Planet Fitness $99/year - YMMV

I have been hitting up PF for over 2 years now. $10/mo, $99/yr all the time.

Open 5a Mon - 9p Fri is perfect, because I go after work at 2 am. No one there, I can do what I want without giving a crap. Sat/Sun 7a-7p.

Every single person I have met there has been awesome to talk to, no attitude, no stupid crap, no muscleheads, people that just want to work out. There are some serious bodybuilders in there, soccer moms, MILFs, young kids, elderly.....and everyone just minds their own. I have heard weights dropped, and no one blinked an eye.

Clean, well-kept, if you want a jacuzzi, sauna, swimming pool, and 3 mile lap, you are in the wrong place. If you want to go do your workout, then leave, cheap.....perfect place.


No judging, to each their own.

Quote from Sassan : MILFs

Quote from dealsfordad : Some of these people act as if you are not supposed to eat anything when working out. Everyone needs dinner. A large Domino's hand tossed cheese pizza has 2,050 calories. 620 calories from fat. That is about 30% of the calories from fat. A healthy target is 20 to 35% of your daily calories from fat. Seems to fit right in. A free slice of pizza is not going to end your life. But if it continues to annoy the ridiculous critics, then I say, keep it up Planet Fitness. This has been enjoyable.

Actually according to their calorie calculator it's 36%. You should also consider that the 20-35% should be mostly from good fats, which this is not. Beyond having too much overall fat, the pizza has about twice as much saturated fat as you should get per calorie, and twice as much sodium, while having very few nutritional benefits (decent protein is about it).

And the vast majority of people grabbing a free slice or two of pizza aren't planning it into their daily intake. While for you it may be your scheduled dinner, most people will just be supplementing their already unhealthy diet with more calories.

The point is that serving free pizza is harmful to the health of PF's target member, and hypocritical. It goes against their mission statement to build "a lasting, active lifestyle," and against their philosophy to help members "get in shape."

I've been a PF member...huh huh member...for over two years now. Never seen or heard the lunk alarm go off. I've had memberships at various other gyms over the past 10 years (Gold's Gym, Powerhouse Gym, YMCA, etc) and PF is the best by far. People actually wipe down the equipment when finished and don't act like they're in a hook up joint. It is more focused on cardio, but they do have a good selection of weight machines. Some of the machines could stand to have a few more pounds added to them, but I'm not trying to compete in the Mr. O contest, just stay in good soup-making shape. Cool.

The $99 promotional offer is available at the Dedham Plaza Mass location.

Remember to also check if your medical insurance will reimburse for gym memberships! You could potentially get a membership for free.

I heard they dont even have a real squat rack or bench in these, just smith machines. LOL what a joke

Quote from BudgetPhoenix : I heard they dont even have a real squat rack or bench in these, just smith machines. LOL what a joke

Oh...Im so impressed.

Quote from jmsilva22 : Oh...Im so impressed.

Haha. Wait, how can you not be impressed with such obvious superiority?

I lift things up and put them down.

Quote from BudgetPhoenix : I heard they dont even have a real squat rack or bench in these, just smith machines. LOL what a joke

You Lie!

i like my PF. and omg, the free pizza is only ONCE A MONTH (at least it is at the locations where I live and where I go to)! get over yourself people.

Sometimes when I'm benching near my max, I'll accidentally let a moderately loud fart slip out while straining. Will that get me kicked out of this gym?

Quote from chunli : Sometimes when I'm benching near my max, I'll accidentally let a moderately loud fart slip out while straining. Will that get me kicked out of this gym?

I had a buddy whose protein farts were so bad he would clear out a whole section of the gym. If he didn't get kicked out I don't think anyone would.

I posted the same idea of previous PF threads: black card is the best value if you have someone working out with you like spouse, children, friends or even a SDer. You can have a guest everytime you go to the gym and both enjoy more benefits of the black card.

Quote from dj002xx : actually the food you're eating is probably the difference for you , its probably why you're "rail thin".

My diet has nothing to do with anything; I pretty much eat what I want, when I want, whatever If eel like eating. So maybe if you're going to assume, next time don't. The point is, if you're going just to go, who cares if they want to provide my dinner once a month.