Planet Fitness

Planet Fitness

Overall Rating

1.7

62 Customer Reviews

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Summary

Planet Fitness’ low monthly fees and its focus on helping people feel accepted and comfortable in their gyms make it a popular choice for those who are working out for the first time.

Pros

  • Affordable monthly payments
  • Low-pressure, welcoming atmosphere
  • Free fitness training
  • 30-minute workout circuit simplifies weight training
  • TRX area
  • Massage chairs and hydromassage beds

Cons

  • Cheapest membership requires a 12-month contract
  • No group exercise classes
  • No pools or saunas
  • No child care

Customer Reviews

1.7 Stars out of 62 Reviews
5 Star:12% 4 Star:0% 3 Star:1% 2 Star:14% 1 Star:70%
15% Recommend This Company
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Posted on Jan 11, 2020

Planet Fitness are liars and steal people's money

By Krystal W., Roseville, MN, Verified Reviewer

Planet Fitness has lied and took money off my card without permission and on numerous occasions said they were going to refund it and it was never refunded. I talked to the manager Greg in the Roseville, Minnesota Planet Fitness on numerous occasions that said it was one in process back to my card and now I cannot seem to get ahold of him. They took off over $150 from my card. I'm a single mom of 3 on disability and they just stole my money right off my card and will not refund it. Do not use these people for the gym because all they do is steal from innocent people and lie.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Dec 19, 2019

They won’t cancel your membership and then go into your account

By Quiana R., Woodridge, IL, Verified Reviewer

They won’t cancel your membership, then they tell me I have two accounts with them and take money out of my account for both of them. They go into your account whenever they feel like it and just put any amount in, then there’s no one you can talk to about it. They are a fraud company and please do not give them your money.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Nov 11, 2019

Attention members of Planet Fitness regarding the annual fee

By Marie I., Eatontown, NJ, Verified Reviewer

Be aware there is no notification by way of e-mail or regular mail letting you know the annual fee is coming up and will be posted to your charge card for the coming year. Just received my American Express bill and saw the annual fee posted. Because of health issues, I went down to cancel my membership. I was told there was no refund or adjustment refund of the annual fee. Reading some reviews I read after cancellation they were still being billed. Beware.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 7 People Have Voted

Posted on Sep 16, 2019

Customer policy

By Farche K., Southbury, CT, Verified Reviewer

I have been a member for a long time, probably about 8-9 years now. I have never been in this situation before, where employees go out of their way to look up customers' information and reaching out to you. It was not business-related, and wasn’t professional at all. Made me feel so uncomfortable that this person is comfortable of doing that. He doesn’t even know me, only saw me there a couple of times, doesn’t even know my name. I’m pretty sure, this person is okay by looking up customer information and getting their phone numbers. It looks like Planet Fitness has no customer policy at all. Very disappointing, and I wound never step into the door again. You would think they would have some kind of training for keeping the customers' information private. And this person should’ve known better than if it’s not business-related you don’t reach out to someone you don’t know from your personal phone. It is not professional at all. So my question is, if a random person walks up to the counter, you will just give them all my personal information thinking it is okay to do so? Or just show up at my house randomly? Definitely need to change your policy and train your employees better.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 6 People Have Voted

Posted on Sep 4, 2019

Lazy staff

By Mike M., State College, PA, Verified Reviewer

I’m trying to get information about a membership and I can’t even get these people to email me back. Not only do you have to email your local club with questions, when you dig deeper into the site they offer a "higher" customer service to contact. When you click on it, it takes you to the same email form for your local club.

Even their website is an atrocity. On their home page, they make the $10/month offer but the number one is actually the capital letter "I". If their lack of detail is that bad, their site is a work of futility and they can’t even bother to contact you back about a membership...why would you want to give them your money?

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 19, 2019

Would not recommend

By Tammy G., Hendersonville, NC, Verified Reviewer

I have been a member here since March 2018. I enjoyed the gym. It has a lot of equipment. As long as you can go in and not bother staff all is peachy. But as soon as you want to use the extra stuff they offer, you are lucky if you get waited on. 50 percent of the staff are helpful but the past few weeks I was there it was so aggravating...I dreaded going in. If you have any issue with anything there is not a customer service number that actually helps you. They just send you back into the gym to complain. Which is useless. Beware of Kristina Penn. Very rude. I'm very glad I'm not a part of this facility. I will be glad to give my money to another gym. I will definitely not ever recommend this place to anyone.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 4 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 17, 2019

Discriminate and poorly managed gym

By Carlos M., West Palm Beach, FL, Verified Reviewer

At the Planet Fitness in West Palm Beach South Dixie #0873 in late July 2019, the trainer mistreated me, being very snappy and sharp, not allowing us to use a space and just very mean and unkind. We have observed her territorial behavior and odd ways she behaves toward some here like us since she started here a few weeks ago. Although my spouse or I never spoke to her when she mistreated us, my spouse made a comment to me about her nasty behavior and I guess she overheard it and took offense to it. She was behaving in a mean way and seems very hateful and homophobic it seems toward us, a married gay couple, who have gone to this gym for five years now since they opened. No other trainer here has ever treated us in such a nasty way before. She told the manager my spouse said a bad word about her. The manager came over to talk to us, my spouse was upset and told her it was not nice how she was treating us as customers and we have a right to defend ourselves from her nasty comportment.

The following day the manager called my spouse telling him that his guest member privileges were being revoked and he could never use another Planet Fitness club again in his life and that I as the contract on the membership I could cancel if I wanted since we always come in together to use the gym and actually joined together. We came in and met with the manager who presented me with a form to sign online to cancel and emailed it to my spouse and me. The manager sided with the nasty and hateful employee over long-term customers of five+ years who have never created a problem in all the years and have paid upwards of $1000+ in membership fees over the years. What a slap in the face to us as members. My spouse also asked why the manager did not give any due process or a second chance, since the employee provoked the entire incident with her mean ways. This gym has deteriorated considerable since this manager took over now the past few months.

The employees change every other week, the club is not cared for well, the bathrooms are filthy, the machines need greasing and do not work smoothly, and the employees are ill-trained and treat customers poorly or change so frequently. The management and staff here do not enforce the rules for members and allow all to be loud, swear, not break down weights, never clean up after themselves, talk on their phones and sit on machines on their phones not thinking of others.

Since we were forced out by a mean and hateful employee, having my spouses membership revoked and then canceling mine and losing out on 18 days of the gym plus the annual fee, Planet Fitness should have to reimburse us for the time we now cannot use this gym. WE have spoken to our bank to make sure they do not try to charge us more, although we cancelled and have the cancellation; we have heard horror stories about this gym. We believe that this manager and trainer will not last based on how they treat people and their poor leadership. WE do believe Planet Fitness should dismiss them, as you should not have people like them working with your customers. Either way, they will be the cause of their own demise by the way they have been since being at this gym.

Please refund us for our lost money with your gym. We will go to a better gym that can be kind and respectful of us without hate and the nasty ways of this trainer. The manager is not a problem solver, she is a young kid who really should not be running a business and has no right in a job like that, as she really does not care, and she does not even smile or treat most people well. Many former employees of this gym have told us they all left because of her nasty leadership, so many employees, they all leave, and this says something about this weak and pathetic manager. She would never listen to my spouse and sided with her new trainer who has been on a power trip since she started working at this club. PF should have a separate training area apart from the areas all people use to work out. Planet Fitness Headquarters needs to step in, intervene, and improve what is going on here. This manager gave a name and email of her superior, and then she called, but the number, name, or email do not show up on any Planet Fitness webpage. Therefore, we are taking the liberty to send our complaint and assessment of the altercation directly to the BBB so PF corporate or regional can address and know what is going on at this club. Please refund us the portions that we paid of the annual and monthly we were not able to use since you forced us out. We will also look into talking to some lawyers about how we were treated by the employee and manager and how there was never and due process given in this case to use just a revocation.

We hope Planet Fitness will take this seriously and improve the management and situation on the ground at the Planet Fitness in West Palm Beach. There is a lot of questionable stuff going on here and customers should never be treated the way we were treated on Tuesday by this employee and then forced out like this by this manager. Please address this fairly and improve the situation here. Unfortunately, after this horrendous incident with your employee at your gym we could never speak highly of this gym or Planet Fitness as a whole, nor do a positive review, or promote Planet Fitness at all ever to friends, family, and loved one. We are mortified at how we were treated by this manager and your PF employee and wanted to share this review with others. This gym is poorly run now, dirty, and they do not maintain their equipment well here now and employees are ill trained. We hope they can improve and not chase good customers away by their mean and discriminating treatment.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 7 People Have Voted

Posted on Aug 9, 2019

Cheap but with problems

By Stephen P., Vero Beach, FL, Verified Reviewer

I joined Planet Fitness at a great 18 months upfront payment rate, but soon found problems. The first is that certain machines and free weights and benches have a waiting line, making them unavailable. The gym needs more of these machine and free weights. The second problem is that the gym is always busy, even during the usual off-hour slots. The final and worst problem is that street people somehow get in to use the restrooms and showers. Who wants to use an unclean toilet or shower?

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 3 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 25, 2019

All they care about is your money

By Virginia L., Minnesota, Verified Reviewer

Decent place to work out, clean facilities, good equipment. Unfortunately, the staff, although most are decent, sent me away TWICE when I tried to cancel my membership! Claiming a manager must be present in order to cancel so I stopped in and was told since I didn't cancel a WEEK ahead of time I would still be charged for the month! Excuse me, I attempted to cancel 2 months in a row! I work 2 jobs so it's difficult for me to find time during the day, when a manager is present, to stop in! So if you wish to cancel, be prepared, they still want to take your money for services you won't be receiving!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 6 People Have Voted

Posted on Jul 15, 2019

Get rid of cell phones

By Myron M., New Jersey, Verified Reviewer

Get rid of the cell phones in the gym, too many members just sitting on the equipment and texting or talking, there is no oversite by the management team and it is going to cause fights if other members need to chastise the ones guilty of breaking the rules and tying up the equipment. By the way, I am a member in Camarillo, California and also work out at the facility in Mays Landing, New Jersey where I have a home and I have witnessed this cell phone problem at both facilities.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 1 Person Has Voted

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

Poor management

By D S., Greensburg, PA, Verified Reviewer

I joined in November and was charged a large annual fee that everyone will get charged and you are not told nor do you see it on the $10 ads. My gym is so cluttered that it is unsafe. I bought it up to management. I was spoken to so badly that I am shocked. No customer service training, and worse, I sensed that it was based on Planet Fitness Training. I was told that safety is the user's problem, that they are only a family gym, and that you sign a waver and even that cameras won't lie and Planet Fitness would believe a manager over member when or if something happens. I am appalled! Planet Fitness corporate just refers you back to the same manager even though it is a corporate site I was told. I canceled, so did my whole family. Cheap and discount are not supposed to be lesser, but here it is. Even the no intimidation rules, they are based on keeping their site easier to clean and keep. It does not have much to do with people that are scared of people who really know how to lift. Plus, their staff at my site have no knowledge of lifting, by conservation and by appearance, so I think this is just the worst. Management told me to be quiet. Imagine politely bringing safety up and getting verbally attacked. I was told that if I did not know what Planet Fitness is like (people and staff who are not deeply into weight training and CrossFit, and if I did not know that it is also my fault).

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Helpful Review? 5 People Have Voted
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