Honestly planet fitness gets so much hate and I don’t know why- they have gyms everywhere and for $22 a month you can use any of them, bring a guest with you any time you want and use the tanning beds or massage table, among other perks. They’re all well appointed and clean and have all the equipment you could want and the app will tell you how full it is before you go.

Do they charge like an annual fee or start up fee ??

They have sales once in awhile to join. I also suggest planet fitness you can go to anyone for 20$ a month ain’t bad… a gym is a gym it gets busy at the same times most gyms get busy and it has everything you need to be successful in fitness,

Idk about clean the one by me smells like absolute shit due to the people who go there not showering and having zero gym etiquette. Also it gets so damn crowded constantly waiting on everything gets annoying. Any small local gym (few and far in between now a days) are your best bet but again their prices might scare you away

Planet fitness is the Kmart of gyms. Better off spending 30 a month and going to retro fitness. Same perks but a real gym

Retro dirty AF

They usually have a free or 1$ start up and a 30$ ish annual fee

Pompton?

Princeton fitness and wellness- 2 locations, 1 on rt 1 by the hospital. 80 bucks a month but it's clean, has saunas and pools and is never super busy. Lots of elderly people, few/no gym bros. Management is all about the hard sell but ignore them. I think they're doing a try 1 week for free promo rn.

Not bad

lol!! I am way more south

All the equipment you want? Did they finally get dumb bells over 65 lbs?

A little too far for me 😢😢

I never met a gym that is clean 🤣

Honestly I’ve been happy with all of the Crunch locations I’ve been to! Similar pricing to Planet Fitness but more diverse equipment and less judgy.

Nope lol

For the average person… honestly if you need more, then you need a more specialized gym. I’m not training to be Dwayne Johnson’s understudy and I only do my 90 minute cross fit circuit three times a week so please forgive my lack of swole and not living up to your standards of following the whey in a total gym bro lifestyle.

My couch.

YMCA

Yes that has been my gym for a long time 🤣

Do u know the prices there ?

https://www.hcymca.org/membership/benefits/

Fitness factory

They are a franchise and some of them are more crowded than others so actual mileage varies from location to location- I used to go to the one in pompton and it was a lot like that but Hanover and Morris plains are much cleaner

Planet fitness is the Florida of gyms.

I go to 24 hr fitness. It's clean has a basketball court and pool. And tons of weights and cardio equipment.

All joking aside. Depends what you are going for. I did the whole Retro, planet fitness thing in the past. I just did cardio as I do heavy lifting at work all day long. I just needed to hit a treadmill and what not. I also went at 5 am before work.

If you want to avoid crowds but can’t go early, a smaller non chain type gym might be for you. But you will pay more.

Ah that's too bad, hope you find a good one closer to you 🙂

I’ve been a member at North Brunswick and Raritan and they’re both fine

Where ARE you?

If near Bradley Beach, investigate the Jersey Shore Fitness Shop.

I went to Blink for a really long time and it was great. Generally a basic selection of things but enough to get things done. My closest location and primary location kinda fell off the same time a bunch of LA Fitness branches opened so I switched. Definitely a big price difference but the amenities and variety of equipment add the value. I like chains so that I can change venues when things get stale or if I'm traveling for work.

Depends on what you're looking for, where you are, and what you want to spend. If you want bare bones, classes, boutique, powerlifting, competition, etc.

You don't have to be a body builder to want heavy weights. Strength training is very important for older adults too.

I am 50+ just trying to remain functional for activities like snowboarding and mtn biking so I go to gym which has plenty of Power Racks for Squats and deadlifts.

OP didn't mention any specific priorities so I am not sure why you assumed your needs were typical.

Edge fitness is awesome!

It’s so funny to find people that are so dead set against planet fitness. How about you stay at your gym and I’ll stay at mine. Namaste

You may have confused me with another poster. I didn't offer any opinion on PF, I've never been there. I replied to your statement that anyone who wants heavier weights must be a "swole" "gym bro". That's not true and its a dangerous myth because resistance training is important, especially as we age.

Snap fitness

I agree that training is important especially as we age- and really why I go and applaud anyone else who does. Further to clarify and justify, I think that anyone who needs large quantities of heavy weights (+65lbs dumbbells) would need more than the average accommodation required for most routine training. The person I was replying to was hating on PF because they don’t have heavy enough weights - I was calling them out because of their attitude not because they were prioritizing their health. Thanks for being pedantic

There’s a handful of gyms that are located in hospitals, they’re absolutely awesome.