Planet Fitness

It's my gym. I love it there.

LOVE THIS GYM!

I love it . I think it is a great starter gym because the trainers there will teach you how to use the machines and even help you make fitness goals. I came here about a month ago because I was intimidated by the big gyms. I feel like I will want to join group classes soon at a studio or something, but still work out at PF most of the time.

Planet Fitness was my first gym I ever joined. I loved it. It was cheap and provided almost everything I needed. The only downside is that I do love my group fitness classes at my current gym and PF doesn't provide those. Also, this may vary by each location, but most of the staff at the PF I joined didn't know a whole lot about fitness/training.

I belong and really enjoy it, I especially like the 30 minute circuit training. It keeps your heart rate elevated in addition to a full body strenght training workout. And like others have posted, it is inexpensive to belong, with no contract.

I pick things up and put them down.
I go to a private club but if its really busy go early in the morning to miss the crowds.

Im not sure where you are located but in Canada Planet Fitness franchise locations (a few years ago and which were not in canada for long) were facing many counts of fraud for overchargnig and refusing to let people cancel. Hopefully in the US and elsewhere they are better.

Whichever gym you go with make sure you read the entire contract and even though the deal seems good i'd recommend starting with a month or 3 trial to see if you really like it.

I signed up with a nice new beautiful gym only to discover they never fixed anything when it broke, the change rooms were never cleaned, the classes got cancelled all the time, and they would randomly close early on fridays and saturdays if few people were there.

Now i have a gym i love and am happy to go to

The trick is to find one you feel comfortable at and that offers the services you want.

i never been there but heard they dont like weight lifters there -- no grunting allowed i guess lol..so i cant join because i grunt when i lift weights lol what the heck.................

The only criticism I have is that they provide free pizza on the first Monday of every month. REALLY?? I'm coming here to be healthy and all I smell is [expletive] pizza? So I avoid going that day. LOL.

LOL...I know what you mean! The first time I was there when they brought pizza in, I was like "WTF are you doing?! This is a gym!" I was so hungry for junk food by the time I left.

I've belonged to PF for 2 1/2 years. It's good for what I want which is cardio and strength training machines. They also have free weights and they don't care if grunt while you lift (not sure where that came from), but they don't want people dropping weights. Everything has been in good working condition in the time that I've worked out there, if something is broken, it's fixed very quickly. I love that they provide paper towels and sanitizer to encourage people to clean the machines when they are done.

For $10/month, I am very happy with it.

The only criticism I have is that they provide free pizza on the first Monday of every month. REALLY?? I'm coming here to be healthy and all I smell is [expletive] pizza? So I avoid going that day. LOL.

LOL...I know what you mean! The first time I was there when they brought pizza in, I was like "WTF are you doing?! This is a gym!" I was so hungry for junk food by the time I left.

Don't forget about the bowl of tootsie rolls they leave for you at the front counter too. Luckily I have developed the willpower to not indulge when I'm supposed to be working out...if only I could transfer that to the rest of my life.

I guess it will always depend on the location...

I go to PF and I love it. It can be crowded sometimes, but there is always room for me and I can always get things done that I need to get done.

The personal trainer at the gym actually has a college degree in nutrition/fitness/whatever it is called. He's a super nice guy, very patient, and when he does the fitness classes switches it up so you learn lots of new exercises. I met with him to set up my own work out plan and it has benefited me a lot. I know that if I ask him a question he will know the answer. I also like that he has taught us a lot on how to work with free weights or other things in the weight area- a place that really intimidated me before.

The staff at the one where I go is very nice and knowledgeable. And the place is incredibly clean and well organized. Even the locker rooms are spotless. (The ladies one is, at least, as I've never seen the men's locker room.)

I like going there because it's been a good place to start. I don't feel awkward if I don't know what I'm doing- as far as asking, I mean. And I feel like there aren't people there staring me down thinking "What the heck is that fat girl doing here?"

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And there are a hell of a lot of good looking guys who go there. And I find them very motivational.

Also, it's affordable- and all of my friends have a membership there, so I never have to worry about whether or not I have someone to go with (if I feel like I need company).

Around here other gym alternatives are very expensive- 50ish dollars a month, even. And I'm currently not working so 10 bucks a month is really all I can afford.

i never been there but heard they dont like weight lifters there -- no grunting allowed i guess lol..so i cant join because i grunt when i lift weights lol what the heck.................

I have heard this too! And I'm a grunter when I lift....is this true though?! seems crazy to me!!

I'm a member and I like it it can get busy sometimes, but I go around 5:30am so there I don't usually run in to any problems. The people are friendly, there are plenty of machines and I think overall it's a good atmosphere. My only complaint, along with what other people said is their lack of group fitness, but there are other places to go for that.

I've been a member for a little over 3 years and I love it. The one I go to just expanded and got a bunch of new machines to replace the older ones. I enjoy it as I have no desire for group classes or aquatic classes, and therefore no real desire to pay for those as well. I usually go during offpeak times, but even when I hit the rush after work and it's busy I never have a problem getting my workout in. And most of the staff knows me well and even have my membership number committed to memory.

I admit to treating myself to a grape tootsie roll after every workout though.