Planet Fitness – Dedham

Sometimes little things or friendly gestures from someone can really make your day. Today, my teen son and I went into PF Dedham MA and planned to check out the facility before considering to join the gym. When we arrived, we were greeted by this nice friendly gym staff named Jason. He gave us a tour of the facility, introduced the different areas inside the gym and explained some of the machine instructions. His professional, friendly and accommodating manner made me feel that I want to come to this gym and so with no hesitation I signed up for the PF Black card membership. My son and I worked out for about an hour then relaxed on the hydromassage (awesome!) bed and chair massage. We both enjoyed the whole experience immensely. Thanks Jason!

Great gym for the price and love the new upgraded membership where you can bring a guest and use massage n tan beds. The employees are also very professional and attentive. My only gripe is why do they have to keep horrific FOX news on their TV’s in front of cardio machines. I really don’t need lies and fear mongering/​brainwashing while I work out. Management should keep shows that are less biased for a public place. Take out Faux news and I’ll give you top ranks!

Always been a fan of this PF. When I joined a few years ago, I would have given it about 4 stars. Staff has always been friendly and helpful.
Since then, it’s gotten even better. Redid the men’s bathrooms (which weren’t bad before), and they just updated most of the cardio equipment, and built out a «Black Card Spa» which looks nice.
Superb value.

Came here once because it fit into my schedule to come here instead of go back to Norwood. I would like to not have to come back to this location, staff was a bit rude and stand offish to many people and the place was not as clean and the Norwood or the Downtown Crossing locations. This location served it’s purpose for me when I needed it and all the machines I used were clean-​ish (I witnessed many people not wipe them down after they used them so I wiped all things down before I used them myself, and then when I was done as well). I guess will drive back to Norwood next time and save myself the small gross outs I had.

I went to Planet Fitness for a couple years. Its pretty much the Wal-​mart for «fitness centers» but it is what it is. Basic cardio equipment and limited weight machines.
Its cheap, you can’t beat the price. I got the basic $ 10/​month membership and $ 40/​year membership fee where you can only use the Dedham location, never mattered to me. I also couldn’t use the tanning beds, bring guests or use the massage chairs, once again never mattered to me.
Planet Fitness has a lot of cardio equipment but its limited to treadmills, ellipticals and stationary bikes. At peak hours it can get very busy and its annoying with so many people there. I also lift weights which is even worse when its busy. In-​between reps a lot of people just sit their on their phone and I really hate waiting an extended amount of time. Sometimes equipment is out of order but its never for a long time.
Planet Fitness is a good starting point for people who want to get into shape, but I go to a different gym now. The energy level here I never felt was high. Theres a lot of out of shape people here who I never see again. If you just want basics and don’t want to pay a high price Planet Fitness is a good option.

You get what you pay for. Positives. very inexpensive, machines are almost always in working order, generally clean, great location, and the people at the desk never make you wait to sign in. Negatives… tiny weight area, dumbell weights don’t go up very high, tiny locker room makes it very uncomfortable to get changed, very low energy (often feel like taking a nap), and the vast majority of patrons are not very good looking (myself included).
The reason I’m cancelling though is that I’ve now been harrassed by the staff two times…1 for using my cell phone and 1 for my shoes. I’ve gone to numerous gyms over the last 2 decades including ½ dozen other PF’s and I’ve NEVER been spoken to on either front before. I still don’t understand why they confronted me for either infraction but rules are rules and it’s their right to have them.

Overall good space, nice machines, very clean and well-​kept. The staff however could use an attitude adjustment. Homegirl at the front deck named Deborah seems to have a stick up her butt either that she doesn’t like black people. Dedham doesn’t seem to be very inclusive tsk tsk oh well I have a black card I can go somewhere else!

I really like the Dedham PF. It’s SO much better than the Walpole location that closed! Here there are 32 tredmills and at least 50 other machines, as well as clean and large locker rooms, bathrooms, and a large wait area. They also have a great «Quick Fitness» area, and massage chairs. And 16 TV’s!!!

Solid gym for the money ($ 10 per month, $ 20 if you elect black card membership). Plenty of cardio machines and a nicely laid out weight machine area. There’s a good, regular crowd during week days as well.
My only issues with this gym is the free weight area (very small and consistently crowded) and the stretching area (even smaller).
Also, I have yet to hear the lunk alarm go off in any Planet Fitness, despite many, many weights being dropped like anvils.

I love this gym $ 10/​month, no hidden fees. The gym is very clean and the staff are nice. I don’t use the locker room, so I can’t speak on that, but I’ve never had trouble getting to use the equipment that I wanted, and I come at different comes during the week. As a casual athlete, this is all the gym I need.

A good, reliable value gym. A workhorse gym.
Really, Planet Fitness seems to know what their bread and butter is, since they have an impressive number of cardio machines plus a decent but no-​frills weight machine area. The 30 minute express center is a great idea, if you want to hit a circuit without having to plan it out too much, and for better or worse, the staff will leave you alone (personally, I usually take that as «better»).
There are some issues. I’ve tried to use the wi-​fi there something like seven times and I’ve only gotten a signal three of those times. And two of those three were after 20 minutes of using 3G instead. And I do mean no frills: no extras like a pool or basketball court, no yoga or classes outside of «how to use the weight machines.» And my least favorite thing: they don’t take credit cards for your membership dues. You have to give them a bank routing number so they can take money directly from your checking account.
But it’s relatively clean, in a decent location, and has good parking. And the best feature is the price: I can do a year’s worth of pretty good workouts for the price of about two and a half months at a nicer gym with all the bells and whistles.
So on the whole this is a three star gym, but when you consider the value it’s 3.5 or better.

I actually love working out here, clean facility, friendly staff, ample parking, and affordable… I mean what more can you really ask for in a gym.
There is plenty of equipment, don’t usually have a problem getting on the machines I want, aside from January of course but that’s expected. It is also located right off 95, which I find perfect since its right on my way home. It’s so much easier to go the the gym when you don’t have to go out of the way to get there.
I would def recommend coming here, been to a couple of Planet Fitness’s and this is actually one of my favorites.

This is smaller than my myrtle beach location but the equipment is in good shape and it looks clean. Lots of tvs on the wall but not on each machine like the newer pfs. Lots of cardio machines. Very close to the VFW parkway & near a chipotle and Dunkin donuts. Win!

I actually love this gym, it’s super clean, the staff is friendly, and I can get in and out. I’ve never had a problem finding parking, and for $ 10/​month it offers everything you need to stay healthy, the only thing this place is missing are some medicine balls and kettle bells, other than that I’m a happy member!

I’ve been a member of $ 100/​month gyms and I am so happy that I am a member of this PF gym for only $ 10/​month! If you want to work out then this is the place! They do not have blow dryers, body lotion, shampoo or body soap either but that’s why you save so much money on this type of gym.
PROS:
— $ 10 a month!
— Friendly staff!
— Clean bathroom facility (toilet, showers)
— Convenient location and a lot of parking spots!
— Not crowded! (I’ve only been a member for a few weeks so I’m not sure what it will be like in the winter)
— $ 10!
CONS:
— When I plug my headphones into the elliptical or treadmill some machines you cannot hear the music or TV.

It’s fine. It’s a typical PF. Staff is much more pleasant than other ones I’ve been to though. It’s clean. Even the shower area.
Sometimes the cardio equip is broken and in typical pf fashion, the free weights are limited.
The 30 minute express workout usually has some creepy dude lurking in it annoyingly doing 20 sets on one of the stations and ruining your 30 minute circuit.
Only downside is that it I find it to be warmer than other gyms. They have a couple giant ceiling fans rather than many normal sized ones. I like to work up a sweat, not start off with one. But the end result is the same so it doesn’t matter much.
It’s only $ 20/​month. You really can’t complain.

Like most gyms, Planet Fitness sells memberships well beyond its capacity. If you come here after work (the only time most of us have to work out) you WILL wait at least 5 – 15 minutes for a Smith Wrack, which is the only way to do barbell bench presses and squats at this place. You’ll also be waiting for the pull-​up bar because there’s only one of them.
You’ll be lucky to find a treadmill during peak hours as well. I’ve been lucky to grab the last of 1 or 2 when I’ve come in the past, but that’s not very reassuring.
It really doesn’t matter how cheap the gym is if you spend 50% of your time there waiting around instead of working out. Absolutely unacceptable.
The facility itself is nice and clean, and the staff is generally friendly, but until they expand to accommodate their membership there’s no way I’ll be coming back.

I’ve worked out here many times. It is a clean gym with plenty of parking. Close to legacy place.
The only downside is there’s no flat bench. I know planet fitness is geared more to cardio, but most have a few flat benches.

Switched from the PF in Porter Sq, and this location is pretty much everything I could ever asked for.
–Plenty of parking
–Ground level gym (as in, not basement, to mess with my video streaming signal)
–Friendly staff who seem to keep the front desk quiet, not goofing off with each other loudly when they don’t have people to help (coughportersqcough)
–big, sprawling gym with TONS of machine and space. I’ve never had to wait for a machine, even at peak hours.
–vast array of people types
–perfectly decent locker rooms, two water fountains right in front of all the cardio machines
–huge TVs with a range of channels set for you to tune in to (not tvs on each personal machine).
–free wireless! (remember how i said the first floor location was great for my cell signal? I don’t even need it!!)
-$ 10/​month.
I love it here!

I love planet fitness, but perhaps that’s because I’m a very straight forward gym user. I don’t want classes, a pool, or a daycare. I just want my cardio and lifting and I’ll make that work whatever way possible.
It is great for the price. I find the locker rooms and showers spotless and acceptable (most inexpensive gyms I’m terrified of catching a disease in their sketchy showers… ever been to any of the Boston YMCAs… gross). The staff are friendly and helpful.
Most members keep to themselves and the location really lives up to the slogan judgement free.
Edit: Dropped from five stars to three stars. They made it nearly impossible to cancel (what a surprise from a gym). Each time I came in they gave me a different reason I had to come back in another day or another fee they were going to charge (this happened four times). I got a different story each of the four times (the manager was involved three of the times and was part of the problem and not the solution).