How to quit Planet Fitness..??
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Obviously yes my issues would be with (almost) any gym. But being I currently belong to Planet Fitness I was asking how to quit this particular gym. Seems it may or may not be difficult, and I was just asking advice.
And for the person who said she is deterred, this very well could just be a personal thing, and the Planet Fitness near you may have a more helpful staff. FWIW, it is not 'just me' who has said the staff at this PF is rude and not helpful, but the manager/owner sees the gym as being busy/bringing in money so they don't care.
*For those saying to just work out at home or walk on my own, I did mention that in a subsequent reply back on page 1. As I said in that reply, I just seem to do better working out at home and walking in my neighborhood or local parks.
Gyms are not for everyone. You may find a really good one.
But the staff certainly should be helpful. Whether it is PF or a private mom and pop type of gym.
You're paying $10 a month. What do you expect the staff to do? For the most part they are competing with fast food places for employees.
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Just ask at the desk. You prob won't be forced to talk to the manager. There's nothing "wrong" or nosey with them asking "why"? They probably have a form they have to fill out and check off the reason. That doesn't obligate you to answer. You can say "personal reasons" or "I'd rather not say." They won't take you into the back room and torture you.
Rules about footwear and large heavy water jugs are established for safety reasons. They don't want someone stubbing their toe, or bumping into someone's 16 lb water jug (weight of a gallon), and suing them. I imagine that many gyms have similar type rules. I go to a small privately owned fitness studio. If someone came in wearing sandals, I'm sure they would be asked to put on proper footwear. In another thread, someone posted about falling off the treadmill when they had a momentary distraction and weren't wearing the safety clip. Accidents are real and most businesses do what they can to help avoid them.
Not in this case per their website.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Wicked_Seraph wrote: »pick up a dumbbell from the floor
Why do they not allow deadlifts??? I get that it could be a liability issue, but imho it could easily be resolved by having participants sign a waiver and hiring a trainer for the floor specifically there to show newcomers how to use the weights and equipment, assuming they don't have this already...
Because people like me who deadlift are apparently "lunks" and intimidating to their clientele.
LOLWUT
Idk if mine would qualify since my trainer isn't having me lift from the ground but... I would be very interested in meeting the kind of person would look at my very clearly obese a** doing a deadlift and think, "yep, there's a lunk".
How absurd. It's not like EVERYONE doing deadlifts is already ripped. And like... idk, clearly it's working for them? And wouldn't most people think, "sh-t, maybe that's something worth doing"???7 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Wicked_Seraph wrote: »pick up a dumbbell from the floor
Why do they not allow deadlifts??? I get that it could be a liability issue, but imho it could easily be resolved by having participants sign a waiver and hiring a trainer for the floor specifically there to show newcomers how to use the weights and equipment, assuming they don't have this already...
Because people like me who deadlift are apparently "lunks" and intimidating to their clientele.
How is deadlifting intimidating?!?
Because unfit people think that by doing things like squats or deadlifts that you are making them feel bad that they can't or won't do them. Everybody is so sensitive these days. People take things way to personally, thinking everybody is either making fun of them or trying to intimidate them. When really some people want to lift heavy and stay hydrated.6 -
I can't believe this thread got as long as it did, lol.
OP- in the contract you signed (which you probably should have read before you signed it - oops!) it spells out the terms of your membership (including dress code and other policies and whether you are month to month or term) as well as their cancellation procedure. You can quit PF by sending a letter to the location you use, preferably via certified mail, return receipt requested (so you have documentation proving they received it) stating that you wish to terminate your membership. Then check and make sure they stop taking the $10 a month out of your account. Done. You never have to have human contact at all. Easier and cheaper would be to walk in, tell the person at the front desk you wish to terminate membership and they'll have you sign something to that effect (if you are locked in to a contract term you may have to pay a fee). They might ask you why you are terminating membership (or not - they really don't care). A simple "it's no longer a good fit" will be sufficient; again - they really don't care. NBD.
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Just ask at the desk. You prob won't be forced to talk to the manager. There's nothing "wrong" or nosey with them asking "why"? They probably have a form they have to fill out and check off the reason. That doesn't obligate you to answer. You can say "personal reasons" or "I'd rather not say." They won't take you into the back room and torture you.
Rules about footwear and large heavy water jugs are established for safety reasons. They don't want someone stubbing their toe, or bumping into someone's 16 lb water jug (weight of a gallon), and suing them. I imagine that many gyms have similar type rules. I go to a small privately owned fitness studio. If someone came in wearing sandals, I'm sure they would be asked to put on proper footwear. In another thread, someone posted about falling off the treadmill when they had a momentary distraction and weren't wearing the safety clip. Accidents are real and most businesses do what they can to help avoid them.
A gallon of liquid weighs 8 lbs. 16 fl oz weighs 16 oz. A pint's a pound a world around.
Fun fact.6 -
There must be fifty ways to leave Planet Fitness, just:
Slip out the back, Jack;
Make a new plan, Stan;
No need to be coy, Roy;
Just get yourself free.
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repeated in error, sorry0
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When I first joined PF, the first few months were great. The gym was still brand-new to our area, so it was never busy. That was Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec of last year. Then come January, they got busy. Crazy-busy. The parking lot is usually so filled that I have to wait for someone to leave, and I am just one that is not comfortable with people right next to me on the treadmill hacking all over the place for whatever reason (how am I to know they are or are not sick..?)--which surprisingly happens way more than you think. The locker room is always even busy. I am just not comfortable with a place being that busy (read: anxiety).
And then there is the dress code. I know it seems silly, but I really wish I could wear sandals when I am on the treadmill, or other 'no-no' clothing. I am not in the weight room area, so I do not understand. But that is their rules.
And for the love of God they play the same 10 songs over and over. When I go there almost daily for 2 hours at a time, it is like hearing the same CD over and over 3 or 4X a day!! Blah...(I do not like to wear ear plugs)
Yes I know the bulk of my issues are my own personal issues, but there are what they are.
What do I need to do to quit Planet Fitness..?
I am sure the manager (whom I kind of get along with well) will want to know why, and I just prefer not to say, so if I (very likely) quit, what is a good thing to say that she will not 'pry' to find out why..?
Thanks so much!!
Just don't pay the renewal fees. Why should you have to make excuses to the manager or anyone else?
Ime, though, no gym will let you wear sandals on the treadmill. That's not even safe.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »Wicked_Seraph wrote: »pick up a dumbbell from the floor
Why do they not allow deadlifts??? I get that it could be a liability issue, but imho it could easily be resolved by having participants sign a waiver and hiring a trainer for the floor specifically there to show newcomers how to use the weights and equipment, assuming they don't have this already...
Because people like me who deadlift are apparently "lunks" and intimidating to their clientele.
How is deadlifting intimidating?!?
IDK, you'd have to ask them. I usually have to grunt when I do them too, so double whammy.0 -
positivepowers wrote: »When I first joined PF, the first few months were great. The gym was still brand-new to our area, so it was never busy. That was Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec of last year. Then come January, they got busy. Crazy-busy. The parking lot is usually so filled that I have to wait for someone to leave, and I am just one that is not comfortable with people right next to me on the treadmill hacking all over the place for whatever reason (how am I to know they are or are not sick..?)--which surprisingly happens way more than you think. The locker room is always even busy. I am just not comfortable with a place being that busy (read: anxiety).
And then there is the dress code. I know it seems silly, but I really wish I could wear sandals when I am on the treadmill, or other 'no-no' clothing. I am not in the weight room area, so I do not understand. But that is their rules.
And for the love of God they play the same 10 songs over and over. When I go there almost daily for 2 hours at a time, it is like hearing the same CD over and over 3 or 4X a day!! Blah...(I do not like to wear ear plugs)
Yes I know the bulk of my issues are my own personal issues, but there are what they are.
What do I need to do to quit Planet Fitness..?
I am sure the manager (whom I kind of get along with well) will want to know why, and I just prefer not to say, so if I (very likely) quit, what is a good thing to say that she will not 'pry' to find out why..?
Thanks so much!!
Just don't pay the renewal fees. Why should you have to make excuses to the manager or anyone else?
Ime, though, no gym will let you wear sandals on the treadmill. That's not even safe.
AFAIK the monthly dues are automatically charged to your payment method, until you actually notify them that you want to end your membership. But no excuses are needed; a simpl "I'd like to terminate my membership" will suffice.
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Thanks everyone.
Regarding the deadlifts and all, I guess Planet Fitness is geared toward newbies to fitness.
I joined mainly to use the cardio. And for the silly 'you are paying ten dollars a month what do you expect' um I am a black card member, so it is 20 dollars a month, not that it should matter. But regardless of price employees should be able to answer questions. Not difficult questions or things not even relating to the gym my goodness, but things about the machines, etc.
In the end as others have said it really does not matter my reasons for wanting to quit.
I was asking mainly if anyone quit or had any advice or experience with it.
I will just do my exercise tapes at home in my bare feet and use my free weights at home and walk and do cardio tapes. Problem solved and I will be much happier. I do not have someone hacking all over the place or the same annoying 10 songs played over and over. And heck if I want to drink from a gallon water jug I can!!
My question was about quitting, not picking apart my post or attacking my reasons for wanting to.
Guess I gave too much info in the OP.
Oh well.
Those with sensible sound advice and recommendations, THANK YOU!!!0 -
Just walk up to the counter, ask for whatever form is required for quitting your membership, fill out said form, hand it in and say thank you, enjoy the rest of the day.0
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Thanks everyone.
Regarding the deadlifts and all, I guess Planet Fitness is geared toward newbies to fitness.
I joined mainly to use the cardio. And for the silly 'you are paying ten dollars a month what do you expect' um I am a black card member, so it is 20 dollars a month, not that it should matter. But regardless of price employees should be able to answer questions. Not difficult questions or things not even relating to the gym my goodness, but things about the machines, etc.
In the end as others have said it really does not matter my reasons for wanting to quit.
I was asking mainly if anyone quit or had any advice or experience with it.
I will just do my exercise tapes at home in my bare feet and use my free weights at home and walk and do cardio tapes. Problem solved and I will be much happier. I do not have someone hacking all over the place or the same annoying 10 songs played over and over. And heck if I want to drink from a gallon water jug I can!!
My question was about quitting, not picking apart my post or attacking my reasons for wanting to.
Guess I gave too much info in the OP.
Oh well.
Those with sensible sound advice and recommendations, THANK YOU!!!
The thread was entertaining to see the least. I just think based on your responses that the gym life isn't for you. Which is fine, there are a lot of people that don't like a gym. September-December gyms are pretty empty because it's the end of the year, it's holidays, it's winter and nobody wants to go to the gym. Then January hits and the resolutions make their appearance. It happens at every gym. However I would still recommend wearing shoes, even if you are just doing exercise tapes at home. Your toes and feet will thank you...trust me. I know it is not the most comfortable thing wearing sneakers in the house, but you can do SO much more when you have the proper equipment on your feet! And you won't have to go to a foot doctor who will lecture you about the lack of proper shoes on your feet if you happen to injure them.
Anywho, I think you were just nervous about how to quit a gym. As many people have stated, it's easy. Go to the front desk and inform them you want to cancel your membership. You don't have to tell them why, it doesn't have to be a long drawn out thing. Sign the paper and be on your way. Or you can call their customer care line. I did that when I had to quit 24 Hour Fitness and 3 minutes later I was done. They informed me of any future charges I had and the last day I could go to the gym before my account was closed. If your manager friend follows up and asks, you can be honest with him/her (friends can be honest with each other) or you can simply say that it wasn't working for your fitness regime.
But seriously, protect your feet. Wear closed toed shoes/sneakers when you exercise. It helps a lot.5 -
baciodolce18 wrote: »Just ask at the desk. You prob won't be forced to talk to the manager. There's nothing "wrong" or nosey with them asking "why"? They probably have a form they have to fill out and check off the reason. That doesn't obligate you to answer. You can say "personal reasons" or "I'd rather not say." They won't take you into the back room and torture you.
Rules about footwear and large heavy water jugs are established for safety reasons. They don't want someone stubbing their toe, or bumping into someone's 16 lb water jug (weight of a gallon), and suing them. I imagine that many gyms have similar type rules. I go to a small privately owned fitness studio. If someone came in wearing sandals, I'm sure they would be asked to put on proper footwear. In another thread, someone posted about falling off the treadmill when they had a momentary distraction and weren't wearing the safety clip. Accidents are real and most businesses do what they can to help avoid them.
A gallon of liquid weighs 8 lbs. 16 fl oz weighs 16 oz. A pint's a pound a world around.
Fun fact.
I'm glad I read the rest of the thread. I was like, :huh:
Oh, but one minor nitpick. 16 fl oz of water weighs 16 oz. Other fluids have different densities, which will make them weigh different amounts (usually more). 16 oz of milk, for example, will weigh 16.6 oz.1 -
VykkDraygoVPR wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »geekyjock76 wrote: »1. Grunt loudly as you exercise.
2. Walk in with a gallon water jug.
3. Continue to wear forbidden clothing like tank tops.
4. Pretty much act like a "bro" and your membership will be terminated.
Wait..... They try to forbid what type of water bottle you bring?!? That would be an immediate no, refuse to join.
I assumed it was a play on this Planet Fitness ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzmoqmL7g
Their lunk alarm signs say something about a gallon jug too.
Wow. Just no.
Why would you want to carry around a gallon water jug?kshama2001 wrote: »geekyjock76 wrote: »1. Grunt loudly as you exercise.
2. Walk in with a gallon water jug.
3. Continue to wear forbidden clothing like tank tops.
4. Pretty much act like a "bro" and your membership will be terminated.
Wait..... They try to forbid what type of water bottle you bring?!? That would be an immediate no, refuse to join.
I assumed it was a play on this Planet Fitness ad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzmoqmL7g
Their lunk alarm signs say something about a gallon jug too.
Wow. Just no.
Why would you want to carry around a gallon water jug?
I have one that I carry at work. It's a good way to regulate how much water I've had for the day, and don't have to get up to get refills if I don't want to.
Either way what PF is doing with that rule is perpetuating the stereotype of only moron bodybuilders (lunks...morons) carry water jugs around.
It's because people can trip over them - Same for the idiots that don't use lockers and carry around their gym bags.
You can trip over a small water bottle as well so this makes no sense.
Like I said, they have cup holders. Every machine has at least one. It does make sense.
Since I mainly go to my gym for the weights, with one exception, nothing I use has cup holders.0 -
PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »geekyjock76 wrote: »1. Grunt loudly as you exercise.
2. Walk in with a gallon water jug.
3. Continue to wear forbidden clothing like tank tops.
4. Pretty much act like a "bro" and your membership will be terminated.
Wait..... They try to forbid what type of water bottle you bring?!? That would be an immediate no, refuse to join.
I assumed it was a play on this Planet Fitness ad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzmoqmL7g
Their lunk alarm signs say something about a gallon jug too.
Wow. Just no.
Why would you want to carry around a gallon water jug?
A few guys do it where I work. I don't really get it. They come in with a full or half-full jug and when they leave, there's not much gone from it. Maybe they're doing the "gallon a day" thing and that's how they like to carry water. I don't really care. It's water. Why anyone would say you can't have a certain amount of water is beyond me. "Because it's weird" isn't a good reason. Members can get an unlimited supply of refrigerated filtered water out of the fountain, so what's a gallon of their own?
I don't drink cold water.0 -
Is Planet Fitness the only facility where you live? If not, why on earth, these days, would you join a place that requires a contract, then complain later that it is exactly what a business is supposed to be, which is very busy? If there is a Gold's Gym in your city, I hate to tell you that they are only $30 a month, no contract, always have been, and if I don't like the gym I will stop paying and am only out $30.
This sounds like buyers remorse like leasing a car then being tired of the monthly payments and saying you don't like to fill it up with gas. Or buying a house with a home owners association then complaining that the you don't like that the home owners association has rules that you don't like.0 -
And why worry what they think, it's your money, if they let you out of the contract by just saying you want to quit, it's nobody's business as to why. If they press, then tell them their gym sucks, and too bad for them pressing for an answer. If your buyout is $58 (like someone said) then pay the $58 and 6 months from now you will be ahead and won't have spent 6 months bemoaning what they would think if you quit.0
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kshama2001 wrote: »VykkDraygoVPR wrote: »kshama2001 wrote: »geekyjock76 wrote: »1. Grunt loudly as you exercise.
2. Walk in with a gallon water jug.
3. Continue to wear forbidden clothing like tank tops.
4. Pretty much act like a "bro" and your membership will be terminated.
Wait..... They try to forbid what type of water bottle you bring?!? That would be an immediate no, refuse to join.
I assumed it was a play on this Planet Fitness ad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzmoqmL7g
Their lunk alarm signs say something about a gallon jug too.
Wow. Just no.
Why would you want to carry around a gallon water jug?kshama2001 wrote: »geekyjock76 wrote: »1. Grunt loudly as you exercise.
2. Walk in with a gallon water jug.
3. Continue to wear forbidden clothing like tank tops.
4. Pretty much act like a "bro" and your membership will be terminated.
Wait..... They try to forbid what type of water bottle you bring?!? That would be an immediate no, refuse to join.
I assumed it was a play on this Planet Fitness ad:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7gzmoqmL7g
Their lunk alarm signs say something about a gallon jug too.
Wow. Just no.
Why would you want to carry around a gallon water jug?
I have one that I carry at work. It's a good way to regulate how much water I've had for the day, and don't have to get up to get refills if I don't want to.
Either way what PF is doing with that rule is perpetuating the stereotype of only moron bodybuilders (lunks...morons) carry water jugs around.
It's because people can trip over them - Same for the idiots that don't use lockers and carry around their gym bags.
You can trip over a small water bottle as well so this makes no sense.
Like I said, they have cup holders. Every machine has at least one. It does make sense.
Since I mainly go to my gym for the weights, with one exception, nothing I use has cup holders.
This has been puzzling me too, and then I realized that the cardio equipment has it (and I've even used it plenty of times). Shaking head at myself. ;-)
I still think a rule against overly large containers for water is bizarre and unnecessary and aimed at some stereotype vs. reality.
AND a rule against deadlifting is just bad.
No sandals on the treadmill makes perfect sense to me, though.0 -
When I first joined PF, the first few months were great. The gym was still brand-new to our area, so it was never busy. That was Sept-Oct-Nov-Dec of last year. Then come January, they got busy. Crazy-busy. The parking lot is usually so filled that I have to wait for someone to leave, and I am just one that is not comfortable with people right next to me on the treadmill hacking all over the place for whatever reason (how am I to know they are or are not sick..?)--which surprisingly happens way more than you think. The locker room is always even busy. I am just not comfortable with a place being that busy (read: anxiety).
And then there is the dress code. I know it seems silly, but I really wish I could wear sandals when I am on the treadmill, or other 'no-no' clothing. I am not in the weight room area, so I do not understand. But that is their rules.
And for the love of God they play the same 10 songs over and over. When I go there almost daily for 2 hours at a time, it is like hearing the same CD over and over 3 or 4X a day!! Blah...(I do not like to wear ear plugs)
Yes I know the bulk of my issues are my own personal issues, but there are what they are.
What do I need to do to quit Planet Fitness..?
I am sure the manager (whom I kind of get along with well) will want to know why, and I just prefer not to say, so if I (very likely) quit, what is a good thing to say that she will not 'pry' to find out why..?
Thanks so much!!
I am sure the OP is long gone by now, but just wanted to add something incase they came back.
I can't think of any gym that would let you wear sandles on a treadmill-it is dangerous.
If you are looking for a replacement gym, do you have a ymca or ymha nearby? We joined about a month ago and it was only $100 for 3 adults. It can get pretty busy but if you go at specific times, it can be almost empty. We try to stick with off peak hours.0 -
Char231023 wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »Wicked_Seraph wrote: »pick up a dumbbell from the floor
Why do they not allow deadlifts??? I get that it could be a liability issue, but imho it could easily be resolved by having participants sign a waiver and hiring a trainer for the floor specifically there to show newcomers how to use the weights and equipment, assuming they don't have this already...
Because people like me who deadlift are apparently "lunks" and intimidating to their clientele.
How is deadlifting intimidating?!?
Because unfit people think that by doing things like squats or deadlifts that you are making them feel bad that they can't or won't do them. Everybody is so sensitive these days. People take things way to personally, thinking everybody is either making fun of them or trying to intimidate them. When really some people want to lift heavy and stay hydrated.
Just encouraging meodicrity.1 -
It should never be a "task" to end a gym membership. If one wants to quit, they should be able to, period!0
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The gallon jug rule has nothing to do with bottle size or tripping. It has everything to do with them wanting it to be a family friendly gym. Keep out the meatheads, the ones who always drop the biggest weights on the floor. You know the type. Is it a stereotype? Yes. Is it true? Yes, as much as I've ever seen.0
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melissa6771 wrote: »The gallon jug rule has nothing to do with bottle size or tripping. It has everything to do with them wanting it to be a family friendly gym. Keep out the meatheads, the ones who always drop the biggest weights on the floor. You know the type. Is it a stereotype? Yes. Is it true? Yes, as much as I've ever seen.
Playing directly into their marketing hands and buying the negative stereotype they perpetuate.6 -
melissa6771 wrote: »The gallon jug rule has nothing to do with bottle size or tripping. It has everything to do with them wanting it to be a family friendly gym. Keep out the meatheads, the ones who always drop the biggest weights on the floor. You know the type. Is it a stereotype? Yes. Is it true? Yes, as much as I've ever seen.
My gym is a family friendly facility, kids as young as 14 can be in the weight room with a parent. The weight room has rubber coated bumper plates that are designed to be dropped. Guy was working out with his daughter who I know was 14. Another person was deadlifting over 400 pounds for reps and dropped the weights a couple feet on the last set. I overheard the dad telling the daughter it was fine to drop the weights in that situation.
She did not seem to be scarred for life.7 -
I called mine. She explained that I was already paid through the end of the current month and then it would be over. I had been a member for years, though.1
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melissa6771 wrote: »The gallon jug rule has nothing to do with bottle size or tripping. It has everything to do with them wanting it to be a family friendly gym. Keep out the meatheads, the ones who always drop the biggest weights on the floor. You know the type. Is it a stereotype? Yes. Is it true? Yes, as much as I've ever seen.
No offense but this is ridiculous. How on earth does not allowing gallon jugs equate to being family friendly?? Do they automatically become not family friendly just because someone bring a jug?
So if I have a gallon jug, I am automatically a "meat head"?7 -
I've never been part of Planet Fitness, but I think the de-registration process goes something like:
Bone of the father, unknowingly given
Flesh of the servant, willingly sacrificed
Blood of the enemy, forcibly taken13
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