Thinking about joining Planet Fitness

All I know is I get better exercise at home than I would at PF. My brother is a member because he is in sales and on the road. This way he can stay at less expensive hotels and have a gym to go to because they accept his membership all over the country. He doesn't even lift though, so it works for him.

I can see where a certain segment of people could benefit from PF, but it's definitely not for me.

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I go to Planet Fitness because as a Widow and Single Mom its what I can afford. The stories are myths. The people at the one I go to are kind and encouraging.

I get you, mom. The "fitness snobs" (those people with credit cards who can afford $200.00 a month for a gym membership) sometimes irk me. I don't dislike them at all but they don't understand about not being able to spend what I don't have.

I have no problem with Planet Fitness because it suits my budget and my fitness needs for now. If I ever outgrow the Planet, well, I will cross that bridge when I get there. My Planet is in the heart of ghetto and although there are some hootchie and honchos, it's not a bad place.

Get your bells, get your bars and your bench and do the best with what you have.

LOL...so it's either PF @ $10 and everyone else is paying $200 and a "fitness snob." I pay $15 and go to an privately owned, non commercial gym that is geared towards free weight lifters and those interested in boxing, MMA, and grappling.

I saw your post earlier about your gym and immediately thought about the shut down storage unit as you drive into my town. Someone could turn that into something awesome.

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I go to Planet Fitness because as a Widow and Single Mom its what I can afford. The stories are myths. The people at the one I go to are kind and encouraging.

I get you, mom. The "fitness snobs" (those people with credit cards who can afford $200.00 a month for a gym membership) sometimes irk me. I don't dislike them at all but they don't understand about not being able to spend what I don't have.

I have no problem with Planet Fitness because it suits my budget and my fitness needs for now. If I ever outgrow the Planet, well, I will cross that bridge when I get there. My Planet is in the heart of ghetto and although there are some hootchie and honchos, it's not a bad place.

Get your bells, get your bars and your bench and do the best with what you have.

Oh please. I could certainly afford a "fancy" gym that's not even close to $200/month if I wanted to but PF is closer than by 10-15 minutes than any of the other gyms around me. Sure you can say "Well I'd drive the extra 15 minutes to go to the fancy place" and yeah, I could but as it is my entire gym time including commute is close to 3 hours so that extra 15 minute drive would make a huge difference.

Ha! Thinking about joining too. I find the dress code hilarious :laugh: because when I see a fit person, it just motivates me to get to that level. I guess everyone is different in this respect. Other than that, I think it's a good deal for all that workout equipment. If you join, let us know what you think and GO GET 'EM!!:flowerforyou: :glasses:

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So bascially any gym that has heavy lifters are A__ H____ Gyms and "we" intimidate other people and are basic juice heads...and anyone that wears "hot pants" and a sports bra to workout in looks like an A__ ...

All coming from planet fitness members...interesting...

Ironic posts are ironic...

*shakes head, puts on hot pants, sports bra, tank top, drinks some juice and goes to lift something heavy*

and people wonder why PF gets made fun of....jeeez louise...

I suspect the posters who said these things are the type to complain to managment which are then forced to deal with someone who isn't doing anything wrong...

I never said that for the record

As pointed out before......

It's on the first page.

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So bascially any gym that has heavy lifters are A__ H____ Gyms and "we" intimidate other people and are basic juice heads...and anyone that wears "hot pants" and a sports bra to workout in looks like an A__ ...

All coming from planet fitness members...interesting...

Ironic posts are ironic...

*shakes head, puts on hot pants, sports bra, tank top, drinks some juice and goes to lift something heavy*

and people wonder why PF gets made fun of....jeeez louise...

I suspect the posters who said these things are the type to complain to managment which are then forced to deal with someone who isn't doing anything wrong...

I never said that for the record

As pointed out before......

It's on the first page.

It's on the second page.

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I go to Planet Fitness because as a Widow and Single Mom its what I can afford. The stories are myths. The people at the one I go to are kind and encouraging.

I doubt that they are myths. As I posted earlier in the thread, my brother has the "any PF" card and has visited a variety of them around the Midwest region. He has first-hand knowledge that *some* of them are "kind and encouraging" while others...not so much. They are franchises, and as such, they are managed individually.

Bolded the part that everyone seems to overlook.

Again, my planet fitness is not one of those that tosses people out, yells at you for lifting heavy, bans dead lifts and squats. I've dead lifted right in front of the owner and managers and never got yelled at. I am fit, wear shorty shorts and tank tops and haven't gotten kicked out.

Different locations have different equipment and whoever runs them does so differently because again, they're a franchise. It's like any other franchise out there. Hence the reason when say there's something going on at a franchised business they state that "Prices and Participation may vary" because depending on who owns it they might not be running the same specials.

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Bolded....the part that everyone seems to overlook.

If PF's marketing practice wasn't to caricaturize individuals who take their training seriously and call them a lunk: a dull or stupid person; blockhead....an awkward, heavy, or stupid person; while calling themselves a "judgment free zone"...they'd catch far less hell here.

wore this the other day at the gym. all I kept thinking is how I woulda been kicked out of a PF immediately.

Nearly everyone at the PF I go to dresses like this. No one cares.

I love Planet Fitness. For people like me on a budget it works. They are affordable, the one I go to is very clean and the employees are very friendly and helpful. I've never seen anyone get treated badly, ridiculed or chastised. The one I go to is also a decent sized gym so it has a lot of equipment and I never have had to wait for a treadmill. They have an excellent variety of machines and seem to get new equipment in on a regular basis. I also mentor high school girls and with their black card membership I can take any of my girls withme anytime so I often have a young lady with me who wouldn't otherwise be able to go because their families can't afford it. They are what they are, they make no apologies for what they are. If it doesn't work for you, well then there are a ton of other options out there. Not every shoe is going to fit every person.

Been going for a few years, never had any problems and it is a good "basic" gym. Cheap enough too that you can switch with a crossfit gym or boxing gym to mix it up.

I am a member. Its $10 a month and fairly easy to ignore the tootsie rolls and free pizza once a month. Facilities are clean. No lines for the equipment. I dare say most gringas are there for the tanning.

It's better than the Anytime Fitness ($45/month) I was a member of who pushed 400 calorie "health" smoothies daily and had "lunk" type employees roaming around "encouraging" people to "push it! push it! push it!"

But I have never heard the lunk alarm and everyone, employees included, seem to be in on the joke. Weight lifters are left to do their thing without harassment or condescension.

Both places had questionable "trainers."

They all have their ups and downs.

I've been going to Anytime Fitness for 3 years. Over the course of those 3 years, I've used 5 different facilities. I've never encountered a gym with the smoothie problem OR employees ("lunk" or otherwise) who walked around commenting to people. I've only gotten a "Hi, how are you today?" from the employees at all locations. They mind their own unless they're asked otherwise. And they charge more to deter the customers who are going to the gym for a 35-minute gossip session on the treadmill, taking up space that people who are serious about working out actually use for a purpose.

ETA- Even if the employees are walking around telling members to "push-it", what is wrong with that? It's a thing called *encouragement*. It's just not the "judgement-free" tootsie roll kind.

MFP forums are so bizarre.

A few people say something noteworthy.

Someone points it out.

A half dozen people think it's relevant to point out that they never said what was pointed out.


Huh? :huh:

Okay, *you* may not have said it, but someone did. How does commenting that *you* didn't say it refute the hypocrisy that is being highlighted??

(I sometimes wish MFP required new members to pass a basic logic test...but that would be like gyms turning away new members.)

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I am a member. Its $10 a month and fairly easy to ignore the tootsie rolls and free pizza once a month. Facilities are clean. No lines for the equipment. I dare say most gringas are there for the tanning.

It's better than the Anytime Fitness ($45/month) I was a member of who pushed 400 calorie "health" smoothies daily and had "lunk" type employees roaming around "encouraging" people to "push it! push it! push it!"

But I have never heard the lunk alarm and everyone, employees included, seem to be in on the joke. Weight lifters are left to do their thing without harassment or condescension.

Both places had questionable "trainers."

They all have their ups and downs.

I've been going to Anytime Fitness for 3 years. Over the course of those 3 years, I've used 5 different facilities. I've never encountered a gym with the smoothie problem OR employees ("lunk" or otherwise) who walked around commenting to people. I've only gotten a "Hi, how are you today?" from the employees at all locations. They mind their own unless they're asked otherwise. And they charge more to deter the customers who are going to the gym for a 35-minute gossip session on the treadmill, taking up space that people who are serious about working out actually use for a purpose.

ETA- Even if the employees are walking around telling members to "push-it", what is wrong with that? It's a thing called *encouragement*. It's just not the "judgement-free" tootsie roll kind.

Dammit! I chose a side without even realizing it. Why can't I be impartial and reasonable? I'm out.