Life Time opened Life Time North Shore, bringing a 114,000-square-foot club, and one of the Midwest’s most expansive pickleball offerings, to Northbrook, Illinois. The new club anchors a growing network of Life Time destinations across the North Chicago market, giving members far more than a single destination for their health, wellness and social needs.
Life Time North Shore represents the sixth Life Time opening in the Chicago area in the past five years and the 16th club overall in the metropolitan area. North Shore members gain access to all other Life Time locations in the Northern Chicago area. The connected ecosystem lets members train, play and recover conveniently across the region. Life Time’s Chicago-area growth isn’t slowing down, with another new club already underway in Naperville, slated to open in early 2027.
At the heart of the club is a premier pickleball experience built for every level. With 28 total courts with 18 inside and 10 across the expansive outdoor acreage, and stadium-style seating for large tournaments, Life Time North Shore is positioned as a premier Midwest destination for amateur and professional players.
“Life Time North Shore is the region’s new and spectacular hub for all things healthy living in addition to an unmatched pickleball experience for everyday play and large-scale pickleball tournaments,” said Steven Pierce, the senior club leader at Life Time North Shore. “We’re thrilled to bring members the premier healthy living ecosystem that Life Time is known for and add yet another location to our Chicago network of athletic country clubs.”
Serving beginners to pros, the club plans to offer regular intro to pickleball courses and tailor programming to players who are overlooked elsewhere, from peewee and junior players to active-aging members and those whose DUPR rating falls between levels. A dedicated pro shop will stock professional gear, including LT Pro 48 pickleballs, the official pickleball of the Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball.
Beyond pickleball, Life Time North Shore delivers the full athletic country club experience. Members can take part in Life Time’s signature group training formats like HYBRID XT, Ultra Fit, MB360 and Life Time’s newest reformer-based format CTR (Core, Tone, Reform). There will also be dedicated barre and yoga studios and an expansive workout floor stocked with free weights and hundreds of state-of-the-art cardio and resistance machines.
Recovery is a key element, too. Arriving this fall, the coed hydrotherapy suite will feature a steam room, sauna, cold plunge and whirlpool, while the currently open LT Recovery space features water massage and cold therapy chairs, whole-body compression technology, percussion devices, metabolic testing and nutrition coaching. In warmer months, members can unwind at the outdoor Beach Club, set to open in 2027, with a half-lap, half-leisure outdoor pool and bistro serving up healthy meals and snacks.
The club rounds out the experience with a LifeCafe serving nutritious meals and post-workout shakes, an adjacent bar for social events and mixers, a complimentary Club Work Lounge for members who want to get work done on-site and a Kids Academy for Life Time’s youngest members so the whole family can take part.
The Kids Academy features a movement studio, toddler area, infant room, activity studio, kids’ gymnasium and outdoor play area, welcoming children from three months to 11 years old. Junior Members receive up to 2.5 hours of daily childcare, access to unlimited monthly kids and tweens events, and eligibility for summer and school break camps.
