Laguna Niguel Family YMCA

My family loves the Y! My 8-​year old son does a MMA class with Benny there and it is the best. Benny is a great instructor who connects so well with the kids. Benny expects a lot from these kids and it motivates them to try hard and succeed which helps with self-​confidence. I highly recommend!

I wanted to thank the special people of the YMCA of OC Laguna Niguel. My grandchildren Airy, Silas and Luke are visiting this week to spend Thanksgiving with me. I did not want to miss my zumba classes so I asked if I could take them to the Kids Zone so I can do my zumba. Instead of saying no, Amelya D ’ Allan and Jimmy Lessard tried to figure out how I can bring my grandchildren to the YMCA. I really appreciate their efforts to accommodate my request. Thanks to Jennifer Heinen, Executive Director who gladly gave permission and charged me for a minimum fee I am a raving fan of YMCA Laguna Niguel. Everyone is so nice, They always greet you with a smile and never fail to say a warm goodbye. William is always friendly and always make me feel welcomed. Love the Y! My zumba instructors are excellent and energetic. The facility is always clean and well-​maintained. Thank you for hearing the bell and delivering service from the heart.

I love the YMCA! The staff is great and the classes are motivational and inspirational. My family and I have had a membership for years and years, and they continue to improve and update their equipment!

I love this YMCA location! The staff is SO super friendly! I get consistent, amazing help from the staff whenever I need it– shoutout to both Paul and Jimmy for being awesome! The location is clean and well-​kept, and I am never disappointed when I visit! Thanks for the great work, Laguna Niguel YMCA team! You guys rock our community!

The ymca in laguna Niguel is a great place to work out at! The facility is very clean and all of the work out equipment is up to date. You hardly ever have to wait for a machine. It’s a great place to take the kids and to get the whole family involved. The staff is very welcoming and friendly. The membership fee is very reasonably priced. Overall I have a great experience every time i visit this location.

This YMCA facility is beyond amazing. I honestly can’t express how amazing ALL the staff are. Very clean, new machines, amazing childcare while you work out. My son runs right in from the car to the kids zone. Can’t express again how amazing ALL staff members are.

another former member who experienced very similar things to every other 1 star review on here. $ 48 a month to be treated like criminal rather then a customer. i cancelled my membership along with several other friends whom were kicked out due to their expressed frustration.

just joined and love it

I found this fitness gym when I signed my daughter for a basketball league. For months, I didn’t bother to join the fitness gym but I gave in after 3 months. I have been going to their classes since then. They have a lot of group fitness classes to chose from like kickboxing, body pump to cycling class. Will try their yoga next time.
Yes, there are also a lot of senior citizens who workout in this facility, but believe me, They can kick ass. They look fit. Staffs are friendly!

This is the best kept secret in South Orange County, but it shouldn’t be. I discovered this facility one day when I moved here eight months ago. It’s just tucked back from Crown Valley behind the soccer field, so it’s not seen from the street. I went in to look around and was amazed, and a bit surprised by the facilities. You wouldn’t normally associate The YMCA, LA Fitness, and 24hr Fitness in the same level, but the Y easily compares. All the staff are very friendly and helpful.
Here’s the positives:
— Large free-​weights room on bottom floor
— Never crowded. Plenty of weights for all.
— Huge second floor with all the weight machines, ellipticals, and treadmills, stair…
— Machines have internet browsers. How cool is that?
— Swimming pool
— jacuzzi
— Classes included in your membership: yoga, Pilates, spin, cardio and strength & more
— Huge change room with showers, lockers… even hair dryers?
— Place is always kept immaculately clean
— Another room with Kickboxing bags and other things I haven’t learned how to use yet… LOL
They have this big room for kids with all sorts of stuff while you’re working out. They seem to have fun there.
I’m trying to come up with even a small negative, but I can’t think of one at the moment.
The YMCA Laguna Niguel has a regional park area with all sorts of trails, lakes… etc, so I like taking a run or bike ride in the area from time to time. This is really close to my house too, which is nice since I go five times a week.
If you live down here and want a great gym with good people around, I really recommend the Y in Laguna Niguel. It’s been perfect for me and I have yet to explore all of it.

Facility is always clean. The hours are decent. Luckily the gym is never crowded like a 24 hour fitness or LA fitness. The staff here is very nice and always greet me when I arrive and depart. Definetly a good place to workout!!!

Highly competitive women’s volleyball is played here! It is a wonderful group of ladiesI This whole gym is pretty clean and nice compared to other YMCA locations I have visited. I have not yet used the outdoor pool but have only heard good things from the members here and it looks crystal blue and beautiful. My only wish would be that we could schedule children’s swim lessons through the YMCA. Unfortunately at this location the YMCA does not offer swim lessons although all YMCA members are allowed to swim during open pool times.

I’ve been going to the YMCA for about 6 years now and things have gotten progressively worse. The only positives I can think to name would be; The other people that attend the gym are friendly and the gym itself is rarely crowded. However, that’s where the praise ends: The facilities aren’t maintained, the equipment is old and run down, a lot of the staff even dismiss complaints, requests or feedback as if they don’t care. Here’s an example: The roof in the weight room has leaked for years when it rains, the staff is well aware of the problem and their solution is to place buckets and trash bins throughout the room. Recently during a storm several of the tiles fell from the roof because they had been soaked and compromised by the leak. I even heard a member of the staff voicing her concern and displeasure that they treated the problem as if it wasn’t a priority (which it wasn’t because it has existed for years). In addition the operating hours have changed to the point where a typical schedule makes it difficult if not impossible to even attend. It’s extremely frustrating as a member to be continually disregarded and treated poorly even as a loyal and paying customer. Unfortunately, I will be canceling my membership to this facility.

I moved to South Orange County a little over a year ago and have not been able to quite find the gym where I felt like i belonged — until now. I’ve been a couple of days this week and just took a day long break to let my body recover a bit but plan to go back tomorrow. The people are very friendly and welcoming and the instructors whose classes I have attended, already know my name. Im at home! FINALLY!

PROS:
–Never too busy
–They have ALL my machines but one
–In general, amazing facilities: Olympic pool, BBall courts, Child care w/​rock wall, 2 rooms for classes, weight room, cardio room, machine room, great lockers/​showers, BIG park with lots of trails and soccer fields and picnic tables etc etc
–zumba, body pump. body combat, silver sneakers, yoga etc etc etc plus extra resources like toddler classes and CPR 1^st aid
–amazing, friendly people!
CONS:
I wish they were open 24 hours!

I definitely like being a member at this gym. First of all, the facility is gorgeous; An olympic sized pool, a path that leads to the Laguna Niguel park (the one with the lake), huge basketball courts, and recently updated gym equipment. Second, all of the fitness staff is really friendly and talkative. Lastly, and MOST importantly, this is not a gym where people go to just hit on others. No one here is just standing around trying to not break a sweat; no just-​pick-​things-​up-​then-​set-​them-​down types. Come during the middle of the day or at night and you can work out in peace. Come in the morning or early evening and take part in a new class!
If you are a parent, they have a childcare facility ON SITE and Im pretty sure it’s free. So get your hot body back!

Beautiful location, in a wooded green park, with many long meandering nature trails to use. Leading to a lake if you go far enough! Laguna Niguel has a 5K once a year here. Wonderful Pool complex for members and swimmers. Great open air concerts in their natural grass amphitheater. Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, Fitness classes, Spinning classes, Yoga classes. Great after school activities for the kids and teens. Huge beautiful soccer field with games sometimes to watch. When I lived nearby, I used to go all the time and work out in the gym, which was usually jammed with the local adults and some teens. Good equipment and great motivating instruction. Nice helpful friendly staff. Got good results fitness wise here. No contracts to sign, but it was expensive then without their once a year specials, offered usually in the fall. Probably expensive now as well…

Nice facilities, big pool, nice wood floor. Lots of equipment. But… stinks of the detergent and the AC is always too cold. Lots of menopausal women there so they like it cold for their hot flashes, but me not… Sometimes classes gets cancelled and the front desk was not helpful on info regarding when instructor would be back. It happened several times, so I decided to go to another facility.

I was a member of this YMCA briefly (about 3 months), and though they have nice, well-​maintained facilities and a fantastic pool for lap swimming and even diving (if you go on weekends and can stand the Caddyshack-​esque scene at the pool), the gym is frankly a bit depressing. Seems to always be empty, which is probably great for some, but I found it kind of lonely and overly quiet. The staff is helpful and attentive, but if you like high-​energy workout places, keep looking.