Planet Fitness – Palm Harbor

They recently renovated the gym. Big improvement. The only problem is they still keep the gym way too warm. Also, to make the problem worse during the renovation they removed all the fans over the open space. They have a few fans in the arobic area but don’t keep them all on. Have mentioned the temperature issue many times to staff, they said they are told to keep the AC at 72 degrees. Sometimes it’s warmer than 72. Very unhealthy and uncomfortable to work out in the warm temp’s. I hope someone will respond to this review.

Its $ 10 a month people… Worth it! And for $ 20 u can workout at any planet fitness, bring a guest free, half price drinks, and tan. It’s a no brainier… Just join… now if you are a gym rat and like to work out in Beast mode… then this is not the gym for you… If you are looking for cardio machines this is the gym. I love the cleanliness of the bathrooms and the equipment. Personally I think the free weights area is pretty small and can really only fit a handful of people in that area.
Again, the most popular sale of the year is back at Planet Fitness Palm Harbor! Sign up for the Black Card for only $ 1 DOWN and $ 19.99/month and use any Planet Fitness across the U. S

OK so I transferred from va to Florida and this location is the closest one to my house here in Florida. When I first walked in I was greeted by Preston who was very helpful. First impressions: it was small compared to the planet fitness I went. Equipment was older. One stand up tanning bed and one lay down tanning bed (not enough). No filtered water to refill your water bottles (which my planet fitness had) The music was super low. the TVs were old and some were not working at all. The locker room sinks definitely need replacing, they look dirty even though they are clean. Everything in general just needs replacing… Old and dated. Overall still a good place to work out… I’ll go there for now bc it is close to my house. But I was told this location is getting an over haul in The summer (of 2016)! So I’m super excited for that. I’m a black card member (20 bucks a month) for over a year now! And I’ve been more then thrilled with the facilities in Virginia. So I’ll be even happier to see new equipment, filtered water and new locker rooms… At this location… it should be the standard! But Preston your awesome keep up the good work!

New review: brand new gym. Recent renovation. Night and day. So much more space. Two water fountains. New clean locker rooms with plenty of showers. Maybe more machines, same amount of free weights. New flat screens and sound system. Seems like more cardio too.
Old review: Decent cardio machines availability when busy. Average weight machines and huge lack in free weight options. Not bad for a general workout.

Drifted far north of my orbit to try this gym out, I’ve already been to 66^th Street location a few times. Still can’t believe I get free gym as a SilverSneakers member. The huge open area here is different, and being a Saturday afternoon I thought it would be packed but no. Maybe they were all Christmas shopping.
It’s always inspiring to see people my age and older working out and taking care of themselves. Pleasant young man greets you at front desk. As other reviewers mention, no pool or sauna is missed, but they are a bargain for the pay-​as-​you-​go price. All equipment is spotless and the floor shiny clean, what’s not to like?
It’s tucked into a strip mall at an angle from Publix, can’t be seen from the highway so they should put up a tall sign.

Dear Planet Fitness,
I am totally down with your ‘no gymtimidation’ and ‘no lunks’ ideology and I really really wanted to join on a philosophical level. Unfortunately, I don’t make a commitment to any gym that I cannot try out at least once before signing up. I need to feel the machines and understand how busy a gym will be at the time I would be working out before I sign up for yet another fitness contract. Since you don’t offer a 1 day free pass and charge a ridiculous $ 20 fee to workout for 1 day at your gym, I just signed up for Youfit who also charges $ 10 a month AND gave me a 3 day free pass. You should really rethink this policy. You were the first gym in the fitness industry to pitch a ‘welcome all’ and ‘no contracts’ philosophy and I thank you very much for that, but you aren’t anymore.

I’ve been a member there for about three years. It’s clean, the equipment is fine, there typically is no wait for using machines and the price is right. I have no complaints. I can’t imagine why anyone would have a gripe about this place.

Very disappointed. Son was told he could not carry a gallon of water while working out. He is a 6’4″ athlete who drinks a lot of water. They have 1 water fountain. My husband who has a great deal of injuries from his job was told that he could not use the machines in 30 minute work out room when it was completely empty because he was not doing a circuit. Understandable if it’s busy but it was empty! The staff puts on blinders when it’s obvious that people are doing exercises wrong when they can seriously hurt themselves. Not safe at all. I cancelled 5 memberships and will not return

It’s so cheap that there are homeless people who pay the 10 bucks a month just so that they have a place to shower and shave. Of course, YouFit has the same prices.
They no longer accept credit cards.
Some of the heart rate monitors don’t work right. Even though I’ve complained about them, they never fix them because most people don’t notice.
They have a high employee turnover because the manager is a jerk.

Are you kidding? $ 10 a month?
The gym is a 3 star gym at a 5 star value.
Equipment is all in good working order. The employees — who must be volunteers because how can they afford to pay anyone — are always walking around cleaning equipment. The machines are limited, but not terribly limited. This is better than the Anytime Fitness that I used to pay a lot more to not use. I would much rather spend $ 10 a month on a gym I will ultimately end up avoiding.
The times I have been here (not nearly often enough obviously) it has never been overcrowded. But I come late mornings, so I doubt that is the case during peak hours. I am an average of 30 years younger than every other person working out… and I am OLD. Maybe they want to be finished in time for the local Early Bird Dinner Specials.
I could live with a different color scheme. The purple and yellow are a bit hard on the eyes. The bathrooms and showers appear to be very basic but clean. What more can one expect? If working out is your goal and not being picked up on the entire time like at LA Fitness, this is a great place.

Probably one of the worst gyms in existence. Horrible equipment and staff. Save your money and go to a real gym; you actually might get results.

I was in Clearwater on vacation with my teenage son and paid a visit to the PF on Rt 19. The first few days we went the staff was pleasant and although the gym was smaller than the PF back home, it was adequate. However yesterday we walked in and were about to sign in at the main desk when a female staff interrupted another staff talking with us and stated that my son wasn’t allowed to work out since we were from out of state. I explained that another staff told us it was ok, but she got attitude and then proceeded to tell us that the only way my son could work out was if he paid $ 20 for a day pass. Needless to say I was pissed off and won’t be returning. It’s rather sad that they couldn’t make a small concession to satisfy their customers. As I said before, the gym is small but decent — especially for $ 10/​month…

i am making an addendum to my first review which is listed below this one under the dotted line for the pure fact that this gym is $ 10.00 a month and that you just can’t beat! So regardless of my issues with the gym. That just a hell-​of-​a deal!!!
go ahead and blow those crazy sirens
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I am not rating this gym as a local member. I am a visitor. So if the the monthly rate is 10 bucks that’s a great deal no matter what. But as far as a gym goes, and I travel a lot, it’s sub par. As a visitor they don’t have a day or week rate just $ 30 bucks for a month. So that’s strange. They have old equipment for the most part. Some of which looks like the 1970′ or 80’s. They have no free bar weights at all. Very low dumbbell lbs. All there «hanging» machine accessories are permantly attached and not interchangeable. They have this ridiculous «real» siren alarm if you drop a weight. Seriously… they have a air raid siren that goes off when you drop a weight, but there are only dumbbells to drop there anyway? How embarrassing is that? Are we at a gym or at a library. the siren is way more annoying than any weights dropping. No stair machines. I can go on and on why this gym is so sub par. Oh… They have not a fan of the tacky yellow and purple color motif. no music?
They need to rethink their brand and quality for sure.

for the price $ 10.00 a month… no contract… its nice… so 4 stars for being close and cheap with nice machines

I have been going to this gym for over a year now and they are definitely the best deal in town. $ 10 a month? That is really affordable! They make it impossible for anyone to use affordability as an excuse for not working out!
I’ll break it down for you:
Pros/​Amenities
+All of the machines (mostly updated & new) you’d find at most any other gym or health club.
+Weight training.
+“20 Minute Express” circuit.
+Ample amount of machines.
+Televisions.
+CLEAN showers/​bathrooms (being a clean freak, I am very impressed by the high standards of cleanliness at this gym.)
+Tanning (I don’t do it, but it is an option at a higher membership rate, I think you need the black card membership for $ 10 more a month.)
+Wiping down the machines is required.
+Good music in the background (at least it isn’t techno)
+Helpful staff
+Everyone is there to work out and get healthy. There is a range of people there from beginners to gym rats and there are people of all sizes and ages. Unlike at some of the other gyms where I’ve tried out a membership and everyone seems to be a body builder or a professional athlete and they are snobby about it.
Cons/​Areas needing improvement:
–No classes. This is the part I really regret. I wish they offered group fitness classes. I think they have personal trainers but I’m not sure that is included with the basic $ 10 a month membership. There is a free beginner’s course that teaches gym novices how to use the machines.
–No juice bar. They do offer water/​sports drinks for a nominal charge. I don’t care about juice bars at a gym, but some people may.
–No swimming pool. Again, not something I really mind but some others may consider it a deal breaker.
–No sauna. A sauna would be nice.
If you are looking to get in shape for a reasonable price, look no further. There is also a location in the Citrus Park area. I don’t think the cons outweigh the pros considering that all I do at the gym is the eliptical and treadmill and some light strength training. It is good to get out of the heat and I like to shower when I’m done in their clean clean showers! I think it is a bargain considering that LIfestyles charges like $ 40-​$ 50 a month. Also, I don’t think they charge you a registration fee but this may have changed. I do know they charge a once a year $ 19 fee in October.
Like I mentioned, there are two main membership choices – basic, $ 10 a month or a «black card» membership that gains access to the tanning beds as well as lets you visit other locations besides your home location for $ 19.99 a month.
Definitely no meat heads or women looking to pick up meat heads here. It is a relaxing, non-​intimidating atmosphere, so anyone looking to get fit for the first time in life need not worry about that sort of thing. Everyone is friendly here and they have good hours from 6am to 11pm Mon-​Thurs and from 6am to 9pm Fri-​Sat, 6am to 7pm Sunday.