Planet Fitness – Cincinnati – Eastgate

Boooo. I hate this place. It’s not very clean, usually packed with people, some of which exercise, and some of which will just sit there on a machine and watch tv, or text… Not exercising, just sitting… The friendliness of the staff is hit or miss. Honestly the only upside is the price and location (at the time I had signed up). I canceled my membership literally years ago, yet they still tried charging my account. I was not in a contract, so there were to be no termination fees. My bank ended up sending me a new card, therefore ending their ability to continue charging my account. They still send me continual emails trying to continue charging. Go work out at BRC. Cleaner, better facility, friendly staff, good variety… Basically the best gym in the area. Anyways, thumbs down, Planet fitness.

So. Much. Purple. Having said that, it’s a decent gym and I really can’t beat the price and locations. I have the «Black Card» which is the more inclusive version because I live on one side of town but work on the other. I also chose PF because of it’s ²⁴⁄₇ hours. The staff is friendly and always say «Hello» and «Bye». As for cleanliness, they border on neurotic. There is always someone cleaning and it seems like there’s at least one employee walking around looking all «Ghost Busters» with the vacuum on his/​her back. The equipment is in pretty good shape and I’ve seen them maintaining it often. There are plenty of treadmills, arc trainers and ellipticals available. My only complaint on the ellipticals is that I can’t change the incline on them. There are only a few bicycles (I think 4 upright and 4 recumbent) and no rowing machines. They usually have two of each kind of weight machine, but not always. There are several that I enjoy using but often have to wait or move on because they have only one. The free weights are lacking but then again I don’t think this gym is really centered towards those that focus on massive free weights. They have four Smith machines and other than that, no open barbells where weight can be added. They have a cardio circuit and an ab circuit. They also have two massage chairs which I’ve never used. They have multiple tanning machines, which I’ve never used as well. I also hear legends that they order Pizza and/​or cupcakes once a week but I’ve never been there when this happens, so it remains legend to me.
I’ve never had a problem with billing and you can change your billing preferences online. I’ve been a member at other gyms where I am inundated with sales calls trying to get me to upgrade or extend my contract or to give them referrals. Thankfully, I have never had that problem with this gym.
Some of the things that this gym does not have that other gyms do: NO babysitting available. NO cardio theater. NO fitness classes. NO FANS… omg this is killing me. The only real complaint I have about this gym is that there is ABSOLUTELY NO AIR MOVEMENT WHATSOEVER. Yes, they have air conditioning and I check it every time I go in. It is set at 68 and it reads 68. But there is absolutely no air movement at all. Meaning the sweat that your body puts off to cool itself is left just sitting on your skin. I switched gyms back in September, and with the cooler weather, it wasn’t so noticeable. Now (in May), it’s pretty bad. REALLY bad and frankly I’m dreading seeing what it’s going to be like in July & August. All they need is a couple of fans, just a little air movement would make a huge difference. It’s so bad that even the gym flies (you know the chicks wearing full make-​up, matching outfits and basically well, we all know why they are there) are sweating profusely.
All in all, I can’t find anywhere that can beat their prices, locations and customer service at this time.

For $ 30/​year plus $ 10.00 /​month, Planet Fitness is hard to beat. I tend to go at the busiest times, and yet never have trouble getting on the machines I want. The locker room is kept very clean, and it’s obvious that most of the people are there for one reason — to get/​stay fit. People also seem very conscientious about wiping the equipment down when they’re done. It’s one big, no frills room with a bunch of high quality exercise equipment, which, as an exercise hater, is all I need and care to pay for.

Best customer service. All machines are new and of course being purple makes it 10x better. The treadmills charge your iPod/​iPhone which is super convenient. Lots of TVs to watch from all the cardio machines. Circuit rooms with timers to help keep you on time. The tanning beds are all really nice with facial tanners, misters and the works. $ 20/​month includes gym & tanning and I can bring a friend every time I come, talk about motivation. Only wish they had classes.