Planet Fitness – Valley Forge

I called BC I wanted a convenient gym to compliment my current workout. She said I would be able to have a complimentary workout. Proceeds to waste my time and then tried to charge me $ 20 for the day. I’ve visited premium facilities and been given a complimentary day pass or week. Those are $ 150/​mo locations. This is planet fitness. Out of your kind.

I work out at 2 clubs on a regular basis and another 1 on a semi-​regular basis since 2008. This one is in a friend’s neighborhood so I gave VF a try. It was a very pleasant experience.
This club is open a little under 2 years according to one of the front desk guys. I workout at a club that opened within the same timeframe and I have to say VF is better in most ways.
–People wipe the equipment down after use (often not true elsewhere). I attribute this to the fact the front desk personnel seem to be well managed, know their duties and pay attention to what’s going on out on the floor.
–The equipment is well maintained. The weight increments were very easy to change and didn’t stick at all. Again the staff here are great.
–The 30 minute express area was a breeze to complete. Everyone did it in order as you are supposed to according to PF rules. This is often not true at other clubs where people run in and grab a station out of order interuppting the flow of those already in the circuit.. I think this may be because of the unique configuration of the Express area at VF. Its «U» shaped and it just seems normal to enter on the right side and work your way left.
I have the black card and can go anywhere. You can bet that this summer when the aforementioned friend is off I will be working out at this club a lot more.
Great Job PF Valley Forge!

Would give 3 ½ if I could. I became a member here for the tanning (which I haven’t used) and the hours on the weekends and my travel (there’s always gym nearby I can use). My main gym isn’t open very early on Saturday/​Sunday.
1. I’ve never talked to anyone who actually works there. Weird.
2. Never have to worry about a treadmill, they have a million.
3. I’m an interval runner so changing speed can be a bit awkward.
4. Their no judging seems hypocritical with the «lunk alarm»
5. I like the stations — 30 minute circuit and abs.
6. The classes seems cool, but I haven’t participated yet. I’ve heard great things.
Overall it serves the purpose I’m looking for. No major complaints.

This is not the gym to join if you want to lift for any measure of gains. If you make so much as a peep when lifting you’ll sound the lunk alarm which is honestly dangerous. I’ve been surprised by it a couple of times mid rep. This could cause somebody to injure themselves due to surprise when it goes off. The only freewights they have are curling bars and dumbells. No squat or bench other than Smith machines. The employees are nice enough. No protein shakes available on site and no scale either. I’m not really sure what atmosphere is being cultured here but when they give their members free pizza it doesn’t give me the healthy lifestyle vibe.

Planet Fitness is great. Only downfall is the smell. They all smell the same no matter where you go. Its like a cross between a hospital and a sweaty nut sack.

Planet Fitness is like a nice chain restaurant — You’ve been there, you know they is one nearby when you need one, and you always know what you’re going to get what you expected. It’s nothing fancy, but safe and comforting.
So you get aisles of cardio machines as well as toning equipments, enough for more than enough for everyone to use. Being a new location, the environment and equipments in this location is very clean and new. I hope they will keep it that one.
The timed circuit stations are particularly attractive to me. They have a «30 min workout room», where you go by the traffic lights to know when to stop and move on the next equipments. Fitness Instructor Frank is on site during the day during weekdays. He will lead you for a warm-​up and cool-​down for the circuit workouts, which makes it more personable. They also have a «15 min Abs circuit» area. Same idea, but concentrate on the Abs workouts.
I also like their Stretch area with plenty of mats. Yoga Balls are also available. It’s a nice place even for a full yoga routine.
Of course like every other Planet Fitness, as a BlackCard holder, which I highly recommend, you have unlimited access to the massage bed and chairs, you can use any locations in the area, and everywhere you go, you can bring a guest with you, even just using the massage bed.
The star was taken off because of the lacking of classes. Although I must give them credit for trying. They always have Instructor Frank to lead several classes, but most of them are by appointment only, and during daytime weekdays only. I hope they will offer hours after 5pm during weekdays and weekends. When that happens I will go there everyday!