Life Time is planning a pilot program to prescribe weight loss pharmaceuticals to its members via injection.
According CNBC, Life Time COO Jeff Zwiefel said the gym chain would bring medical professionals in-house to deliver obesity drugs at clubs. The medical professionals would work in conjunction with members' primary care doctors, the gym's trainers and nutritionists.
Cost and rollout details were not provided in CNBC's report, but Zweifel said the program would include blood tests and meet FDA guidelines for increased physical activity — criteria required by some insurers to cover costs.
Drugs like Ozempic, or GLP-1s, can be effective in helping people lose weight, but doctors have cautioned about their use until more research has been done on the drugs effectiveness and safety as a weight loss solution.
According to Fitt Insider, WeightWatchers acquired Sequence, a telehealth platform for prescribing GLP-1s. Despite shedding subscribers, its stock is up 80 percent since the deal closed.
