YMCA of Middletown

This review is for the daycare. Let’s start with you can never get in touch with the director of the program. You can call her, email her and leave messages NEVER A REPLY. Finally after a month waiting for a call back we decide to pop by the daycare and the Director happened to be in the facility; informs me that usually you need to call for a tour (which I have been for nearly 1month). I kindly informed her that we have been trying and she immediately gets defensive accusing us of not since she «checks her messages and emails regularly». I did not appreciate her accusations and her attitude. I am one of many parents whom have constantly tried to reach out to someone for concrete information and a tour. I hope someone from corporate realizes that they are losing business and customers since there is only one way of getting any communication in this center. Also corporate should know that their front liaison (the director) has a serious issue with acknowledging her wrongs and is very standoffish.

The YMCA is a great gym overall with lot’s of amenities. The gym rush hour here isn’t as bad as Planet Fitness from my experience. The parking lot gets very crowded during this time but people are spread out inside using the basketball or racket ball courts, weight room, fitness class, pool, or aerobics machines. So, there’s usually still no wait to use a machine.
The men’s locker room is big. It’s a bit humid from the steam room. There’s also a couch with a TV in there.
People are very courteous about re-​racking weights. The free weights go up to over 100lbs. They have pretty much all the machines I need for my workout. But they seem a little lighter on the ab machines than most other gyms. There are spray bottles and cleaning rags on most of the machines.

So I’m slowly getting tired of this place. The fact that they have a day care for my daughter and its clean is pretty much the only reason I’m still here. I feel like they are trying to be like planet fitness too much. They don’t need to tell me to put my name on my workout folder. They don’t need to tell me I’m making too much noise benching when I dont grunt… I’m lifting metal and putting it on a metal rack. Noise will be made. I dont need one of the staff printing out the rules I agree to and highlighting the section that says no personal training unless your staff, when all I did was show my fiancé how to use a machine. I dont need all the staff assuming its me leaving weights on all the machines because I’m the last one in the free weight section. I put my weights away but I’ll be damned if I’m cleaning up after everyone, especially when I know its the gym rats that these punk ass staff get buddy buddy with. And another complaint: The free weight section is too small.
The pro’s — Daycare, child programs, very organized, clean, very nice lady’s at the front desk
The con’s — Need a bigger free weight section and trying to be too much they arent. Just let me lift in peace.
Here’s to hoping the new Gold’s Gym has a childwatch that I’ve been hearing people talk about.

Everything runs like clockwork. They’re very organized and you can get a good work out. The equipment is top notch and the monthly fee is a fraction of what you’d pay at those overpriced gyms where you wait for a station to become available. Who says you have to pay more? YMCA of Middletown is the best there is. It’s a hidden jewel!

I like the atmosphere much better than Planet Fitness. Lots of classes and activities for kids. Could be cleaner.

I come to this gym when I’m home visiting my parents from the city since they go here. When I lived in Middletown I used to go here, but I did not go for long after my parents stopped paying for me to go. I joined Gold’s Gym which I liked much better and here is why.
I do not like working out with children around. I am a teacher during the day and the gym is supposed to be a place to release and relax. I also do not like the locker rooms, they are gross. I am not a fan of the check in system in the front or the lady with the mustache. she creeps me out! Yes, it is WAYYYY better then Planet fitness but, Gold’s class times are better and the gym has more equipment then the YMCA. The YMCA is more of a gym for older people or people with children. I think they lack equipment and the equipment that they have improved is only the cardieo machines. I think that their studios are under used. The pool is also nasty, enough said. I prefer being back in the city at NYSC.

Been living in the area for nearly 7 years now and never realized this place existed. I always assumed it was just a song that they sing during the middle of Yankee Games…
Anyway, we’ve been looking for some place to take our infant child swimming and for school and the Y does both. I take her to «Mommy and Me» (sub Daddy for Mommy) swimming classes and my wife takes her to pre-​pre-​school during the week. Both classes are great and she loves the time we spend there.
We attend both of these classes paying the «non-​member» rate. Membership does seem a little steep for a non-​for-​profit but I guess they have to make money to stay in business.

Good gym, lots of classes, swimming pool. More expensive than the other gyms, but I think it’s worth it.