I’ve always used the physical PIN code to get in because I just instinctively don’t trust the app to load reliably; never felt so validated

grishka 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Both the PIN and the app feel like terrible ideas. The gym I go to uses NFC wristbands, for the turnstiles but also for the lockers.

account-5 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

You can actually do this, as a fob, but you have to buy one from a vending machine in the gym. Remembering the pin is easier.

rafram 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

That’s also really bad. Who wants to carry a wristband around everywhere? Keychain barcode tag works fine.

What do you mean everywhere? You just throw it into your gym bag.

	▲	rafram 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Many gyms let you rent lockers by the month, so you can store your gym bag there and be able to drop by without necessarily having planned on it when you left home. Can’t do that if you have to carry a wristband around to get in.

I've never been to a PureGym; if you guys use a PIN-pad to enter does that mean they're like those unattended 24/7 gyms?

...or if they do have an attendant there, why can't they let you in with a friendly greeting like they used to in some imagined past?

	▲	chilmers 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		They're 24/7. There are usually some staff onsite during the day, but all the entry/exit stuff is always through the automated gates.