Planet Fitness – Brooklyn – Church Ave.

I have been a member for about a year and a half, and I love it here. It may not be the fanciest gym in the world, but it has everything you need — all kinds of cardio equipment in working order, as well and weight machines (which I don’t use very much), and free weights. Members are super chill here, no weird vibes or feeling insecure about clothing or body shape. The staff are really cool and helpful, always friendly at the door. The only strange thing is the tootsie rolls and pizza nights — you’d think they would promote a healthier lifestyle!

pretty clean with lots of machines, and TV’s. they use to place fresh flowers in the restroom, I wonder why they stopped. over all this location is huge…
when I first started I would have to stop at the front desk and wait for someone behind the front desk, to enter my five digit ID number, but thank God they finally have a card that can be scanned… thank God! it took them so Damn long to get that!
lastly, the men hog all the weight lifting equipments and are very mean when u tell them you want to use them…, also I hate that planet fitness has not workout classes …

can’t be beat for the price.
a lot of cardio machines
pretty clean. could be cleaner.
staff doesn’t care
but for 10 dollars a month. no problem there open 24 hrs which the latest i been is about 11 and it was cool.
If your trying to do heavy lifting workouts come a good time or dont come here theres not too much space for weightlifting

The gym itself is good for a cardio session with an abundance of treadmills, elliptical and bikes. But there is a small selection of weight machines and the free weights area is too small for the crowd that apparently really likes to use them — always crowded in this section no matter what time of day I go. I’ve only been able to get in a free weoght workout 2 times out of the several months I’ve been going for several times a week.

I joined this gym & I love it & their wonderful staffs. Although I need to be more committed, I don’t regret becoming a black card member; which is only $ 20 a month.

I just joined this gym a few weeks ago. Every time I’m there I’m only one of a few dozen people there, which is fantastic! The place is pretty new, so all of the equipment is very clean. They have a ton of cardio equipment and I’ve never seen them full. The staff is friendly and very helpful if you have any questions about any of the equipment.

I am basing this review off of other Planet Fitness locations I’ve visited. Planet Fitness is a $ 10/​mo gym, so it is no frills. There’s no towel service or spa/​etc. So you get what you pay for.
You get a variety of cardio machines. A lot of free weights, a lot of weight machines. The facility is large and there are TVs all over the wall. Everything is generally clean (which I have not seen in other locations). The patrons of the gym are friendly. In the women’s locker room, the rest rooms are always impeccably clean. The machines are always in working order. The staff is very friendly. So if you are looking for a cheap gym in the Flatbush area, I’d suggest joining this Planet Fitness.

So glad Flatbush has a big gym now! Price certainly can’t be beat — $ 99 for a year!
Seems clean, people were friendly, and TONS of machines. I’ve never blown a ton of money for a fancy gym, so it seems like many people’s complaints are about the lack of nice amenities. I’ll bring my own towels and lock if it means saving $ 60 per month! So glad this is in the area!

I was sooooo glad they open a large gym in my neighborhood… that I could actually walk to!!! A+
However, the as soon as you go down those steps it feels and smells like the pits of demon dog hell. But the area is large and full of very useful equipment!
Please bring your own disinfecting wipes if you care about that type of thing if not there will be plenty of juicy germs for ya!!!
ITs a gym and in my hood and I all ready purchased my membership… but not needed at this location because the employees do not ask for it:)!!!

This is the worst gym invented, Planet Fitness. How can a gym have pizza and donut days. Doesnt make sense if they pushing fitness, weirdos!

Good neighborhood gym. I used my black card to use this gym (nearest to where I’m staying) while visiting family. The gym is relatively new with the right equipment and plenty of LCD TVs.
My only complaint is that there aren’t any free bars for bench press, just smith machines. While it gets the job done, the track which the bar rides on prevents auxiliary muscle groups from being activated. I would still visit this gym because it’s not too busy and gets the job done.

Very convenient for my current location… job here every morning. Always clean, customer service is good. Equipment works quite fine. I come around 6am in the mornings and it’s fairly empty. Definitely a comfortable environment, I have yet to run into any muscle head, grunting, steroid pumping jocks yet.
I would recommend going here for the added convenience, just try to go early morning, I have been here in the afternoon-​evening hours and it’s definitely more crowded BUT bearable.
4 stars because of the location… and so far my experience this past month had not been a bad one. Stay tuned…

Signed up for this gym so that my friend would have a workout buddy, as she was already a member.
Pros:
*The location is convenient (a few short blocks from my apartment).
*The machines vary and there are lots of them. There a duplicates of the very popular machines
Cons:
*As soon as you go downstairs into the workout area, there’s a bucket catching dripping water in the middle of the floor. This location is fairly new. Why is there a leak? –_​–
*They use soap and water in the spray bottles to «disinfect» the machines between each use. I’m not sure if this is common practice at all Plant Fitness’ but this is gross. The gym I frequent @ work uses alcohol. I try to remember to walk with my own Lysol wipes to this place.
*The staff seems to not really care. If I don’t stop to show them my pass, they don’t ask. Why pay a monthly fee if anyone can just walk in?
I think I’ve figured out when to come to beat the crowds. Super late or mid-​day on a weekday.
Bottom line: it’s a gym. You pick things up & put them down.
El fin.

I enjoy the fact that there are no crazy trainers in my face all the time offering their services .I work out at my own pace. However having an employee to correct people using the equipment wrong will be nice. Locker rooms are generally clean. Over all cool a place.

Good gym, always open and available.
$ 20 a month for black card membership which gives you access to all locations.
Good machines, work out areas, crowd is ok

Okay so first off, I see other people have mentioned a leak. I’m pretty sure that is the same space where Church Avenue Fitness used to be. If so, that leak is never going to end. I was a member of Church Fitness and it leaked all the time. It was a COMPLETE shit hole dump. But I worked out 5 days a week and it showed.
As far as this gym is concerned, I do wish it has more free weights, but I get that they’re targeting the casual workout person. I personally don’t mind people grunting and slamming weights, but who the fuck grunts after lifting bullshit 60lbs dumb bells? Mind you I JUST joined recently. I haven’t worked out in 3 yrs, so I’m a complete slob.
I do see scrubs admiring themselves in the mirror… and that’s plain funny. The gym has about 35 large flat panel TV’s and that’s cool. Cleanliness of the facility is not a problem. The girls at the front desk always wear a smile and seem friendly. I don’t quite understand the ab machines on the first floor but whatever. I do wish it had a small open area for jumping rope.
I go after work (before 5pm) and its never really packed yet. I went once at 9pm and it was packed as fuck. It actually sucked… but whatever, I still got my workout on. People there are pretty courteous. I have noticed a sweaty machine. rarely though. That’s gross. I always wear a ski hat, baseball cap, or bandana. Not trying to rest my head on anything (in any gym). I don’t leave sweat marks because I don’t sweat through a sweater.lol. In any case I always check after I’m done… just in case.
Again…you CAN“T beat the price. Yes I recommend. I was disappointed in the small amount of free weights, and no flat bench (just the smith machines), no free weight shoulder press. but whatever. I’ll make do. I’ve shed 15 lbs since February so something’s working.

I go to another gym, but I wanted to check out planet fitness because it’s closer to me and cheaper. I showed up a little after 9:30 PM in gym attire– which is when I normally try to get to the gym.
After waiting a bit to talk to the girl at the counter, I explained my situation (looking to change gyms) and asked if they had any trial period– turns out they don’t. Fair enough– do they have a day pass? They do– it’s $ 20. I asked if any of that would count towards a membership if I decided to sign up– only a $ 1 would. $ 19 is a bit steep to try out a gym (that costs $ 10/​month), so I asked if I could just see the facilities. The girls at the desk helpfully informed me that they were no longer giving tours and that I could come back at another time if I wanted to have a tour.
I was hoping to actually see what the gym was like during the time period I usually work out, which I didn’t think was unreasonable, so I asked if I could skip the tour, and just walk downstairs and look around for 5 minutes. They couldn’t do that either– I guess they were concerned I might steal the equipment?. They offered that if I was willing to wait around for half an hour– an additional employee would be off his break, and that they could show me the gym then.
The girls at the counter said they could go over the different types of membership if I wanted to sign up that night, and I pointed out there was no way I would sign up for a year membership for a gym without at least SEEING what equipment & space they had. Again, they said they couldn’t give me a tour or let me go downstairs for 5 minutes, and if I wanted to see that the gym that night, I would have to wait at least half an hour.
That’s the point I walked out. I found it absolutely unbelievable that any business would show such lack of concern towards a new customer, so I can only imagine how they treat their existing customer base. Now I know why the place is only $ 10/​month– it’s easy to keep costs down when you don’t care about your customers.

I signed up for this gym at the end of February during the promo, $ 1 sign up fee and $ 20/​mo (Black card to go to any PF). During the sign up it was hella crowded. Everyone was trying to catch this deal before it ended. It was a bit chaotic and disorganised. They only had 2 people signing folks up and they still had to check in the people that were already members. They should have had more folks helping during this time. I got so tired from waiting, I just walked back home and signed up online. HELLO! Why didn’t I do this in the beginning? LOL. It was so easy. Once I signed up online, I went back to the gym the next day (wasn’t as crowded) got my card and my T-​shirt. I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t get a tour of the facilities. Just the «lockers are down the hall and you work out downstairs.» The young ladies that were behind the desk were courteous and personable, but I think that a quick yet informative tour a facilities should be included when you become a member.
I started working out the next day. The locker rooms are quite clean and they even have a private room for those that are a bit more shy about changing in front of others. The bathroom area was also quite clean.
Once downstairs, I was surprised at the vast amount of cardio machines and TV’s. So you never have to wait on a machine, unless you’re trying to get a machine closer to a TV that is set on a certain station. But that is minor. The machines were clean and it seems that the majority of folks wipe down the machines after use. However, i did catch a few folks not cleaning up after themselves. YUCK! I I have begun to realise that I keep an eye on those folks and see what machines they have used to make sure I clean it before and after use. Not cleaning the machines after use is equivalent to not washing your hands after the bathroom… Disgusting. But on the upside, there is always an employee on the floor that is continuously wiping down the machines.
Now, I have never felt judged here. I’m not in the best of shape, yet, but I haven’t been made to feel like a whale outta water. You do have some hard core folks that workout and body build. I’ve watched them go hard on the free weights, grunting, hitting themselves to get pumped up, dropping the weights w/​o any regard for them, and then i start to laugh to myself. The PF commercial comes into mind «…I lift things up and put them down.» LMAO! I pay them no mind and chalk it up to being a man bravado type thing. No matter if you join a gym and pay $ 10/​mo or $ 300/​mo you will ALWAYS have those that take it to another level.
I have gone to this gym at various times. and of course some times are going to be busier than others. IE before/​after work afternoon and on the weekends. However I have not had to wait for a machine. If I see someone on a machine I would like to use, I just go to the next machine I was going to use and get back to it. No big deal, just keep it moving.
Overall I enjoy this location. It takes me less than 10 mins to walk to, as I said before the employees that I have encountered to far are very courteous. It is every clean., Yes, they did have a leak a few weeks ago after the snow storm, but it was fixed within 24hrs. I have been to both of the locations that are downtown. I wasn’t allowed to workout at the one on Livingston because I tied my hair up, so I don’t know what it looks like upstairs. The one on Duffield was nice enough, but because of it’s location, gets extremely crowded more often than not. I am happy with this location. Hope they keep it up. :)

The location on Livingston Street is so much cleaner, but this location is closer to me.
Even though the gym recently opened, the facilities already seem run-​down. The workout room is located in the basement and there are no windows. There is already a leak in the ceiling and the water fountain does not work properly.
The gym is packed with people at all hours of the night. Like… why is the gym so crowded at 12:30am on a Wednesday to the point where I’m waiting ½ hour to use the barbell machine? Also, the free weights are never returned to the racks. The people who workout here are simply inconsiderate.
Also, the ab workout area is located in a hallway next to the locker rooms. It is the most pathetic ab workout space ever and was obviously an afterthought.
The cardio area is vast and the free-​weight space is small. Also, on the weekends they force you to leave ten minutes prior to closing hours. Unprofessional.
Until I get a higher paying job I guess I’ll have to suffer the consequences of a $ 10/​month gym.

I switched from the Lucille Roberts in the ‘hood — I’ve been a member at a few Planet Fitness locations around the state and this one is my least favorite because of the crowd.
PF advertises the whole «no judgment» bit, but this spot has a generous helping of hardcore lifters, complete with grunting, gallon jugs of water, and weight-​slamming. I’m sure this is a by-​product of being the only coed gym in the neighborhood, but still blemishes the experience.
Still, the equipment is brand new and there’s always enough space in the cardio section. There’s also a quieter stretching/​abs section upstairs, which is a great use for what would’ve otherwise been an awkward hallway.
I’m so thankful this place is here, but could do without the bodybuilders.