Rewards & Benefits

Extra Benefits of Membership

All members get a 15% off discount at Thrive Boutique & Sports Shop. RAC Membership also gets you a discount at participating Health & Fitness Association (HFA) clubs and studios, so next time you’re planning to travel, check out the HFA Passport Program for 25% off guest fees at those HFA partner locations. You may also be able to qualify for Health Insurance Rebates depending on your provider. See details below.

RAC Members enjoy a rewards program, called RAC Perks, through our partner Perkville. Every time you scan into the club or pay your dues you earn points that can be redeemed for all kinds of prizes, like $25 gift perks in certificate form or applied directly to your account, personal training sessions, massages, court times and more. Learn more about our RAC Perks program below.

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Health & Fitness Association Passport Program

Visit Other Clubs at a Discount!

The Rochester Athletic Club is part of the Health & Fitness Association Passport Program. This program was previously known as the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) Passport Program. The program gives our members access to a worldwide network of health clubs and 25% off guest fees at partner clubs. To take advantage of this program, you must download the TrainAway app and enter an invitation code. Clubs must be at least 50 miles/80 kilometers away from our club in order to qualify.

To get started:

Go to the HFA Passport Program website.
Select to “Download the TrainAway app”.
Take the “Not a member yet, Sign up” option or sign in with an existing Facebook or Google plus account.
Enter the current invitation code. The code is updated every 90 days and is available through the Front Desk.
Select “Rochester Athletic Club”.
Allow to access location.

To find clubs and buy a pass:

Search for club name or city. As you zoom in on areas of the map icons will appear. Darker black icons on the map indicate the partner gyms which offer access and the 25% discount.
Select the icon for the club you are interested in.
Select to “Open” and information about the club will be displayed and the cost of the pass will be displayed on the bottom button.
Select the bottom button.
Select to “Buy Pass” and pay for the pass with credit card. The pass is valid for 30 days

To find and use your pass:

Select the “Profile” icon at the bottom of the app screen.
Select “Purchases” to view your pass.
Use your pass within 30 days of purchase. Activate it at time of use.

If you have additional questions the app has a good FAQ section which is found under the “Help” question mark icon at the bottom of the app screen.

Insurance Fitness Rebates

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of MN (Sharecare App)

If your health insurance provider is BlueCross BlueShield of MN you may be able to sign up to use the Sharecare app and earn rewards each month. Here are some basics of the program:

With the Sharecare app you have the option to set up to automatically track your steps with your phone or device. You can also manually enter other workouts into the app totals using a “conversion to steps” chart.
Since the RAC does not need to track and send your club visits for this rebate option there is no need to notify us of your participation.
Directions and access to the app are provided by your company.

Rebates Based on Club Visits (NICHA)

NIHCA is the National Independent Health Club Association and they help to administer incentive programs and deliver fitness and wellness benefits based on club visits. Depending on your insurance or employer-sponsored fitness incentive, a rebate of $20 per month may be available to members who qualify. Here are a few examples of insurance providers that may provide rebates based on how many times you use the club during a month (for a complete list see the “Enrollment” heading below):

Health Partners
U-Care Minnesota
Medica Fit Choices
Preferred One

Enrollment

To enroll for a fitness incentive program, go to NIHCArewards.org.
Step by step directions for enrollment can be viewed by reading the RAC’s Guide to Enroll for Insurance Company’s Fitness Incentive Program.
If you start the “First Time Enrollment” process as described in the guide you will be asked to select your insurance company. If your insurance company is not in the list there is no current incentive program.

Rebate Earning Details

Earned rebates will be directly deposited into your bank account, and do not show up on your club monthly bill. They will appear around the last week of the following month (Example: credit for April visits would appear at end of May).
You can check online to view your current visit count or ask at the Front Desk. Learn more on how to use Member Online Services to view your attendance report and see your number of visits on the Create a Member Login web page.

Please contact the Business Office at (507) 287-9307 or by email for additional questions. There are also more information sources available on making changes to your NIHCA account on the NIHCArewards.org website under the green “Members Options” heading.

RAC Perks

Treat yourself with RAC Perks!

RAC Perks is a loyalty program, administered by Perkville.com, designed to reward members for using the Rochester Athletic Club and its services. RAC members earn points and can redeem them toward a variety of services and offerings. Get started with RAC Perks and begin earning points today!

View Perk Rewards

How to Earn Points

Brand New Club Members – Getting Started with RAC Perks:

STEP 1: An email address must be set up with your RAC club membership account. If you have joined in the last several years, this was automatically done for you when you became a member. If you have not set up an email address in the past with the RAC, or you are not sure which email address you used, please contact our Business Office at (507) 287-9307.

STEP 2: Complete a point earning activity. After your email address is set up and you take part in a point earning activity (for example checking in to the club) you will be sent an email within a day that allows you to set up your sign in information for Perkville.com. Please contact the RAC Perks Team if you do not receive an email.

STEP 3: Open the email, select the “Claim Points” button, and set up your password for Perkville.com. Your RAC email address and this password will be what you use to sign in to Perkville.com in the future.

Existing Club Members – Accessing Your Perks Account:

Even if you missed the initial start-up email, you will be accumulating RAC Perk points as long as you have an email associated with your RAC club membership account and have completed point earning activities. For directions on how to access your Perks account click here.

Redeeming Earned Points for Perks

STEP 1: Go to Perkville.com and sign in. You will now be able to view your point balance.

STEP 2: Select “Perks” and then click “Redeem” on the perk you have earned. On the following screen scroll down and select “Redeem” again.

NOTE: It may take 1-3 days for your perk request to be processed. Although you receive an initial automated email immediately, your perk will not be available at the club until you receive a second email from the “RAC Perks Team”.

STEP 3: Follow the instructions in the email from the “RAC Perks Team” to pick up your perk. Note that perks expire after 180 days (the only exception is the Kids Club Package which does not expire), and do not include gratuity on services (for example massage).

RAC Perk Points automatically expire on the last day of membership.

You must redeem your points before your membership ends or the points will be surrendered. If you have any questions about RAC Perks, please check the FAQ list below or please feel free to contact our RAC Perks Team for assistance.

RAC Perks FAQs

Things to consider if you are not seeing your points as expected:

You must be signed in to Perkville.com to view your point balance and recent earning activities. If you are not signed in, the point balance and recent activities will not be shown.
To start earning points you must have an email address set up with your RAC club membership account. Points do not start accumulating until then.
To earn points for purchases, you must provide your member information at the time of purchase. You can do this by scanning in your electronic ID or by providing your first and last name at the time of purchase.
When you charge to your club account the RAC Perk points will not be awarded until your bill is paid off at a later date. This can sometimes be confusing as these points do not immediately show up on your perks account, but instead will show up later when your payment is processed. Be aware that when your payment is processed perk points may be awarded for dollars spent at the club when you are not at the club that day.
Points may take up to 24 hours to post to your Perkville account. There is sometimes a delay in when the Perkville system checks in with our club system daily to update points. If points do not appear soon after a club check in, please give the system 24 hours to award the points before reporting it to the RAC Perks team.
If you have more than one person on your membership, you may set up separate Perkville accounts. This would allow points to accrue separately for that individual or group of individual members on your membership. To do this you would need to set up different email addresses in the club membership account email for the member(s) you are splitting off of the main Perkville account. Then complete the Perkville account sign in set up (“Getting Started” process above) for the new email account(s).
Only one check in per day is recorded for each Perkville member.

Other details about earning points:

To learn basic details about individual Point Earning Activities go to Perkville.com and select “Earning”. You will then see the Earning Activities screen. Some information is shown when you click on “Details” button found next to some of the Earning Activites. Some information or function is made available when you click on the blue words like “Birthday”, ”Connect to Twitter”, “Tweet”. Please also note:

To get points for tweeting, you must do it from within the Earning Activities page on Perkville.com.
Your birthday must be entered on Perkville.com before your birthday in order to automatically receive birthday points. On the Earning Page click on the blue word “Birthday” in order to set up your birthday in the Perkville system.
If you have 12 check ins for the month you will be given the 100 bonus points automatically.
Points are not valid as cash.

Please email our RAC Perks Team if you require more assistance.