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Yeah, was just going to say this is Planet Fitness' whole value prop .. Cheap enough that the lie you tell yourself that you will go more next month is easily worth $10 / month.

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That's part of all Gym's model really. They gleefully under-provision their facilities, knowing that on a given day, almost nobody will show up relative to the number of people who will pay.

Most gyms, but not all. I went to a gym that gave the first session free, beat the hell out of you, then told you that you couldn’t sign up that day; you had to contact them the next day when you were good and sore to actually sign up. They also closed registration completely during January to avoid the new years people. They wanted people that would actually show up.

Planet fitness hasn't been $10 for a while now.

Their cheapest plan is something like $12.99 and with fees it's up to $18 or so. And that was 5 years ago.

That still sounds dirt cheap for a gym. I workout at home or outdoors these days, but my last gym membership (24 Hour Fitness) was $25/month, 5 years ago, and the folks at the front desk were amazed I had that rate.

Aside, is Planet Fitness still unfriendly to people that push themselves during workouts? I'm no bodybuilder and never will be (my little-girl wrists made that decision) but the idea of a "lunk alarm" was rather off-putting.

I see $10 on the random location I clicked on: https://www.planetfitness.com/gyms/oakland-ca/offers

It's $10 a month in my town. But that doesn't include the once a year fee of around $50.. so technically you're correct but I assume you weren't counting that since long ago that yearly fee existed too when it was $10 a month as you remember.

mine is literally 10.99 a month and something like $20 annual fee once a year. I lift late so it works out well for me, but I realize that's not true for everyone.

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