Is Planet Fitness worth $10/month for treadmills use?

Definitely worth it, just make sure the treadmills go more than 6 mph

I've used them and done ridiculous interval workouts without a problem. They seemed to be lax as far as calibrating them - a lot of variation from one to another. You won't have to worry too much about the grunting thing but no spikes on the treadmill.

I go to PF as well with no issues, the 'lunk alarm' is for when people drop weights. It is well worth the $10 imho.

No, they'd have to pay me 10 bucks/month to use a dreadmill.

Is this a rhetorical question? Is it worth $10/month to insure you safely get all your runs in for the month? Throw in a few showers, a few dumps, maybe even do some strength work or core and you'll feel like you're ripping them off.

CSU-1959 wrote:

I've used them and done ridiculous interval workouts without a problem. They seemed to be lax as far as calibrating them - a lot of variation from one to another. You won't have to worry too much about the grunting thing but no spikes on the treadmill.

Wow those are some perceptive toes you have there champ !

What your feet say about your turnover ?

I was asked to leave a gym (not Planet Fitness) for "excessive sweating" while doing a hard run on a treadmill. Turns out some other members were complaining about the sweat flying off me. (I do sweat A LOT!) I only used it on very cold/icy days. I found another gym and have had no problems. If you're planning to really get after it, go very early in the morning when few others are around. Some gyms are really worried that someone working out very hard (as runners are capable of) is going to disturb the blue haired grandmas as they read their magazines while sitting on the recumbent bike. It's made worse by the fact the time of year you most need the treadmill (January/February) is also their busiest time with all the new year's resolutioners.

kmaclam wrote:

Is this a rhetorical question? Is it worth $10/month to insure you safely get all your runs in for the month? Throw in a few showers, a few dumps, maybe even do some strength work or core and you'll feel like you're ripping them off.

Ditto.

What he said.

Yes, if there are women in bun huggers or yoga pants.

Can you give them (let's say) $50 cash for 5 months and be done with it, or do they insist upon an auto bill setup?

I have heard some gyms are tough to quit. I'd say not just no but f-no to any biz that required bank acct access for recurring charges.

Not clear to me how pf works but if the former, it's clearly a good deal.

Wang wrote:

Can you give them (let's say) $50 cash for 5 months and be done with it, or do they insist upon an auto bill setup?

I have heard some gyms are tough to quit. I'd say not just no but f-no to any biz that required bank acct access for recurring charges.

Not clear to me how pf works but if the former, it's clearly a good deal.

I've never heard of a gym that didn't require an auto-bill setup. Not only auto-bill, but they require access to your bank account rather than charge your credit card.

When I signed up for PF I asked how easy it was to cancel. I made it very clear that I had just moved to the city, was living in temporary housing, and would likely be living in a completely different part of town within a month. They told me I could easily just go online and cancel at any time before the next charge date. WRONG. I learned three things when I tried to cancel.

1. You cannot cancel within 90 days of signup regardless of the no commitment membership.

2. You must give 30 days notice of your cancellation.

3. You must cancel in person or mail a notarized letter.

I moved to a different part of town within 4 weeks, making it an inconvenience to go there. Since it was only $10 per month I didn't drive out there to cancel. I was waiting until I had to conveniently run an errand out there. I probably spent about $50-$60 for the one month of gym use.

Sounds like you can't workout hard there and the women aren't aloud to wear skimpy stuff.

Not sure about their machines but sometimes they set treadmills to shut down after a hour's use.

Witch would suck if your marathon training.

PTO wrote:

Not sure about their machines but sometimes they set treadmills to shut down after a hour's use.

Witch would suck if your marathon training.

"Witch " I know before I get ripped.

PTO wrote:

PTO wrote:

Not sure about their machines but sometimes they set treadmills to shut down after a hour's use.

Witch would suck if your marathon training.

"Witch " I know before I get ripped.

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PTO wrote:

Not sure about their machines but sometimes they set treadmills to shut down after a hour's use.

Witch would suck if your marathon training.

yes, it ruins the entire workout having to push the "start" button again

Hey, this thread reminded me of an old thread from an American guy in Thailand. His hotel kicked him off the treadmill in their gym because they said he was running too hard on it, or spending too much time on it, or something like that! Ha!

Fargonaught wrote:

PTO wrote:

"Witch " I know before I get ripped.

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Thanks bro made me smile.

I own a gym and we don't require anyone to give us their banking info. Our members are more than welcome to pay for the whole membership up front. They do have the option for auto-pay as well. I think that is one of the many drawbacks of joining a big chain gym. As far as minimum sign ups or cancellation policies we have the ability to make adjustments depending on each individual. The rules are set the same for anyone that owns a franchise. We have our rules too, but we also can look at individual cases and adjust them accordingly.

I make it a point to never bash other local gyms except PF. As long as people are getting off their butts and doing something. Thats all that really matters. We opened our gym because we truly wanted be able to make a difference(I believe we have). PF is there only for the money. They know full well that at $10/month that they can get a thousand people to sign up and only a fraction of those people will actually use the gym. That's their business strategy, and that's fine. But for the life of me I can't understand why they would encourage people to eat pizza, bagels, and tootsie rolls. The lunk alarm is a joke as well. We aren't a big gym. No "meatheads". If someone does grunt though it's not a big deal. None of our "blue hairs" have ever complained about anything like that(believe me, they would).

Now to the OPs question. Read the fine print of the contract you are signing. It doesn't matter what the salesman says. It only matters what the contract says. Then decide if the price is worth it.