Yeah I'm a member there. I'm not in love with it(it's a corporate gym, after all), but it's $10/month and one of my favorite colors is purple. I will say though, that at the location I use, almost all the workers there are fit. You really can't beat that price, but they are definitely lacking in some areas in terms of equipment availability. And yeah, once a month they give out free pizza, which is both mind-blowing and diabolical at the same time.

"The judgement free zone" that judges people like us. doesn't that cancel each other out and make them pricks? lol

I had never heard of the lunk alarm until reading this. Had to watch the you tube videos to believe it. I'm not big by any means but I do grunt a bit when trying to get that last rep or two in. And I have a bit of a short fuse. I would get kicked out with a quickness. That thing is ridiculous

Love this place! (Sarcastic) Three years ago I was in Austin on business and there was one of these down the street from where I was staying, so I got a month. They have a buzzer they sound if you drop weights or grunt too hard! Needless to say, I didn't make it! Lol

Ya I bypassed them fuckers too.I called them and asked how much it would cost to workout for a little bit. They said 20 dollars!! I told the bitch there is no gym nice enough to charge somebody 20 dollars to workout for a hour and a half. She said we'll apply the 20 to your acct if your join. I told her to get fucked and i hung up. I have to drive by PF to get to my gym and I can never keep myself from giving them the finger.

man this story rustled my jimmies

who does that fat bish think she is? i would take legal action

What did she mean by, "people like you". Are you of color? A tatted up arian Neo-Nazi? Amish? A civil rights attorney?

I would go back there and tell her in no uncertain terms that you'll become the Rosa Parks of muscle bound meatheads everywhere if she does not give you a membership.

Then, become the ambassador of muscle bound meatheads by not being that stereotype.

Oh, and my 2 bits... A gym is what you make of it.

I'm a bit weary of all these elitist comments dissing one franchise gym or another. If it gets people out of the house and on the path to wellness than that's a good thing in my book. Everyone is not looking to be like you. They might have very modest goals. And if you're so bent out of shape over the damn pizza, don't f@ckin' eat it!

We are an example and they should want ud there.

So to clarify this is a large chain of gyms that doesn't allow people in good shape to join as it puts their porky members off the pizza they serve? That's a really interesting piece of branding for a fitness business!

What a shame we don't have them in the uk.....

i go to a local planet fitness once in a while in the evenings. i dont mind it, seems after dark its a completely different crowd of younger more fit and in shape ppl. although me and my buddy i lift with definitely stand out its not bad, but in the early morning till about 6pm its old fat ppl eating bagels, pizza, tootsie rolls and breathing like they are going to die after 9 minute brisk cardio routine. i stay away when the sun is shining lol

Also not to be missed...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfJTXDppVNA

I could go on and on about this place. There is one about a mile from my house, and right next to my office, so I joined primarily out of convenience. Stayed the one year that I was contracted and HAD to leave. (And the price was good if you are looking for no amenities.)

Where do I start?
- They tend to be really small gyms, with local franchises. So your mileage may vary. But imagine a gym with one toilet in the mens locker room and two showers.
- They also have limited equipment, and dumbells that only go to 80 pounds. I am not a monster, but this doesn't cut it for me.
- I work out with a trainer at his facility on Saturday and he preps workouts for me for the week. I cannot tell you how many times I walked into the place at 7am, and realized quickly that I was not going to get the intended workout done. The main reason for this (in addition to the lack of equipment) is that their members tend to work out in groups. Of three, four or more. And hog the equipment, You ask if you can work in and they look at you like you are breaking up their party.
-The clientele seems not to know what they are doing. It hurt my eyes to watch these people lifting. The trainer is your friend folks. They were totally clueless. There were two women, both morbidly obese who 'worked out' every morning. Spending prob 30 minutes on ab machines. Then would hit the bagel table...eat one, and take two to go.

I bolted and haven't looked back.

Luckily they don't act stupid like that here. They catch me on the right day and I'm apt to make a scene for real

well I dont think we have Planet Fitness in Canada and Im glad, I guess al stories I have heard and the infamous "lunk alarm" are actually true.

You would think the larger people that are new at the gym would be inspired and driven by being around the more fit and in shape people at gyms, I know I sure as hell was.

Sounds like that place is just another example of the pussification of society like have no winners or losers and no such thing as a "wrong" answer in school and whatnot. Its getting pathetic really.

Ya planet fitness sucks ass. They have that stupid alarm and you cant bring a gallon of water in there either. And you are right its a gym to cater to fat people. They are trying to make a comfortable atmosphere for obese people. Its not a place for you or I.