OT - Planet Fitness

[minimoe]

They are running there $1 special again and I am thinking about signing up.. Its $1 to sign up then just $10 per month and no commitment.. Has anyone ever used them? What do you think of it?

http://www.planetfitness.com/

[CourtsideTV]

it looks too cheapy..i wouldnt unless you had no other otpiosn

[magicmamma]

Yes, I belong. It's a good deal. They do require you to let them bill your credit card every month. I wanted to pay a year in advance but they won't do anything but the credit card. They also don't bother to mention the "annual membership fee" of $29 that they collect in October. It's still cheap.

[minimoe]

it looks too cheapy..i wouldnt unless you had no other otpiosn

im not to concerned about it "looking cheapy" tredmill is a tredmill and wieghts are wieghts. So as long as it all works and only cost $10 you can't beat that. and no commitment so you leave when ever you would like.

Thanks for the heads up on the billing, I figured it was going to be an auto draft payment type thing.

[Orium]

If you just want somewhere to go and get in shape, it's probably ok. If you plan on getting serious about weight lifting then you're better off somewhere else.

[minimoe]

Thanks.. Main reason for joining is shedding some pounds. so this should definatly get the job done.. One thing I see that I actually don't like is you sign up for one location and then can only work out there.. For example if I sign up for the orange city one I cant then work out in the Lake mary one for example.. thats kind of stupid and I don't get it

[magicfanatic23]

If you just want somewhere to go and get in shape, it's probably ok. If you plan on getting serious about weight lifting then you're better off somewhere else.

+1

This place is average at best.

[Sugar Cane]

Thanks.. Main reason for joining is shedding some pounds. so this should definatly get the job done.. One thing I see that I actually don't like is you sign up for one location and then can only work out there.. For example if I sign up for the orange city one I cant then work out in the Lake mary one for example.. thats kind of stupid and I don't get it

I went to PF for about 6+ months and it was ok to start. If you're referring to the one in the SouthChase plaza, I wouldn't recommend that one at all. I hear other PF's are lighter on the rules. But I only left there because I was more into the the heavy-weight lifting and their dumbells only go up to 60lbs. There's no grunting, no dropping weights, no do-rags, no water bottles on the floor, no cell phones (although they don't belong in the gym anyways), no sweating, no working out...ok I'm just bs'ing about the last two. I moved over to LA Fitness across the street. It costs way more but its worth it. PF is for the beginners that can get by with very little...
I know this response is extensive but I figured it'd be helpful.

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[Prolific Scorer]

The Planet Fitness in Altamonte is usually packed, and I usually have to wait to get on the equipment I want. It's not a bad place to workout though, if you don't mind it being crowded.

I like hole-in-the-wall gyms, because I can really focus and don't have to be distracted.

[Magicalltheway]

Yes, I belong. It's a good deal. They do require you to let them bill your credit card every month. I wanted to pay a year in advance but they won't do anything but the credit card. They also don't bother to mention the "annual membership fee" of $29 that they collect in October. It's still cheap.

I dont know what you guys are talking about. I have been going to PF for 14months now and I absolutely love it. Magicmama, its not true, I have them deduct $10/m out of my checking account and $29 act. fee is the least you pay joining a gym.

I switched from Pro Health in Melbourne. That place was always packed had to wait to use the machines, had to wait to park the car half a mile away. At PF, every cardio machine has its own TV and the dumb bells go as high as 90 pounds I think. I can take my water bottle. true that they dont allow grunting and dropping weights which I think is just tacky anyways. So I feel like Im in my personal gym. It could be much cleaner though thats the only complaint I have. It is not a very clean place.

[magicmamma]

Yes, I belong. It's a good deal. They do require you to let them bill your credit card every month. I wanted to pay a year in advance but they won't do anything but the credit card. They also don't bother to mention the "annual membership fee" of $29 that they collect in October. It's still cheap.

I dont know what you guys are talking about. I have been going to PF for 14months now and I absolutely love it. Magicmama, its not true, I have them deduct $10/m out of my checking account and $29 act. fee is the least you pay joining a gym.

They didn't offer anything but the credit card deduction when I joined, but checking wouldn't be any better. I want to pay in advance. I'm a little ticked because I received a notice from them about two months ago that they had been unable to collect my fee that month and so I owed that and a $10 service charge. They insisted on billing the credit card directly, so I think that's between them and the cc company. I didn't do anything wrong and no one else had trouble collecting their bills. So I've ignored it.

Nevertheless, as I said, it's very cheap. Nothing else is close. I go to Oviedo. It's clean and not overcrowded, but if something breaks it stays broken for a long time. I like the fact that it's quiet.

[christian72589]

I beg to differ to those that think it's not a good gym.

I have been going for about 4 years now. It is a tremendous value and they have anything you need to train.

So long as you can push yourself, you will get the results you want/need. I also love the girls that come through there

and no, i don't work for PF lol.

[Magicalltheway]

did I forget to say I dont work for them either?