You won’t get the best LA Fitness membership deals and discounts from promo codes; they are decided based on four things: who you are, who you work for, when you join, and what you ask for at the front desk.
I will discuss all of them in order and discuss how much money each one can save you and a few other things.
Check These Before You Ever Visit a Club
Some of the best deals available to you right now require nothing more than a two-minute eligibility check before you go to the gym.
Medicare Fitness Benefits Can Make Your Membership Completely Free
If you’re 65 or older, the best LA Fitness deal or discount is a fully free membership through a Medicare fitness benefit.
LA Fitness accepts three programs: SilverSneakers, Renew Active (from UnitedHealthcare), and Silver&Fit.
Which one you have depends on your specific Medicare Advantage plan; if your plan includes any of these, your membership at a participating LA Fitness location will cost you nothing out of pocket.
However, some Medicare Advantage plans have dropped or modified their SilverSneakers coverage this benefit year, so if you had access in 2025, don’t assume you still do; you want to check your current plan documents or run your name through the eligibility checker at silversneakers.com.
For a full breakdown of how these senior programs work at LA Fitness, check out our LA Fitness Senior Discount guide.
Your Employer May Have Already Negotiated a Deal for You
LA Fitness has a corporate wellness program that gives employers discounted membership rates for their staff.
These arrangements aren’t advertised anywhere publicly, and most employees have no idea they exist until they ask HR directly.
So, I recommend you email your HR team and ask if the company has any gym membership agreements in place. If they do, you could get reduced monthly dues, a waived initiation fee, or both, without doing anything else.
Besides this, if your employer subscribes to Wellhub (previously Gympass), you may have access to LA Fitness at a negotiated rate that’s cheaper than anything available by signing up directly.
Wellhub eligibility is confirmed at their website using your work email. Learn more in our LA Fitness Corporate Membership guide.
Promo Codes Won’t Save You Money on Membership
If you searched for LA Fitness promo codes and landed on a coupon site showing 20% to 30% off, well, you won’t get anything there because they apply to merchandise and apparel from the LA Fitness online store, not the gym membership.
So the saving options are available, but they are without a code, and they are like a waived initiation fee that puts up to $99 back in your pocket on day one.
Save Money on Initiation Fee
The standard LA Fitness initiation fee can cost up to $99, but it’s negotiable because LA Fitness has a zero-dollar initiation promotion for a specific period, and even outside that period, some clubs have flexibility to waive it.
Here’s what your first-year cost looks like across a few scenarios:
| Scenario | Initiation | Monthly | Annual Fee | First Year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full price, no deal | $99 | $29.99 | $59 | $517.88 |
| Initiation waived | $0 | $29.99 | $59 | $418.88 |
| Initiation waived, reduced monthly | $0 | $24.99 | $59 | $358.88 |
So if you can successfully waive the initial fee, you will save nearly $100 in a year.
The best times for a $0 initiation offer are January and summer and also major holidays, including Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Black Friday.
The Annual Fee Trap for Most New Members
When you join LA Fitness, the annual fee won’t wait twelve months; at most LA Fitness clubs, you will have to pay that bill in 14 days after you join, so it is not one year.
Some LA clubs also collect last month month’s dues at enrollment, which can push your day-one payment much higher than the monthly price.
So, before you hand over payment information, ask the representative to itemize what you’re paying today, what hits in the next two weeks, and what your total bill looks like through the first 60 days.
Military and Student Discounts
LA Fitness doesn’t have a nationally standardized military discount that every location honors, but they have WeSalute+, a paid membership service that connects to GlobalFit, which has negotiated member rates at LA Fitness for active-duty service members, veterans, and their families.
Here is the joining process:
- Join WeSalute+ at wesalute.com
- Verify your service status
- Then access the GlobalFit portal to enroll at the member rate.
Clubs near military bases sometimes offer local deals directly, so you can ask there, but don’t count on a guaranteed national program because one doesn’t exist.
For students, LA Fitness has no standardized national student discount, but some clubs near universities offer reduced rates for students with a valid student ID, and savings when available can include a reduced initiation fee plus a lower monthly rate.
The only way to find out is to ask at your specific club; our LA Fitness Student Membership guide has more detail for students.
Deals for Two People or More
Adding family members to an existing LA Fitness account costs less per person than everyone signing up for individual memberships.
LA Fitness lets you add up to three family members to a primary membership, and the per-person monthly add-on rate is lower than a standalone adult membership.
But the annual fee applies per person, not per account; a primary member plus two add-ons means three separate annual fees every year.
At $59 to $69 each, a family of four is paying over $230 in annual fees alone, on top of monthly dues.
For the full cost breakdown on adding family members, see our LA Fitness Family Membership Cost guide.
The Referral Pass and the 7- or 3-Day Trial
If a current LA Fitness member sends you a VIP guest pass, you get seven days of full club access before committing to the gym.
If you join within 90 days of receiving that pass, you earn 1,000 rewards points in the LA Fitness VIP program; you will get time to try the gym without pressure.
Get a Free 3-Day Pass
The free three-day guest pass available through the LA Fitness website works differently.
So you or anyone like your friend or famiily memeber can bring one friend along for all three days, and the the pass has to be activated within 30 days of receiving it. And you need to be at least 16 years old to use it, or 13 with a parent.
You can get that pass, go to the gym when you want to work out, and check whether the pool is open at those times; sit in on a group fitness class; and see how crowded the equipment floor and other things are.
For everything about guest passes at LA Fitness, check our LA Fitness Guest Pass guide.
How to Negotiate at the Club to Pay Less
Negotiating at a gym is a bit unusual, but LA Fitness membership staff expect it; they work toward quotas, and many of them offer deals.
So how can you do that?
You have to tell the representative you’re interested but want to understand the complete cost before you decide.
Ask for a full breakdown of what you’d pay today, what in the next two weeks, and what your total comes to over the first year. After that, ask whether the initiation fee can be waived and if there is any promotion right now.
You will mostly get these offers at the end of the month. Also, before you visit, check welcome.lafitness.com, because the online offers page sometimes lists $0 enrollment deals, too.
One interesting thing I have personally seen is a club that is surrounded by Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness, or any other nearby gym; they will negotiate more because they don’t want to lose a client and they compete.
What to Confirm Before You Sign
A low price is only as good as the terms behind it. Before you agree to anything, get answers to these specific questions:
- How long is the promotional rate locked in? Some deals offer a lower monthly price for three to six months before reverting to the standard rate.
- Which access level are you signing up for? Single-club access is cheaper than multi-club or nationwide plans. If you only plan to use one location, paying for broader access is money you don’t need to spend. You can also see my LA Fitness plans guide.
- What are the cancellation terms? LA Fitness allows cancellation online, in person, and by mail, so you can confirm the required notice period so you’re not charged for an extra month after you decide to leave.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does LA Fitness have any promo codes for membership?
Not for gym memberships, the codes listed on third-party coupon sites apply to merchandise from the LA Fitness online store, not to monthly dues.
Actual discounts on membership pricing come from timing, employer programs, Medicare fitness benefits, and negotiating in the gym.
When is the best time of year to get a deal at LA Fitness?
January is the best time, with zero-dollar initiation fees available because clubs are competing for new-year signup volume.
Besides this, summer is also the second-best period overall, and some major holidays, including Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, and Black Friday, have historically produced initiation fee waivers too.
Can I get an LA Fitness membership cheaper through Costco?
No, not in 2026; the Costco gym deal that people associate with the chain is a partnership with 24 Hour Fitness, not LA Fitness.
Costco sells a prepaid two-year 24 Hour Fitness membership at a heavily discounted rate, but there’s no LA Fitness deal with the Costco program.
Can seniors get a free LA Fitness membership?
Yes, if your Medicare Advantage plan includes SilverSneakers, Renew Active, or Silver&Fit, your membership at a participating club costs you nothing.
But keep in mind that some plans have changed or dropped SilverSneakers coverage for the 2026 benefit year.
Is the LA Fitness family plan cheaper than individual memberships?
Adding family members to a primary account does cost less per person than everyone signing up separately, so yes, there are savings, but you will have to pay the annual fee per person.
A family of four pays four annual fees every year, which adds over $230 before a single monthly payment is made.
Abraham is a fitness and consumer finance writer with a passion for helping people make smarter decisions before signing gym contracts. After spending years researching gym membership costs, hidden fees and cancellation policies across major gym chains, he created GymMembershipPricing to give people the honest information they need before signing up. Every guide on this site is independently researched and verified.
