Planet Fitness – Drexel Hill

First of all, DO NOT purchase the black card! They will most assuredly avoid telling you this, but the black card is a year commitment, and if you decide to cancel, brace yourself for a $ 58 cancellation fee. So for the tidy sum of $ 78, I ended up receiving 3 workouts at this awful, overcrowded place. Now you can see how they make their money!
You know the saying, if something is too good to be true, it probably is? It could have been written specifically for Planet Fitness.
I knew upon signing up that the low price would attract a large membership, but the staff member to whom I spoke assured me that crowds wouldn’t be an issue during off-​peak hours. He even presented a paper that supposedly broke down the average usage of each hour of each day. According to the document I was handed, there’d be less than 20 people in the whole place in the 10:30 pm time period in which I was expecting to regularly work out.
This was only the first of many lies I’d encounter during my brief week’s stay as a member of Planet Fitness. Much to my shock, the cramped weight lifting area was crammed with people even at this late hour. Benches were occupied by «lunkheads» who had openly flaunted rules by bringing jugs of water. Between sets, these guys shadow boxed with no regard for others in the vicinity. I observed a number of individuals using multiple pieces of equipment at once; one particularly roided meathead was alternating between 5 different machines, grunting and loudly dropping equipment the whole time.
I waited over an hour on three separate occasions to use a bench, but was thwarted each time when those camped upon them refused to move on to other equipment.
«I’ll just use a bench and Dumbbells,» I thought. Not quite that easy, as a guy moved the decline bench within 6 inches of my bench (I was up against the wall) so he could do sit-​ups. Another person actually stepped over me in order to access the dumbbell rack.
Simply put, there is a reason this place is so cheap. If you’re looking to get a cardio workout in and already have a bench and some free weights at home, then yeah the $ 10 membership might be a decent deal.
But if you’re planning to base your weight training here (even at midnight) you’re in for a rude awakening.
You get what you pay for, but Planet Fitness didn’t even live up to the $ 10.

Clean facilities. Plenty of new equipment. Have been a few times and had a positive experience. Saturday afternoons are a great time to visit because not as many people are there. Parking lot is a bit like the Wild West. Be careful.

This gym is poorly run and for a new gym I expected more. I was a member there a few years ago when it opened. Nobody wiped down the equipment as they should. Almost every time you would switch to a new machine, bench, whatever, it was covered in sweat. Sometimes dripping, and not with the spray you’re supposed to use. I brought this to the attention of the front desk and the manager in email. Very little was done about it and the desk people asked me to point out the individual (s) not wiping the equipment down… right then and there. Yeah, that’s smart… let’s incriminate people during their work out. That’s bad customer service and I’ll likely get my ass kicked. Cars literally fly in the parking lot. I’ve had several close calls of other people hitting me. The parking lot has a weird design with all these diagonal drive lanes so there are blind spots. Be careful.
Only good thing about this place is it’s newer. I’ve worked out at some rough gyms… don’t need this anymore. Go to Ardmore and do yourself a favor.

Great new*ish gym here in DH. Kept very clean and well managed.
But PLEASE instal a competent wifi.

This is by far the cleanest and well run gym I’ve ever been to. Staff are extremely helpful, knowledgable and pleasant too!

Don’t make the mistake of wearing denim pants, because of their stand on that issue, we left and will not return!!!

Wow I am so impressed with Planet Fitness. The one in Broomall is great, extra clean, good equipment. I thought I was just lucky in Broomall. But when I visited this one I was blown away once again. Not as obsessively clean as Broomall, but the layout is beautiful.
There is a lot of privacy in various workout areas. There are two levels, downstairs are the weights and such, and upstairs are ellipticals and treadmills. When you are in your area you are somewhat divided and away from other areas, so there is not this sense everyone can see you. Then the whole wall facing the parking lot is one giant window, so there is a ton of natural light, and you can have a view of outside, not just a wall.
Also when I went there seemed to be a lot of 20 – 30 year olds, and it seemed to have a bit of a pick up vibe. But not in a sleazy way, just that if you were single you might actually meet a reasonable person here, since the clientele all seemed pretty nice/​normal.
And all this for $ 10 a month! I am pretty amazed.

I’m not one to exercise, but who can turn down $ 10/​month for gym membership. Everything is great about this planet fitness. The staff are courtesy, the equipment well maintained. I just need to remember to go more often.

Planet Fitness is great.
I was a member at another location (Malvern) years ago before moving to Los Angeles. Back in PA for the holidays, I wanted a gym to work out at, so I stopped by to see if I could easily re-​activate my membership for one month. The guy that I worked with was super helpful and got me up and running in minutes with no activation fees or any other BS.
This would NEVER happen at any of the other major gym «chains». PF is exactly how I remember it — clean and spacious with a friendly staff and a refreshing approach to fitness.
I wish they’d open some locations in Southern California — I’d join in a heartbeat!

Everything is great about this planet fitness. The only thing that I would love is if they had a pool, especially during the summers.

Friday — May 10, 2013 — 11:30AM
I hate exercise! I cannot however, deny the health benefits. For $ 10.00 a month it’s hard to resist. The $ 10.00 a month permits use only of one Planet Fitness of your choosing. I pay $ 20.00 a month which offers more amenities. A sampling includes: unlimited fitness training, ½ price cooler drinks, and unlimited use of massage chairs. Included are unlimited visits to ANY Planet Fitness Center of which I’m most interested.
This location offers state of the art equipment and maximum use of limited space. The first floor features various exercise machines and free weights. The upper tier features only exercise machines. I did not attempt to locate elevators. I have arthritis in my right knee, or as mom says… Arthur-​i-​tis. Walking the stairway causes discomfort in my right knee but eases quickly as I return to level flooring.
Don’t bother finding a Planet Fitness sign on Lansdowne Avenue — none exist or at least it’s not obvious. If you’re traveling EAST on Lansdowne avenue, turn RIGHT at the Casey’s Restaurant driveway. Continue driving toward the rear of the parking lot and toward the right. A large building plastered with the emblematic «Planet Fitness» signage becomes visible.
As you leave Planet Fitness, take a free tootsie roll or two as a reward. Go ahead you’ve earned it!

So far, it’s fine. because its New. weird rule that states, «hats only. for head-​ware». no bandannas? must be a blood/​crypt thing. cause this is L.A. so we have to ruin hats with sweat, cause,? i don’t know y. it’s great that the old, nasty junk store is gone. dirty hoarders, tried to stop it. they obviously didn’t want to move all the junk. probably got sick touching their junk. too stupid to have a $ 1 sale. so they moved their junk to other stores. where it can rot forever. away from normal folk, like us. all that junk is gone. thank you, Planet Fitness.