Update to 3rd Party Memberships

Did you know? SNAP Fitness is only reimbursed for your 3rd party membership when you visit the club?

SilverSneakers reimburses the club just $3.75 per visit. Last year OnePass
REDUCED their reimbursement amount to the club by 75%!

This means that a member must visit 3 times a month just for SNAP Fitness Duluth to break even and recoup simply the administrative cost of that membership. Otherwise, your membership is costing us money.

Last month, SNAP Fitness Duluth conducted an audit of the past year of all 3rd party discount memberships. We identified that over a third of members enrolled with a 3rd party discounted membership did not visit the club enough times for us to break even for the administrative costs of the membership.

In addition, we learned that on average, 23 people EACH MONTH sign-up for one of these 3rd party programs, and then NEVER use it. This is a significant workload and cost to our club as we have to pay large fees to our franchise for all new members. For this reason, all new members, or those who wish to rejoin, will have to initially enroll in a SNAP Fitness Membership and pay the first month membership dues before the 3rd party program 100% discount can be added to the account.

Unfortunately, this is not sustainable and the root-reason why many fitness centers are discontinuing their participation in these predatory programs. 

In order for SNAP Fitness Duluth to continue to participate in these 3rd party programs, starting in March 2026 we have updated our local policy. 

• Require a member visit either SNAP Fitness Duluth club at least 3 times per calenadr month.
• Those who do not make the visit minimum will have their membership deactivated. 
• You can put your membership on hold for up to 3 months a year
• New or returning members after March 1st 2026, will be required to initially enroll in a regular SNAP FItness membership prior to added the 3rd party discount program to their account.