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Planet Fitness

Place · Home gym equipment · 14 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/Fitness, r/UninfluencedReviews

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Planet Fitness gets way more hate than it deserves for beginners honestly. If the price fits and you actually show up, thats what matters most.
  • Noticed there was a 24/7 planet fitness close. Having never been there before and the preconceived idea that it would be ass, was perfectly fine and the guy let me work out without buying a day pass ✊✊ shout out that guy
  • The diverging pulldown at the local Planet Fitness has sprouted my lats a bit.
  • Some gyms do advertise a series of machines that you can just follow in a circuit for a 20 minute workout (I think this is a Planet Fitness thing, but I've seen it elsewhere.)
  • Planet fitness is realistically the only gym that works for me with my work schedule.

Cons

  • Planet Fitness can be a decent place to start, but if you're committed it's worth saving up for a better gym with more equipment.
  • It is grossing me out and I'm starting to regret my planet fitness pass. I'm much more satisfied with my home bench and weights.
  • I always wondered if people like this at Planet Fitness are trying to get kicked out / banned since cancelling is so hard.
  • This man who looks like he’s in his 40s or 50s is a problem at the gym I attend, your standard, humble Planet Fitness. He loads up the machines with way too much weight, does 1/16th reps, and absolutely screams&howls&groans through every...
  • I was running on the treadmill at planet fitness and there was literally TWO empty rows of treadmills but two people went on either side of me!! I know that they can do that.. but why would they want to be next to someone?? And one lady...

Sentiment

7 positive (50%) · 3 mixed (21%) · 4 negative (29%)

Trust + time weighted score: +21% · raw score 21%

What redditors said (10 of 14)

Planet Fitness gets way more hate than it deserves for beginners honestly. If the price fits and you actually show up, thats what matters most.
positive · u/F****7 · r/Fitness · comment · Aug 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Planet Fitness can be a decent place to start, but if you're committed it's worth saving up for a better gym with more equipment.
mixed · u/S****3 · r/Fitness · comment · Aug 27, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
It is grossing me out and I'm starting to regret my planet fitness pass. I'm much more satisfied with my home bench and weights.
negative · u/L****3 · r/Fitness · comment · Aug 20, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Noticed there was a 24/7 planet fitness close. Having never been there before and the preconceived idea that it would be ass, was perfectly fine and the guy let me work out without buying a day pass ✊✊ shout out that guy
positive · u/R****9 · r/Fitness · comment · Jul 19, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
The diverging pulldown at the local Planet Fitness has sprouted my lats a bit.
positive · u/T****7 · r/Fitness · comment · Jul 10, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I always wondered if people like this at Planet Fitness are trying to get kicked out / banned since cancelling is so hard.
negative · u/I****5 · r/Fitness · comment · Jul 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
This man who looks like he’s in his 40s or 50s is a problem at the gym I attend, your standard, humble Planet Fitness. He loads up the machines with way too much weight, does 1/16th reps, and absolutely screams&howls&groans through every single rep. ... None of the staff, including personal trainers, seem willing to speak up.
negative · u/h****f · r/Fitness · comment · Jul 8, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I was running on the treadmill at planet fitness and there was literally TWO empty rows of treadmills but two people went on either side of me!! I know that they can do that.. but why would they want to be next to someone?? And one lady was talking on the phone without headphones.
negative · u/h****d · r/Fitness · comment · May 20, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
Some gyms do advertise a series of machines that you can just follow in a circuit for a 20 minute workout (I think this is a Planet Fitness thing, but I've seen it elsewhere.)
positive · u/d****e · r/Fitness · comment · May 17, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗
I only use planet fitness machines right now... Is this missing anything as a push/leg/pull/leg split?
mixed · u/a****e · r/Fitness · comment · May 1, 2026 · open on Reddit ↗

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