Planet Fitness

Lost 2 stars for "wellness pod" and the hydro massages.

To be clear, the gym portion is fantastic and covers what most need for a great workout. It's very clean, and the staff are very helpful and friendly. I would suggest looking into a membership as it's the only real gym of its kind in the area.

That being said;

The wellness pod is an uncomfortable reclined chair like the hydro massages, with a TV screen suspended about a foot and a half in front of your face, now I understand the concept, but the screen isn't even a uhd (4 or 8k screen) so it's very grainy, the sound from the hydro chairs echos in the room and in general it's very unwelcoming and not very relaxing.
It does feature a heated seat option and fragrances you can activate that are relative to the landscapes.

To be honest, the room would have been better off being a sauna, but they would have to definitely improve the insulation between the room and the hydro massage before anything else..

They hydro massages..

Great concept, poor execution. For context, these are reclined chairs that have water jets that go along your back, neck, and legs to give a massage.
Well, they aren't very effective because you're "sitting" in them, so your weight is biased to your behind. And not evenly distributed across your whole back, legs, and neck like it would be if you were laying down.

These should be water tables, which are like massage tables, so youre facing down, then a cover goes over your back and the jets spray down and give you a real massage with even pressure to your whole body.

If your only personality trait is going to the gym then this location may not be for you. Not for the "muscle bros" or gym rats. No deadlift racks, free barbells etc.

Has all the essentials and nice amenities to get a good workout in locally.

Fort Erie definitely needed this! They really did a great job! If I had to make any recommendations it would be to streamline the check in process for the Black Card amenities. It feels a bit disorganized as far as that goes. It would also be nice to have a little more room to grab a mat and some weights and find a spot somewhere. Often times I've ended up having to do that in awkward places feeling like I'm in the way. Plenty of machines, very clean locker rooms and definitely a great value! Curious if they will be doing any classes here as the app only shows new member orientation right now.

Great job PF!

Fort Erie desperately needed a gym like this. it’s a Fantastic gym!! Overall I’m thrilled that this gym has been put here. Brand new equipment, tons and tons of machines! They really invested into this gym! They have 3 smith machines!!! I would’ve given 5 stars but It lacks a few things I thought were standard like a bench press and squat rack for some reason. It could have had a sauna as well but they decided to put other things like a “ wellness pod.” All in all though it’s a great upgrade for the town of Fort Erie. It’s going to save me a lot of trips to world gym in Niagara Falls

They have every piece of workout equipment you will ever need and so much more including battle ropes! They have a room fully dedicated (with a timer) to 30 min workouts on machines. The locker rooms are spacious and modern with doors to shower stalls. Don't have a lock? No problem. There are smaller lockers on the wall in the gym that have built in combination locks. For Black Card members, they have various types of massage chairs and tanning beds. And even though there is no pool, it is much more affordable than any gym nearby! Stop in today for a tour. 😉