Worst fitness plans ever!
Replies
-
yopeeps025 wrote: »
True but was that not taught when we were all kids at some point in life?KCoolBeanz wrote: »I can't believe I'm actually going to defend this (maybe because I haven't had any coffee and I'm feeling totally weak), but for someone that is totally sedentary and has never gone to the gym, it might be a gentle way to show that anything is better than nothing? In reality, it's crap.
Yeah, but having been in that boat of being severely overweight and absolutely terrified to go into a gym, rationality tends to take a backseat. Again, in reality, it's crap. And they certainly shouldn't be promoting that as a routine for people to follow, because it's not realistic for anything other than getting people in the door.
0 -
professionalHobbyist wrote: »I used to do the C2KK
Couch to Krispy Kreme
It did get me in shape.
A very round shape
Too funny...love it0 -
This might have already been said, but..
I go to Planet Fitness and it is definitely different than say Gold's. I find it very odd that they have a bucket of Tootsie Rolls on the front counter. It's annoying to have your water holder filled with candy trash. I also don't understand the free pizza or bagel mornings.
With that being said though, I find it to be a decent gym for me. This is the first gym I've ever been a member of. I only know what Gold's looks like because I took a tour. (VERY intimidating for me) I think it's a good enough gym for beginners but I do laugh at the PF jokes.0 -
chismmegan wrote: »This might have already been said, but..
I go to Planet Fitness and it is definitely different than say Gold's. I find it very odd that they have a bucket of Tootsie Rolls on the front counter. It's annoying to have your water holder filled with candy trash. I also don't understand the free pizza or bagel mornings.
With that being said though, I find it to be a decent gym for me. This is the first gym I've ever been a member of. I only know what Gold's looks like because I took a tour. (VERY intimidating for me) I think it's a good enough gym for beginners but I do laugh at the PF jokes.
I think a lot of people leave other gyms for this reason, and have had some coworkers say how they're intimidated when they walk in a gym and 90% of clients look like they don't need to be there.
0 -
blaccoffee wrote: »Planet fitness has two types of customers; people that know nothing about lifting and nutrition but pretend they do and people that know about lifting and nutrition but want a cheap gym membership.
0 -
hbrittingham wrote: »[
It's Planet Fitness. That's reason enough for some to complain about pretty much anything they do. Even though it's now been pointed out to the OP that what they posted in their original post wasn't a full workout plan, but instead, suggested as an addition to an existing plan. But, it's Planet Fitness!
Again, no. There was ONE throwaway remark which suggested adding these "exercises" (if tanning and chair massage can be called such a thing) into one's regimen. That remark almost certainly came from whoever posted the graphic rather than the designer of these plans. EVERYWHERE ELSE, including within the graphics themselves, these are presented simply as plans that Planet Fitness encourages people to adopt.
Of course, when people think that tanning and chillaxing in a massage chair are worthy additions to an exercise regimen, they are unlikely to care about such distinctions.0 -
I am a PF member and when I first saw your post I couldn't see the PF logo on the bottom but I knew immediately that oh this must be a planet fitness thing ...SMH...I admit it I go because its cheap I do not partake in pizza night or tanning which I can't for the life of me understand why clubs offer this ...now for a lot of my friends who are inactive this is a plan that would be better than doing nothing I have my own trainer thank god0
-
This vid has an interview with one of their executives. It been posted before, but it's a pretty good introduction to their philosophy. http://milkandcookies.com/link/267592icemaiden37 wrote: »This is a joke, yes?
(We don't have planet fitness in the UK)0 -
ceoverturf wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »Amberonamission wrote: »I am a one month member at planet fitness and I don't see any of what people complain about here. I dead lift often. They do have a weight limit on it but fortunately I am not close to maximum. I have yet to see the lunk alarm go off although I am waiting for it. The pizza? Why is it a problem? It is once a month and the reward of pizza is enough to get my daughter running her butt off. A good thing. Tanning is crap but they have the red light therapy which cleared up a skin problem I had in a very short time. Hydromassage rules.
Very heavy people are so uncomfortable in a 'regular' gym, myself included.
I did have an employee say 'you are in here all the time " like it was a bad thing. That I didn't like. But I am in much better shape than I was.
Is is hokey? Yes. Are there fat people there? Yes. Does it work if you go? Yes.
The original workouts that are posted here are crazy stupid though.
What is the deadlift weight limit?
Damn that cracked me up
0 -
Yay, it's Saturday. Gotta go work out. Better check my fitness plan. Drive 20 minutes to Planet Fitness and sit in the massage chair for 10 minutes. My work here is done. Getting fit is easy at Planet Fitness!
0 -
...now for a lot of my friends who are inactive this is a plan that would be better than doing nothing...
I'm not so sure about that. I think it creates unrealistic expectations. People are going to think they will actually see results with this kind of workout. When they don't, they're going to get disillusioned and quit.
This might be good for getting someone who never leaves the house out into public more often, since you get to go to PF every day of the week...I guess there's that.
And someone who is extremely sedentary can benefit from getting themselves up and dressed, in and out of the car, also opening and closing doors, maybe a little bit of walking to and from the parking lot, sitting in the hydromassage and standing back up. I guess every little bit helps if you literally do nothing.
I get a better workout doing the dishes and cleaning the toilet at home. And I don't have to pay to do it.0 -
...now for a lot of my friends who are inactive this is a plan that would be better than doing nothing...
I'm not so sure about that. I think it creates unrealistic expectations. People are going to think they will actually see results with this kind of workout. When they don't, they're going to get disillusioned and quit.
This might be good for getting someone who never leaves the house out into public more often, since you get to go to PF every day of the week...I guess there's that.
And someone who is extremely sedentary can benefit from getting themselves up and dressed, in and out of the car, also opening and closing doors, maybe a little bit of walking to and from the parking lot, sitting in the hydromassage and standing back up. I guess every little bit helps if you literally do nothing.
I get a better workout doing the dishes and cleaning the toilet at home. And I don't have to pay to do it.
Wouldn't be paying a whole lot to do it at planet fitness either. And using that particular argument, a lot of people prefer not to have any gym membership at all
I've seen people try too much and fizzle out. The typical result I've experienced from starting little, is adding more. You feel better, your endurance increases, you add more
0 -
Five crunches in a single day is nowhere near the point at which any reasonable person -- in shape or not -- would fizzle out. Nor would a measly fifteen jumping jacks do that, and so forth. While doing too much can cause some people to fizzle out, these so-called "plans" go far beyond merely scaling back.
As far as starting with a little bit and then adding more goes, people usually do that IF they see results. When it comes to such horribly lightweight regimens though, one can't expect to see any substantial results. The Mayo Clinic recommends "least 150 minutes a week of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes a week of vigorous aerobic activity" plus some strength training. These programs don't come anywhere close to that.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercise/faq-20057916
Now this is the point at which certain poster here say, "But these plans are good for some people! Maybe that's all that someone can do!" That is postulating extreme and purely hypothetical situations though, and such cases should not be used for developing guidelines for the general public. Besides, if somebody struggles to do five lousy stomach crunches, then that person needs to be under a physician's watchful care rather than relying on generic recommendations from a so-called gym.
0 -
So I think I remember saying something about post surgery. This workout seems like a great idea for that. I remember after my post surgery on a torn muscle in physical therapy, my graduation task to stop going was to do 10 push ups. I think the first day I was not even able to do one on my knees. I also remember doing bicep curls with a broomstick and 5, 10 pound dumbbells.
I find it hard to believe that for the days posted that someone is that out of shape that they would call that a workout. Planet fitness wonders why a lot of folks poke fun at that gym.0 -
If I absolutely KNEW I could get a full free pizza on Friday Nights for the cost of the gym membership- I'd totally sign up. it Costs me 14 bucks to order out now- if I got 2 pizza's a week at 19.99- it would 100% pay for itself.0
-
dakotababy wrote: »Mayor_West wrote: »Any plan of theirs that neglects their free pizza needs to be disregarded completely.
...I just watched this in amazement for about 2 minutes straight. Now I feel sick to my stomach...like I just ate a whole pizza with some motion sickness.
I just wanted to see the image again... anyway people stop arguing, I get all points here, my mom can't do a proper pushup,well I haven't seen any girl at my gym being able to,still,you can always try and stuff. The pizza and bagels lol,well on one hand no one forces you to eat that right? on the other one... lunk alarm and deadlift banned? I can't comprehend this, I do rumanian deadlift with 40 kgs, is that cool or not?
All in all, it's good people could get STARTED with a cheap membership then to move towards a place with qualified trainers maybe, if I saw something like that on my gym I'd run away. I mean we had pizza once,it was a birthday one, I had none,but it wasn't like a common thing.
My point is, I'd like to know success stories from people who attended this ahm place.
0 -
dakotababy wrote: »Mayor_West wrote: »Any plan of theirs that neglects their free pizza needs to be disregarded completely.
...I just watched this in amazement for about 2 minutes straight. Now I feel sick to my stomach...like I just ate a whole pizza with some motion sickness.
Hahaha when you think about it... it's still better than sitting still while eating pizza (moment in time snapshot)...0 -
Wow! What a joke of a Gym. Glad we dont have any here where i live0
-
hbrittingham wrote: »Some activity is better than none.
exactly0 -
meganridenour wrote: »Wow, so according to most of you, basically everyone at planet fitness is there to eat pizza and "feel" like they're working out, without actually breaking a sweat.
It's just an inexpensive gym, with plenty of equipment, that suits a lot of people's needs. Why the hate?
The majority of the people I see at my PF are not even overweight! Many are in extremely good shape, and there are plenty of pretty large dudes who lift there.
It's a great starting point for someone who is self conscious about even joining a gym. I had never joined one before, and was incredibly anxious about it. When I saw the lady at the register was my size, it made me feel much less intimidated and more at ease. What's wrong with that?
I see so many people there every day, busting their *kitten*. Yet you all make it out to be like they're lazy.
I agree that what was posted is not a good workout routine at all. Blame that on PF's marketing. That doesn't mean everyone who goes to this gym is a fool who would follow that garbage. Maybe they don't want to spend a fortune just to get a good workout.
well said!0 -
yopeeps025 wrote: »ScubaSteve1962 wrote: »yopeeps025 wrote: »
True but was that not taught when we were all kids at some point in life?KCoolBeanz wrote: »I can't believe I'm actually going to defend this (maybe because I haven't had any coffee and I'm feeling totally weak), but for someone that is totally sedentary and has never gone to the gym, it might be a gentle way to show that anything is better than nothing? In reality, it's crap.
Not these days, they are taking PE out of a lot of schools, and people aren't forcing their kids to go outside.
That is ridiculous.
its true0 -
What is PF's rationale behind banning deadlifts?0
-
Sorry for the doublepost but I couldn't resist...
0 -
-
-
newfutures wrote: »meganridenour wrote: »Wow, so according to most of you, basically everyone at planet fitness is there to eat pizza and "feel" like they're working out, without actually breaking a sweat.
It's just an inexpensive gym, with plenty of equipment, that suits a lot of people's needs. Why the hate?
The majority of the people I see at my PF are not even overweight! Many are in extremely good shape, and there are plenty of pretty large dudes who lift there.
It's a great starting point for someone who is self conscious about even joining a gym. I had never joined one before, and was incredibly anxious about it. When I saw the lady at the register was my size, it made me feel much less intimidated and more at ease. What's wrong with that?
I see so many people there every day, busting their *kitten*. Yet you all make it out to be like they're lazy.
I agree that what was posted is not a good workout routine at all. Blame that on PF's marketing. That doesn't mean everyone who goes to this gym is a fool who would follow that garbage. Maybe they don't want to spend a fortune just to get a good workout.
well said!
Well said. This ends the thread.0 -
Big_Daddy_AJL wrote: »newfutures wrote: »meganridenour wrote: »Wow, so according to most of you, basically everyone at planet fitness is there to eat pizza and "feel" like they're working out, without actually breaking a sweat.
It's just an inexpensive gym, with plenty of equipment, that suits a lot of people's needs. Why the hate?
The majority of the people I see at my PF are not even overweight! Many are in extremely good shape, and there are plenty of pretty large dudes who lift there.
It's a great starting point for someone who is self conscious about even joining a gym. I had never joined one before, and was incredibly anxious about it. When I saw the lady at the register was my size, it made me feel much less intimidated and more at ease. What's wrong with that?
I see so many people there every day, busting their *kitten*. Yet you all make it out to be like they're lazy.
I agree that what was posted is not a good workout routine at all. Blame that on PF's marketing. That doesn't mean everyone who goes to this gym is a fool who would follow that garbage. Maybe they don't want to spend a fortune just to get a good workout.
Well said. This ends the thread.
Well said. This ends the thread.0 -
What is PF's rationale behind banning deadlifts?
Well, all I can say is based off the tour I took and what the guy working at PF said in that time. The way he put it is: "we are a judgment free zone, so no body building or heavy weight lifting." They also don't have intense classes like zumba and yoga. Rationale? I don't know. I am glad some locations vary because it seems odd that they view zumba and yoga as intense classes since at my gym an old man takes part in Les Mills grit strength and zumba every week. They seem to follow a rationale that assumes the lifts are "intimidating" and that those who do the heavy lifts are "judgmental" based on what I've seen and some of the comments made.
Best part of gym tour besides the slight urge to one day own a purple treadmill? Seeing other people working out.0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.6K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.3K Health and Weight Loss
- 176K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 431 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.8K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions