Planet Fitness – Waltham

I honestly can say that this is a wonderful clean gym. I have been to many gyms all around eastern mass and this gym is definitely #1 on my list. Very clean, great staff, and all the equipment is up to date. I have never seen a machine that has been broken and not fixed with in a day or so! Wonderful gym!

Whats the purpose of having rules if you dont follow them? It says in huge letters in the weight room «no grunting.» Some guy is always there SCREAMING with every lift. A grunt is used to release a small spurt of testosterone which can power through your last rep. If you have to holler every time you lift your arms, the weight is too much for you, buddy. It is loud enough for the gym to hear. Not cool. People who dont like this rule need to choose a different gym. Same goes for dropping weights. If youre dropping them, it means you cant control them.
Drop another star for not having free weight bench. Other locations have them, cant hide behind the «creed.» I’m a former planet fitness employee from another gym. I know how it works.
Whoever manages this place needs retraining.

They renewed my membership without asking me. I dont care what your policy say, should ask people before you renew their yearly membership.

I’m surprised this place has such a low reviews. Clean& well-​equipped & friendly staff. Definitely 5 stars

Equipment is pretty good. Plenty of space, but the locker rooms are subpar. Virtually 99% of my visits have a nonfunctioning steam room. Theres nothing more relaxing than a nice steam after a good workout. Dont count on it here. And the dry sauna always gives a constant buzzing sound. Tough to relax all around. That said, vlad b is a top notch russian masseuse. He gets down into the muscle fibers for sure. Ive been going to him since 1996. 5 stars for him. That said, if he left bsc tomorrow, i would gladly never go back. 1 star for bsc.

This isn’t the best PF I have been to, but it’s far from the worst. The layout is kind of awkward and small, and the locker rooms and in dire need of renovation, but my biggest complaint is the lack of ventilation; the cardio machines are quite cramped together, and there aren’t any fans. But it’s the only PF in the area. So whatever. At least it’s clean, there is ample parking, and the staff is friendly. Reliable in a pinch.

always so hot in there. put on the air conditioner.
even in the dead of winter its hot. You tell them and send the company and email and nothing gets done.

Gym equipment is well maintained. There are plenty of cardio machines, you can easily find one on Mondays too. Parking lot is huge.
If you don’t need personal training you can’t find anything better for $ 10 a month

Been a member on an off at this gym for over 3 years now. The value is great and the place is quite spacious for a PF, plenty of parking too. Now to the bad… In the span of those 3 years the place has been going down hill. There is more visible dust on the equipment despite newly added staff at the desk, some equipment is getting pretty worn too. The reason this place gets only 2 stars is because they recently removed essential lifting equipment and filled the space with silly gimmick machines for people who know nothing about fitness.
Edit: 3 stars for staff listening to the complaints. Willing to give more stars if improvements are made. Clean the place up!

Plenty of parking and cardio machines. They set up née 30 minute express machines in the front. Most weight machines have been moved to the far back.
If you go in the early morning like myself it can be a little cold during winter. I bring an extra sweatshirt. For $ 10 a month, I guess people can deal.

It’s the cheapest you’ll find anywhere nearby, has plenty of space, I’ve never seen it get too crowded, lots of cardio equipment and a decent selection of dumbbells. The one star off is for abiding the silly Planet Fitness creed of having absolutely no free-​weight exercise machines. Bench presses, squats, etc — you’re stuck using a fixed machine, a smith machine, or the above-​mentioned dumbbells.

Downsides:
it always smells… what’s up with that? Clean the place, add some ventilation, do something.
It’s pretty warm in there. It would be fine if I weren’t doing cardio, but after only a few minutes of running, I feel like I’m burning up. gyms should be kept cooler for this exact reason. Again, using some ventilation would probably help.
Weight training equipment is a bit of an odd fit. I’ve noticed that at the other PF location so it doesn’t have anything to do with this location particularly, but as a shorter person, a lot of the equipment doesn’t have setting that allow me to utilize it properly. For example, the back hyperextension equipment doesn’t have a minimum setting that allows me to actually bend at the waist. I know I have shorter legs, but that’s just ridiculous.
Upsides:
It’s $ 10/​month.
I know the downside list is longer, but for how cheap the place is, you just have to weigh what’s most important to you.

The Waltham Planet Fitness is easily the best $ 10 per month gym experience you can ask for. It’s no frills, but almost everything they have is in good working order, the place is clean, and most of the employees are friendly. It’s a big location with lots of available equipment and plenty of easy parking. I cancelled last week because I moved and it was no trouble at all, unlike most other gyms.

This PF location is OK.
Pros:
— Always parking, always.
— Many machines if you are there for cardio (I primarily keep my membership for weird hours when it’s raining or snowing, and I can’t go outside or go to my lifting gym)
— decently clean
— were really helpful when I wanted to get my receipts/​membership contract to get my healthcare fitness reimbursement
— dudes don’t typically look at me weirdly when I go in to lift
Cons:
— many of the treadmills are older and loud/​a little rickety
— weight section (I’m there for bars/​rack) has been scaled down, for a while they eliminated the pull up machine (haven’t checked lately)
— hours on weekends are minimal
— showers/​locker rooms are «meh» at best
— service a crapshoot

The gym itself is fine, you get what you pay for. Membership is cheap and if you’re just there for basic workouts its fine. Lately its gotten wayyyyy too busy. If you workout after work hours during the week I wouldn’t recommend joining here. I’ve had to stalk people leaving for a parking spot almost every night that I’ve gone lately. Then once you get in, none of the machines are open. and the stretching/​abs section is super crowded.
Gym is better on weekends, less crowded.

Not the cleanest PF I’ve been to, but it serves its purpose. I’ve been a member across several PF’s in Massachusetts over a number of years (Franklin, Marlborough, Natick), and this PF is probably the dirtiest. It has a funny smell when you walk in. The staff is lazy and stands behind the desk and doesn’t do much. At other PFs I’ve been to, the staff is constantly circulating the gym, checking the equipment, vacuuming around machines, and cleaning surfaces of the equipment, especially the treadmills. Equipment is dirty, dusty, and not well maintained, which is a shame because they got new brand new equipment in the last two years.
The dirty keypad is probably the worst part. Everyone touches the keypad when you go and enter your member number at the front desk. The keypad used to be on the staff side, but apparently PF took laziness to another level and moved the keypad to the member side. Right in the middle of flu season. Gross.
Pros– It doesn’t feel cramped like a lot of gyms. There’s a lot of space and plenty of machines to go around. I rarely have to wait for a treadmill, even during peak times.
I guess you get what you pay for when it’s only $ 10 a month.

canceled b/​c i moved too far. it was simple. i didn’t have a nightmare story.
this gym is legit. they had almost everything i looked for.

This is a good planet fitness. They recently updated a bunch of their machines. they have very clean facilities and the staff are great. The only draw back is that they are not 24 hours.

I have changed my review a couple times and finally decided this place deserves 1 star.
I have been a member here well over a year. The management is nice and friendly and the price isn’t ridiculous. Those are about the only positives.
But when I am paying for a gym membership, I don’t care as much about the price or the management, so long as they are decent. I care what equipment they have and what benefits I get from it.
This gym is geared towards people who don’t know anything about fitness or lifting and want a «fast food» version of getting in shape. In fact, a lot of gyms these days are geared that way. And in the process, gyms remove legitimate pieces of equipment that actually help you lose weight. In particular, this planet fitness removed their ONLY TWO squat racks and replaced them with assisted machines. Anyone who knows ANYTHING about lifting knows a REAL squat rack is completely essential. In fact you can get in shape with just a squat rack.
When I asked why they removed the squat racks, and if they were coming back again, the manager said «no, they are outdated.» That’s like saying feet are outdated.
P.S they serve free pizza here. I don’t even need to explain that one.

Now that spring is upon us I felt the need to join a gym but didn’t want to pay high prices or high fees. Looking at different options in the area I found Planet Fitness to have the best deal for my needs $ 10/​month: a price you cannot beat. However, realize what you are paying for; So, don’t be surprised when you get the basics.
Planet Fitness is nothing fancy, no frills, not catches just a gym with REAL everyday people looking to get in shape. When I first came here a couple days ago it was easy to sign up. Show up, fill out a quick form, present your credit/​debit card and you’re all set. You can work out as early as the first day!
The locker rooms are nothing special. Just a series of wooden cubbies where you can attach your own lock for your visit. If you do not have a lot to store you can place it on a series of cubbies by the staircase to the second level. In addition, there is a key wall directly in front of the service counter where everyone hangs their keys. I admit I do not get a feeling that my keys are 100% safe since everything here is by «the honor system.» But I have yet to hear any complaints so far.
Once ready to hit the gym (Rooooooooooaaaaaaaaar!) I quickly found that the Elliptical and Treadmills are the machines of choice. Using an elliptical for the first time I found it to be easy with no instruction. The only pain is that when it beeps at you for a heart-​rate and the sensors are broken. I’ve encountered two machines already which give me this problem. Each machines within sight of a TV has a tiny box people can hook up their headphones too, BUT BE WARNED they only work while the machine is in operation AND come on FULL BLAST!
As for fellow patrons of PF everyone is good about wiping down their machines; However, there are some guilty parties who will sit at a machine, do a rep or two, not workout and fail to clean up. I’ve seen it happen once already but there is no enforcement sadly (people suck).
Overall, it’s a nice place for your money. If you are a meathead and need all the fancy bells & whistles go elsewhere.