Planet Fitness??

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  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
    I'm a member and so is my hubs. It does what I need it to do--- I go M-F for 30 minutes. It's cheap, and I have one minutes from my house.


    I supplement my workouts elsewhere with group fitness classes.

    Many people will complain that they don't have free weights. I believe it depends on the location, since I have benches and a squat rack at mine. They have plenty of weight machines too.

    No deadlifts allowed at PF, but I can't deadlift anyway-- so it's a moot point to me.

    what do you mean no deadlifts allowed?? I do at mine..
  • josiereside
    josiereside Posts: 720 Member
    I like my planet fitness, it is clean, people are friendly. There are some seriously buff people at my PF so apparently they are able to do what they need to do.
    I really like the circuit. I get a really high calorie burn doing it.
    Granted it does not have a lot of things I would like, but it is affordable and I can make adjustments.
    They are pretty strict about the circuit at mine too as an employee came over and asked me if the two guys there were interrupting my circuit.
    My husband goes to and lets out a grunt once in a while and someone told on him... give me a friggin break..
  • Louiseisme
    Louiseisme Posts: 73
    I log it as "curves circuit training" since that is what it is designed after. Hope this helps.
  • ChristinaBarnhouse
    ChristinaBarnhouse Posts: 274 Member
    Thanks for all the Planet Fitness reviews. I joined about 3 weeks ago and love it!!
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    I'm a member and so is my hubs. It does what I need it to do--- I go M-F for 30 minutes. It's cheap, and I have one minutes from my house.


    I supplement my workouts elsewhere with group fitness classes.

    Many people will complain that they don't have free weights. I believe it depends on the location, since I have benches and a squat rack at mine. They have plenty of weight machines too.

    No deadlifts allowed at PF, but I can't deadlift anyway-- so it's a moot point to me.

    what do you mean no deadlifts allowed?? I do at mine..


    I guess each one may be different. From what I hear, some have squat racks, and benches, and others do not.

    I actually asked the question on my last visit, and was told NO. I asked why and they said "The barbell is not allowed to touch the floor, and is against the rules".

    So.... again, I can only speak for my location since I actually asked about it, and not all the others out there. I've been to 4 locations (two here in NC, one in Southwest Florida, and one in Tulsa OK) and none of them had anyone deadlifting.


    ETA: I suppose (for locations similar to mine) you could do a modified DL on the Smith Press and that would not be against the rules, or a Romanian DL and that wouldn't be against the rules, as long as you rerack the Olympic bar and don't let it touch the ground.
  • atrebor18
    atrebor18 Posts: 235 Member
    I love planet fitness!! I'm just a normal person working out so its perfect for me. I can do my cardio and weight machines as well as ab workouts on a mat. Its always clean and the lunk alarm thing never goes off, I see people doing free weights and stuff too. I shower at the gym and its always clean, I think most people at mine live really close and just drive home to shower. I also like how cheap it is because I'm a poor college kid. Each location is different so I'd check it out in person before writing it off as an option. I like group fitness classes but I do those at my college gym and I go to yoga at a local studio as well.
  • akern1987
    akern1987 Posts: 288 Member
    I'm a planet fitness member. I love it, it's cheap, and while it doesnt have a lot of extras (it doesnt have classes or a pool anything like that). It's clean, they have a ton a machines, personal training, the people are friendly, and during the week it is open 24hrs.

    For $10 a month, you can't really ask for more.
  • chosanjuan
    chosanjuan Posts: 13 Member
    I'm totally down with Planet Fitness. My whole family and some friends are too! I've seen the ads, the lunk alarm issues and the bad reviews. All of the PFs in my area are nice and clean. Depending on the time of day, it can be pretty packed. Other than that, I think it's great! I'm weight training and am pushing myself up so I don't know what others are talking about that the facilitie's business model is flawed in that fashion. ???
  • kristarablue2
    kristarablue2 Posts: 386 Member
    I have been a member for about 3 or 4 years. I love my Planet fitness, I have gotten to know all the staff, they know my membership number by heart and I love the regulars. It is a great place to go with lots of cardio and machine weights, I rarely have to wait for cardio machines and only sometimes for a smith or benches. Now in saying that they are a very basic gym. It is perfect for beginning however I have augmented it with fitness classes. They don't have a lot of variety in equipment meaning no ropes, punching bags, medicine balls, no classes, no childcare...ect. However it is a great place to go at an extremely reasonable price. I love going there but also know its limitations.
  • adge629
    adge629 Posts: 4
    I go to Planet and love it. I have had other memberships that I bought but never used. I love the layout, staff, equipment, etc. I don't necessarily like the hours on Fridays and the weekends at my specific location. Planet is not a gym to bulk up, they state that. If your wanting to be a body builder than no this is not the gym for you.
  • Km0714
    Km0714 Posts: 62 Member
    I love my planet fitness but as others have said each one is different. However I have been to four different planet fitness' and have liked them all! My only complaint is that they don't have classes!
  • ReclaimingSarah
    ReclaimingSarah Posts: 250 Member
    I love it. I love the 30 minute circuit. Like someone else said, though, it kind of sucks when people aren't doing it like they are supposed to. (They have ALL of the same machines elsewhere in the gym, so if you want to use some of the machines, but not all, just go to one of the other machines!) My PF location got Hydro Massage beds recently & I freakin' love those before doing strength training!
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    You either love it or you hate it. It also depends on the location and who runs it. I've been a member before but due to where I live, quit last month. The machines are good, they have enough free weights for what I do (although some places are getting rid of them). I'd say give it a go and go in and visit it, all of them will let you go for a few sessions to see if you like it or not. See how busy it is, how the staff are then decide
  • basslinewild
    basslinewild Posts: 294 Member
    I would say it depends on the location. The Planet Fitness I go to is always clean and I've never heard the lunk alarm go off.
  • ChristinaBarnhouse
    ChristinaBarnhouse Posts: 274 Member
    I go to Planet and love it. I have had other memberships that I bought but never used. I love the layout, staff, equipment, etc. I don't necessarily like the hours on Fridays and the weekends at my specific location. Planet is not a gym to bulk up, they state that. If your wanting to be a body builder than no this is not the gym for you.
    Great review... thanks!!
  • suv_hater
    suv_hater Posts: 374 Member
    Do they scan your membership card at any PF?

    The one I go to you have to show them the number and they type it in.... it's so annoying. It's like... get with the times bro.
  • KelBelz22
    KelBelz22 Posts: 95 Member
    I just joined PF last week and I pay $10 a month. For the price its worth it. When I get there they type my number in but I don't have to show them my card. I just tell them my number. It's also a plus that they have personal training for free. No matter what the program is.

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