How to Cancel Any Gym Membership
The five steps below work at every chain. Your gym's specific traps are underneath.
- Cancel in writing — never by phone alone. A call leaves no record.
- Cite your state's health-club law in the notice. It overrides the gym's policy.
- Send it with proof — certified mail or email. Your notice date is the fact that matters.
- Then stop the billing. In that order — killing the card first sends the balance to collections.
- Watch two statements. One more cycle is normal; anything after it, dispute.
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Every chain adds its own friction — notice windows, annual fees that sneak through, branches that claim they cannot cancel. Pick yours for the exact steps and the traps.
Planet Fitness
Historically could NOT cancel by phone, email, app or chat - only in person or certified mail. Online cancella
LA Fitness
No phone/online cancellation - members must log in, print a form, and mail it (often told to use certified mai
Equinox
12-month commitment limits free cancellation in year one (exceptions like relocation 25+ miles from any Equino
Crunch Fitness
Most locations don't accept online or phone cancellation - written notice to the home club (in person or certi
24 Hour Fitness
Online cancellation works for monthly billing but prepaid plans often require written/in-person cancellation.
Anytime Fitness
Each club is independently owned - no central cancellation address; notice usually must go to the specific clu
Gold's Gym
Corporate vs franchise rules differ - franchise locations require notice to your specific gym; corporate uses
Life Time
Must submit at least 30 days before billing or you'll be charged another cycle. In-person cancellation require
Orangetheory Fitness
Corporate cannot process cancellations - you must cancel at your home studio, in writing; email is not accepte
Esporta Fitness
Same hard-to-cancel process as LA Fitness (download/print a form, mail it certified). Covered by the FTC's Aug
EOS Fitness
Most locations require in-person cancellation; certified mail accepted for some memberships. Annual fee can st
YouFit Gyms
Most locations require a written request (in person or certified mail) even though phone/email/online options
Blink Fitness
Historically notorious for requiring in-person/certified-mail cancellation; now allows online and email reques
Snap Fitness
No online self-cancellation; franchise model means individual club policies vary. Your 'home club' handles bil
Chuze Fitness
Prefers in-person cancellation; must submit at least 10 days before the billing date or you're charged for the
YMCA
The YMCA isn't one company — it's a federation of independently chartered local associations bound only by a s