Planet Fitness – Kalamazoo

Nice staff usually quick and easy in and out work out area, very cheap membership only one major complaint men showers are disgusting each time I go rather night or day.

Open ²⁴⁄₇. Great place to work out for anyone just looking to keep up on their fitness. Not your typical obnoxious hardcore gym. There’s a wide variety of people that frequent the gym, all shapes and sizes. Can get crowded around 5 pm on weekdays. Can’t really ask for more for just $ 10 a month.

I can understand the negative reviews here – I’m at this gym about 2 – 3 times a week and generally have a good experience. I love the unlimited tanning and massage beds, as well. Always clean and orderly. Most employees are incredibly kind.
…then there are a few that make me never want to come back here again. I really don’t understand what is so difficult about customer service, or just being nice. Sometimes I feel like employees are doing me a favor by telling me my bed is ready. Sometimes they will completely ignore you. For $ 20/​month, I won’t complain. But come on

They could train their employees to be more polite to the clients and greet more often rather than just standing up by the counter too busy chatting. Least professional gym. Because it’s very cheap, people are there but could use more professionals and cleaner bathrooms

People always ask «If it is a ‘judgement free zone’ then why kick ‘lunks’ out… Isn’t that judging them?!» Well, the United States is a free country as long as you follow the constitution too, right? It’s just simply the rules in both occassions.
This is not your typical gym, no barbels, no heavy dumbbells, no «gymtimidation». This is a gym for the person that does not need squat racks and metal plates, skimpy dressed men AND women. Planet Fitness prides itself on not being like any other gym, and they are not, but that is a good thing.
Not the gym for me usually, but while traveling in Michigan from California, it’s open 24/​7, cheap and clean.

Looks like there top priority isn’t customer service but credit card fraud and shady billing procedures. It really is a damn shame.

Love it! I love the lunk free zone. I’m sick off all these obnoxious meat heads grunting and yelling and dropping weights. I wish all gyms had these alarms.

The employees were very helpful, once you sign up (which only took about 20 minutes) they’ll give you an informative & quick tour of the gym, on which they’ll show you the abundance of clean & functional equipment. I had a membership for about 4 months, and I enjoyed my experience every time I went for a workout. The machines were very clean, and there was a variety of easy-​to-​use machines that target just about any muscle you can think of. The purple and yellow color scheme makes the place look cool and professional. Although I never attended, the gym offered daily, FREE fitness programs. When I finally cancelled my membership (that was only $ 10 a month, by the way,) it only took about 1 minute and I wasn’t patronized for doing so.
The only reason I can’t give this place 5 stars is because of the hypocritical «Judgement Free» attitude enforced by the gym. While the «No Lunk» policy is effective at keeping the gym environment stress-​free for irregular gym goers, I couldn’t help but think of how hypocritical the Planet Fitness «no judgement» motto really is. They blatantly label someone who simply wears a cut-​off T-​Shirt and has a large water bottle as a «lunk» — someone who goes to the gym for the «wrong» reasons. I couldn’t help but think that if I had a bodybuilders body, that Planet Fitness themselves would have judged me. The «lunk alarm» is a literal siren that goes off whenever someone drops a weight or grunts too loudly. The lunk alarm acts as a signal for everyone to look and judge the person who set it off.

Let me start off this review by saying — I LOVE MY GYM! After reading the negative reviews on here, I really wanted to put up a positive review from someone that really loves the Stadium Drive Planet Fitness in Kalamazoo.
First of all, I never thought in a million years that I would join a gym. I felt too self-​conscious about going. I didn’t want to feel out of place among all the in-​shape fitness fanatics that I imagined filling every gym. Then, I started hearing about Planet Fitness from a few of my school friends that had joined. They talked about Planet Fitness being a «No Judgment Zone.» I was intrigued, but also skeptical. It’s one thing to say something — it’s another to have that be the experience.
I finally decided to go with one of my friends this past May as his guest. I wanted to see if this place lived up to its hype — both from my friends and from the Planet Fitness website. So, I went in and my friend gave me a tour… the free weight area, treadmills, ellipticals, arc trainers, exercise bikes, 30 minute circuit, the ab room, locker rooms — and also the massage chairs, Red Light therapy, and tanning beds. I was super impressed by the equipment, the friendly staff, the cleanliness, and by the patrons as well. What a diverse gym! Men and women of all sizes, ages, races, and ability statuses. My friend and I did the 30 minute circuit and 30 minutes on the elliptical. I didn’t feel judged. I didn’t feel self-​conscious. I felt comfortable… and that felt good. I signed up for a membership that day.
For only $ 10 a month, you can have unlimited access to all the equipment and the personal trainer, who offers classes and individual consultations. For $ 20 a month, you get those things, plus unlimited access to the massage chairs, Red Light Therapy, and tanning beds — plus you get unlimited guest privileges, which means you can bring in a buddy once per day. This works really nicely for me because my partner can come workout with me occasionally.
Oh, one of the things about this gym that gets a lot of complaints is their ‘No Lunk’ policy — which I actually appreciate because this isn’t an issue with the way that I work out. Planet Fitness prides itself on being a gym for everyone, not just gym rats. If people are making a lot of noise when lifting (i.e., grunting) or drop weights — really, making loud noises that are disruptive to other patrons, the employees will fire off the lunk alarm as a warning. The alarm doesn’t go off often, but it will surprise you the first time.
I’ve been on an incredible weight loss journey this year. From January 25^th through today, I am down 75 lbs — and Planet Fitness has a lot to do with that. It gets me out of my little in-​home gym and doing different activity. I know this place is there for me ²⁴⁄₇ and I love that. Plus, everything is purple — my fave!
If you are looking for an affordable gym in Kalamazoo, I recommend giving Planet Fitness a try. ^_^

To start, I would like to say I am not a huge guy. I dont eat raw eggs and live in the gym but I do like to get a good lift in a few times a week and make the time I do spend in the gym as effective as possible. If all you are looking for is to walk on one of the 45 (yes 45) treadmills then this is your place. Anything more serious than that, don’t bother.
Planet Fitness is not an ideal gym for people who are in shape and want to stay that way or make gains. This is a gym geared toward the obese and gym ignorant. I gave this place 5 months from the day it opened and it slowly got worse and worse. Here is my account of why.
First off, the Lunk alarm. This is basically an alarm, yes an actual alarm with a light on the wall, that the staff sets off at the mere sound of either grunting or a weight hitting the floor (I will go more into this shortly). As they do allow you to bring 1 person in per day for free (one of the few good things PF offers) I have taken several people there and every one of them said they would not join solely based on this alarm. Its very annoying.
Second, the grunting and weights. They have actual signs that say ‘grunt free zone’. What is the point of this. When people lift weights they make sounds. It’s a gym not the library. Also, if you drop a weight they will set off the alarm, then speak with you and even cancel your membership based on this. I don’t mean dropping a weight from waist high, I am talking about mere inches. Basically if any sound is made by the weight as it touches the floor, LUNK ALARM!
Third, as you can see, they like to dictate most of what you do at this place. They even dictate what you wear. Don’t bother wearing a cut off. I was personally told I could not wear a cut off t shirt. Not a tank top, a cut off. Then when I challenged the manager to show me where it said that, he couldnt bc there is not policy of that. This guy was a control freak.
The only free weights they have is dumbbells and they recently removed the heavier ones, once again alienating their customers who are serious about their time in the gym.
The entire pitch of this place to its customers is ‘a judge free zone’ but they definitely judge you. Only not when your overweight or learning just when you are in shape and actually want to see some sort of significant gain.
This place is a JOKE! Its really a women’s gym (curves) that allows men. Do not be fooled by the price because honestly its not worth it.
The icing on the cake for me was when I politely brought a few of these concerns to a girl behind the desk and her first response was ’ Would you like to cancel?’ WHAT! Shouldn’t employees attempt to retain their members? Needless to say I took her up on the offer. Good bye PF, hello anywhere else.