Planet Fitness – Concord – Fort Eddy Rd

The gym itself is fine, but the locker-​rooms are disgusting!

I’ve been a member here for over 10 years.
Downside: If you go between 4:00 and 6:30 on a weekday it’s a zoo. Especially January and February. In fact, the first time I walked into the place I walked right back out; it was that overwhelming. But if you go at peak hours you get used to it. Parking is tight then; I sometimes just park at Market Basket and walk across the street. It can be crowded in the locker room. And yes, the locker rooms could use an upgrade.
The TVs in the cardio section are locked on to certain channels. Don’t go in expecting to be able to watch the Bruins or Pats from your eliptical.
Sometimes the weight machine you want to use is unavailable because some jerk is sitting on it between reps. Just sitting, maybe reading a magazine or checking his phone. I like to move quick from station to station so, even though I try to stay judgement free, this irritates me more than anything. That said, even when it is busy you can still get a great workout; for me, that is what really matters.
Positives: PF in Concord is nothing fancy but I love it because it is cheap and I can go in and get a great workout without any BS. The machines are modern, well maintained and there is a good variety of both cardio and weight. Free weights are limited to dumbells and machines with the bars locked in but that’s fine with me. The large workout space is kept very clean. There is free wifi that usually works. The staff is friendly; anyone who is not does not last long. Finally I enjoy the whole «judgement free zone» thing. I’ve been to other gyms where dudes are grunting and screaming and dropping weights and that shit is distracting and annoying. Except for the aforementioned machine hoggers, in over a thousand visits to PF I’ve never had a problem with anyone being discourteous or disrespectful.
Bottom line: Concord PF is nothing fancy but it’s really inexpensive and a great place to get an excellent workout.

I applied for a part time position at this location. This chain was looking to fill many positions. I was immediately interviewed (I am pursuing a masters degree and felt over qualified, but really really needed a job and to get my health back on track). The managers absolutely loved me, hanging on every word– and told me I had the job after I passed a back ground check. They mentioned this would only take a few days. About a week later I called (after hearing no word back). I finally got a manager who told me it was taking longer for the check to get back because of the holidays. After two months being out of work I decided I would trust them and held on. Another week, no word. then another. I called today and they told me that I just needed to wait a few more days to decide who would fill which position but that I definetly had the job. So I waited. I called on the day they promised to schedule me and the manager tells me that after (3 weeks)! of being LED ON, they have decided to transfer people from other positions. YES, this PLACE, WASTED MY LIFE EFFORT AND TIME FOR OVER 3 WEEKS. I sat on the floor for about 20 minutes in utter disbelief. This place is out for themselves, no skin off their backs.

Pretty pissed that my add on to my husband’s Black Card was deleted. They’re still pulling the $ 19.99 a month out, though. Jokes on then because my hubby doesn’t use his, so we’ll cancel his $ 19.99 membership and I’ll get my own for $ 10 less. The the desk attendant was on the phone before and after my 1 hour workout and unavailable to answer my questions about starting my own membership. Way to not earn my business. Nice of him to «let me work out anyway,’ since there’s a sign at the sign of the road for free 30 days this entire month

This place is a dump! The Fort Eddy location needs to be shut down and rebuilt like they were talking about doing not long ago. NH’s capital should have a better pf than this.
The parking and the size of the gym is inadequate. You better be good at coming up with a plan B or even C with your workout if you come during peak hours. The place is dirty and falling apart to the point were I can’t see it ever really looking clean and nice again. The locker room and showers make you wonder if you might contract something when you use them.
On the good side, the staff are always nice and polite. The new massage chairs are great, and it’s kinda close to my place of employment.
I could go on further about the ups and downs of the franchise, but this is strictly in regards to this location so I’ll leave it alone for now.

OK, this place is getting two stars because they need to do some major rethinking of this gym:
Pros: Lots of machines, seems to be well kept up and there are good options, open 24 hours, yes in a row, and the staff is very nice
Cons: The locker rooms need serious upgrades, the parking lot is a demilitarized zone and many times you cannot find parking, there are pot holes everywhere and getting in and out is a circus.
Evaluation: I’m hitting the Lunk Alarm Planet Fitness because you are acting like a business that does not care making you a lunk.

People say PF isn’t a great gym because the judgment free zone limits the intensity of the workout. I disagree with that, I could get a sufficient work out… If the gym wasn’t packed. The gym doesn’t seem like it can accommodate the huge flux of people it has right now. The parking is awful. I didn’t believe it at first when people told me that. But now, I absolutely see it, unless I go at 5am or 11pm.
I have a hard time getting a good circuit in because people are way too close. The ladies locker room isn’t very bad, but it’s not clean either. I never ever use the showers at this location, because the floors are always wet and dirty when I’m there. I guess you get what you pay for.
The only reason I’m giving this gym 2 stars is because of the fantastic staff. Kris is a great, enthusiastic trainer.

I stopped going a year ago because the place seemed to crowded and outdated. The lack of parking was daily pain in the butt as well. I love PF’s Mission and you certainly can’t beat the price but you shouldn’t have to stress so much just trying to start your workout. That’s the type of thing that stops people from going in the first place.

This location needs a real cleaning! Even with the new wallpaper it needs a good going over. But the worst aspect of this location is the inability of the manager/​owner to care for their patrons. The audio system has not been working for 6 weeks and no one seems to really care. Same attitude as in Dover and at their corporate HQ.

It’s $ 10 a month.
However, I go to the gym to do a daily hour of cardio in the winter. I like to watch TV while I run. They recently changed their TV channels. They now have two screens of info-​mercials, a screen of sitcom re-​runs, lifetime movies, CNBC, and Fox News.
I told their staff that Fox news was propaganda, and asked if they could have a channel dedicated to MSNBC or Al Jazeera news as well… that would be fair and balanced, right? Nope. These are the channels we have… So we know where the company stands politically.
But here is the thing that killed me: NFL Championship Sunday. They don’t have the NFC Championship game on, because they have to show the two damned info-​mercials, and Fox News instead. Could you change one? Nope. Really?
Parking is awful, the locker rooms smell funny. I could live with all that. But I can’t watch a football championship game at a gym? That’ll do it for me.

i used to frequent this gym when i was a young hip cat, until i realized i could easily run outside instead of paying 10 dollars a month. save yourself the extra money and go buy yourself some catnip instead ;)

I was in Concord on business. I needed a gym. Planet Fitness is open 24×7 (like my 24 Hour Fitness back home) so I dropped $ 20 for one work out. This only covered one day. I guess you take what you can.
For a gym I could go to 10 PM on a Sunday I’d love to give it 5 stars. I am a weight lifter. This is not weight lifters gym. The dumbbells go up to 75 pounds. I do shrugs (for example) with 120s. There are not stand alone weight benches (flat, inclined or decline). Instead… They use H-​bars (the guy rail things that people who are afraid to lift.
The bar on these things is not 45 pounds as is the case with a standard bar. I found it hard with the guide rails to get the right balance/​arm position. I worked 25 pounds under my normal weight (only 200 pounds on bench) and my chest hurts (okay that is a good thing) in area I am not used to it hurting.
Too bad the local Golds Gym closed at 8 PM.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
For $ 10-​$ 20 a month, you too can fight for parking spaces, fight for a treadmill, wait in line for weight machines — but wait! — there’s tanning!
If you’re into that sort of thing, great. If you want to be able to actually GO to the gym and not waste all of your time trying to find a parking space, man up the $ 30 extra every month and go elsewhere.

This review is for concord location specifically,
The parking at this gym sucks, the lot is always full, and its difficult to find a spot at times, its almost easier to park across the street and risk your life crossing the road.
as for the gym, its ok, again for the amount of members that go to it, it needs to be bigger, too crowded and the locker rooms are too small.
As for planet fitness as a whole, its the best deal out there, 20 bucks a month gets you access to any of their locations and unlimited guest passes. cant argue that!

Whats up with all the purple and yellow? Big bird meets Barney!
Packed full of college kids. I once dropped a weight and some dude gave me sh*t. He was an employee there, but he wasn’t even on the clock. If your lookng for the basics, this place is OK for the cost.