Hoover YMCA

Honestly I can only think of 1 thing I would change. If it was open 24 hours that would be great. Other then that. plenty of equipment to use. Plenty of weights. Plenty of room. Plenty of classes. A pool. Basketball courts. Big locker rooms that are clean. And it is so super cheap compared to other gyms in the area. Membership to 1 YMCA in the Birmingham area gets you into all of them so that is also cool. They also have great events for kids.

Who could ask for a more all-​inclusive facility than this? Basketball gyms, free weights, machine weights, cardio rooms with ellipticals, treadmills and step machines, workout classes of all types, pool and an indoor track. What more could you want? Granted, when we went in to join there were a couple of high-​school seeming kids there to take our application and sign us up, so they didn’t really seem to be totally on top of things, but who can begrudge a high-​schooler a summer job at such a great place? Good child care, too. What a great value.

A very clean facility, Staff is very friendly and helpful. For us the value is not there as the only thing we use is the pool. Still with the staff and ameneties it recieves a 4 star.

This is a really great Y. The pool is really nice and there are usually two or three lanes roped off for laps, lessons, etc. We have come at all different days of the week, various times and have never found it to be too crowded. It is an outdoor pool but during cooler weather they put a done over it so it can be used all year. Towels and lockers are available for use.
The gym is very large with tons of weights and machines. There are lots of classes you can sign up for and there is an indoor track.

Great place. Needs better leg workout equipment. I love the pool and everything else available

Passed by this place too many times before deciding to go in and join. To the eye, it looks like its packed from the outside, however once you enter you realize there is a good amount of space to allow for a positive experience. They offer plenty of classes and activities to keep your family on the move. Great staff to back up the location as well.

I love this gym! I love instructor, Natalie’s Spin/​YCross class. Great stress reducer and weight loss class. Highly recommend. It’s great location. Just wish hours would be open longer. It’s ok month-​to month payment, not bad, no contracts.

When my husband and I moved to Birmingham in October 2012, we joined a different gym for a month just to check it out.
It was the worst month of my exercising, adult life.
Okay, that’s a little dramatic but still. It was a nasty place which very little equipment and zero group exercise classes were offered. When that month was over, we decided to check out the YMCA. We were immediately given a tour of the facilities by a nice young man and I was sold. Nice cardio machines, a spacious weights area, huge group exercise rooms both upstairs and downstairs, and well kept locker rooms. Needless to say, we signed up that day and haven’t regretted it for a moment.
What takes this review from 4 stars to 5 for me is the Zumba class that Denise teaches on Friday mornings at 9:30. As someone who danced for 15 years (ballet, pointe, jazz, and hip hop), I’ve been searching for the ‘perfect’ dance class since college and I’ve been disappointed time after time. I’ve taken Zumba classes in Huntsville, Madison, Nashville, Atlanta, and Auburn and I absolutely mean it when I say that the Zumba class at the Hoover YMCA is the best I’ve ever taken. Denise is a fantastic instructor whose energy is contagious, which I feel is necessary to teach a class like Zumba. I’ve even arranged my work schedule to where I don’t have to work every Friday morning just so I can make this class — that’s how much I like it.
If you live in the Hoover area and are looking for a gym, I’d say this YMCA is top notch and worth every penny.