Planet Fitness – Ewing

Been there only once bcoz I have black card, Really like the location.

Big location in a bad location. Never really felt safe in the parking lot because it was big and poorly lit. No wifi – huge location NEEDS wifi. The employees try their best to keep the place clean, but I guess it was hard to keep up. Someone was always cleaning, but members didn’t clean up after themselves. Don’t even think about lifting weights – weight area is overrun with lunk-​y guys with gallon jugs of protein shakes. Only a few bikes, usually occupied by people sitting and texting. Showers had half frosted, half clear doors – never felt comfortable using them.
Overall, the awful location is the biggest problem. Wifi is the one thing they’ve got to have, and clear the weight area of «lunks.» I stopped going because I never felt safe going to/​from the location and I couldn’t use weight equipment.

this is the worst !!! Planet fitnes. Seems a place to grab a beer. the People that work there have no education this is the worst I have ever visited. before going to that place Again I prefer running in snow. but if you feel like taking a drink or wasting time or being treated like shit this is the place!

Since I am no longer a member of this Planet Fitness for a reason, I only visit it as a guest when I am unable to make it to my regular Planet Fitness location. Today, because of the predictions of a major snowfall, I decided not to make the 20-​minute drive to Langhorne PA.
Merial W, the manager, works hard to keep the gym in the best condition he can given the limited human and maintenance resources he has available. I did have the opportunity talk with Maria, whom I haven’t seen since she went out on maternity leave in late 2014. With that said, I’ll describe my latest experience of today.
The 30-​minute workout room is still plagued with people who either come in to it to sit, rest, to make a phone call or text message, or to just use one piece of equipment for 15 minutes or so rather than to use the same piece of equipment on the main gym floor. Given the consistent problem of not using the 30-​minute work-​out room to actually work out on each piece of equipment, they should have staff visit the area frequently, to ensure that it’s not being abused by a few who choose not to care about the many who wish to actually use the equipment.
When it was time to use the hydro-​massage bed, I was assigned to #7. This bed was broken to the point where the hydro unit was moving from the up to the down position, and would completely lose pressure. When I moved to #6, it wouldn’t work at all, since the screen was stuck in an administrative management mode. You couldn’t adjust the pressure, pressure points, speed or anything else. I made it a point to tell the manager that the beds suck, both don’t work, and that «I give up.»
My next stop was the stand-​up tanning booth. I was assigned to booth #3. I strapped on my goggles and attempted to go for a ride. The tops and bottoms of the tubes were burned with age, and the middles were glowing pink instead of white. At no point did the tanning booth chamber get warm. I let the manager know that the booth was not working as it was supposed to. He told me that booth #1 had the newest tubes. While I agree that booth #1 was in better condition, and that the tubes generated UVA rays as they should have, the tubes also had burn marks around the tops and bottoms, indicating they need changing.
I feel bad for the manager, Merial. The franchisee has their own maintenance people, but the maintenance still is sorely-​lacking. This Planet Fitness location needs to «step up its game.» There are other locations opening in the area that will siphon off members if the conditions don’t improve.

At this Planet Fitness you can expect all the same things that seem to be universal among PF’s (and I have been to several within NYC and NJ.)
+ Clean Facility throughout
+ Nice showers
+ Tough lockers, also immaculate
+ Lots of cardio machines and weight machines, with a few free-​weights (but always seems to be enough somehow)
One thing that threw me off about this location was driving to it and sitting in the parking lot fearing for my life. It is not /​does not seem like the safest neighborhood. The parking lot screams rape, but chances are if you work out enough you’ll be able to fend for yourself anyway or at least outrun them.
Just a word to the wise.