Planet Fitness – Camillus

This Planet Fitness has improved when it comes to management & staff since I joined. There were so many things broken that the old manager Casey never took care of that this new one got right on.
Only complaints are no pool (but that’s a general thing for PF that this location can’t change) & wouldn’t mind other more updates equipment.

So I gave Planet Fitness a four. I can explain. I’ve been looking at Syracuse with bright eyes lately and it’s nice to have the convenience of an inexpensive fitness center near a great shopping location. What a lot of us seem to get confused at that Planet Fitness is not a crossfit box, a Hercules or a MMA gym. It’s a Fitness Center.
Now that we’ve got that squared away: it’s a four. You can go at ANYTIME. take it from a gym-​head. I can improvise exercises on the smith machine and just feel relieved that my little city will be there for me to let off steam at 1 a.m., feel cardio-​ready healthy at 5 a.m. or grab a pal at no cost (black card members) and gym it out in the corner.
Of all the PF’s Camillus is the biggest (I feel it’s a close call against Bridge Street), the cleanest and has the most engaging front desk and members. I can walk up to someone and know I won’t end up as the girl in the vine who didn’t know what she was doing.
They also know my name, say goodnight and encourage me each time I come in. That’s what I call community.

Coming from a big city with stylish gyms to Syracuse can be a big disappointment. You’re not going to find anything with towel service, DJs, celebrity trainers, or a hot young clientele.
But you can still get a good workout in a good environment. After being grossed out by the Gold’s in Liverpool, and a smaller local athletic club, I decided to give PF a try. The gym was VERY clean and well-​maintained. All the equipment was in good working order, and the price is exceedingly reasonable.
PF does lack in some things besides the «fancy» touches I’d become accustomed to (and, for $ 10 a month, I don’t miss too much) — mainly free-​weights. Almost all of the weight-​training is limited to machines. They do have multiples of almost every machine, but I know some people don’t find them to be sufficient. They also don’t have any bosu or ab balls for stretching, balance, and isometric exercises. The showers are pretty small, limited, and don’t always drain terribly well — wear sandals.
But again — how much can I complain? It was $ 10/​month, everything works, it’s clean, and it’s open 24 hours! That’s better than I can say for any other place I saw in the Syracuse area.
Okay, I have one more complaint: Fox News on the TVs? Really? Do we ALL have to suffer through that? Ah well… it *is* upstate…