YMCA

No complaints here. It’s the closest gym to our house and on route to/​from hubby’s work. Friendly staff and decent equipment. One suggestion — could we please get an abduction machine?

Nicest gym in San Pedro. New cardio room is great.
Only complaint is the setup isn’t ideal. A lot of rooms and one bench press bar. It’s progressing and kids play is great

I’m loving the fact that it’s so family friendly. Knowing that my kids are having fun in they’re swim class or in the kids center is so comforting during my workouts! The gym is fully equipped. I’ve never had to wait for a machine.
I’m looking forward to trying out some of the classes they provide. The staff is really sweet so all in all we’re good!

I’ve been a member of the San Pedro YMCA for about 5 years now. Great costumer service, all employees are very friendly and seem to take a professional interest in your health goal progress.
The workout classes are phenomenal! I personally enjoy their power-​up class the most. I occasionally join in on some insanity, cycle, yoga and Zumba classes as well, which are all really enjoyable. The only con I can add to this portion of the gym is that the «free weights» room is next to the Studio so you can hear the loud noises coming from the room. (grunting, weights being dropped on the floor, etc).
Depending on the time of day, or night that you plan on working out, cardio and weight machines are usually avaiable with short wait times. The longest I’ve ever waited for a machine in the last 5 years was maybe a little over 5 minutes for a treadmill machine.
My con list is relatively short and only pertains to the night hours. Recently I have encountered several new members who seem to be more interested in taking photos of themselves on weight machines and some cardio machines, which increases wait time for those particular machines, of course.
I do love this gym and although I did mention some cons, I do believe everyone and every business has room for improvement because no one is perfect. I have way had tons of positive experience with employees and members included.

Beware of vehicle vandalism and theft in the parking area after dark! I came out to find that the back passenger window of my vehicle had been broken. Thankfully, nothing was taken; I suspect my alarm scared them off. However, the guy who parked next to me was not so lucky. They broke his window and took some of his belongings from the back seat. His car did not have an alarm. Since there are no cameras out there, all we could do was file a report with the Sheriffs Department.
Both the sheriff who arrived to take the report and a YMCA employee informed me that this has been an ongoing problem and that lately, it has happened more frequently. Apparently, a vehicle was also vandalized the week before. You would think that the YMCA would give their members some type of warning about this! I left several messages for the Operations Executive Director in regards to this and I have yet to receive a call back. It’s been 2 weeks.
What scares me is that it was pitch black when I walked out, since there’s not enough lighting out there, and I was the only one in the parking area at that time. Who knows what would have happened if I would have caught the thieves in action.

Great customer service, always friendly and kind. The equipment is always in good working order. Clean. The classes are very good too, with instructors that work with you and don’t make you feel awkward, especially if you have a disability.

They have a employee problem. Need more workers there.
wait more then 30 minutes are normal on the phone.
Waiting at the office 30 minutes is happening most of time.
Short on employee makes very rude attitude toward to customers.
They just can not takes care of every days problems .
Not enough employees.

Great Aqua Classes. Would love to have a restorative yoga class added there for those of us who are more physically challenged. I think this would be a class that fills up like the morning Aqua exercise class. They’ve really improved maintaining the locker rooms, showers, sauna, and the pools are in better shape. The two personal trainers were great with the kids about getting them set up and motivated.

My review is for the gym– affordable and great classes (I’m on a family plan, I think solo plans are as pricey as other gyms).
Love the workout classes, it is pretty much the only thing I use my gym membership for! Zumba is the best and most packed class. I have gone to yoga, pilates, and cycling as well. The machines and everything aren’t my favorite, but you are paying and getting more than a stuffy gym.
The price sort of reflects that the facilities need a little TLC and that it is a deal for families.
You also get kids running around, but when I was little I know my parents used to take advantage of the classes and opportunities for families/​kids at the YMCA.

As the Duke speaking, this is the only place I will go to work out. And that’s saying a lot!

My husband and I signed up in January. I authrorized an automatic payment from the beginning and since then I have had to re-​authorize it THREE times. I cancelled the membership on the spot the fourth time they said I had a balance due. I gave them my personal info and bank account info THREE times and they couldn’t get it right in six months. Does this mean that there are three seperate documents with my bank account info floating around that place for anyone to find? With identity theft being so easy it’s unsettling they did nothing to communicate how sorry they were for letting this happen over and over again. Their lack of attention to detail, communication, and customer care are my reasons for a one star rating.

My experience with the YMCA was terrible. After 10 years, I cancelled my membership. They continued to charge my checking account for 3 months. I spoke with Martha who was extremely rude and condiscending to me. My bank says I may have to change my bank account number. This is terrible treatment after 10 years. NEVER give them your bank account or CREDIT CARD number

Great workout environment with a friendly staff… I like the way all workout rooms are separated so there’s no jealousy from other people. only thing that’s no good is that they close early on the weekend so there is no way I can workout when I get out of work… all in great gym I enjoy it

I recently moved to the area and was hoping to just pick up right from where I left off at my last YMCA (in Texas), as far as classes, child watch and just the general fitness areas. This place was a HUGE disappointment. It looks like a very old outdated office building that the Y bought and just stuck equipment randomly around in different rooms.
The main reason we wanted to join was for the childwatch program. We have two small kids and the gym where we live on Fort MacArthur (that we can use for free) does not have child care. So, this was basically the make or break for us. FIrst time we went we got the free one-​week pass so we could see if it would work. It took us standing at the front desk for almost 10 minutes before someone even acknowleged us. Child watch staff was OK. Didn’t go over any rules or give us any paperwork about the kids programs, just had us fill out an emergency contact card. I worked out on the tredmill that day for a short time and then left so it wasn’t bad. Kids said they had a good time, so we went again this morning…
To start things off, I wanted to try a group X class to see how it compared to my old gym. The instructor was 15 minutes late, and walked in without an excuse or apology to anyone. She also did not explain anything about the class or introduce herself. At the end of the class I saw that I had missed a call from the childwatch staff downstairs saying that my son had a dirty diaper and I needed to come change him. You have to write down on the sign-​in sheet where you will be incase of emergency so they can come get you if there is a problem with your child. So, they knew I was taking a class (loud music and not holding my phone, which didn’t hardly have service in the old building anyway). They never told me that they do not change diapers, which they did at my last YMCA gym. Instead of sending someone to come get me, they made my son sit in a soiled diaper for more that a half hour. His little butt was so red and the diaper was overflowing! I was LIVID! These people are clearly not competent enough to take care of my children!!! If you can’t change a diaper, come get the parent!!! HELLO? I already ripped up my one-​week pass because there is no way I am brining my kids back there, let alone giving them $ 75 a month for such a lousy, unfriendly facility!

It’s okay gym and price wise but the locker rooms could be cleaner.
Plus there really needs to be a sign in the family locker room to keep some of the adults in check. We used to go here when my little sister was 9, we were in the «family» locker room and this big old butt naked lady walks right by us in the open. My little sister was mortified and pretty disturbed. She game here to go for a swim not to learn about the birds and the bees and old lady fire crotches… poor thing.

I called for membership information and was transferred to Fatima, she put me on hold. Five minutes later I hung up and called again. Was transferred to Fatima again, who immediately put me on hold again. I hung up after 6 mins. She could have been busy with a customer and that’s okay, but let me know, take my number.
So I called again and asked for the YMCA manager and was transferred to Julie. I left a message — never returned my call. Tried later in the day and talked to Martha who was helpful on the phone and took my email to send me the information I needed (and that was not available on the website). Never received it.
If this is what is like before they get my money, no thanks.

The basketball coach or director at this site has very poor people skills as well as the other staff members. No matter how many upgrades they want to make the place is horrible.

The memberships here are a little steep for this type of gym but for my purposes it’s the best fit around. They have a great full size pool here for lap swimming. Note: You have to check the schedule to see what time it’s open for lap swimming.
The weight room is great. Ample free weights upstairs, lots of machines down stairs. It would be nice though to have shower stalls. Not sure who invented the mass shower room thing but I have never been a fan. I don’t want anyone seeing me wash myself and I don’t want to see someone else scrubbing their nether regions! Yeesh. And while i’m on the subject. What the hell is up with people who come in to this already uncomfortable for me situation and grab the shower right next to me while there is a whole free room of showers to wash at!!! Boundaries people!

It has been years.
Since i walked into a YMCA i was recently there because my friend wanted a workout partner on my day off no less that was the LAST thing i wanted to do on my day since i only go to the gym on days im working…
But never the less i went anyways and to my surprise the staff was just as friendly as they were when i was a little girl taking swimming classes… Plus i must say i liked their gym workout area it was nice the machines where up to date, besides the ceiling being a tad low for the more taller generation i have nothing negative to say about this place…
I might even come back on my day off one of these days…

This review is for the day camp and summer camp programs. I live in San Pedro for a year and found this YMCA by luck exploring the city. I love this location the staff was awesome and the activities were never boring.
The summer camp is so cool. I was little scared to send my kid off for a week fearing the worse but I chewed my nails, said my prayers and let her go. The summer camp counselors are great my kid looks forward to going every summer. I dont know if Mark is still their but him and his crew are so cool. Cannot wait for the summer to come!!!
I moved from San Pedro but would pass two YMCA to get to this one.