For a limited time (Oct 11), they are reducing the initial fee to join to $1. There are two plans: $10/month for one club; or $20/month for all their clubs and other benefits. There is no contract, but next Oct (2010), they will charge your account an annual fee.
Although nationwide, they are not a very large chain (about 15 clubs open, another 10+ on its way). They advertise themselves as a "no judgment" fitness center (meaning it is not geared toward heavy lifters).
I did a search for this, but did not see anything posted.
It is hard for me to rate this club, since I have never set foot in it, but I have been looking for gyms in the area, and this is by far the cheapest deal I have seen. The site I'm planning to join is not even open yet, but judging by the pictures for the other sites, it's a pretty decent club.
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BEWARE. I went to PF and was given a CONTACT to sigh for membership. I asked to take it home to read it on my own time. Manager said NO. I called PF corp office in N.H. & was told that was not allowed. All I need was $1 & a credit card. After belonging to 3 "FITNESS CENTERS" that have gone BUST, DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD EVER. They will not accept cash payments.
I've been a member of planet fitness for over 2yrs and never had an issue with my credit card. I done the monthly for a couple months then switched to the yearly prepaid for $99. The only downside with the prepaid is you cant transfer gyms. for instance i wasnt allowed to change my gym to GA from NC unless i was doing a monthly membership. So I just did the $1 deal monday. Some locations do free pizza on the first monday of the month which kinda makes your membership less than $10.
DocBo said:BEWARE. I went to PF and was given a CONTACT to sigh for membership. I asked to take it home to read it on my own time. Manager said NO. I called PF corp office in N.H. & was told that was not allowed. All I need was $1 & a credit card. After belonging to 3 "FITNESS CENTERS" that have gone BUST, DON'T GIVE THEM YOUR CREDIT CARD EVER. They will not accept cash payments.
This is one of the best deals they've had since I joined over 3 years ago. Paying with a CC simplifies the whole payment system for both them and you. When you join you agree to pay the $10 per month. This is guaranteed via the CC. Also, they have little cash in the gym and therefore a reduced risk of being robbed.
The bottom line is that PF is one of if not the best value in a gym today. You are paranoid. I believe most people would prefer a CC to cash anyway.
DocBo said:If I'm PARANOID, why was contract produced before I could join? Do U work 4 them? Why could I not take it home to read? NO CONTRACT....
"There is no contract, but next Oct (2010), they will charge your account an annual fee."
You are paranoid. I work out there 3 times a week and NO I do not work there. You sound like someone who has been burned in the past. I like PF because they have all the equipment I need to work out (3 times a week) and they are close to my place.
Please do not take advantage of this deal, PLEASE! The only way that PF and other chain gyms survive is by monthly/annual memberships. I've noticed that when their membership gets low they intro one of these deals to increase membership ... and therefore monthly revenue. If you and others knew how good of a deal this was you would probably take advantage of it ... and crowd up my gym. I pay less than $150 a year to go the gym as often as I want! I figured it averages about $0.90 a visit to keep healthy and in shape. You, Polishdreamer and others can join and would end up crowding up the gym. PLEASE DON'T JOIN!
sohelpmejebus said:Joined under the $1 promo a few days ago. Place is very clean, lots of machines and a helpful staff. They also offer free classes.
I love the "no committments" thing.
I completely agree. I especially like the fact that the gym has a lot of older, out-of-shape people (a good cross-section of society) versus the meat markets of other chains.
They just opened one here in Newport News, VA and my co-worker, which use to work for another gym in town just joined them. She says its great and I am going to join as soon as I move next month. I use to have the gold's gym membership for $43/month so $10/month is like the deal of lifetime. One thing to note is that they do not have all of the features like a gold's gym (heavy weights for example) but I don't use them anyways. So this is a great deal IMHO.
marvs5: thanks for correcting me. i know i read *somewhere* that they had about 300+ clubs open nationwide, but there doesn't seem to be a way to see the full list.
DocBo said:BEWARE. I went to PF and was given a CONTACT to sigh for membership. I asked to take it home to read it on my own time. Manager said NO. I called PF corp office in N.H. & was told that was not allowed. DocBo: i understand your skepticism. i've never stepped foot in this gym, so i asked if they had a trial period where someone could work out for free before joining. they do not. i understand their side as well, though, since $10/mo is practically a giveaway. i thought there was nothing in there, but when i see the pictures of established sites, it looks like a pretty decent gym.
cigga: i thought the pizza thing was a joke. you're going there to work out, but they fatten you up (and guarantee prolonged membership) with pizza!
but i have to say that i will probably give this place a try. the 'no contract' and '$1 to join' is tempting in itself, but the lady i spoke to (and someone here confirmed) that classes are included as well.
I went to cancel my YMCA today and headed over to PF to start there, but they wanted to charge me $29 start up fee! Told me the $1 start up fee ended Wed, though their website says otherwise... Any reason I shouldn't just sign up on the website?
Edit: Just signed up on their website. They awesomely make their text white so when you print nothing shows up! Easy to remedy, but still....lol
Message edited by: wiredspider on 2009-10-11 14:35:55 CDT
I highly recommend PF. I actually had a membership there, cancelled* (seriously, no hassle! Just told them I wanted to cancel and they did the paperwork) and then re-joined a few months later.
I would say PF is good for people who know what they're doing and are self-motivated. Apart from the free orientation classes (four one-hour sessions, usually with 1-4 other people) there are no classes, no towel service, no sauna, no nutrition services (apart from a juice cooler.) But the machines are well-maintained (if you can get used to their glaring purple and yellow color scheme) and cleanliness is stressed.
My PF has plenty of free weights, a full range of resistance machines and a separate area for 30-minute circuit training....I will say that people using the machines in the circuit area for spot training is an ongoing problem, but if you talk to the staff they will speak to the people who are not following the rules.
If I could get rid of anything it would be that stupid alarm that blares whenever someone is making too much noise. But it's a minor irritant.
They may try to up-talk you into the black-card membership ($29 a month) that allows you to work out at other PF locations and have access to unlimited carcinoma ... um, I mean tanning. I don't see how it's worth it.
*I quit to join another gym that had yoga classes. But that gym was so dirty and so meat-markety that when it went under - suddenly, as they tend to do - I was actually happy! Besides, it was cheaper to do yoga separately.
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