Planet Fitness — Local services in Durham

I haven't been to PF since the locked down from Covid. After my physical this year, I am being encouraged by my physician to get some exercise in to protect my health. With my active membership, I decided to return to my gym, where I worked at my pace and had no one judging me. Upon arrival, I checked in and was surprised they noticed I hadn't been in a while. (Smile). The check in personal behind the desk was very nice and professional. They updated me on the new equipment that has come since my last visit. One person even walked me around and showed me. He also showed me how to use it and encouraged me to download the PF, which too shows how to use the equipment safely Not being at PF in years, I needed to be reintroduced to the gym..I was ok with that, it made me feel my return was important to the staff. I stayed a little over an hour. I am pacing myself with the different equipment and trying not to overdo it. I did some stretching and legs exercise on that visit. PF has the Black Card holder Spa area. My favorite there is the chair massage, and I got one of those in. I love how clean it is in there, with plenty of supplies on hand for each member to wipe the machines behind themselves. I left feeling less stress and anxiety. I just need a gym companion. With one, I feel I would be more motivated ..

I give my return visit a five across the board. From the front desk interaction, the cleaning. And the equipment on hand. As a Black card holder I get all of perks....

I went tonight around 8pm and it was rather crowded. The staff was great, friendly and helpful. I even saw a staff member cleaning during the time I was there, however, I do have some complaints regarding the sanitation factor of the gym. The bathroom counters had a ton of water on them. Then, I went to workout and 4 out of 5 paper towel dispensers that I tried didn’t have any paper towels in them. It was irritating and disgusting to be quite honest. I’m certain people were not going out their way to look for paper towels. So I’m pretty sure a lot of the machines were left dirty. After trying the first two empty dispensers, I informed staff and a staff member immediately put some in. I was thankful for that and I went about my business. Towards the end of my session, I went to another location and two of the surrounding dispensers didn’t have paper towels either. As I was leaving, I noticed a coned off area with white powder on the floor, I’m assuming someone threw up, but that really grossed me out even more knowing that a lot of the machines probably were filled with germs. PF has to do more spot checks. It is imperative for the safety...

Thank you so much to the staff at Planet Fitness MLK Jr. Parkway for keeping the facility clean and because of that, I feel safe using this facility. In comparison to other PF in the area that I use, this one is by far the best staffed and the most attended to. Other PF facilities are severely lacking in cleanliness often with trash receptacles overflowing, papertowel rolls flooding the sink, paper on the floor, trash and hair on the floor which is not favorable in the changing area and locker rooms. Some facilities only have 1 sanitizer spray available at the cleaning stations or there is no papertowel at all. I have witnessed the same trash in the same space at a particular PF facility and it is disgusting to come back two or three days later and see the same trash. I'm not even sure they mop the floors. But I can say with confidence that my last visit to the PF @ MLK Jr. Parkway on Sunday, February 20, the floors were mopped! I know during peak times, it may not always be like this, but I can appreciate the fact that it is obvious that cleanliness is important at this PF. I can tell you for certain, this is not the case at all...