Planet fitness

I love it there! I strength train there and never feel judged. All types of people, ages, size, etc. I've gotten so much stronger in the last month by lifting there. Lots of equipment. I ended up getting the Black Membership and love it as Incan bring a friend for free every time, free tanning, massage chair, red-light therapy, and it includes a personal trainer. It's a great deal!!! So happy I joined as its helping me reach my goals!!

I love planet fitness! I like the vibe there better than any other gym I've been to.

What does that mean "if I'm not trying to look like Arnold" ? You can't lift weights there ?

they have restraining rules and limited free weights. but it's $10 per month. whatevs. It's down the street from your house and it's $2.50 per week. go sign up.

I belong to PF. I do not dislike it but I do agree that they have some stupid rules. I have this thing about not taking my sweatshirt off until I'm warmed up. So I was on the treadmill one day and after getting warmed up I took my sweatshirt off and placed it over the timer/stats etc. A staff member came over and told me that I couldn't do that and that stuff like that needed to be left in the locker room...WTH? If I want to cover the stats with my sweatshirt I should be allowed to do that. She said it was a safety issue. So I asked if I could cover it with my towel....she said YES! Oh but a towel falling off and onto the belt isn't a safety issue? SERIOUSLY? WTH

I belong to PF. I do not dislike it but I do agree that they have some stupid rules. I have this thing about not taking my sweatshirt off until I'm warmed up. So I was on the treadmill one day and after getting warmed up I took my sweatshirt off and placed it over the timer/stats etc. A staff member came over and told me that I couldn't do that and that stuff like that needed to be left in the locker room...WTH? If I want to cover the stats with my sweatshirt I should be allowed to do that. She said it was a safety issue. So I asked if I could cover it with my towel....she said YES! Oh but a towel falling off and onto the belt isn't a safety issue? SERIOUSLY? WTH

That isn't a PF thing it is obviously an issue with the person who worked there. I see people at my PF covering up the machine all the time and I have never once been told that I had to put my sweatshirt in the locker room when I take it off. Sounds like she was being a b*tch.

PF's are individually owned and their rules and equipment vary from location to location. I've squat, dead lift, lift heavy and have never once been told I couldn't.

I've been a member of Planet Fitness for many years now. Its a great place to workout. You CAN do free weights. You CAN do heavy lifting. They even have "free" training sessions that will help you put a program together and help you with form. I'd go check it out before you decided its not for you. Its inexpensive, mine if very clean, I don't feel uncomfortable (I'm often the only woman in the free weight area), and the staff where I go is very friendly. They do have a rules but what gym dosen't? I also belong to a Gold's Gym and I hate doing free weights there. The guys in the weight room stop and stare at me when I walk in and have made comments about the "chick doing girlie weights" and getting in their way. I end up working out in the Ladies Gold room because of how uncomfortable the lunks in the weight room make me feel. You can't do heavy weights in the Ladies Gold room...I wonder way?

Can anyone comment on the "fitness training"? The local PF looks like a warehouse with tons of equipment and I don't know how to use any of it, except the free weights.

Mostly I'm interested in options for strength training and occasional use of the treadmill, particularly when I'm traveling. I'm not a fan of classes.

I've used their training services frequently to help with my form and to change things up. They have a series that they want you to go through and its often a small group 2-4 people. But most of the time, I get the trainer one-on-one so we what I want and its FREE! Works for me!

I was a member for over a year and a half--it's a great "training wheels" gym. If you're only going for cardio equipment, it's gold! But I think in some ways I outgrew it in terms of my strength training routine--I wanted to be able to do squats in a real squat rack (they only have squat racks) and do deadlifts, and you simply can't there. But otherwise they're nice people and it's very clean and affordable!

I think it all depends on where you go. My Planet Fitness is very laid back, the staff members are polite, and they have never stopped me from doing any heavy lifting. It's also very clean. The only issue I have with PF is mine doesn't have a squat rack, so I am making do with dumbbells right now. For $20 a month, I can't complain too much. I could go elsewhere and pay more.

The main thing that I like about PF is that it's open 24 hours. I have a crazy work schedule with a 45 minute commute, so the only time I can really work out is early in the morning. I get up and am at the gym by 4:00 am. Usually, I have the weight area to myself at that hour. We have one other 24 hour gym that is close to our house, but it costs $75/month. I might move to that gym eventually, but I can make PF work for now.