Seattle Central Community College – Student Activity Center

This place is actually pretty decent for a community college gym. They have about 6 – 8 each treadmills and ellipticals, 5 or so bikes, and 20 – 30 weight machines in decent shape. There is an attached free weight room but you have to wade through the douchey bean pole wanna be gangsters in there trying to «beef up for the ladies» who never bother to sanitize/​wipe anything down when they’re done — no thanks. (seriously, don’t touch anything in there unless you wipe it down yourself first).
They don’t have a towel charge which is nice, and they do have lockers for free as well; you just have to bring your own lock. I can’t comment on the locker rooms as I live about 4 blocks away and it’s a little pointless for me. There are a few racquet ball courts you can reserve for up to an hour at a time, a track I haven’t actually gone up to see, some basketball courts and saunas.
The kids at the front desk never seem to speak any english when I’m there so conversations are awkward (you’ll be leaving your student ID at the front desk for your workout, I think thats supposed to be how they get their towels back). The male Whoopie Goldberg who seems to be running things there is kinda rude. Avoid «staff» interactions and your workout can be quite pleasant.

Like the other reviewer, I waited an entire year to go across the street and use the school’s gym. I’ve been totally happy with it. It seems like a couple of the elipticals (sip?) have out of order signs on them often but there’s always a free one. The equipment is that of any other gym and they have free drop in yoga classes.
The biggest draw for me is that this place is FREE for anyone enrolled in 5 or more credit hours at SCCC.
I took one star away because I really wish they’d fix the pool. I see it sitting there mocking me every time I go there. I love swimming, if SCCC had a swim team/​class, I would totally take it every quarter. I understand the pool costs a lot to fix and maintain but that doesn’t mean I don’t wish I could swim.

It took me a year to get my ass across the street to check out the school’s gym, an entire year! and I was paying for it the whole time!
If you’re a student at Seattle Central and taking at least 5 credits then you, too are paying for a gym membership here. They have deals for people 65 and over, and I’m not sure how much a gym membership costs for everyone else.
If you are student at Central:
*Make sure to bring your ID (don’t even try to get in without it).
*Don’t try to wear jeans or non-​sneakers in here
*Locker rental is 15 $ for 3 months,
*There are small, free lockers you can use during the day. BYO lock.
*Check out the FREE drop in yoga and exercise classes
*Racquetball courts with free equipment rental.
*Giant wooden saunas
*The weight room comes equipped with both creepy and awkward guys
*Plenty of cardio and other workout machines
*Basketball court
*Free pool (the game, not the swimming kind) upstairs
They are pretty hardcore about your clothes and your ID, but past that, the kids working here do not give a shit.
Around 5 is when it’s busiest, earlier and later you can almost have the place to yourself. I’ve heard of some mild skeeziness happening in the men’s sauna, but the woman’s has been great to me. Occasionally there are some chatty/​clueless groups of girls hanging out in there, and it’s usually not hot enough for me, but it’s large and wooden, so I’m happy.