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| - I've wavered between a 2-star and 3-star review for a while, but have decided to go with the 3-star for now.
Pros:
1) The staff here has always been exceptionally friendly and helpful. Most of them say hello and goodbye, they're cheerful, they talk to members, and they're regularly cleaning the gym. One was quick to fix an erroneous charge on my credit card and was pleasant when doing so.
2) There are a great number of cardio machines and weight machines. Even when it gets super busy on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, I can still find a way to get in a good workout.
3) The price is right. For $10 or $20 a month, you can meet your basic fitness needs.
4) They've finally installed a water fountain that fills water bottles. Yay!
5) The 30-minute circuit area and 12-minute ab area are great features if you need to get a workout in quickly.
Cons:
1) The hours on the weekends are crap. If a Planet Fitness in Brunswick can manage to be open 24/7, one would think a location closer to the city could, as well. It's not always possible to get in before 7 on the weekends.
2) This is not, in any way, shape, or form, a judgment-free zone. I literally had a girl in the locker room refer to me as a beached whale in front of my face. You can hear people talking about other members all the time. The bros douse themselves in ungodly amounts of Axe to the point where you have to avoid them if you want to breathe. (There are, however, many people who are kind, warm, and welcoming...but you know, one bad apple...)
3) Some of the equipment needs attention. Most of the stationary bikes are missing their foot straps, several of the ellipticals are missing the rubber piece that holds water bottles (I've seen so many people get on them and pop in their water bottles only to have them fall straight to the floor), some of the arc trainers and ellipticals click or wobble so much that they're basically unusable.
4) They charge $20 for a one-day pass. I think this might be a general Planet Fitness "rule" but both in Brunswick and my former New York location, a brand new guest would always be allowed one free visit to check out the place. I brought a guest tonight and when we were told it would be $20 to work out for one night, she was basically turned off forever at the thought of joining. Your monthly membership is $10...so you charge $20 for a day pass? I realize that the incentive is just for people to sign up for a year, but if your policy turns away people from the get go, it doesn't seem to make much sense.
But seriously, everyone, stop with the cologne/perfume. It's a gym; I'd rather you stank if it means the rest of us can breathe!
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