Bronx House

It is extremely difficult to find an affordable gym with a swimming pool. During the summer I could get away with the NYC Parks free lap swim program but during the rest of the year I have to find a real gym that does not hurt your wallet (or require you to sell your organs on ebay). The Bronx House solves that problem for me.
I am a big fan of the variety of fitness class offerings and indoor cycling is the most popular (the class fills up right after the previous ab class). Cherelle, who leads this class on Tuesdays, is a great trainer and puts the hurt locker on while making exercise on a stationary bike «fun».
The pool is 25 yards and way shorter than an olympic size pool (50 meters). Size matters, eh? During lap swim hours, the pool is divided into two lanes: slow and slower. For those who need a good workout, be prepared to swim around your neighbors. During the summer, test your patience with all of the visitors with day passes.
The gym and pool hours are limited and designated for classes and gender/​age groups. If the location works for you and you can accept the limited schedules, join the Bronx House. The gym, with the TRX equipment alone is superior to most of the $ 20 gyms in the area.
Make sure to review the calendar for holiday and maintenance closings. I have made the mistake of showing up on a holiday and doing the sad Charlie Brown walk of shame home.
IFHTP 3+

It’s a place where adults and children can do extracurricular activities especially in the summer. They also offer music class (as a group or private lessons). I think the prices for different activities are reasonable and it’s in close proximity to local restaurants. The activities are offered all year long. The only down side of even paying for a membership is the access to the pool is limited because they hold classes almost all day long.

They have a pool but with very limited hours for adults. When the pool is open, there are always old men occupying it who swim in circles around the pool and bark at people who try to do laps. So basically you’re stuck behind at least one slow-​moving mass and occasionally get grazed by long yellow toenails.
In the fitness center there are occasionally creepy men who make catcalls and obscene gestures at young women exercising. Not sure why any family would take their children here.
Also the hours are short — it closes at 5pm on the weekends. To make it even worse, the young guy in the fitness center herd people out way before closing time.

they suck. outdated facility. very unprofessional and uneducated weekend staff

After fruitlessly searching for a place to do yoga at a reasonable price in the Bronx, I got much more than I bargained for.
Bronx House sports an Olympic-​sized swimming pool, men and women’s sauna rooms (a little worse for wear, but they work), a fitness room with a decent (not excellent) selection of free weights and Cybex machines, plus various Lifecycle treadmills, stationery bicycles, Stairmasters and the like.
There is a full court basketball gymnasium downstairs, where you can run fullcourt, halfcourt or play handball, depending on the schedule that day.
They also have Pilates classes, spinning, aquaerobics, seniors classes, all included for one low, monthly rate: $ 40. Unbelievable.
They also have music, dance instruction and summer camp for children, at typically expensive rates. Go to the website, there’s tons more stuff they offer.
There is always something going on, and the mix of people is as varied as you can imagine. Seniors pack the cafeteria every day for a complete lunch: $ 1. They have daycare for kids, sponsor trips for teenagers, even have job training.
If you’re looking for a spotless, ultramodern fitness center full of young professionals and hardbodies, keep looking. If you’d be happy with a cheap YMCA-​type place where you can wear your old sweatpants, you’ll feel right at home here.