Torigian Family YMCA

I volunteered at this Y for 2 years. I also had a trainer for that amount of time there, as well. Every year my dues increased and the personal training cost increased dramatically. The personal training was definitely NOT worth the high cost after a while. I was going to cancel my membership, until I got a letter in the mail saying they had not received payment from me for the previous month. I had been in the hospital the previous month, but I don’t know why my credit card company didn’t pay as I had set it to automatically pay every month.
I was informed by the Y, if I didn’t pay, my membership would be canceled. In the meantime, I would have to pay an extra $ 10.00 for the missed payment. A concerned gym staff/​manager would have taken the time to call me first in order to see if I was having any financial issues. Somewhat bad for a gym facility that offers/​advertises financial assistance for members that require it.
I left the YMCA, and I couldn’t be happier.

Very nice facility, they are actually going through renovations right now.
Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Bathrooms, saunas, pool, general area are all very clean.
The after school program is also great, the teachers are so good wth the kids and they do a bunch of activities. The kids get out whenever the weather permits and they are always doing arts, crafts, and projects.
They offer swimming classes with and indoor and outdoor pool.
They also have other fitness classes available. Plenty of parking also.

Listen up here about the YMCA
The pool is very large
The pool is extremely frigid
They should have the locker rooms clean a lot .When I was there, in the girls locker room they have caution tape all over the showers and they had yellow toilet paper under all the bathroom stalls hint hint I think is pee They have some toys at the pool LIKE a rubber ducky that has a huge hole at the bottom. They also two large basketball in the pool I almost got hit with won. I love the things on the pool wall. DEEP WATER TEST REALLY. time to talk about my second topic the gyms .the kids gym has two treadmills, three computers. and a
this if you are younger then 18 you can’t do classes, yoga, Zumba, gym and you can’t swim in a lane. rock climbing. If you fall off every one can see you because when you walk in you see the rock wall. family bath room. The family bath room is always soaked with water every were. the basketball court is awesome.
Ps they don’t allow mermaid tails
Don’t go here

A wonderful place to work out! Every time we come to this area for the holidays, we come here to work out and they are always so friendly and accommodating.
Good equipment, clean and new facility.
Plus, this time when we came for an extended holiday stay, they gave us a two week pass. I emailed Tyler the Exec Dir and he got back to me right away.
I highly recommend this fitness facility!

I am not a huge fan of gyms typically since I prefer classes but I joined a couple of months ago and so far I have been impressed. For the most part, it is really clean. The child care hours are well catered to working parents. Many gyms say they offer child care, but they are in the middle of the day when kids are at school and working moms are working. It is nice that they offer evening and weekend child care. Class schedule is ok, I wish there were more pilates/​barre times offered.
Overall, I am impressed.

I switched to this Y from a local bare-​bones aquatic center last fall, learning that it’s not that much more expensive, and I couldn’t be happier. So far I’m using just the pool. Being «of a certain age,» I like that the water isn’t cold. I also like the window-​walls that let in so much daylight, though I’ve found it a bit drafty in the far lap lane.
Lately I’ve found that the mid-​day use of the lap lanes has gotten busier. I’ve not had a problem getting a lane to myself for lap swimming, but it has been close a few times. It takes a bit of good timing to get a workout in between the lunchtime crowd and the swim team practices that start at 2:30 (which bring the number of available lanes down from 5 to 3).
The locker room is clean and well laid out, with good showers, hairdryers, sauna, ample changing space, tiled floors, and plenty of clean lockers. (This is a real treat after the bare-​bones experience, with its cold cement floors and lack of warmth in the winter.) This Y is an excellent value; unlike the other regional Y, membership includes use of the outdoor pool in the summer.
Finally, the staff is very helpful, courteous, and friendly; they made me feel at home from the first day.

Just signed up in January with my family. We have 3 kids and two adults. They had a discount through my work which made this very affordable. The kids have a «kids» gym which they think is just the coolest. I prefer the running track. My husband and youngest stepdaughter who is ten loves the pool. I like that the pool has one of those bathing suit dryers in the pool area! It has everything you could want and more. I absolutely love the array of classes and workout tools they have and the low key atmosphere. The lockers that don’t need keys is beyond amazing and spares me from buying another lock i will forget the password, code, or key too! Staff is always happy to see everyone and they have some babysitting hours but they are limited. Also it has a rock wall and that’s pretty cool. No co, plaints yet. They even had a small fee all day camp on one of the snow days if you had to go to work and your kids had no school which I thought was extremely thoughtful. Can’t wait for my baby to be 6 months for the baby swim classes!

25 yard pool is too warm. Impossible to cool down after laps.
However, nice big lanes. Quite shallow on the shallow end, say ~3’
Very clean facilities, showers, men’s locker room.
Extremely friendly early morning staff.

Thieves!!! Canceled my membership and a year later they reinstated it. They said I put it on hold when I personally went in and cancelled the membership. There is no fee to join and membership is monthly so what is there to put on hold… Unfortunately I didn’t notice the charges until four months later and the thieves wont return my money. Be cautious when anyone asks for your bank account.

I love the extensive schedule of group exercise classes with many different time options available.
I also like the indoor/​outdoor pools, sauna and indoor track and bball courts.
They made some additional parking so it’s been better but between 5 – 6:30 it tends to be the most crowded, so try to avoid it then because machines can be scarce. They are still in the process of renovating so potentially there will be some new space added from the renovations.
Overall it’s a clean gym and all the staff are very friendly. They appear to have a strong and healthy influence in the local community.

this place is fairly new and you would expect it to be nice. It is filthy was in the room they have birthday parties in gross, the tables and chairs were dirty and sticky, the bathrooms had floors that were so dirty looked like they hadn’t been washed in months. Kids are supposed to spend time in there and it was a breeding ground for bacteria. Not one surface was clean. Disgusting!!!

My son had his 4 yr old birthday party here. He loved the pool party and was very happy. This party was worth the money and is cost effective! We will be doing this again next year.

Been a member since this Y branch opened, and it really is a great value. The gym portion is large, with lots of treadmills and ellipiticals. They also have alot of the bikes with the TVs that you do theracing games– not my cup of tea, but people seem to be very addicted to them.
The pools great, and this place is fantastic for families. My favorite part is definitely the classes, there are some fantastic Tae bo and strength training classes that have wonderful instructors. And yes zumba. ALways crowded, I personally don’t get it, but seems to be a hit.
Love the comment about the muscle heads. There probably are only about 2 crazy diehard muscleheads, but never fail anytime I go, no matter what the time, they are there. Personally find them very amusing.

This gym is pretty great, very new, very clean. Generally the classes are good, and its cool that they have sheets where everyone can periodically vote on what classes they should have and when. Although I really dislike zumba.
They have plenty of machines and TVs, but the place is always packed!

Wow, I’m surprised I’m the first to review this branch since it’s been open for over a year now. I really like this gym (previously I was a member of a woman’s only gym in west roxbury). It is very clean, people pretty much always wipe the machines down after using (which they didn’t at my old gym… hello MRSA anyone!) and you always see the cleaning staff making their rounds.
This YMCA has a indoor and outdoor pool along with a basketball court and indoor track. There are a multitude of classes, which I don’t feel qualified to report on since I’ve only taken two yoga classes (and I clearly am not a yoga person) but I hear that people really like them.
There is a small amount of the classic muscle heads but they have there own little area to grunt in and therefore are not annoying. It can get a little crowded in peak time but I’ve never had to wait more than 5 minutes for a cardio machine and they seem to be adding more. One negative is it seems the machines need a little more maintenance. The magazine shelves on the ellipticals are broken and they don’t get them fixed… very annoying.
The staff here is awesome and super friendly and are very encouraging. Occasionally there is a treat of free fruit and coffee (love me some free apples!).
Warning: there is a after school program and some summer camps so there is the occasional rug rat stampede downstairs near the rock climbing wall… don’t worry we are big enough to step over them (or on them)!
I love my gym