YMCA Southside Virginia Family Branch

It’s going to keep the three star rating for the time being, but somebody in this facility needs to get the children under control or I’m going to find someplace else. There are age limits and adult supervision requirements that are routinely ignored which results in equipment being used improperly and interferes with those actually trying to work out. Want to run some speed intervals on the treadmill? You can’t when they’re all taken up by underage children walking slowly. Want to get in some inclined dumbbells? Not if there are kids taking up all the benches pretending to workout.
UPDATE: So someone seems to have figured out that it’s not smart to have unsupervised children running around. The other day a man was allowing his daughters to play on the treadmills while he lifted weights. One of the workers asked him to either remove them from the gym or watch them. Workers have also been pulling unsupervised children off equipment and out of the gym. Because they’re taking care of this problem, it is becoming easier for me to follow my plan. So I’m giving them an extra star.

This is my go to gym whenever I’m visiting the Petersburg area, which is several times a year. It hasn’t changed that much since my childhood years but it has the basics for a full body workout. The cardio machines, free weights and weight machines are all in great condition and the friendly staff welcomes my out of state membership with no problem.