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Planet Fitness delivers fitness services through its chain of gyms. Offering a "Judgment Free Zone," the company provides cardio machines, strength training equipment and group classes. Since 1992, Planet Fitness has grown to over 2,000 locations.
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Reviewed Sept. 25, 2026
There are two very nice ladies here (Oma and Katie) that make my morning every time I see them here. I know when I come into this location, it’s going to be a great day with a clean gym.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2026
I have been in a lot of gyms in my 40 years of training. The Spindale N.C. Location always so clean. The staff is very helpful and friendly. They all work together which is rare nowadays. The equipment is well maintained and again always clean. The variety of stuff was great, but they just did an upgrade with replacing old stuff. They add some very cool stuff and even two power racks. The power racks are great personally for me because I still compete in the USPA powerlifting. Our county is very lucky to have a great all-around gym with a fair membership price.
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Reviewed Sept. 3, 2026
Katy provided exceptional customer service during my visit to Planet Fitness. She was warm, friendly, and highly professional, taking the time to answer my questions and ensure I felt welcomed. Her positive attitude and attentiveness made the experience especially enjoyable. Katy is a wonderful representative of Planet Fitness, and her dedication to members truly stands out. I would gladly recommend this location to others!

Reviewed July 10, 2026
Really comfortable experience going to my gym on Decatur/Meadows. Doc and Yatzari were both really helpful in addressing my needs.
Reviewed July 7, 2026
I’m all for fitness, etc… I have been for years. I have been a member of Planet Fitness in Lebanon PA for over 10 plus years. My complaint is that the free membership over the summer for students is very nice, but most of them come in, sit at machines and text the whole time. Staff should be monitoring this and moving them along. I watched a user sit at leg extension machine while I was on another machine and they texted the whole time. I had to ask politely if they are done working out so I could use machine. I like to get in and out and I’m able to if I go 5 a.m in the morning or after work during the winter. Please advise staff to be more vigilant and watch to make sure people are actually working out instead of socializing on their phones.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2026
I started going to the location on Custer @ Eldorado in Frisco without big expectations. I was excited about the location and the tanning beds. But shortly after I started going more actively I realized that the condition of thru equipment was very bad and outdated. Workout area is relatively small, not really enjoyable being face to face with others while working out. My biggest disappointment was that the tanning bed wouldn't wok. Most of the time I would have to leave after I put the lotion on, but with no tanning, the bed wouldn't start. I hate being in bad mood in the morning after working out, so I canceled my membership.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2026
Hi it is too bad what started out as some good values and rules...that has all come to bust! Bad enough to invite all summer kids that can come in "for free"! The workout gym...They come in as 2 to 3 kids together to take-over workout machines with no adult supervision...No respect to the paying members....Sure I see notices on the monitors...but the workers do not enforce anything unless one complains and they don't want to... All this free service for potential members!...but no good service for everyone else...and it is getting worst every year!!
Talk about the terrible waste of paper!! For wiping the equipment down!...That can be saved by either the workout people providing their own rags/towels...My wife and I bring in our own small towels...Some people over spray the equipment which I have to dry off....Why are many out there are so afraid of some germs!!....You guys don't care about the environment!... My wife quit and went to LA Fitness...talk about style....I am still here at this time...not happy about the loud music that at times is this rap shit!! And the force fed 32 monitors of 24 hours of news crap!!... The only thing you have is a large variety of equipment....I would rate this club a D minus....

Reviewed Sept. 19, 2026
I signed my Son up and myself up back in May 2026. For some reason my checking account info is not going through and I am being charged late fee after late fee. I have talked to Planet Fitness several times. I have gone there a few times and had people change my routing number and checking account number and it’s still not working. So I’m getting billed and late charges stacking up. They also let me know that they don’t do refunds very well and it’s really hard to get approved to get your money back. I just got another monthly charge along with another late fee!! Thank goodness my account is frozen right now… But this is ridiculous. I’m waiting for the assistant manager to call me back, but I’m going to cancel altogether. This place is not a place who will work covering any late charges. I left EOS to go to this place and I’ll be going back to EOS in a heartbeat.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2026
My spouse and I loved this gym for over 3 years until 2 days ago. We walked in for our regular session and felt ill. Everything had changed. Even the rooms were different. The entire gym was full of second rate equipment, probably made in China. The machines had no counters on them and they made noise like cheap plastic counterfeits. Nothing there was in any type of order like it used to be. All the equipment I used was in two straight rows. Now I have to cover the entire gym over and over just to find the equipment that looks familiar to what used to be there. Several machines are just gone and not replaced by anything. We have several elderly and handicapped members at our gym. It is no longer a place for any of them. Can't believe that Planet Fitness would go ahead and do this overnight without any consideration of its club members. Others are saying that Planet Fitness wants to be more similar to The Crunch Club.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2026
Planet Fitness is ok as a Gym, but as far, as their parking lot, they do not take responsibility for it. Ventura Planet Fitness allows nonmembers to park in their parking lot from the College across! The street on Saturday and Sunday during the Swap meet. This is at the inaccessibility of members. They also allow their Landscape guy to blow dust and debris all over every car in the parking lot, which means you now owe me $15 for a new wash job as the idiot just ruined it. This incompetence is unacceptable, we pay hard earned money for these memberships and I by God expect these irresponsible and derelict behaviors to be stopped.
BBB is only a call away and Planet Fitness needs to address this and stop it from continuing. It would also be responsible and decent to send a Maintenance guy more than every 6 months. They and Planet Fitness are compensated well. FIX OUR CRAP, ALL OF IT, NOT 1/3. All of the equipment, I can count 9 things that need repair, without looking for more. If you can give 14-19 free memberships all Summer, you idiots, you can fix all our equipment that we've overpaid you to fix already.

Reviewed Sept. 11, 2026
September 11, 2026 1:06 PM. Planet Fitness El Monte Mall Branch / Beauty Salon. I am writing to express my deep dissatisfaction and indignation regarding my experience today at your El Monte Mall location. I had a scheduled appointment and, due to unexpected delays, arrived 6 minutes late. I fully understand that lateness policies exist; however, over a single minute past the usual 5-minute grace period, the stylist flatly refused to serve me.
What is unacceptable and inconsistent is that on multiple occasions I have arrived completely on time, only for the stylist herself not to be ready to see me right away. It is disrespectful that punctuality and grace periods are only enforced in one direction, but not applied when the delay comes from the establishment's staff. I have been a loyal client of Planet for 8 years and have never faced such a rigid and inconsiderate situation. Quality customer service requires empathy and good judgment to handle isolated incidents involving frequent clients who do not habitually arrive late. This incident leaves a very bad taste and impacts my perception of the loyalty the business shows to long-standing clients. I request that you address this matter, reevaluate the customer service being offered at this branch, and take the appropriate corrective measures.

Reviewed Sept. 9, 2026
I think it's funny that the site always has issues when you try to cancel but when freeze it instead it works fine. Has anyone ever successfully canceled their membership on the website?
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2026
Not A Good Place To Go Tidewater Drive Branch, ** Staff Discriminate Customers And The Manager Listen To Her Staffs Cause They Are Both ** Peoples. That's Disrespectful. Most Customers Left Cause Of There Bad Attitude Towards Customers. Transfer To Crunch, Better No Discrimination.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2026
NO Water at the West Knoxville Planet Fitness for a full week now. No toilets, no sinks and so on. Hire a real plumber instead of Bubba! Is this even legal at a gym?
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2026
Been coming almost one year. Typically I come 5 days per week. Staff is friendly but at times there is a gathering of their friends at the front desk. This can range from 1 to as many as 4. I do like the establishment but there are some issues. They allow groups of people to occupy a machine for long periods of time. There are clearly people that are training others, as they jump from person to person and tell them what to do. Yet they are never doing a workout themselves. There are also people on their phones talking loudly and on video calls. Nothing is ever said. But I’m about to start.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2026
Planet Fitness in Pearland Shadow Creek is not a clean place. There was no female staff to monitor the ladies restroom locker room. No toilet seat covers, bodily fluids on the floor. I went to complain at the front desk. The two men that were on duty said that it was not their job to clean the women’s restroom That the female employee would be there within four hours. I suggested that they closed the restroom for 15 minutes, go in and clean it. They said no it was prohibited for their safety.

Reviewed Aug. 19, 2026
I'm a member of the PF club in Scarsdale NY. I use the recumbent bikes 6 days a week. For the past 8 weeks the TV monitors have no signal. Also the light in the elevator is not working. Told the staff at the checking desk but nothing gets done.

Reviewed Aug. 18, 2026
WARNING: Be very careful with Planet Fitness billing and cancellation practices. I canceled my membership August 11 of 2026. I was charged for a month of service August 17 of 2026. I am leaving this review because at this point, it is no longer about the $27. It is about the principle, the complete lack of accountability, and an experience that left me with serious concerns about how Planet Fitness handles its members’ money. I canceled my membership 10 days before the next billing date, yet Planet Fitness charged my account again anyway. I contacted my local Planet Fitness in Greenville, Texas, and spent approximately an hour and a half trying to get a simple issue resolved. I spoke with five different people between the local club and the phone number they directed me to.
The local club manager told me that they were unable to process refunds and that I would have to call a specific phone number. So I did exactly that. After being transferred around and speaking with multiple representatives, I finally reached someone who still could not resolve the issue. And here's where things get particularly interesting: The local manager told me, “We can't process refunds. You have to call corporate.” After more than an hour on the phone, the final person I spoke with told me essentially the opposite: the local club manager would have to review the situation and process the refund. LIARS, someone's lying...
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2026
My brother was a long time member at Planet Fitness. In April he suffered a heart attack while working out at Planet Fitness and coded. He survived but is not able to return. His account was put on a 3 month medical freeze hoping he would return. I was told as long as I cancelled his membership prior to 8/17/26 there would be no further charges taken from his checking account. I canceled the membership on 8/15/26 but his account was charged on 8/17/26. I called customer service only to be told that he needed to cancel by 8/10/26….Not the date I was told. They said they could not refund the charge. How sad that they couldn’t refund $10 to a 72 elderly man who is not able to return to their facility. I spoke to their corporate billing and the facility in which he worked out at - Both stated there was nothing they could do for him.
Reviewed Aug. 18, 2026
Garbage predatory billing system. Pay to cancel then they keep charging my card. Account is NOT active on the app but they take my money anyway. People are struggling and companies like this skirt every law to rob you. I hope this place burns to the ground and the board of directors go broke.

Reviewed Aug. 11, 2026
I had the most disappointing experience at this Rochester Planet Fitness location on August 10, 2026. My daughter and I both hold Black card memberships. We were invited by friends to work out with them. In addition to myself and my daughter, I had a young autistic adult male that I consider my son with me. He decided he would rather do some gaming instead of working out. So we set him up at a table. Let me tell you there were several tables not being utilized throughout our time there. He was sitting quietly doing his own thing. He was NOT being disruptive at all.
Charlene, a staff member came up to me and stated that he had to be working out or I had to remove him from the gym. I told her if there was a problem with where he was sitting she just had to ask him to move. She stated that she could tell that he was “different” and told me to remove him if he was not working out. She said it was their policy to do so. I told her he was my guest, but she said it didn’t matter. After my conversation with Charlene, I called several local Planet Fitness’s and spoke with their general managers/managers and was told that this is not how they treat any of their members or their members' guests.
1st of all how discriminating to base someone’s looks on their mental state. Charlene didn’t even give him a chance. 2nd - There are a number of caregivers that come into this facility that sit in the lobby for at least an hour while their clients are working out and are NEVER asked to leave. 3rd - There are a LARGE number of Planet Fitness customers who utilize the machines and spend anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes scrolling on their phone just sitting on the machine literally not using them. However, you will never see the Planet Fitness staff here asking a Planet Fitness Customer to remove themselves from a machine so others can utilize it.
I am not only a full time caregiver, but I am also a mother of a young adult with a disability. Anyone with a disability deserves to be treated with KINDNESS and RESPECT, something Charlene failed to give this young man sitting quietly doing his own thing. I will be filing a complaint with Recipient Rights and the ADA regarding this matter.

Reviewed Aug. 4, 2026
Planet fitness of Jackson Michigan is TRASH. They charged two of my debit cards for the same account for one person. When I bring it to their attention, they made me bring all my statements in and when I did, they made excuses and after three weeks of investigation, they twisted it and did not refund my money. The building is not clean. The staff does not know what they’re doing. They are not trained correctly. The manager is simple minded and special, and the boss of all of them are even more simple minded and special.

Reviewed July 28, 2026
I have been a member of this Planet Fitness location for over a year, and this was by far the worst customer service experience I’ve had. Yesterday, I trained wearing the exact same outfit and sandals. I completed my entire workout, and not a single employee said anything to me about violating any policy. Today, I came in wearing the exact same outfit. After I had already entered the gym, the General Manager, Johny, approached me and told me to come with him. He informed me that I could not work out wearing sandals because of their policy. I calmly explained that no one had ever informed me of this rule before, especially considering I had trained the day before in the same outfit without any issue. I simply asked if they could make an exception this one time since the rule had never been communicated to me.
At that point, another employee claimed she had already warned me previously. That statement was completely false. She has never spoken to me about sandals or any dress code. Instead of handling the situation professionally, Johny immediately escalated it. Rather than allowing me to change my shoes, explaining the policy respectfully, or simply asking me to leave for the day, he told me they wanted to cancel my membership, gave me two minutes to leave the gym, and threatened to call the police if I didn’t. I was shocked by how aggressively this situation was handled. After being a loyal member for over a year, I expected respect and professionalism, not intimidation and false accusations.
Policies should be enforced consistently. If sandals are not allowed, then that rule should be communicated clearly and applied equally to everyone—not ignored one day and turned into a threat of police involvement the next. This experience completely changed my opinion of this location. I hope Planet Fitness management reviews how members are treated, because no paying customer deserves to be treated this way.

Reviewed July 25, 2026
I go to the prosper texas location at 12235 E. University drive. I’ve been paying for a Black Card membership for 2 years, yet the amenities I’m paying for are constantly broken or unavailable. The photos speak for themselves: multiple machines out of order, massage chairs down, massage guns unavailable, ripped medicine balls, filthy equipment and floors, old bulbs in red light therapy beds that are now pale pink, and flooding whenever it rains. I’ve repeatedly contacted GM ** about being overcharged and my calls and messages have gone unanswered. He also promised new treadmills if I changed my previous negative corporate review—those treadmills never came.
After I left an honest Google review and reached out multiple times for resolution that were ignored, today, Saturday July 25th, my best friend who I train with and I were confronted by a manager in what felt like retaliation. At this point, I’m seeking legal advice regarding my membership and the services that were promised but not provided and breach of contract.

Reviewed July 22, 2026
Absolutely terrible experience. My 17-year-old daughter opened a membership at this gym as a minor, and from day one she has been charged twice every billing cycle. She went to the gym multiple times to report the problem and repeatedly asked to cancel her membership, but months went by with no resolution. The situation became so frustrating that I had to go to my bank to stop the charges and deal with the issue myself because the gym failed to take any action. It’s unacceptable to ignore a customer’s complaints while continuing to withdraw money from their account. Customer service has been completely unhelpful, and we are now forced to escalate this matter. I would not recommend this gym to anyone. Make sure you monitor your bank statements carefully if you decide to join.

Reviewed July 22, 2026
HOT! Has been 73-75 degrees for weeks. Should be 65-68. Management makes excuses, but refuses to turn the temperature lower.
Reviewed July 21, 2026
For the 2nd time I went up to the desk December 31st at Carollwood in Tampa, Florida, explaining I was leaving to go to a new doctor in Upstate New York. I requested my Membership cancelled and wanted to make sure it was indeed cancelled. The gentleman opened the computer and entered my request. He looked me in the eye and said it was cancelled. I asked him if I could be assured it was cancelled and whether I needed a print-out as proof. He said, "No, it's all taken care of. You have nothing to worry about and you don't need a print-out."
I have called and called! Abbey, the manager, continues to bill me every month since January and also charged me the yearly fee in February. She promised 2 or 3 times to cancel my membership, but she never did.😭 She said she could do nothing about the Charges😭. She continues to charge me! There is the Yearly Fee and 7 months of illegitimate Charges. Are we in Communist Country? I'm devastated.
Reviewed July 18, 2026
I've been coming to Planet Fitness for some time since at least 2022. Since I've been coming, I've been seeing that there's a lot of locker break-ins. People get their keys go out there go through people's merchandises in their car and in some cases they take their car so what I have been doing throughout these last couple years I always put my keys on the desk if I can sometimes if I got a zipper pants. I'll keep them in my pocket, or if I have loose-fitting pants, I'll put them on the desk it's never been a problem.
I went to the Planet Fitness on Hammerly the last few times, even though I asked another worker there to assist their manager. I think it's Brett an ** brother, he'll make it a point to follow me and assisting that we don't we're not responsible for and that's totally fine cause all the Planet Fitness is that I've been in been to I've never seen anybody taking anything from the front desk. It's always from the mail locker rooms, and here it makes it a point to go to go to punch you out in the gym and and tell you about that that he doesn't want me putting keys on top of their desk.
I don't know if that's his special room, but all the other managers at Garden Oaks on Hollister on 11th Street, all these are in Houston, they've never had a problem with it cause they know that the lockers get broken into, and that assistant manager knows it too. Why he's being such a jerk? I don't know, but I know why I won't be going to that gym that the gym just too much with that guy there instead of him being like a welcoming guy is more of the a****** guy but there's a gym right down the street from my job, and if that's a problem, I'll just take. I'll take my business to LA Fitness. Get right next door to Planet Fitness on Hammerly.
But anyways, also today I lower my membership from black card to the $15 card but the guy made a mistake. He lowered my membership to classic. Can you try to fix it but it gave me a charge 29 something starter for you, but I'm not a starter. I've been with Planet Fitness, actually trying to finish. Then I go to it used to be black blast fitness before it became Planet Fitness, and I'm still there. I only have to change that location to the one on Hamburger because I moved, but we'll see how things go but thank you for your time and hopefully I don't get charged.

Reviewed July 17, 2026
We went to Planet Fitness at the Cedar Hills location in Jacksonville Florida earlier this year. It was hot there there, There was nobody to greet you there, There was nobody to help you it was no one there that I seen inside. After I left there I started getting calls from their manager Danny begging me for a 10-star review. I have ask him on numerous occasions Danny stop calling my number and I've even blocked the numbers that he called but yet this managers/supervisor Danny keeps calling me.
I called my regular planet fitness and they advised that they know who he is and it wasn't spam but it was nothing that they could do. I would advise not to go there because the manager/supervisor Danny will constantly call you from different numbers to beg for a 10-star review and they're not a 10 star review I wouldn't give them a one star it was hot and I didn't see anybody there anybody could have walked in without checking in on their phone I seen it happen. Danny if you see this review stop calling my number. I have blocked all the numbers that he has called. I would not recommend planet fitness at the Cedar Hills location in Jacksonville Florida. They're begging for reviews and hounding customers that I feel very uncomfortable to even go there anymore

Reviewed July 13, 2026
I was accused by a staff member for inappropriate behavior which is absolutely not true. I am offended that this accusation was made. I was asked to leave facility and have no idea why. I have filed a complaint with Planet Fitness yet have had no response.

Reviewed July 11, 2026
Cold asf inside. No hot water for shower so you. 🥶 Customer service horrible. Enough Said.
Reviewed July 9, 2026
Cleanest, best run gym I have ever been to. Pasadena Texas.

Reviewed July 7, 2026
Dirty, careless employees. Crowded. They overcharged me $49 and drafted from my bank account without my authorization.
Reviewed July 3, 2026
Most of the machines at the Irving gym that I liked to use were replaced by useless ones for me. I have been going there for at least a decade. I will keep my blackcard membership, but I will go some place else.

Reviewed July 3, 2026
Planet Fitness has nice equipment, but I refuse to be a member of a gym that supports men in the ladies locker room more than they support the female members of their gym. Revoking a woman's membership simply because she didn't want to share a changing room with not only a man, but a man who is a convicted sexual predator is just ridiculous.

Reviewed July 2, 2026
The management at this location needs to be investigated immediately. Her name is **. On June 30, 2026, at approximately 5:30 PM at the 250 Life Ln, Lexington, KY location, a woman who identified herself as the manager got extremely close to my face, yelled at me, cursed at me, and behaved in a way that made me feel as though she was about to physically fight me. This occurred in the middle of the gym in front of other members. She made unprofessional remarks including “ya mama” and “I don’t care, I’m still getting paid,” along with other disrespectful comments. She was not wearing Planet Fitness clothing, so I am unsure whether she was officially on duty, but she repeatedly stated that she was the manager. This behavior is completely unacceptable for anyone representing Planet Fitness. Regardless of the circumstances, no employee or manager should yell at, curse at, intimidate, or aggressively confront a member.
If corporate reviews this incident, they should identify the individual who was acting as manager at that time and investigate using security camera footage and witness statements. I will be filing a formal complaint with Planet Fitness corporate. I hope this incident is taken seriously so that no other member has to experience this kind of treatment.
UPDATE (July 1st 2026): I’ve tried multiple times to contact the home club itself (250 Life Ln Lex KY) and the managers refuse to speak to me on the phone. They’ve also blocked multiple numbers I’ve called from. They are not willing to help or inform me on how I can file a formal complaint. They also refused to give me the full name of the general and regional managers. But I do know that their names are ** and **. I’ve been told they will contact me today so we shall see.
UPDATE (July 2nd 2026): I finally was able to speak with ** the general manager. I was told corporate already handled it, that I'M BANNED from all 3 location, and nothing is going to happen to **. She was “on call” but in workout clothes and working out “on call” because apparently they can workout “on call” and still be a manager on their lunch breaks whenever they want. That’s what I got out of that conversation. Mind you, I’ve only been a member at PF for only about a MONTH!! I’ve never been to PF before in my life, I don’t know their policies, rules or regulations, I am a NEW member. And within a month I’m banned from all 3 locations. 😂 I can’t even imagine how badly they’ve treated their other members if this is how badly they treat a member who’s only been there for ONE MONTH!
This is a very unfortunate situation for PF, because it just shows what type of people they are willing to have on their team representing them and their business. Apparently they have looked into it and they are “just done with the situation” and don’t want to deal with it anymore. They have to “stick up for their employees” of course, so it doesn’t look bad on them and their business. No one from corporate has reached out to me personally, but apparently they have gotten my request and have handled it. I will continue to reach out to corporate and speak to ** the regional manager and whom ever I can get in contact with, because I truly believe that this woman needs to be TERMINATED INDEFINITELY.
All that said to say that I would not recommend this gym, or any of the locations, because ** works at all 3 locations (Life Ln, Bryan station, and E Lowry ln). And with her being there I would not feel safe as a member. I would not spend my hard earned money on such an establishment that treats their members this way, and doesn’t have any consequences for their actions. They are very unprofessional, the gym is either super hot or super cold, the bathrooms are dirty, majority of the complaints and one star reviews from other members still stand to this day, parking is difficult, it is very packed, the front desk worker tried to hit on me, this is more so a hookup place rather than a gym, and obviously their management is BS.

Reviewed June 29, 2026
On June 25, 2026, I arrived at the gym at approximately 4:00 a.m. I placed my gym bag and purse inside a locker, secured it with my lock, and proceeded to work out. When I returned to the locker room @ 4:30a to get ready for work, I discovered that the lower half of the locker door had been forced open. My gym bag was missing. I immediately searched the locker room. I attempted to check one dressing room, but it was occupied. I then checked the three shower stalls and found my gym bag lying on the floor of the third shower stall. The bag had been opened and rummaged through. I immediately notified Nicholas, the front desk employee. He informed his manager of the incident and advised me that she would review the surveillance video footage between 4:00 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. in an attempt to identify the individual(s) responsible. He also advised me that I would need to file a police report.
Since the incident, I have returned to the gym each day to follow up and determine whether the Assistant Manager or the General Manager, Berenice **, had reviewed the surveillance footage to identify the person(s) responsible for the attempted theft and the damage to the gym's locker. On June 25, 2026, I was instructed to return on June 28, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. to speak with Seomara regarding an update. When I arrived, Seomara advised me that she had no information to provide because her manager had been busy at another club and had not provided any update regarding the surveillance footage or the investigation. As of today, I have not received any information regarding whether the surveillance footage has been reviewed or whether any effort has been made to identify the individual(s) responsible for the attempted theft and property damage.
Reviewed June 11, 2026
I am extremely frustrated. I have been a Black Card Plus member since December 7, 2025. Recently, a third party went to the club and somehow my membership was canceled, even though I never requested or authorized this cancellation. This should never have been allowed to happen without my consent. The situation became even more frustrating when I tried to have my membership reinstated. I was informed that my original membership cannot be restored and that I would need to sign up for a new membership instead. This is unacceptable. I do not want a new membership. I want my original Black Card Plus membership reinstated. I already paid the annual fee associated with my membership, and I should not be required to pay it again because of a cancellation that I did not authorize.
In addition, I would like to transfer my home club from Watertown to Waltham. My previous home club was located at 191 Watertown St, Watertown, MA, and I would like my home club to be changed to 108 Clematis Ave, Waltham, MA 02453 once my membership is restored. I am asking Planet Fitness to: Reinstate my original Black Card Plus membership. Honor the annual fee I have already paid. Ensure I am not charged any new enrollment or annual fees. Transfer my home club to the Waltham location.
Reviewed June 5, 2026
These days, they have stupid event for teenagers. Free trial for summer season. I understand they try to catch the potential customers. However, how about existing customers??? We're paying the fee every month even though it is a small amount of money. The kids are scattered across the gym, playing in groups. The machines are taken by them. The waiting time is longer than usual. They don't even know basic gym etiquette. Why doesn't Planet fitness realize that this event hurts existing members? At the very least, they should have set a time limit that only allows them a designated amount of time. I wonder who planned such a stupid event!!!!
Reviewed June 3, 2026
I have been a long time paying customer but have gotten fed up with the gym allowing kids to go for free. They go to hang out and sit on equipment and playing on phones, so the customers who pays the bills there cannot use any of the equipment. Canceling my membership after 10 years there. Would not recommend to anyone who actually works out. Planet Fitness does not care about paying customers.
Planet Fitness author review by Joey Thurman
Founded in 1994, Planet Fitness is an American gym that expanded into a franchise operation in 2003. Franchisees operate over 1,200 locations across the United States and are currently expanding into Canada and the Dominican Republic. Planet Fitness offers a full array of exercise machines, and many locations offer a selection of fitness classes.
PF 30-minute Express Circuit: Planet Fitness makes it easy for patrons to complete a full cardio and strength training circuit in half an hour, using ten strength machines and ten cardio machines. A red-light, green-light system alerts those on the circuit when to switch machines.
$10 membership: Planet Fitness offers a no-commitment $10/month membership option. It includes a T-shirt, unlimited access to one Planet Fitness club and unlimited access to training.
Black Card membership: Planet Fitness’ Black Card membership is ideal for those who want more than just a basic gym membership. In addition to the benefits of a $10 membership, Black Card members enjoy use of all Planet Fitness franchise locations, unlimited tanning, half price drinks and many more benefits for about $20 a month.
Free pe@pf service: Planet Fitness offers a program called pe@pf, which offers the benefits of a grown-up physical education course. Certified trainers will educate you on fitness equipment and routines and help you set goals appropriate for your current fitness level.
Member perks: Every member can participate in Pizza Mondays and Bagel Tuesdays.
Joey Thurman is a nationally recognized and spin certified health, fitness, nutrition expert and television host He is the author of "365 Health and Fitness Hacks That Could Save Your Life." His work has been featured in publications such as Men’s Health, U.S. News and World Report, NPR, People Magazine, Shape, NY Post, Fitness Magazine, Women's Health and many more.
Planet Fitness Company Information
- Company Name:
- Planet Fitness
- Website:
- www.planetfitness.com




