Thank you, looks like a great resource!

Thank you!

yeah, PF doesn't have regular barbells. Instead they have smith machines, which are barbells on a guide that you can rack at any point if you need to. You put plates on them same as you would a barbell. I squat and deadlift with them just fine.

I’m in Johnston and have a few memberships. I’m an old school lifter, and I’m obsessed with Power House in CT and General Fitness in Fall River… but those are for special occasions sadly. Instead, I make due with Work out World in East Providence (there’s one in Warwick but it isn’t as good), LA Fitness in Cranston, and on days when I really don’t have time to go that far, Planet Fitness in Johnston.

Surprisingly, I can get a good back or arms workout in at Planet Fitness. Chest and Legs aren’t great there, and shoulders are mediocre. If you’re serious about lifting and can plan accordingly, it doesn’t hurt to have go to gyms for certain things. I don’t mind driving to EP on a Saturday morning for legs, for example, but I’m not going to sit on the 6/10 for 30 minutes on a Thursday afternoon for it when I can do back at planet fitness.

And I’m rambling. I have zero hobbies aside from lifting and being from Johnston so this post hit all the right points lol

Go get a slice of pizza opposite that.. can't be beat for the price.

Good for families. Not for dates though.

Yes, the 20 people a day using this should be safe, agreed.

There’s an LA Fitness in the Garden City shopping area next to LLBean. I just joined and it’s not bad, they could have more squat racks but at least they have some

Peter Mollo Fitness 1340 Hartford ave johnston

Thank you! :-) wish I was walking in to see a show

great shot :)

I was under the impression that it was widely known that PFs do not have barbells, squat racks, or power cages, as well as having the "Lunk Alarm" etc etc. I don't think I've ever been in one but I've heard and read all this repeatedly over the years.

Edit: I mean Olympic barbells and plates, not fixed-weight bars

Yeah, same here; I was a member at the Y before moving to the area, but decided to give Planet Fitness a try, and I am really liking it.

They have machines AND free weights, btw.

...but there are barbells at Planet Fitness.

Please bro. Just one more lane bro.

No barbells=not real gym

It's always fun to think about the amount of outside the box ambituous public works projects are basically impossible until, at the very least, everyone who remembers the big dig is dead.

Wait till it rains heavily.....

Not having a lane for people is dangerous.

Good, this is a city and public safety should come into play. Eliminating a travel lane and cutting into response time is dangerous.

Next Level Fitness in Johnson

I like edge fitness on Garfield Street. Can be a bit busy but it has a very solid range of equipment/weights. Also, very affordable.

Agreed

It wouldn’t make sense from an engineering standpoint to try to move the viaduct underground, but we can still easily cap the trenches between Orms and Smith, and between Atwells and Point. It could be done by selling air rights for some parts (similar to what Boston did over the Pike in Back Bay) and using the proceeds to build parks over the rest.

I've lived in the west end for 12 years. I am aware that it's a fine place to live. I'm also perfectly aware that some level of crime is normal in a city.

Even within the last five years, even within in my small three flat building there have been multiple car break ins and my neighbor had his wheels stolen.
It's a livable level of crime-- I'm not freaking out about it. But OP specifically asked for locations with very little crime outside of Providence. This is a bad answer to the question they asked, as are most of the answers in this discussion.