Employees with medical insurance plans through Keystone or Independence Blue Cross can enroll in the Healthy Lifestyles Program and be reimbursed for fitness membership. The Healthy Lifestyles program is managed and operated by Independence Blue Cross. For more information or to enroll, contact Blue Cross directly at 1-800-ASK-BLUE or 215-241-3367, or visit their website at ibxpress.com.

In order to submit your reimbursement request to Healthy Lifestyles, the following steps must be completed.

1. Log your activity at the facilities by maintaining your Fitness Handbook, which can be obtained from the Healthy Lifestyles website at www.ibxpress.com. You may also print out an electronic access history report of your visits to the swipe-access facilities by logging onto TUportal with your username and password. To obtain your history report,

  • select the Content Layout section of TUportal,
  • click on the Staff Tools tab,
  • in the center column select New Channel,
  • then select the category Applications and Campus Recreation Center Access option,
  • click on Add Channel, and
  • your access history will populate and be accessible through the Staff Tools tab of TUportal.

2. Obtain a copy of your access receipt and a letter of confirmation of payment. Requesting a letter of confirmation of payment must be completed via email to campusrec@temple.edu. You will receive a PDF of your letter of confirmation via email within two business days. You can find your access receipt in your TUportal. On your TUportal home screen, there is a “Campus Recreation Access History” channel towards the bottom of the page. There you can search for the appropriate timeframe and print your swipes.

3. Mail your history report and/or Fitness Handbook, Campus Recreation access receipt, and letter of confirmation to Independence Blue Cross, Attn: Healthy Lifestyles Fitness Program, 1901 Market St., P.O. Box 41880, Philadelphia, PA 19101-9131.