Planet Fitness – New Braunfels

I am not actually a member, but go with a friend of mine once in a while. She has a higher membership than the basic one and can bring someone with her every time she goes. That deserves at least two stars. The third star is for their equipment being pretty nice for the price that I understand members to be paying. There’s some cool machine, or more like a structure, near the back where you can do different series of stretches.
One star was taken off for the cleanliness of the restroom. It’s decent, but I wouldn’t want to take a shower in there if I ever had to. I’d rather just walk around stinky. I think it smells bad for a women’s restroom. For a men’s restroom, it’s an acceptable odor.
The last star was taken off because they don’t have a free weight Olympic bar. That’s my jam right there! Why are all of the bars Smith machines? I hate those things. It’s my preference though. Just give me an Olympic bar and I will squat to my heart’s content!

We joined only to discover a few shortcomings. First of all they are really not open 24 hours a day. Only Monday thru Thursday. If you are a Black Card Member and you are the Guest you don’t get full benefits. No one ever offered us a tour or explained the layout of the gym. Some weight machines are not positioned in a good order, but then we never got the tour. Some people do grunt and wear bazaar clothes. Some of the TV connectors for your ear buds do not work very well along with the channel changers. Price is right and there are some nice folks that workout and work here… after all… it is Texas !

Typical PF… friendly staff & active environment, and Lots & Lots of Purple, but then again, if you don’t like purple then PF isn’t the place for you! The gym area was very clean… but Oh Lawd! The men’s restroom could use a LOT of Help!
I brought a guest with me two days ago, and damn I was embarrassed, the Men’s locker room reeked of old urine & sweat… for a moment I thought I was in a smoky dive bar. YIKES! Time to put on a chemical suit and bust out the bleach!
After our workout, the locker room was smelled like lemon zest. So I can only assume someone either hit with Febreze or the staff actually cleaned it. Not sure

It was a great place to get started but as I get more experienced I need more from the weight side. The machines take a long time to get repaired and I’ve brought equipment in need of repair to the attention of the staff but it takes a good while for it get attention. The benches are very wobbly and I nearly fell off of one with 50lb dumbells in each hand. Most all machines need new bushings and some bolt heads are wearing off. Franchise needs to give each machine a thorough PM. 10 bucks a month draws great numbers and makes it really crowded but I found my best times and it’s usually when folks are staying home slurpin suds. I’ll keep goin till I find a better place for my needs and safety.

Its a pretty nice place to work out. They recently got rid (or they quit) of some of the young and lazy guys that «worked» at the counter. The staff that they have there now seem to be great ! What I find very funny is that I have more than a few people STARE at me when I try to lift some heavier weights on the bench and/​or squat/​sled. I used to be Powerlifter a loooong time ago and don’t go super heavy any longer and just try to stay flexible and stretch out. However, I go to this gym since I don’t want anyone judging me and I am not trying to impress anyone. Is STARING at you (when you work out with «heavy» weight) judging? I feel uncomfortable when I am STARED at for more than a few minutes. I do NOT look like Brad Pitt !
At first, I thought I being stared at, due to possibly having a booger hanging out or something horrible, but no… I guess I lift too much weight and it scares people?
THANK GOD, I dont have the physical body that matches my strength! If I did, I might be considred a «LUNK» (all muscles and no brain). I fit right into the average middle age guy… going bald, fatter than most and checks his cell phone every 5 minutes.
…and thankfully, I dont «grunt» any longer… there isn’t enough weight in the gym to warrant that kind of noise.
STILL, a very nice place to work out. The people (working out there and staff) are generally very nice, machines are clean and 99% of them are working all the time and plenty of TV’s to watch (if you are doing cardio work).
For 10 bucks/​month, its a GREAT DEAL.
…just dont lift heavy weights or people will stare at you and point their fingers… like in «Children of the Corn» movie !

I like the fact that its $ 10 a month. It’s clean. Well maintained.
But its a beginners gym. Alot of assisted machines, u dont get to work out your stability muscles. Also, their weights (dumbells) go only as far as 65lbs i believe? The treadmills are a bit out dated. I like to run in interval speeds (spring/​jog), and there is only 1 treadmill that has that (Life Fitness brand). Some of the treadmill machines are loud, sounds like youre stomping but really youre just doing a light jog. Must be the springs or padding thats worn out or something. But whatever it is, its loud. Actually made some people look at me, which made me laugh because i thought it was a no judge zone! Hahaha!

This location is kept pretty clean. However if a machine breaks it’ll be two weeks before it’s operational again. It’s very inexpensive $ 10 a month. Conveniently located. Plenty of parking. Open 24 hours on the weekdays.

Too much purple. Wish there were heavier weights and that alarm… it’s really weird for a business to be openly obnoxious to their members.

How can you not like Planet Fitness, for $ 10.00 a month you have access to some great facilities. Yes, it gets very crowded at times, so you should find the best time for you.

The best I’ve ever been to!

great place to workout at a cheap price. it’s for everybody, not 4 those who picks things up and put the down.