Working out at Planet Fitness is everything it’s advertised to be! It’s a “no judgement zone” where you are free to choose cardio, fat burning, stretching, or whatever, and where you receive support to fulfill your goals.
Wednesday evening I attended the introductory class in “Designing Your Workout Plan.” Robert, the personal trainer, asked about my physical conditions, medications, and goals. I told him about the diagnosis of osteoporosis, my bike accident this summer when I fractured my shoulder, my alkaline diet, and that I take supplements, but no prescription medication of any kind. He said I was “very lucky.” Most people my age, he said, are on pharmaceutical prescriptions of some kind. We established three goals: 1) To build muscle strength and bone density, 2) To keep my weight down, and 3) To stretch the shoulder so that it maintains or increases its range of motion. (I should have added a fourth goal–that I am planning to run in the “Turkey Trot” 5K race on Thanksgiving–but I didn’t think about it at the time.) Robert took me on a tour of the workout equipment and showed me how to set them up and use them, and he recommended a target heart rate of 116 on the elliptical machines.
I got right to work. The upbeat music in the gym really gets you moving! You can bring your own headset with you and plug into the audio for a slew of TV’s that are set up in front of the treadmills and elliptical machines. You can bring a closed container of water, too, to keep in the cup holders as you make the circuit. If you bring your purse or other valuables, you can bring your own lock and tuck them away in a locker. If you forget your headset or bottled water, they have vending machines up front where you can purchase them on site.
Seems like they’ve thought of everything at Planet Fitness! Hope to see you there!
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May 21st, 2009 at 12:21 am
This gym is for underachievers.
June 29th, 2009 at 1:16 am
That depends on what you’re trying to achieve. If you want to become an Olympic-class weightlifter, this gym is NOT for you. If you want to build muscle and bone strength and increase endurance, Planet Fitness is the place to be!
October 1st, 2009 at 9:57 am
No, even if you are trying to build strength and endurance Planet Fitness will frown on you. Working out with a group we were told that this was not allowed as it involved “coaching” and “leading”, something the PF trainer is only allowed to do. Our reply was “Huh? We are doing a workout together.”
October 19th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
How can you call it a gym if you can’t squat?
What a joke.