Planet Fitness — Local services in Weehawken

UPDATE 6/29/24 - It's incredible how fast this gym went downhill in just a matter of months. First off the decision that corporate made to impliment a Summer High School program was a big mistake. HUGE mistake. I understand that you had good intent, by keeping them busy & out of trouble, but having full access at any hour of the day is a problem, especially when they are not following the most basic of rules. None of them are wiping down the machines, they group together & hoard machines & they take excessive breaks in between sets while still sitting on the machines & scrolling their phones. The most troubling thing is the 1 thing that Planet Fitness is just asking for a LAWSUIT. Several times I have seen women taking selfies in the bathroom while women are either coming out of the shower or getting undressed. PHONES SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED IN AN AREA WHERE PEOPLE ARE POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE NUDE! PLANET FITNESS YOU WILL BE LIABLE! Please do not tell me to bring this to managements attention, which is what you told me to do in my earlier review. This is not my job. This is your business not mine. Very good gym with convenient parking. IMO they have a good selection of equipment. Staff for the most part are nice & attentive. My 1 big problem, & this is a big health issue, is that they have a cleaning machine that gets "driven" across the floors and although I appreciate the cleanliness of it all, the chemical that is being used on the floor is HIGHLY toxic. The smell is overwhelming. The gym should seriously consider doing this task when the place is closed so there is time for the toxic vapors to dissipate. Some other reviewer mentioned that they should crack a window. THAT would be great since the place still has that new car smell, which in itself is not healthy for you. Hoping the management team considers...

Honestly, this gym feels like it’s being run on autopilot. Machines break constantly and stay broken for ridiculous amounts of time. And the worst part? Some of the MOST used machines in the entire gym — machines you only have ONE of — are the ones that end up out of service.

You only have one pec fly machine, which is insane for a gym with this many members. It’s one of the most popular chest/back machines anywhere. When it’s down (which happens too often), that whole part of the workout is just wiped out. The leg machine selection is also extremely limited, and it feels like the essentials are the ones missing. If space is a problem, remove the machines nobody touches and replace them with equipment people actually need.

I go at 5 AM just to avoid the chaos, and even then the environment still gets ruined. Groups of loud people take over entire areas like they own the place. They’re not mindful of anyone else, and you can forget about focusing on your workout anywhere near them. I regularly have to walk away because it becomes impossible to train.

The water filling station has been showing a red “filter needed” light for over a YEAR. It’s honestly embarrassing for a gym to ignore something that basic. I don’t even rely on it anymore — I end up buying water when mine runs out.

The locker room sometimes smells like weed, and not subtly. It’s strong enough that it’s clear someone is smoking in there. Nothing is done about it.

And the dress code? Not enforced at all. Teenagers walk in wearing pajama pants and sandals. It doesn’t look like a gym — it looks like people rolled out of bed and wandered in.

The staff are friendly, but friendliness doesn’t fix machines, enforce rules, keep the gym clean, or maintain the place. I’m only still here because the location is close to my home. If I had another gym option nearby, I would’ve...

Simply put this gym SUCKS. This is not a gym but a high school hangout zone. It doesn’t matter what time you come to the gym it will be OVER PACKED. I came into the gym at 9:30am today (Wednesday) any regular gym at this time would be practical empty not here absolutely PACKED with kids. I came last night but left because how insanely packed it was thinking the morning would be different I was WRONG. This does not feel like a private gym that you pay to attend but more like a public area for kids to hang out at. Idk who thought it would be a great idea to give free membership to all kids 14-19 but they completely ruined the experience for people that actually PAY to come WORKOUT. Another thing is you guys don’t even have enough equipment to be begin with to operate at max capacity let alone every hour and day out of the week !! Management is clueless and clearly out of touch if you guys were gonna provide free membership to kids should’ve at least been for specific hours like 1-4pm. Also the male gym employees are very weird and strange at least 2 of them will go in the locker room and just stand in the area then they will go in the only 1 dressing room and just sit in there on their phone while everyone showers around them, also they won’t even knock on the door and just try to open it so if you getting changed after using the shower oh well they will just enter all to just sit in there on their phones to slack off of actually working. Funny thing is everyone in the locker room knows they do this. Won’t be returning, I’ve cancelled my credit card and will get a new one tomorrow not dealing with...