Planet Fitness – Pickerington

It’s a gym that’s mainly cardio equipment and some weights. It caters to women and elderly.
Any serious male athletes beware no flat bench, no free weight squat rack, no making any noise. Only use is doing cardio, and dumbbell exercises either very late at night, and early in the morning.
Don’t even bother coming during peak hours, all equipment will be in use. Staff is friendly. In summary this gym is weak as hell for serious workout enthusiast/​athletes. But women, elderly, obese ppl who enjoy walking on treadmills wearing jeans will love it.

I’ve been a member for about a day now (lol) and so far I love it. I was a member with Aussie Fit but they don’t have enough locations around the city or the US period. Planet Fitness is basically everywhere. I have the PF Black Card, which l’d highly recommend getting, for $ 20 a month so i can go to any location. This particular one is clean, lots of friendly faces, plenty of machines to go around and in a nice area. I’m not sure why some of the reviews are so harsh, but it’s seemed to really improve based on what I had read before coming in and what I saw during my first workout session here. I will agree that PF isn’t for those that are super serious about weight lifting or body building, but it is a great place to stat in shape and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle that won’t break the bank. Again, I’ve only been a member for a day so I haven’t had the chance to see this supposed pizza night, and I don’t plan to. I’ll either come earlier in the day (which I had planned to do anyway) or not come on that day (I work like crazy anyhow). Regardless of whether or not you go to this location, I would still recommend Planet Fitness.

One of the nicest and well run Planet Fitness locations in the Columbus area. Equipment layout is in good order that creates an easy flow for your workout. For the cost of membership you can’t find a better gym.

I usually go to the PF in Clintonville (when I remember/​have the motivation), and let me tell you, this PF was gorgeous compared to the other one. Everything looked super shiny and new and there weren’t mirrors all over the place so I could constantly see how fat I am (I mean, they only need those in the weight area, right?!). The locker rooms were spacious and not dingy and I wish this were my home PF even if the area looks a little seedy.
If you’re not familiar with PF, here’s the rundown: it’s super cheap ($ 10−20/month), which means it’s popular, so it’s better to go during off hours. As far as I know, they’re all open 24/​7, so that makes finding «off hours» much easier! The rule is «no judgments.» It’s not a super srs gym where you see weight lifters showing off their pecs or whatever it is they do, just folks trying to stay in shape on a budget.
Machine-​wise: lots of treadmills, stationary bikes (both upright and recumbent), stair and elliptical machines. Then a full range of weight machines, including the ones for dummies where it basically forces you into the right position (that’s what I need). They have a circuit that is supposed to give you an amazing 30-​minute workout. They offer classes on how to use all the stuff in the gym and personal training sessions (I think it’s one with a basic membership and unlimited with a black membership, but don’t quote me, ok?).
If you want to avoid the experience Jared C. had, make sure you know in advance that a black membership requires a year commitment and there is a cancellation fee if you leave early. The basic membership doesn’t have that; when my husband and I canceled our basic memberships before, we paid no fees and everything went smoothly. All of that was explained to me directly by the gym employees both times I signed up for membership.

What a joke this place is. The manager was completely rude. She spoke to me like a snob. It made me feel very uncomfortable. I will never go there again. I rather pay 30 bucks for a membership elsewhere. And she was taking photos of random people.
I would not recommend this gym to anyone.

This place is a really good deal. I pay $ 20/​month and get tanning, massage, bring my husband for free. Also, it’s nice to go to a place and it not feel competitive. The only thing I don’t get are the tootsie rolls everyplace. If I just took time to burn calories, why do want to eat candy?

Great Gym however terrible experience… My wife and I had to cut back on finances so we let them know we needed to cancel our membership but planned to come back in a few months. We had to pay a $ 60 cancel fee and then pay $ 21.50 for that month’s gym fee and then they told us we can’t come back. So basically I paid for a months gym membership on top of my cancellation fee yet I can’t actually enjoy the month I paid for. There are way to many other gyms in the area. I won’t be returning here that is for sure.

In general, I really like the Planet Fitness franchises — ²⁴⁄₇ access, lots of equipment and machines, a fair amount of available trainers and workouts if needed, and the «judgement free zone» policy is really good for someone trying to get into shape but feeling intimidated about going to the gym.
The Pickerington location is the nearest to my apartment, and I don’t really have many complaints, but it’s just a bit out of the way, and not always as convenient as I like when I want a quick workout.

Can I get a treadmill? The answer is probably not. $ 10 a month is awesome, but it doesn’t help me if I get to the gym and it is so busy I can’t even get to the equipment I wanted to use. I’ve been a member for a year now, and I’m still not sure when the best time to visit is to avoid the rush.

This place is okay if you’re looking to just stay active and in shape. It’s very clean, bright, and has tons of cardio equipment if you are into cardio. They have only 1 leg press, 3 smith machines, and a bunch of weight machines that you can use.
This isn’t the place for you if you’re really into weight lifting doing compound movements like squats, dead lifts, bench press, etc. This place is kind of a joke because they have pizza nights, bagel nights, and have tootsie roll candy everywhere!
What I disliked about Planet Fitness is that the weight area was always crowded. People always hogged the benches when they weren’t even using them and I think because it’s so cheap ($ 10/​month) kids could afford it and would use it as a social area –_​-​…
I’ve only been here a couple months but I’m cancelling my membership because I’m looking for something more.

The facility is bright, clean and well-​equipped. The staff is friendly and genuinely works to make sure clients are happy. I’m very happy with the experience so far & look forward to working out there for years to come.