Total Body Enhancement at Planet Fitness?

Make sure to get the green light as it stimulates photosynthesis. Huge energy boost.
The red encourages muscle repair through enhanced blood flow, if you need that.
The blue also assists in muscle recovery, but through cooling light (like an ice pack).
Yellow is decent too, as it increases body assimilation of Vitamins C and D.

First, I laughed...and then the marketing side of me decided this could be a gold mine.

They told me it was to tone skin and helps reduce cellulite. Some people say it reduces post workout soreness and they get more energy from it -

I don't know - I'm doing more research on it - 'google' and see what you can find.

Also - Please don't say "join a real gym" It may not be the place for you - but it works just fine for many of us. We all don't have the same goals or budgets.

Disclaimer: I do not consider Planet Fitness a serious gym like some of you would want, but I am a member and I love it there. I live in a very rural area and the closest gym was 20-30 minutes away until a PF opened up less than a mile from my office. I was ecstatic. I am a runner, and I enjoy going to PF to do some strength training to improve my endurance and to use the treadmills on rainy days. I'm never made to feel like a wimp nor do I have anyone pressure me to try some crazy new drink/pill/training method like the gym in my old hometown. I've made some friends there and I like the staff. Either way, a gym shouldn't be your only method of improving your fitness, so I don't know why everyone is so hell bent on bashing PF.

With that said, I am a black card member because I love the hydro massage and inexpensive tanning. $10/mo for gym or $20/mo for gym, tanning, and massage? Easy choice. My PF has the Beauty Angel beds, which I researched online and checked with some friends and family before use. A friend of mine is a nurse in a dermatology office. She says red light therapy is the newest craze in SKIN tightening and toning. It mimics a certain range of light (that you could also get from normal sun exposure), that is thought to increase cellular repair and improve oxygen circulation in the body. From my personal experience, my skin is softer and appears more hydrated. I use the bed twice per week, and have done so for about six weeks now. I feel that my facial complexion has improved, but I'm not sure if that is from the red light therapy, or other skin care changes I have made. The bed does seem to help with muscle recovery, though. The days I use it, I notice a significant difference in soreness and water retention after my workout.

So there's my two cents, do with it what you will. I'm just a fat accountant trying to become a skinny accountant through running, strength training, and a slightly decent diet (I say slightly because I love starbucks and I currently have two packs of m&ms in my purse). I've lost 30 pounds in the past five months and I still have a bit to go. I am a PF advocate, because it has made a difference for me. Sometimes its really hard to go from couch potato to healthy, but its even worse when you feel like you are alone.

lol

I wonder if the responses for this topic would have been different if say the title was "Total Body Enhancement at Golds Gym!" and then went on to describe the very same thing.

Can i get skinny from putting my head in front of the microwave while it's on? TIA

Why people have to act so stupid all the time if you cant or dont want to answer the question then say nothing.

Your first post after being on MFP for almost three years is to call people out for responding the wrong way to a post asking about a machine with red lights that vibrates and plays music?

Welcome to the MFP forums. Please enjoy your stay. :flowerforyou:

Sorry. This whole thread makes me laugh. The first time I stepped into a Planet Fitness, I was getting a headache from the smell of all that rubber matting. I never would have made it long enough to get to the part about the TBE with red lights, vibrations, and music. PT Barnum could totally read people. The TBE makes as much sense as Curves.

<<<<<<<Representing!!! PF in tha house! Yes, PF is a real gym. Geezz. They have the same thing as the rest of them. I’ve used that jiggling machine a couple times. It seems to relax me after workouts. I don’t know if it actually DOES anything or not.

They have the same thing as the rest of them?

<<<<<<<Representing!!! PF in tha house! Yes, PF is a real gym. Geezz. They have the same thing as the rest of them. I’ve used that jiggling machine a couple times. It seems to relax me after workouts. I don’t know if it actually DOES anything or not.

They have the same thing as the rest of them?

Yes. They all have treadmills, bikes, etc........

<<<<<<<Representing!!! PF in tha house! Yes, PF is a real gym. Geezz. They have the same thing as the rest of them. I’ve used that jiggling machine a couple times. It seems to relax me after workouts. I don’t know if it actually DOES anything or not.

They have the same thing as the rest of them?

Yes. They all have treadmills, bikes, etc........

Oh they have power racks now? Neat!

Some do. The equipment provided depends on who owns the PF franchise.

PF in Providence RI has a squat rack and olympic bars.

<<<<<<<Representing!!! PF in tha house! Yes, PF is a real gym. Geezz. They have the same thing as the rest of them. I’ve used that jiggling machine a couple times. It seems to relax me after workouts. I don’t know if it actually DOES anything or not.

They have the same thing as the rest of them?

Yes. They all have treadmills, bikes, etc........

That's fine for cardio, and some people's needs, but they don't have the same thing as other gyms. Some might, but from what I hear it can be few and far between.

Like I said, ETC... You want me to list all the equipment. No. And like someone else said, every PF is different. It's worked for me in the last 5 months. I don't know what kind of "special" equipment y'all need to get in shape but what I need, I've got it at PF. Even the red, blue, purple and hazel lights. : )

Guess I'll never understand why ignorant people put down a particular gym when they should just be glad people join a gym and are trying to better themselves. But, whatever.

I think the point of the machine is to cause skin cancer and pre-mature aging.

Says the person with NO image.

Lol, cross on a red light and you'll need therapy after getting t boned!

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

I need to get t-boned. (sigh)

Like I said, ETC... You want me to list all the equipment. No. And like someone else said, every PF is different. It's worked for me in the last 5 months. I don't know what kind of "special" equipment y'all need to get in shape but what I need, I've got it at PF. Even the red, blue, purple and hazel lights. : )

Guess I'll never understand why ignorant people put down a particular gym when they should just be glad people join a gym and are trying to better themselves. But, whatever.

I guess the "special" equipment that I need is dumbells over 70-80lbs......

Like I said, it's great you like it, the place definitely fits the needs of many people, but many locations don't offer the same equipment as other gyms. I believe that their corporate office is working to make all PF's the same so the locals that actually do allow the outlawed lifts won't anymore...

Eitherway, if their marketing scheme was different they wouldn't catch hell for their lack of equipment...just the light show.