We know physical fitness resources are important to King County employees and their families.
King County employees covered by our health plans, have access to several gyms for a flat monthly fee through the Active&Fit Direct™ program. Find a flexible fitness lifestyle that will work for you. No long-term contracts, you can add or switch gyms anytime and cancel your membership when you need to without penalty.
Choose from a nationwide network of 11,900+ standard fitness centers for the standard rate of $28* per month. You’ll find familiar names like Planet Fitness, LA Fitness, Curves, Anytime Fitness, and more. Plus, you have the option to join any of Active&Fit Direct’s 5,600+ premium exercise studios and get 20-70% discounts on most memberships.
You can also choose to work out at home or on the go (and on your schedule) from a library of 9,000+ on-demand workout videos, designed to support your unique workout style. Videos feature workouts by top fitness brands and names including Cycling Fusion, SH1FT Fitness, Piloxing, and YogaFit, to just name a few.
More benefits included in this program
Lifestyle Coaching – Receive unlimited one-on-one, goal-oriented lifestyle coaching in areas such as fitness, nutrition, stress management, and sleep with the Healthy Living Program.
Connected! – Use the Active&Fit Direct Connected! online tracking tool to track your activities and view your fitness center visits online. Choose from a broad selection of popular wearable fitness devices, apps, and exercise equipment.
Resources – Browse our collection of articles and videos designed to help you build healthy habit-focused routines.
Add your Spouse or Domestic Partner – Extend the Active&Fit Direct program benefits to your spouse or domestic partner by purchasing an additional membership to help them save. (At this time, Active&Fit Direct does not offer memberships to other family members.)
How much does it cost to begin?
The Standard Membership is the most popular program. For $28* per month, join any standard fitness center or pool from over 11,900 facilities nationwide. Add a second (or third) gym for no extra charge. Change gyms anytime. The Standard Membership’s initial payment includes an enrollment fee of $28 and your first two month’s membership at $28 each, for a total of $84*. Every month after that is just $28*.
The Premium Membership allows you to select from a network of premium studios, facilities, and class packages with a discount ranging from 20-70% off. Prices vary.
How to join
You’ll need to create an Active&Fit Direct account to choose the special Active&Fit Direct rates.
Regence Members
1. Click here: Activities & fitness
2. Log into your Regence account
3. Find the “Discount Codes” section at the top of this page and click on the Active&Fit Direct website link
4. Click JOIN NOW in the blue bar at the top center of the page
5. Follow the steps to create your new Active&Fit Direct account
6. You can now access the Active&Fit Direct site, where you can search for participating gyms in your area and select one to join
Kaiser Permanente Members
1. Click here to go to Kaiser Permanente Health & Wellness page: Health & Wellness
2. Look for the Active&Fit Direct section and click on the “Learn more” button
3. Sign in with your Kaiser Permanente account
4. Scroll down to Get Started and the non-Medicare members section then click on the “ChooseHealthy” link in the text
5. That takes you to the ChooseHealthy/KP Thrive home page – click “Log in” at the top right and then go down to “Not registered?” and click “Create an account” under the login windows
6. After creating your ChooseHealthy account, find the purple Active&Fit Direct image and click on it
7. Click “Get Started”
8. You can now access the Active&Fit Direct site, where you can search for participating gyms in your area and select one to join
Questions? Contact balancedyou@kingcounty.gov.
* Plus applicable taxes