YMCA

I can’t say enough great things about the YMCA. They’re courteous, helpful, well stocked and have many programs. Why would I pay to be anywhere else? I’ve been a member, on and off, for many years and I haven’t been let down yet. They fill a need of the community and are active in that community as well.

This is my current gym. The staff is great, the equipment is dated but it gets the job done. I really like the classes, trainers really motivate you and care. They have a great sports league too. Just wish they could update the equipment and TV’s other than that this place rocks! It gets pretty busy in afternoon and weekends but not necessarily in the gym, usually the pool and soccer fields cause the jam up over parking.

Eyes done. Core workout now — nice people — clean place — free coffee and after being brutally beaten up doing a core workout, they comfort you with fruit :-)

great gym staff gives personal attention to members new tread machines are great only down side is Saturday is really busy but for a good reason its family day soccer and pool activities for all I just wish parking was not such a big issue on the weekends.

I can’t remember ever being to a YMCA before, so I can’t really compare them on a YMCA scale. But I can compare them to some gyms that I’ve been to.
This isn’t a big city YMCA, so I expect it to be a little small. There were enough machines in the gym area to make me happy. Off of the top of my head, I can’t think of anything that they had that I would particularly miss from my LA Fitness.
I visited with my girlfriend on a guest pass (which is nice to know that it’s an option, as at LA Fitness, the only options are to sign up for a free ten day pass and have to spend an hour trying to be sold, etc). I had to sign my name, and it took seconds — yay!
Also on that note, she is a member of the Orlando Y, and she mentioned that DeLand gave her some flac for coming in to «not her home Y» or something of that sort. Here, she just scanned her card and she was good to go!
I still need to do a little more research regarding pricing and guest privledges, etc (as I plan on doing some road tripping, don’t feel like paying for hotels, and would like a place to shower, at minimum), but I think there’s a good chance I’ll sign up here.
It’s a nice location for me — a nice little scooter ride from my house, and it’s right off of the highway on the Howland exit. From most areas of Deltona, it is pretty accessible through roads that aren’t too busy. I’m pretty sure it’s closer than my Orange City LA Fitness, so I recommend anyone in Deltona to check this out before signing up there.
I don’t have kids, but I noticed that they had a dedicated trainer showing kids how to use machines in a little area that seemed almost dedicated to them. That seemed nice. :) So it’s probably a good choice if you have kids.
I didn’t try the pool, but I like the fact that it’s outside. I didn’t see the locker rooms either, but I rarely use them, just for a quick change. Here, I’m most likely to scoot there in my gym clothes anyway. They have lots of classes, and my LA fitness has just moved theirs around, so the ones that I want to attend are nearly impossible for me — again, more research I need to do.
They gave a great first impression, and I look forward to going back soon!