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Columbia is the second largest city in the US state of South Carolina and serves as the state’s Capital. It has a population of nearly 140,000 which enables any local gym to thrive. The Planet Fitness franchise is among the gyms in the area.
There are 3 leading Planet Fitness gyms in Columbia, South Carolina which are:
- The Dutch Square Club,
- Garners Ferry Road Club, and
- 833 State St, Cayce.
We’ll discuss each of these three clubs concerning their locations, membership plans, pricing, business hours, best times to work out, and available job positions at this time.
Planet Fitness in Columbia(Dutch Square), SC.
It’s located at 421 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29210. Adjacent to it by the right is the Dutch Square Center mall and Behind it are a couple of businesses like Catherine Plus Sizes, Barber Tech Academy, Ashley Stewart, and Dollar Tree.
The gym is situated right before one of the most spacious parking lots of all Planet Fitness Clubs.
Membership plans and pricing.
The club offers you two membership plans. You would expect these to be the traditional Black card and Classic membership plans. The start-up fee for the black card membership is only a dollar. The classic plan’s start-up fee used to be $39 but has now been reduced to $1 as shown in Table 1 below.
| Features. | Black card membership. | Classic membership. |
|---|---|---|
| Start-up fees. | $1 | $1 |
| Monthly fees. | $24.99 | $10 |
| Annual fees. | $49 | $49 |
| Duration of commitment. | None. | None. |
| Billing of annual fees. | On the 1st of any month within 60 days from the sign-up date. | On the 1st of any month within 60 days from the sign-up date. |
From the table you can see the monthly fee for each plan complies with what is obtained in most Planet Fitness clubs. The annual fee for each of the plans is $49 and you are billed on the 1st of any month that lies within 60 days from your sign-up date.
The two plans are no-commitment plans. The figures shown in Table 1 could change anytime at the discretion of the local club so you should always give them a call for updates through their customers’ services phone number: (803) 740-5547.
Planet Fitness Columbia(Dutch Square) hours.
Their business hours are not as regular as some other Planet Fitness clubs like the Indianola Avenue and the San Jose, Aborn so you may struggle to commit them to memory. On Mondays, the club is open from 5 a.m. to 12 a.m. as shown in Table 2, below.
| Days/Holidays. | Hours. |
|---|---|
| Mondays. | 5:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. |
| Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. | 24 hours. |
| Fridays. | 12:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
| Saturdays and Sundays. | 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
| Easter. | Eve of Easter: Close at 7 p.m. Easter Day: Closed all day. The day after Easter: Reopen at 5 a.m. |
| Independence, Memorial, and Labor Days. | Open for business at regular hours. |
| Thanksgiving Day. | Thanksgiving Day: Close at Noon The day after Thanksgiving: Open at 5 a.m. |
| Christmas. | Dec. 24th: Close at 1:00 pm. Dec. 25th: Closed all day. Dec. 26th: Reopen at 5 a.m. |
| New Year’s Day | Dec. 31st: Close at 6:00 p.m. January 1st: Open at 7:00 a.m. |
It runs a 24-hour service from Tuesday to Thursday but on Friday it’s open only from midnight to 10 p.m. Its weekend hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On the eve of Easter, it closes at the regular hour and remains closed throughout Easter. On the day after Easter, it opens at its regular time for business.
The club keeps its doors open for business at the regular hours on holidays like:
- Independence Day,
- Memorial Day, and
- Labor Day.
If you are a member of the club, your workout plan will remain uninterrupted during the holidays listed above. However, on Thanksgiving holiday it closes at noon and opens at regular hours the following day.
The gym closes at 1 p.m. on Christmas Eve and remains shut throughout Christmas Day till Boxing Day. On Boxing Day it reopens for business at regular hours for that day. By the 31st of December, which is New Year’s Eve the club closes at 7 p.m. but reopens at regular hours on New Year’s Day.
The Dutch Square Planet Fitness Club is one of those gyms where the holidays have minimal influence on your workout schedule or program.
Best times to work out.
The club is not a very busy one and you may find it boring if you are the type that loves to meet a lot of people for interaction during workouts. Be that as it may, it’s a well-equipped gym.
If you love a much less busy gym then it’s the place to be. As a black card holder, you may never have to queue up to access any perk. If I were to be a Planet Fitness black card holder I would certainly prefer a gym like it.
There used to be considerable activity in the gym only from early Tuesdays to late Thursdays but with an increase in its usage, it is now busier, and starting from Mondays you can meet other users. Fridays are not as busy as other weekdays and the weekends remain the freest.
If you enjoy doing your workout along with other gym members then go during weekdays when you will find the most people.
Planet Fitness in Columbia(Garners Ferry Rd), SC.
It’s located at 7531 Garners Ferry Road, B Columbia, SC 29209. Adjacent next to it by the left is what used to be a Teen Challenge Super thrift store which is now closed. Further away to the left is the Citi Trends store.
On the right of it is an office of a loan company called Advance America. In front of the gym is a very spacious parking lot which is what is obtained in many other Planet Fitness clubs.
Membership plans and pricing.
The membership plans and pricing are the same as those of the Dutch Square club above so we won’t recreate the table down here. They offer the Black card and classic plans only. You pay $38 extra as a start-up fee when you sign up for a classic membership which is way higher than the $1 you pay for a Black card membership.
The annual membership fees are the same for both plans. What makes the Black card membership more expensive is the monthly fee. What you pay monthly as the membership cost for the classic plan is only about 40% of that for Black card membership. This is exactly what makes the Black card plan the pricier option.
On both plans, you pay the annual fee on or after the 1st of February. As these prices can change over time, it makes sense to contact them through their customer services phone number: (803) 667-4450, for the most current fee.
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Planet Fitness Columbia(Garners Ferry Rd) hours.
It’s quite common to have Planet Fitness clubs in a city operating at similar business hours. This also applies to those in Columbia. The club at Garners Ferry Road has the same business hours as that in Dutch Square.
On Mondays, it opens at 5 a.m. and closes at Midnight. It’s open 24 hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Weekend hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. just like the club at Dutch Square. The similarities in business hours between the two clubs extend to holiday periods too.
Kindly look up Table 2 for the full details of its hours of operation.
Best times to work out.
There used to be not much activity in the gym on most days of the week but that has changed as it has seen quite some increase in its membership. It has considerably more membership now than it did a year ago.
However, the weekends remain the freest days just as they had always been.
Planet Fitness jobs in Columbia(Garners Ferry Rd), SC.
There are currently two job openings. This is the position of front desk associate and overnight cleaner. It’s a full-time job with the usual minimum age limit of 18 years. Some other requirements are:
- A preference for 9-12 months of experience in customer service, supervision, and team leadership,
- Ability to lift 75 pounds of weight,
- Being proficient in basic computer skills,
- Inclined to be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) or Automated external defibrillator, etc.
You may want to visit their job page if interested in this position or be on the lookout for future job updates.
Planet Fitness in Columbia( Cayce ), SC.
It is located at 833 State Street Cayce, SC 29033. Adjacent to it on the right is a music school called Freeway Music. To the left of it is a chain departmental store called Burke’s Outlet. In front of the club is a busy parking lot.
Your chances of finding where to park without stress will depend on what time of the day you choose to have your workout.
Membership plans and pricing.
It offers you Black-card and classic plans. With its Classic membership plan’s start-up fee of 1 dollar, it has one of the cheapest Classic plans in all Planet Fitness clubs. This means you pay a slightly lower net annual fee being a classic plan member in this club than you would if you registered elsewhere.
The start-up fee for its Black card plan is also 1 dollar and this is not unusual. The monthly fees for both plans are $24.99 and $10, which are the same as obtained in all Planet Fitness clubs. An annual fee of $49 for each of the plans is billed on or before the 1st of February as shown in table 3 below.
| Features. | Black card membership. | Classic membership. |
|---|---|---|
| Start-up fee. | $1 | $1 |
| Monthly fees. | $24.99 | $10 |
| Annual Membership fees. | $49 | $49 |
| Level of commitment. | None. | None. |
| Billing of annual fees. | On the 1st of any month within 60 days from the sign-up date. | On the 1st of any month within 60 days from the sign-up date. |
The two plans are no-commitment plans, leaving no room for a separate No-commitment membership plan as obtainable in some Planet Fitness locations. You can get future updates on their pricing by calling their customer services phone number: (803) 939-0723
Planet Fitness Columbia( Cayce) hours.
Despite being under single regional managers, each gym manager or club is free to set its business hours as it deems fit. This explains the uniqueness of the business hours of the State Street Club in Columbia. While some clubs offer 24-hour service on 3 out of the 7 days a week, this club offers it 7 out of 7 days.
| Days/Holidays. | Hours. |
|---|---|
| Mondays to Sundays. | 24 hours. |
| Memorial Day. | Memorial Day: Close at 1 p.m. On the next Day: Reopens at 6 a.m. |
| Independent Day. | 4th July: Close at 2 p.m. 5th July: Reopen at 6 a.m. |
| Labor Day. | On the Eve: Open regular hours Labor Day: Close at 2 p.m. On the next day: Reopen at 6 a.m. |
| Thanksgiving Day. | Thanksgiving Day: Close at Noon. On the next Day: Reopens at 6 a.m. |
| Christmas. | 24th Dec.: Close at 2 p.m. 25th Dec.: Closed all day. 26th Dec.: Reopen at 6 p.m. |
| New Year’s Day. | 31st Dec.: Close at 7 p.m. 1st Jan.: Reopen at 6 a.m. |
In order words, it’s open 24/7 as shown in Table 4 above. The only exceptions are the holidays. However, it opens on every holiday except Christmas, but not on 24 hours basis.
On Memorial Day it closes at 1 p.m. but reopens at 6 a.m. the next day to resume its normal 24/7 business hours. On Independence and Labor Days, it closes at 2 p.m. rather than 1 p.m. and resumes for business by 6 a.m. the next day.
Its closing time on Thanksgiving day is Noon and by Friday the next day, it reopens at 6 am. Christmas Day is the only holiday that bends its will to operate. It closes for business by 2 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopens 2 days later at 6 a.m. on Boxing Day.
You certainly won’t meet it open on the 25th unless Santa Claus decides to have a workout for a flatter tummy.
On New Year’s Eve, it closes at 7 p.m. but reopens at its usual 6 a.m. the next day. The only consistent thing about its holiday hours is that it always reopens for business at 6 a.m. after closing for a holiday. You can take a glance at its business hours on Table 4 to plan your workout during the holidays.
Best times to work out.
With its unique business hours, the State Street Club of Planet Fitness is one of the busiest Planet Fitness clubs in the city of Columbia, SC. It used to be most active on Thursdays and Fridays but now it is from Mondays to Fridays. It’s the least busy on Sundays.
The crowd isn’t something that could prevent you from using workout tools at any time as the gym is well-equipped to cater to more members. However, if you don’t like crowds then go on weekends. You’ll usually meet other members throughout the week, unlike in the two clubs discussed earlier.
Planet Fitness jobs in Columbia( Cayce), SC.
As you would expect from a busy gym, there are a couple of open positions at this club. While some are current vacancies, others are future openings but we won’t list the future jobs here.
There are distinctly four current vacancies at this time:
- Manager in training,
- Small group Fitness Trainer,
- Member Services representative 1st shift, and 2nd shift,
- Overnight cleaner/custodian.
Usually, these jobs have a minimum age limit of 18 years and a high school diploma or General education degree. For top positions like the Fitness trainer and Manager in training, you may need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification.
There are numerous other requirements and qualification criteria for each job. You may access them by clicking on your preferred job on their job page.
Compensation plans for each position also vary, for instance:
- Fitness trainer: $12 – $14 an hour.
- Member Services 1st shift: $9 – $10 an hour.
These compensation plans may have changed. You may want to be updated before or during your application.
Final Words.
The population of a city influences the number of members of a Planet Fitness club in an area. So you basically can’t expect the crowd in a gym located in South Carolina to be equal to Planet Fitness clubs in more populous cities like Columbus, San Jose, and San Francisco.
Therefore it shouldn’t come as a surprise why some of the gyms reviewed here can be almost empty on several days in a week. The most important thing isn’t about crowds but customer satisfaction.
Till the next topic healthcrust wishes you awesome fitness.
