LA Fitness vs Planet Fitness

teampugador
teampugador Posts: 49
in Fitness and Exercise
So I currently have a membership at LA Fitness but it is coming to an end in the next couple of weeks. I pay a year in advance and do not do the month to month thing. I am debating between renewing or switching to Planet Fitness because PF is closer to my house, but everything I see about Planet Fitness is super negative. I wanted to try them out to see how I felt about it but they want $20 just for a one day pass which is absolutely ridiculous. I used to go to Planet Fitness years ago but this is a new location and there are not many Yelp reviews for me to reference.

What opinions do you have regarding Planet Fitness? Would you make the switch?

Thanks in advance!

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    LA fitness is a more well rounded gym.

    Planet fitness is a great 2nd gym or option if you are just trying to work out.

    If you have ANY inkling of long term training stick with LA Fit. I actually really liked mine. I kind of miss it!!!
  • Collier78
    Collier78 Posts: 811 Member
    ^^ What she said. I don't care for Planet Fitness personally because I feel like they often are the anti fit. However, I know several people that use it and say it works for what they want. If you are going to do anything more than just run on a treadmill, I would stick with LA Fitness, or maybe a Gold's Gym Express (if you're looking for cost effective options) if there is one in your area.
  • JeffInJax
    JeffInJax Posts: 232 Member
    My planet fitness that i go to does not allow deadlifts, have actually been told twice to stop even though i was not dropping the weights or grunting at all. Can only do squats on the smith machine, are not allowed to do T-bar rows whatsoever, have seen females kicked out for exposing their midriff. Only reason im there is a holiday deal that was $75 for the entire year, no fees or anything. I am currently keeping an eye out for the LA Fitness, Golds Gym deals that pop up sometimes and do squats and deadlifts at home in the garage.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    My first choice for a gym is convenience.

    Which place will I more likely to attend on a routine basis because lets admit it, there are just days you dont feel like going.

    There was a gym I could have received a discount monthly but it was a few more miles away. I chose the one a little more expensive but extremely convenient.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    deepends on what your into.

    if you do a lot of barbell training PF wont appeal to you.

    if you do a lot of machines then thats the place to be
  • ShannoNamaste
    ShannoNamaste Posts: 12 Member
    Hi. My son and I both go to planet fitness and we are very unhappy with it. He is differently abled and twice now they treated him like crap and denied it. (he's a very cheerful person) They also didn't let him in once because they didn't like what he was wearing. It's not worth all the "rules" you have to follow. Save your $20 and go back to LA fitness. I have a feeling that's where we're headed. Good luck to you! :-)

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