Planet Fitness

Pros: $10 a month
Cons: No more free weights

A great concept until they took away all the dumbbells over 80lbs and all the fixed barbells over 60lbs. They have 2 benches and no incline or decline. NO ONE is allowed to take the Olympic bars and use them for GOD FORBID curling...

The place was great when it was just plain old World Gym with a new name....

Go to Mike Katz's place in Branford... I use to be a member back in the 80's and I am going back home...!

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Cheap because they SCAM people

My dumb a** got scammed here. I had to jump through a million hoops to cancel, and apparently forgot one. You can only cancel by mailing them, but it HAS TO BE CERTIFIED. I sent a plain old cancellation letter, thought I was finished, and FOUR YEARS LATER get a bill for $1000. 47 continuous months of service, with no notifications/bills sent to me in the interim period, I wasn't using the gym and I thought my membership was complete. I lived at the same address the whole time. Then, out of the blue, a bill for a grand.

Also, the bill was not from PF but a collection agency. Not only is that a godawful amount of money for a poor college student, it goes against my credit. I was ignorant, don't you be as well.

Pros: Cheap, you get what you pay for.
Cons: The list would be too long.

Completely disgusted with this organization.
Gym has steadily gone down hill since Planet Fitness acquired it from World Gym. No classes, former employees left within a short time frame, and the steady removal of equipment(no dumbells over 60#).
The new discriminatory dress code finished me off.
No Do-Rags
No Bandanas
No Ski Hats
No Jeans
No Boots
No Tank Tops(Men)
I terminated my membership this morning and joined Golds Gym.

Pros: Cheap at $10-$19.99 a month, lots of cardio & workout machines. Free tanning.
Cons: Dirty, parking space limit, no daycare, no steamroom.

I belonged to Golds in Braintree for awhile - thought it was a good gym, clean, but lots of attitude. I joined Worlds Gym, liked it for awhile until it became Planet Fitness and started noticing everything from the juice bar, to the steamroom going away (things I like in a gym). The place is dirty, there's a much younger crowd (more teenagers) and the place is not kept up. The paper dispensers are always empty (for wiping down machines), the water fridge is not stalked, and the help just sits behind the counter. I think I wouldn't care much about the paper towel thing - however, I sweat and want to be courteous to others using equipment after me. Plus, I notice things like guys not washing their hands (a lot) after going the bathroom. The staff is mainly female, and they do not seem that knowledgeble about the machines. I guess you get what you pay for.

Pros: None at all.
Cons: Dirty, crowded, smelly, equipment jammed together.

I recently joined the Planet Fitness in Aston, PA. It has only been open for 3 months. I was not offered a tour of the club first, just handed a contract. I joined but during my first work out was appalled at the conditions. There were paper towels and lint all over the floors. The locker room was dirty, paper towels, toilet tissue, etc. all over the place. The toilet was filthy. I was using a treadmill and the dirt and sweat was everywhere. The treadmills are so close together that it is very hot, stuffy, and smelly in the cardio area. This is a new gym, just imagine after a year or so!

I asked the guy at the front desk for some quick help using one of the machines. he said that he was not permitted to do that. He said I would have to sign up for personal training! No one is around to answer even the easiest of questions.

The price is cheap but really the place is worthless. I don't understand their ideas for running a gym. I have never seen anything like it in my 20 years of working out.

Pros: Convenient hours, clean facility, friendly staff and owner, great value
Cons: Not for 'serious' bodybuilders, not a 'pick-up' joint

It's really too bad that people have had such bad experiences. I'm not a fan of gyms with expensive monthly membership fees for a pool I'll never use and classes that aren't convenient to my schedule. There are at least two in this area that if you're a member of them, you're in the 'in crowd'. That's why I chose PF - I want to get a good workout and be left alone. Don't expect all the frills here. If you're truly looking to exercise, this is the place to go. If you want to socialize, find somewhere else. I've never had a problem with the owner or staff here; they're always courteous, helpful, and friendly. Good gym for those of us who are average people trying to get in a little better shape, not prep for Mr. or Ms. Olympia.

Pros: None
Cons: Filthy, crowded, foul odor, bad staff, hard to cancel.

I have been a member of at least 15 gyms all over the US. Planet Fitness is by far the worst. It is dirty and over crowded. The staff has no ability to help customers. The locker rooms are gross. We tried the one in Malvern, PA. And we tried one in Florida. Both were horrible. When we tried to cancel, we were told to see the manager, who can not be found. So we canceled our credit card, it was easier. Do not join these gyms!

Pros: Declining to sign up that instant caused them to drastically lower the payments.
Cons: Felt very pressured to enroll and the equipment wasn't that "state-of-the-art".

There is no good that I can write of this gym. First off, we were told that they needed to take our handbags before given a tour. Second, they labeled their "Pitch Book" as "B*tch Book"...makes you think how they look at their clientel. Lastly, though told numerous times we needed to go home and think about our options, they kept pushing and pressuring for us to sign up that day. All they want is your money.

Pros: Cheap, Clean, Friendly people, Good hours.
Cons: Non

The Planet Fitness I go to in Ma is very nice. I have meet some great people there. I have been lifting and working out for thirty years so I did not not any instruction on the equipment. I like that the staff did not have feel like they had to interfere with my work out. I belong to a club that cost 60.00 Dollar a month and I like Planet Fitness better.

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Can't cancel membership

They're cheap, and you get what you pay for. But I moved to another state, one that doesn't even have a planet fitness, and they still refuse to cancel my membership.

Pros: THERE ARE NONE!!!!!!!!!
Cons: Everything, overcharging, rude staff, crazy rules

All i have to say is if you care about your money do not sign up at this gym!!!! The staff and management do not know what they are doing and they dont listen at all. I have had my bill messed up several times by these incompetent people. My bill was supposed to be 20 dollars a month and they keep overcharging me. First i was overcharged 10 dollars and then 30 dollars. When i tried to get my money back no one ever called me back and it took months to get my money. I still havent got my 30 dollars back!! Not only that but my relative left that gym because management yelled at him numerous times for apparently dropping the weight down too hard. I dont know how they think a weight should be put down but its not that easy to place it down quietly???. This place is somewhere people should go only if they want to get ripped off and have a lot of stress and an unpleasant time. Customer service is definently not a concern. Maybe they should hire people with an IQ greater than 0.

Pros: It's cheap and the hours are good and its clean.
Cons: The rules are ridiculous. It's not just the no grunting stuff.

Just canceled my membership after six months because the staff interrupted my routine to tell me I was using the machines out of order. They demanded that I work from one end of the row to the other and not skip. I have been working out in the same routine for months and out of the blue.

Pros: none
Cons: Won't accept American currency for membership.

Something is really fishy about an outfit that won't accept my cash for a whole year membership!  I have had enough problems with businesses debiting my bank accounts and not being able to make them stop when I quit.  Are they not wanting to take the chance of not being able to screw me out of some extra money or what?

Pros: Great Price
Cons: Ultra Hypocritical

I was at a Planet fitness today and let out a small grunt on my last rep of my 3rd set of squats. The manager comes flying out of her office and warns me if that happens again she will turn the lunk alarm on. Planet Fitness is the Judgment free zone (Right) I think it's funny that anything to do with heavy lifting or body building they have done away with but women are allowed to parade around in tiny outfits. I don't know about you but there is some great hypocrisy in this fact.

Judgment free yes like most of the world as long as you believe like they do.

Pros: Local  PF facilities in Wilmington NC area are professional and clean.
Cons: PFclubs at (Langhorne Pa.) have extremely rude staff who haven't a clue about customer service.

Bought PF black membership to use locally in Wilmington NC and also to use while traveling to other regions of the country. Was told that you can use the membership anywhere in the country and bring guest with the black membership. This was true in some cases but not true in all cases. Langhorne Pa. (the rudest staff I've ever encountered) denied any accompaning guest. So buyer beware don't expect the welcoming treatment at all facilities. Especially in Langhorne Pa.