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post 10000237563 7 hours ago, 09:35 AM
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Does your gym allow teens in all summer?

Fuark. Went today later than usual at 10 and it was already starting to load up with broccoli headed groups hovering around the bench presses and every cable stack was taken for curls and pressdowns.

All teens aged 14-18 can work out free all summer. Making the place super annoying for the rest of us.
post 10000237567 7 hours ago, 09:36 AM
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That’s bizarre they can workout for free.

What a stupid fucking business plan.

Piss off your current long term customer base and leave a bunch of money on the table from teenagers who would have otherwise paid with their parents money.

I’d be pissed and cancel my membership srs
post 10000237572 7 hours ago, 09:39 AM
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A dumb way to lose clients
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post 10000237605 7 hours ago, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
That’s bizarre they can workout for free.

What a stupid fucking business plan.

Piss off your current long term customer base and leave a bunch of money on the table from teenagers who would have otherwise paid with their parents money.

I’d be pissed and cancel my membership srs
They are trying to compete, because Goodlife does it every year. But yeah, the rest of us should get it free as well, especially for putting up with all of them.
post 10000237617 7 hours ago, 10:03 AM
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Not free but I work out at the Y so I run into teens all the time. I also run into my 16 year old son a lot too. He lives with his dad-
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post 10000237619 7 hours ago, 10:04 AM
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yes but i'm there at 7am so i don't see them. i do have plenty of old Jews, Haitians, Indians, and a few HBBs tho.
post 10000237622 7 hours ago, 10:05 AM
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They're still doing the broccoli hair thing?
post 10000237627 7 hours ago, 10:08 AM
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Yup, the teens at my gym are very respectful and mindful regarding space, time and noise- they'll even send a scout from their group to let others know their group is going to float over to another piece of equipment. Not annoying at all
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post 10000237639 7 hours ago, 10:12 AM
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Rice Krispies pack of 60 were on sale at Costco once so I thought I'd try eating them preworkout like zoomers do.

I ended up just eating them normally, like 5 a day and they just seemed to crash my blood sugar rather than boost me.

Would not try again.
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post 10000237683 6 hours ago, 10:34 AM
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i'm thankful the amount of broccoli zoomers that i encounter at my gym is relatively limited, even during the summer months.


that's an odd plan to just let all teens lift for free
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post 10000237700 6 hours ago, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted By WoofieNugget⏩
They are trying to compete, because Goodlife does it every year. But yeah, the rest of us should get it free as well, especially for putting up with all of them.
Compete with what, it's free?

Unless theyre a big gym with a huge juice/shake bar, etc then it would make sense..
post 10000237731 6 hours ago, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
That’s bizarre they can workout for free.

What a stupid fucking business plan.

Piss off your current long term customer base and leave a bunch of money on the table from teenagers who would have otherwise paid with their parents money.

I’d be pissed and cancel my membership srs
no it's a brilliant business strategy. get them hooked young and expand user base by converting them to regular memberships. just like flavored vapes.

Always the dollars. Always the fuckin' dollars.
post 10000237734 6 hours ago, 10:58 AM
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I go in the mid morning, my gym is mostly just unemployed trailer trash and retirees. I don't see much brocoli
post 10000237740 6 hours ago, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
no it's a brilliant business strategy. get them hooked young and expand user base by converting them to regular memberships. just like flavored vapes.

Always the dollars. Always the fuckin' dollars.
The odds that any of them stay consistent are like 5 percent. And those 5 percent would have been willing to pay. The gym is leaving free money on the table.

It’s a retarded fucking strategy.
post 10000237745 6 hours ago, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
The odds that any of them stay consistent are like 5 percent. And those 5 percent would have been willing to pay. The gym is leaving free money on the table.

It’s a retarded fucking strategy.
it doesn't matter if they show up! as long as they KEEP PAYING! in fact, you don't want them to show up! that's Planet Fitness's entire fucking business model! it's BRILLIANT!!! counter-intuitive but BRILLIANT!
post 10000237746 6 hours ago, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
it doesn't matter if they show up! as long as they KEEP PAYING! that's Planet Fitness's entire fucking business model! it's BRILLIANT!!! counter-intuitive but BRILLIANT!
Yeah true lol

Admittedly I have a GoodLife fitness pass I pay 70 bucks a month for and haven’t used in a year srs
post 10000237748 6 hours ago, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Yeah true lol

Admittedly I have a GoodLife fitness pass I pay 70 bucks a month for and haven’t used in a year srs
~3,000 Planet Fitness Locations x ~1,000 Summer Teen Zoomers Per Gym = ~3M Zoomers. Let's say CONSERVATIVELY only 10% Convert to Regular Memberships at $20/Each Average. That's 300,000 x $20 = $6M/Month Extra Revenue - OR $72M/Year.

$72M/Year extra rev they can tell Wall Street. and it's almost all PURE PROFIT because 90%+ won't ever show up.

you're leaking money. don't leak money. why not cancel and auto invest that $70/month into VOO?
post 10000237781 5 hours ago, 11:41 AM
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How do they check ID to verify the 14 & 15 y.o. kids if they aren't even old enough to apply for an ID card srs
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Wish gyms would ban teens and zoomers. Especially the ones who hangout in like 5-10+ person groups. Especially the basketball dribblers dribbling in the weight room and ghetto handshaking each other every 5 seconds.
post 10000237848 5 hours ago, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted By Mandeep⏩
How do they check ID to verify the 14 & 15 y.o. kids if they aren't even old enough to apply for an ID card srs
they must come in with a parent.
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
That’s bizarre they can workout for free.

What a stupid fucking business plan.

Piss off your current long term customer base and leave a bunch of money on the table from teenagers who would have otherwise paid with their parents money.

I’d be pissed and cancel my membership srs
Given how fat some of these fucking kids are I'm all for providing some sort of opportunity to exercise for free. Business wise, if they develop a habit they may become paying customers down the line. Keeps the little cunts occupied too.

There should be a VIP area for regulars who want to avoid them though.
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Yeah, it was only annoying for the first few weeks of summer. Seems like they've all gone back to fortnite or watching kick streams.

I go in the morning though, lol @ being in a commercial gym past 9am. That's when you run into the ones who go cause they had nothing better to do that day.

Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
That’s bizarre they can workout for free.

What a stupid fucking business plan.

Piss off your current long term customer base and leave a bunch of money on the table from teenagers who would have otherwise paid with their parents money.

I’d be pissed and cancel my membership srs
By that logic then they can't do NYE packages or enrollment campaigns cause thats annoying af too.

No one's legit canceling their membership over teens working out.
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post 10000238265 1 hour ago, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted By iamdetermined⏩
I go in the morning though, lol @ being in a commercial gym past 9am. That's when you run into the ones who go cause they had nothing better to do that day.
Normally I'm there at about 6:30/7am. Will definitely be there early tomorrow.
post 10000238323 53 minutes ago, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Yeah true lol

Admittedly I have a GoodLife fitness pass I pay 70 bucks a month for and haven’t used in a year srs
Funny you say this because I think what if I bought a gym. Free weights are very hard to break. Your only real maintenance are the machines. My gym is 24 hours and has a card reader for access. Pay a couple employees $12/hr and thats it.


Should be easy?
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Originally Posted By iamdetermined⏩
Yeah, it was only annoying for the first few weeks of summer. Seems like they've all gone back to fortnite or watching kick streams.

I go in the morning though, lol @ being in a commercial gym past 9am. That's when you run into the ones who go cause they had nothing better to do that day.



By that logic then they can't do NYE packages or enrollment campaigns cause thats annoying af too.

No one's legit canceling their membership over teens working out.
What time you go in the morning? I want to try 530am but think it'll be death.
post 10000238330 49 minutes ago, 04:26 PM
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Teens and children are banned at my gym
post 10000238380 5 minutes ago, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted By MikeLowrrrey⏩
Funny you say this because I think what if I bought a gym. Free weights are very hard to break. Your only real maintenance are the machines. My gym is 24 hours and has a card reader for access. Pay a couple employees $12/hr and thats it.


Should be easy?
You're going to get a gang of ****** shitting on your equipment.

My old office gym had to ban some of them because they were abusing the staff and - ded fucking serious - shitting on the locker room floor.

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