Parker Recreation Center

For some strange reason the crossfit craze has killed the regular gym industry in the area. In NJ I could find a bunch of gyms that were $ 20 or cheaper a month. Here in Colorado it’s much much more difficult. For the price the Rec center here is excellent.
There is more than enough gym equipment for me to get a great workout. The free weight Dumbbells go up to 115 I think so you can go pretty heavy if you can lift it. They keep cleaning bottles and towels all over so you can wipe down the machines before and after use pretty easily. It’s pretty rare that I have to wait for much of anything. All in all its a good place to work our and to top it off they have a great pool and other things to do.

Great classes (but don’t let anyone know this because they’re already packed, LOL).
The facilities are getting a lot nicer with the renovations, but I’d love more fixed-​weight equipment and a larger cardio deck.
However, I still love this place. I am addicted to various classes and my kids LOVE playing here. To boot, the cost of coming here is a lot less than other local fitness centers, and that’s always a good thing — more money to spend on workout clothes ;)

Reasons why I love this place:
Yearly membership isn’t too bad, it’s not. Especially compared to Lifetime.
They offer tons of free classes with your admission for the ‘day’. Cycling, Yoga, etc. They’re great. Friendly teachers too. Great when you need a ‘personal trainer’ to motivate you to push yourself.
The pool is eh. It’s good for swimming laps. They have a slide. Not anything special. They do have a Sauna though. Which is pretty cool.
The gym is great. It’s never super crowded, and I love that. I’m never fighting to get on my favorite machines at a certain time.
It’s clean. Never seen anything super dirty. The locker rooms used to be pretty iffy, but since the recent renovations the cleaning has definitely been stepped up a notch.
It’s in walking distance from my house. I can have someone drop me off here after school and walk home as a cool down. It’s become kinda routine for me lately.
That reminds me of another thing:
The past however many months they’ve spent renovating the rec center have paid off. The front entrance is beautiful. Everything is so new, it looks awesome. I was so surprised when they opened the front back up a few weeks ago. It looks amazing.
I think they were losing a lot of money to other gyms, and realize they needed to improve something. It’s not even finished yet, I can’t wait to see the finished product.
This place is great if you want a cheap, local place to work out. Nothing super fancy, but I don’t need any of that anyway.

No its not lifetime or 24hr fitness but if you want a great priced place to workout with incredible daycare staff and pricing, this is the place for you!

Let me start by saying I’ve never had a problem with the recreation center itself, this review is specifically for anyone considering joining a Parker recreation coed sports league. Don’t do it. They are extremely unorganized and the referees have no idea the rules of the sports. I personally have played soccer, basketball, kickball, and softball. They were awful in every single league. The soccer league had a ref who consistently used foul and inappropriate language. They used football referees for basketball. Kickball has a guy named Tom who honestly couldn’t count to six. On top of all of this it was the most unorganized event I have ever been apart of. But don’t bother going to the Sports Director, Erin. She basically says that she doesn’t care. DO NOT waste your money here. Washington Park has leagues cheaper and way more organized. They also care about their customers.

Nice, clean, cheap place to work out. My only complaints are about the pool.
It’s a little small in my opinion and they use WAY TOO much chlorine. I take a shower right after getting out of the pool. Then I wash my hands multiple times at home, but I can’t get the overwhelming chlorine smell off. This really takes a lot of the joy out of being a member. I want a nice pool.

The Parker Rec Center has been a fixture for Parker Moms for a long time and continues to be a great and safe place to go and work out while your kids hang out at the pool/​bball courts or other sports leagues. The price is right, very inexpensive compared to everywhere else in South Denver and there are classes 7 days a week from extreme bootcamp to gentle yoga.
There is also a very well established seniors program «Silver Sneakers» with fitness classes, personal training and special events year round.
If you want a fancy schmancy health club then head up to lifetime or 24 hour fitness but if you want a family friendly, clean, reasonably priced place to exercise, this is the best place in town.

The PRC is not on par with your big league gyms like Lifetime. What they do have going for them is low cost, and pay as you go plans with decent amenities. Things usually aren’t too busy which is always good. They have all the standard free weights, machines, pool, etc. Everything seems clean and functional. Occasionaly they may kick you out of the pool for local swim team practices, but they usually post it first.
For the price and what’s included this is a solid deal. If you need a true gym ambiance and want to spend some more coin I’d go somewhere else.