Planet Fitness ?

I think the only issue with planet fitness is they don't have free weights with barbells. So if you use those it might not be a good fit for you. Otherwise it sounds like a good deal.

Not my kind of place, but to each there own..

I have a PF membership. I went regularly for a while, took a break, and now I'm trying to make it a habit again.

My local PF is pretty decent. The employees are friendly enough and I often see them cleaning the equipment. Paper towels and sanitizer are readily available. I always wipe every machine before and after using it though, because not everyone wipes them down. That happens everywhere though.

They have plenty of cardio machines and I've never had to wait longer than a minute or two for anything else I've wanted to use. I believe most PF do not have much in the way of free weights. My location does offer dumbbells, but I guess that most PF do not. PF does offer free personal training, but I think its more of a general overview than anything in depth. I never took advantage of it. My location also offers a few different classes each day.

I've never heard the "lunk alarm" go off. I know a lot of people complain about that.

The only issue that I have run into is the showers. They aren't kept very clean and my location's showers were poorly designed so that the water doesn't drain properly and just sits on the floor.

All in all, I feel like I get my money worth for $10 a month.

On a side note, I like that all of the cardio machines have a personal tv. It makes time move a bit faster for me.

If you do barbell work, it won't be a good fit. I've had a membership in the past for the sole purpose of doing cardio when the weather won't let me get outside, but I never used it for weight lifting because no barbells or squat racks or deadlifting/oly platforms.

kellyjfenn wrote: »

I will still keep my other gym for that reason. I’m checking it out now. I was annoyed because I had to get used to a different treadmill. Atleast it’s not depressing here

What else, if anything, do you do besides cardio? If just cardio, by all means join PF, although you should start taking advantage of the weights

Like the OP. I've read a lot of reviews about the 2 local discount gyms. I have issues with any company that won't take full payment up front via cash/debit for their goods or services.

The main downside to PF is they don't have barbells. They do have weight machines, smith machines, and dumbells though. They also don't have a pool or group classes if you're into those. Their marketing/rules some people have an issue with but I personally couldn't care less about that. It's $10 a month with a $39 annual fee, so it works out to like $14/month. I will say though, when you sign up, they charge you the $39 fee, and then it's due again at whatever point in the year they charge. So that first year you have to pay it twice. Right now, with it being new years, they have the $1 sign up fee special, so if you want to join, nows the time.