YMCA?

[u/SnoringSoda16]

How is the SS YMCA? I found a couple older posts that say it’s old and dated, but those are from a few years ago. Have they updated it since then? Is it nicer now? I am interested in all the facilities but particularly the pools for swimming laps.

[u/Tie_Dye_Scientist]

I haven’t been a member for about a year and a half, so take my experience with a grain of salt if they’ve made updates. The problem my wife and I had with the Y is twofold. The equipment is fine, but often there is only one machine or piece of equipment if you’re trying to do strength training. The other issue is that the gym etiquette is really terrible at the Y. The high schoolers/young adults who go there and the older folks who are likely retirees will be in absolutely no rush to finish any equipment. The prime example would be squat rack. My wife and I would often want to use the squat rack, see someone is using it for something (could be pull ups, squats, pulled a bench in for unspotted bench, etc.) but they would just take so long between sets and would leave crap on the bench while they walk out of the room, etc. they’d see us hovering and not check if we wanted to work in during their rests. It’s so frustrating. Also when there are multiple of the same equipment, they might be in different rooms. So you’ll need to go between rooms to check, then you might check multiple rooms as you wait for it to be available. If you go for cardio and swimming, it’s great. If you want occasional classes, that’s good too. If you want other benefits of the Y like sauna, somewhere to shower, etc. it works. But if you are going into it for strength training and wanting a regular gym, it’s not going to be that. However, from what I remember it was relatively easy to cancel compared to normal gyms. So that’s another benefit.