EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-117211, 333-118169, 333-135497, 333-158793 and 333-173688 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 28, 2012, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Life Time Fitness, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 28, 2012