KPRC 2 Investigates: Customers say they are paying for it. So why isn’t 24 Hour Fitness open 24 ...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2022
- It’s that time of the year when people head back to the gym, but one Houston man says he can’t work out when he wants because his gym isn’t open when he needs it.
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They should rename it "Not 24 Hour Fitness."
They should rename it "Don't Come HERE anyMORE."
It’s a 16 hours fitness. They’re a SCAM!! They actually raised their monthly dues from 29.99 to $52 and that’s one state only. If you want to use a gym in multiple states then it’s $58. Disgusting!!
I miss shopping Walmart at 2 in the morning. It was so peaceful.
Lmao, yeah those days are long gone
Americans love to put money into China economy & military .
Ikr
Hell yeah, nobody was in there
Everything needs to go back to regular hours to be honest
@@feliciaboston6365 Bye Felicia
Since they are no longer accommodating, cancel and go somewhere else. Problem solved!
Can't cancel, locked into a contract
No gym is open 24 hours right now cause of “covid” haha
@@CR-nn1by dynamic fitness is. I’m there at 3am
@@jvj5644 I’m gonna search it up and see if it’s close to where I stay, do you mind me asking how much they charge a month?
@@jvj5644 yeah it’s too far from where I stay lol
Exactly!! This BS has to stop.
Exact reason I cancelled with them , 24 hour fitness opens only from 5am - 9pm . I asked the front desk why those hours were so , and the fella working there got mad at me lol
You’re asking the wrong people. It’s not like front desks worker put those hours. This is more of a corporate question
And then, you go there at 5am and the staff that opens the door arrives at 6am.
Contracts could put ANYTHING in tiny print and people would sign it, as the salesperson is sitting there staring at them, waiting for the signature.
They can cut out hiring a night crew and save on utilities for 8 hours, they are not trying to open 24 hours again
This is the smartest and most logical comment; COVID really hurt so many businesses, especially the fitness industry. They simply don't have the revenue coming in that they used to, to open up full-time anymore...even as stupid as that sounds, considering their name. It's simply a business decision at the root of it all. And so many of their operations shut down completely during COVID.
They could make it a staffless operation during nighttime hours where members scan to unlock the door and get their gains. Also, be under staffless operations on Holidays well.
But this was an issue even pre-COVID…
I had a membership back then, and at my location they started to close it down at 9pm.
It’s probably more about a staffing shortage and essentially cutting costs than it is about COVID…
Cause if it was a COVID issued, there wouldn’t even be open, or people would be required to wear masks.
They gave him a discount to silence the conversation.
Even 24 Fitness gave up on 2022 Resolution...
They told me just last week that the reason why they are not open 24 hours is because the company is owned and operated in California so they have to follow the laws placed by corporate which is in California. I thought that was stupid but that turned me away from getting membership even though I enjoy going to 12 hour fitness.
Yeah I’m waiting for them to go back to 24Hrs. I like working out when everyone is sleeping.
Finally someone covering this story
They should name it NOT-24 Hour Fitness Gym.
They should change 24hrs to 12hrs 😂😂
The save by reducing operation and staff. They’re getting the Ws
24 hour fitness doesn’t have staff after 5-6pm. I go to anytime fitness also open 24hr there is never staff after 6pm.
@@cookncrook6902 theres always staff.
And like the that comment said, this is more of a cost saving measure.
They probably saw a tend of only very few people working out overnight, and decided that it was not worth the costs of paying employees or keep lights on
@@ChillRichard No literally. I go to a 24 hour gym. There are no staff after 6pm
@@cookncrook6902 that staff is probably working out. You really think they left a facility open with you just there?
@@ChillRichard Yes. When I go at night there is literally no one there. Lol they have cameras
and an emergency button on the wall that triggers a police response.
Here in San Diego Ca, some are open 5am to 11p or 5a-9p.
It sucks that you are still paying for a full membership when it isn't open 24hrs hours.
And the part that sucks the most is that the one that I go to, as soon as it hits 9pm they start kicking you out, since 8pm they start announcing that they are about to closed, reminding everyone every 15 minutes, and if you go at 5am, pray to god that the employees don't oversleep! They are never on time.
so annoying!
Now we can address my gripe about planet fitness being neither a planet or a fitness.
😆😆
Its $10 a month. No planet or fitness cost $10. lmao
24hr fitness was so bad lately, pool and bathroom are dirty
Yeah covid only works 9pm-6am 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Put it in Big print !!!. Here in Las Vegas they only reopened in the Wealthy areas !!!. There were 27 fitness centers in Vegas, now you need a car to get out in the Million dollar neighborhoods.
Just change the name to 12 Hour Fitness
Sounds like a branding issue. Must immediately rename to "When We Feel Like It Fitness".
Thank you!!!!
It’s about time. When the pandemic rolled around, they danced around their words and pretty much admitted they’d continue to charge you despite being fully shut down. This one here closes at 9pm but it’s still $10 more than what I used to pay when they were in full operation!!!
And they’re always out of cleaning supplies- no one enforces the mask policy. 🤮
Can we trust others to be responsible as ourselves 🤔
I cancel mine bunch of excuses. Actually it’s safer after hours because there are less people what a bunch of crap I hope they go out of business.
Its bc of crime Einstein
@@lofficer11 has to be the dumbest thing ive read in awhile
Now this lady's and gentlemen is the definition of woke. I've been asking this forever and wen I ask at the gym the little girl at the counter jus smiles and says it should change pretty soon
You’re asking the wrong person
They should call it “Sometimes Fitness”
Ha!😆
LA Fitness baby. The hours aren’t 24/7 but they are more straight up about hours and generally cleaner facilities
Nah. They’re the same.
@@ChillRichard how are they the same what locations are you comparing
@@stevecosmolove1045 25 Fitness hours are straight up. It’s not like facilities are hiding what hours they’ll be open the next day.
The only problem is that it’s no longer open 24 hours. So it’s not like LA Fitness is an upgrade if the hours are the same
@@ChillRichard did you even watch the clip, he’s having problems with the hours of availability they are advertising.
@@stevecosmolove1045 did you even watch the video or read my reply?
The problem is not that the hours of availability changes daily, is that the facility does not live up to the name 24 hours.
So your idea of LA Fitness does not solve his problem of not having a 24 hours gym.
Who the f still pays for a gym lol. Especially a crappy 24 hour fitness
What’s a better option? unless being rich like you and having a home gym . Not everybody likes power walking around the neighborhood while eating granola bars homie
My gym was free, until COVID, now I go to anytime fitness.
This company is on the verge on going bankrupt. Just sign up someplace else.
I think that too.
They’ve already claimed bankruptcy like twice
I’m glad somebody said it
Normally I would wonder, but when it turns into Mogadishu every evening at sundown in the greater Houston area...
Same problem here.
I live in California an our 24 hours is open from 5am-11pm. I doubt 24 hours will return to being open all night.
2-3 am I'm going home and getting in the bed, not swimming or working out .
You’re less likely to get COVID at 2 or 3 in the morning than at 5 in the afternoon at the gym. They’re excuses are b/s.
This was an issue pre-covid. But now most of the locations in my area have closed but they still charge me. Are they gonna reopen or what?
I still don’t understand the point of all these 24 hour places closing due to covid. This just makes it to where there are more people in the store at the same time 🤔 These aren’t precautions because they care about people. It’s a way to save money by not running the business all day everyday 😒
@Alcoholic Chat Supervisor CLOV4R713 that man has forgotten more than you will ever know and is still far smarter than you will ever be .
Gyms were considered “super spreaders” lol.
18 locations in Houston and only 2 location in Austin?
I have a Nationwide membership at 24 hour fitness? Work's just fine for me! My feet are washed and my pull up count is up!
Even before the pandemic they closed the basketball courts where I went at 12am. This is in Katy, tx btw. Careful not sign any contracts with them it’s not worth it.
Not all of 24 hour fitness locations reopened. They have handled things really poorly. Even with their employees.
Nobody wants to work anymore so they can't staff the gym 24 hours
Exactly
Yeah that’s what they told me when I asked, short staffed
gyms are like a fester of sweat and germs im good round this time g
Planet fitness is even open 24 hrs...
3 o’clock in the morning seems like a pretty safe time to work out, pandemic-wise.
Lol dat fine print strikes again. 🤔
They don’t want to pay workers
The people are what make the city and houston is the worst city I’ve ever been to.
🤣🤣🤣
Facts. No parks or natural attractions either.
Just cement and ppl
Same in Dallas....the 24hr fitness closes at 9pm..so.i canceled it✌...they are expensive at $55 a month!
Still not 24 hours. 2024 🤦♀️
They're liars and thieves. DO NOT give them your business.
The government pays for my membership and can’t get to the gym for 2 years!!!
False advertisement.. smh
Yes agree..they keep charging to my account even not my name different member person
I used to love this place and am ready for another gym membership. I might have to use LA fitness or one of the cheaper gyms.
They should change their name then. Alot of 24 hr fitness gyms dont operate 24 hrs a day even way before the pandemic. I should know i used to be a 24 hr fitness member 10 yrs ago. So i dont know why they call themselves 24 hr fitness smh
This foo said he talked to the managers..police Hahahahaha fucken guy really loves swimming at 3am 😆
Them gyms trippin
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I was gonna get a membership but then learned only a few locations are 24 hours away. Their name is a SCAM.
24 Hours at one time was a solid name but their name can't delivery anymore and with worker shortage, they will likely never open 24 hours again.
12 hr. Fitness now
To save money for company? Not sure how much it saves to have all your entire company take a whole shift off without pay worldwide and still collect same dues they are probably making a lot of money like this and would like to keep it like this as long as possible. That 8hrs times world wide employees on the clocked saved. It is great for them to charge you same and give you less it's a great business pandemic profiteering model that most companies go by these days. Pandemic was best thing that happened to these places. Get to pick and choose operation hours to save most money just like a car wash in the rain.
Mind is open 24 hr & I pay $300 for the yr
Not an issue at “anytime fitness.”
I've been paying since 2020, heck i work 5pm to 1am usually hit the gym before calling it a day. Haven't worked out in a year just work wise but they do charge you lol can't make "THEIR" opened times since my daily schedule is that of nocturnal yet they left all of us hanging. Heck even some 24hr restaurants still close their doors yet they are there, on the clock, getting paid to sit in dining room and tell customers they are closed. Companies are trying to save money while employing a minimum of people working. Its America, things won't change till "WE" the people demand it! We all have to boycott companies letting them have a piece of our minds about false advertisements we let em slide too much. New trend should be not supporting companies till they practice what they preach period.
They was never 24 hours.
Who cares about these fools they don't even work out. They the type of people who show up first of the year gone by mid feb. People who like working out make time.
Mine closes at 9pm too. and it was always packed 5pm-midnight. They should close 8am to 4 pm.
17 hour fitness
Walmart, nothing - is 24 hours again yet where I live. Its awful.
Yeah they gotta fix that
Then change the name..
16 hour fitness
Oil change companys the same way
Just find u another gym that works for u simple
False advertising. Sue them.
Politicians do the same to take office. Sue them too.
Cops: serve and protect, you as well. Taxation without representation. Sue for tax reimbursement.
Huge mistake not making it 24 hours... hopefully that changes by spring.
That’s why they’re losing business 😂😂😂.
At the very least have the largest facility open within every few gyms. I have at least 3 near me but there’s one that’s busier than the others.
24 hour is a joke
That’s why I let my membership go when they gave the chance to opt out at the beginning of the pandemic.
Then don't pay for it. Lol Cancel it. I cancelled my cable service because I never used it. See how simple that was? The brain cells are dying in this country.
Planet fitness is 24 hrs.
I mean whos really going to the gym at the hours of 1am-4am. Your either at work or sleep. The 24hrs by my gym is 5am to 12..which I think is good hours.
Maybe 3rd shift workers who generally are up through the nights on their days off? or perhaps people who work 2nd shifts or day/evening shifts, who it is more convenient, as well as more beneficial for a good sleep after an intense workout, to go relax and workout at the end of their day instead of in between the chores and errands...
@@dindjarin559 or they don't have enough people willing to work get it people are not working
@@dindjarin559 this is true i didn't think about this
You really the think the rest of the world goes to bed when you do?? I worked night shift for years only time I had time to hit the gym at 2am
@@dindjarin559 lol yea like me
If state government threatened businesses and COVID is a issue still so the costumers need to relax
Man other parts of the world have started back their lives and lifted all restrictions. No, i am not telling you which one's look yourselves😂
Their name is a huge gimmick and was never opened 24 hrs especially on Westheimer in Houston. They are trash! They took out their $55 annual fee out my account yet they never told me they were charging me this. I didn’t even have my monthly dues automatically taken out. Greed. Then when I was sick they wanted my medical records. I liked LA fitness though but only the one in Katy on 1-10 but I left in 2016. It was fun.
I've been a customer for 5 years but next month going to LA Fitness.
Maybe they should change to 16 hour fitness ?? 🤣🤣😒
So change the name
Exactly why I left them. It's in the freaking name
He should take him to small claims court and have his contract resolved because the fitness center broke the contract
It’s in the fine print. The fitness center didn’t break the contract.
Dynamic fitness baby
Also, it's a gym.. If you don't know how to exercise without a gym, you don't even need to eat.. First world problems are pathetic.
That’s why planet fitness is getting better business
Just find another workout facility/company, problem solved!
I'm fat but I have a huge weiner so I don't need to workout
Good luck trying to get your membership cancelled. You'll probably have to go in person and submit a notarized letter to them and then end up buying out the contract at a hefty price. Even then they'll continue to bill your checking account or credit card a few more months and then play the oopsie daisy we never received your notarized cancellation letter. These gyms have been pulling these sleazy tactics for decades now and that's why I just got myself a home gym to avoid the hassle.
Go to another gym ? Planet fitness is cheaper