Your Duke Gym Benefit Goes Beyond the Triangle

Check out some discounted fitness memberships that work where you live, travel or work

People are shown working out at an Orangetheory Fitness facility.
Duke staff and faculty can sign up for a discounted membership at Orangetheory Fitness's Durham Southwest location through Duke Fitness Club. Photo courtesy of Orangetheory Fitness

When Korina Stapleton accompanied her husband to a conference in Los Angeles last year, she worked out at a nearby Orangetheory Fitness with the high-intensity interval training she’s accustomed to. Whenever she visits her father in Virgina, she pops into the Orangetheory there, too, without problem.

Stapleton’s membership is at Orangetheory’s Durham Southwest location, and she signed up for it at a discount through the Duke Fitness Club, which is managed by LIVE FOR LIFE, Duke’s employee wellness program. With the membership, she also has access to nearly 1,500 Orangetheory locations across the country, though some might assess a surcharge.

“It’s really a great benefit because there’s no restrictions as far as which Orangetheories you go to,” said Stapleton, a Clinical Nurse at Mother Baby / Gynecology Services at Duke Regional Hospital. “You get your set amount of classes that you sign up for, and you can use them anywhere.”

Korina Stapleton
Korina Stapleton

Orangetheory is one of 16 fitness clubs offering discounted membership through Duke Fitness Club and one of three facilities with locations outside the Triangle area, making them an accessible option for Duke colleagues who work outside the region or in another state.

In addition to Orangetheory, the following facilities in the Duke Fitness Club have gyms outside the Triangle area:

  • Fit4Life Health Club, with 17 North Carolina locations, is the newest addition to Duke Fitness Club. Fit4Life is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has facilities as far away as Wilmington.
  • O2 Fitness Club has 15 locations in North Carolina and one in South Carolina.

LIVE FOR LIFE manages the enrollment process for facilities that are part of Duke Fitness Club and coordinates payroll deduction for membership fees. Facilities offer a discount on membership or enrollment fees, which is available to Duke University and Duke University Health System staff and faculty, retirees and their spouses or same-sex partners and dependents.

Duke Fitness Club aims to partner with gyms located in ZIP codes with at least 1,000 Duke households, offering discounted memberships at locations such as Clubworx in Fuquay-Varina, Bodyworx Aerobics and Fitness Center in Oxford and Total Fitness Xtreme in Roxboro.

“By partnering with gyms in high-density Duke communities, the DFC delivers health and fitness options to meet employees where they live and work,” said LeAnna Johnson, LIVE FOR LIFE Fitness Manager.

For Stapleton, signing up for Orangetheory through Duke Fitness Club was an easy decision once she realized she not only could use her membership when she traveled but also could receive a discount.

“I realized I’d been missing out on such a great benefit that Duke offers this entire time,” she said.

Find all facilities and details on the Duke Fitness Club website.

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