The worst gym for 2011 goes to Planet Fitness

Planet fitness is a large chain of gyms that has it’s own set of rules when it comes to how the gym should be. It’s a fair enough idea when you own the company, but the ideas are so extreme you don’t want to be a member. The company tries to prove that there’s no judging in the gym, but honestly it’s like a kindergarten class. No matter what people will think what they want to think about someone else. I don’t think you should judge someone, but most people do it anyways in their head without even thinking.

The last part was just a start and is really mild to why this gym is the worst gym for 2011. Planet fitness has something called a “lunk alarm”. The lunk alarm is a siren that goes off if someone in the gym grunts, drops a weight, and/or etc. Most people don’t want to workout and hear a loud siren. It can easily throw you off your game and it’s very annoying.

Planet fitness also seems to stereotype people even though it’s a judge free gym. In the commercial below there’s a body builder who is loud, has an ego, and is just all out annoying, but that’s not always the case. This is where planet fitness seems to shoot themselves in the foot with this one. They are trying to tell you that all body builders of a larger size are that way, but I rarely see loud and annoying body builders. Actually it’s quite the opposite in many cases. Many of the bigger guys are normal people like you or I, but they love to lift weights. Yes, some can be annoying, but I see about the same amount of smaller guys who are annoying and loud as the bigger guys. The gym judges body builders (which I am not – I am a 3rd party), but they tell you not to judge others with their judge free zone. Hypocrits much?

The last part is that the gym actually regulates some lifts you can’t do such as deadlifts. The deadlift is a great leg and lower back workout that can really help you to put on size. It’s also better because it’s not an isolated workout such as a machine would be. It’s an awesome workout for anyone who does sports in most cases as it helps you to work your body together rather than just one area.

The only thing that planet fitness has going for it is that it’s a cheaper gym to use and you don’t need to lock into a contract at the low price. Even though it’s cheaper I still wouldn’t workout at a gym with so many rules. When I go to the gym I want to be free to do what I want to do.

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