Planet Fitness

very nice facility a d staff is friendly and helpful....a lot of machines to use

My hope was that this new PF fitness center would be more disability accessible than the predecessor YouFit was.There is usually adequate disability parking close to the entrance. The only issue there is that which is pretty much universal to Florida; almost no one who parks in an accessible space is actually disabled.PF has not modified the entrance with an electronic disability door opener button. That’s OK - I just sit on my device and wait for someone to open the door for me. The staff and most of the members are very nice and almost always offer to help me.PF (or the landlord) has never bothered to clean the steps and sidewalk outside. The chewing gum scars and the dirt go back years. The yellow stripe demarking the step is rather faded. For a facility that is for the most part scrupulously clean and bright on the inside, it’s a bit surprising how grimy the entrance is. All three LA Fitness locations in the area have immaculately clean entrances.There are 12 chairs at tables in the lobby when you walk in. That’s great but they were designed for third graders; all 12 of them are very low and hard to get in and out of. There is a raised counter that I can usually boost myself onto the way out as a rest stop.The best thing of all — Right up front are four tread sleds - 2 for PT and 2 for OT. That is probably (the PT sled) the most useful piece of equipment PF has for me.There are 42 tread mills. They are for the most part in very good condition, but not one of them is DF (disability friendly); rather, they are all Wizard of Oz. The bars are too low and too wide for adequate upper body support.Another important machine for me is the leg press. The two that are main line are unusable because they push the body up instead of the legs out (almost anyone in PT would struggle and quite possibly hurt their back). There is a better leg press in the “Express Room” that actually isolates the legs, but it is very low and hard to get in and out of. More so, it has weights only in increments of 25 pounds; honestly I have never seen that before; machines almost always come in 10s. In addition, the 45 pound pin hole is blocked; I reported that a couple of months ago. There is a 5-pound toggle; that is not much of a mitigant. It is difficult to do toe presses in this machine, mostly due to the lack of 5 pound weight gradations.The hip abduction and adduction machines are pretty good, but again, they are rather low. The bigger issue for me is that they are a football field away from the entrance - all the way in the back.In Express the leg extension and leg curl machines are pretty good. The bicep machine in there is also pretty good; the seat will adjust to a reasonable height. I wish there were a tricep extension in Express; the one on the main line; something is wrong with the calibration. Do not use it if you have shoulder issues or tennis elbow.Disability life is all about workarounds; I do the best that I can. I’m glad for this facility so close to my home.

Always clean and have no problem getting on machines.

Nice

Nicest location, large and clean

This gym appears to be just right. Well rounded with something for everyone regardless of your level of experience & there seems to be someone around to help you if you need some assistance.