 jobs and brings more than 135,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor spaces setting a new standard for wellness, fitness and community in South Bay
Life Time Otay Ranch introduces an elevated health and wellness experience to the South Bay region, designed to support a healthy way of life for all ages, brought to life by nearly 200 team members.
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Life Time Otay Ranch features an expansive lineup of amenities and programs across fitness, aquatics, pickleball, recovery, dining and family services. Highlights include:
- A 26,000-square-foot workout floor with hundreds of pieces of best-in-class cardio equipment, resistance-training machines and free weights for individual and one-on-one dynamic personal training.
- Seven pickleball courts, including three climate-controlled indoor courts and four outdoor courts for open play, lessons, clinics, leagues and social events.
- Dedicated studios for GTX, Pilates, Yoga/MB360, Barre and large group fitness classes led by expert instructors.
- Alpha training space and expansive fitness floor with free weights, cardio equipment, resistance machines and functional training areas for individual or coached workouts.
- Recovery and PT lounge featuring advanced tools and programming to aid stretching, mobility and performance.
- Resort-style outdoor pool deck with a leisure pool and waterslides, an outdoor bar and dining area and a spacious lounge for socializing and relaxation.
- Kids Academy with daily youth programming, activities and supervised care for children ages three months to 12 years. Children may spend up to two-and-a-half hours daily and enjoy a breadth of activities, including music, sports and child-friendly classes.
- LifeSpa with five treatment rooms for massage, skin care and other rejuvenating services.
- LifeCafe with made-to-order drinks, smoothies, healthy meals and a full-service bar.
- Men's, women's and family locker rooms featuring luxury wet suites with sauna, steam, warm spa and cold plunge for post-workout recovery, and Kiehl's grooming products.
- Complimentary-access work lounge offering space to work before and after workouts.
Life Time Otay Ranch is open Monday through Thursday from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those interested in memberships can join the club's waitlist online at lifetime.life/locations/ca/otay-ranch or by calling 866-770-1546.
The new destination joins Life Time La Jolla, Life Time Rancho San Clemente, Life Time Laguna Niguel, Life Time Lakeshore-Irvine and additional locations planned to open across the state, including Brea in 2026. For a full list of existing Life Time locations, visit the Life Time website.
For more information about Life Time, visit www.lifetime.life, follow on social media at Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, or download the complimentary Life Time App.
About Life Time
Life Time (NYSE: LTH) empowers people to live healthy, happy lives through its 185 athletic country clubs across the
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