Oshawa YMCA

Name: Oshawa YMCA
Address: 99 Mary St N, Oshawa, ON L1G 8C1, Canada, G, Canada

4/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Oshawa YMCA

Address :	99 Mary St N, Oshawa, ON L1G 8C1, Canada
Phone :	📞 +989
Website :	https://ymcagta.org/find-a-y/oshawa-ymca
Categories :	Fitness center , Day care center , Camp ,
City :	G

99 Mary St N, Oshawa, ON L1G 8C1, Canada

Best Fitness center in Canada

T	TIm Chamberlain on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sent my daughter here for one week of summer camp. Was $300 a week and only could afford one week, which is for obvious reasons, 300 a week!!! she was SO excited to go as she had not been out with kids since march! She has a stuffy nose in the morning which is normal for her, and on going which resolves in a hour after waking. They would not let her go inside. I understand Covid measures but this is ridiculous, I guess kids with any allergies are screwed, even though the symptoms state "unexplained new cold like symptoms" which hers are NOT.. I even spoke to my doctor and she said she agreed its ridiculous! Will NOT be returning. Did not even receive any sort of extra week or refund!
J	Jamie B on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Too many etiquette rules broken and nothing done. Used to be a nice family facility. Not anymore. Not a suitable place for people with traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, on the autism spectrum and various other mental illnesses. Too many people dropping/slamming weights. I suffered from a TBI and the repeated dropping and slamming of weights causes anxiety/panic attacks. Was told by management that with my issues it would be better I find another place.
R	Randy MacFarland on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Too expensive considering 85% if the classes are taught by volunteers. I went to the Y for more that 5 years and price kept going up and up. When I finally quite it was $55 a month. I went to a better gym for $40. I heard the fired all the older staff (ones that actually knew what they were doing) and hired a bunch of young kids to replace them to save costs but for what they were charging I couldn't believe it. No wonder that place was a ghost town on Monday nights when it used to be packed.
M	Mike Behagg on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We come here a lot. How do I get water out of my ear?
C	Cameron Pflanzer on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ My pass starts their on friday and on the 13th I have one spot open for me to swim then the gym b4 and after
D	D L on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I've been coming here for years, but I'm strongly considering cancelling my membership. This place used to be great, but it's been steeply declining over the past five years or so. This place used to be packed in the evenings, now it's practically deserted. I'm not sure who is in charge of the Y pricing and programs, but they should be fired. This place is extremely expensive now. The gym equipment is just ok, lots of worn or broken equipment though. They seem to have cancelled many of their programs and got rid of most of their staff. They have severely cut back the open hours of the facility to the point where I can hardly use the membership on weekends. I mean there is another gym around the corner from here that is a fraction of the cost, has a larger selection of better equipment, and is open 24/7. Not sure why the Y doesn't seem to be able to offer similar services when they are charging 3 to 4 times the cost of similar gyms in the area. The only redeeming feature of this place is the children's swimming programs are pretty good... But, they recently jacked the price for classes (which are not included in the already expensive family membership prices) way up, almost doubled the cost! If it weren't for having kids in swimming lessons here, I would definately cancel and go elsewhere.
D	Daniel Cepil on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Good variety of work out options, the gym itself is sort of smaller than most gyms, the basketball court is nice quality, a good pool, and a nice atmosphere to work out, not much free weight options in the gym though.
R	Rachel Langlois on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ GREAT PEOPLE...this place has been AMAZING, my partner and I joined during the height of 'The Vid' but we have always felt safe going here, as it is super clean and mask wearing/sanitizing is enforced. The showers are clean and private, and the changerooms offer so many lockers, they have hairdryers, lots of benches and mirrors. The gym itself has enough equipment that you don't have to wait to use a machine and it feels like a safe, non judgmental space. Okay now that the boring stuff is covered, let me go over what made this gym so great...THE PEOPLE. From day one, everyone was so incredibly kind and welcoming. Jake, who is a personal trainer and supervises the gym area is so friendly, he is willing to help anyone learn, even if its just understanding how to use a machine. There is also several different people who have greeted us to look over our vaccine passports/check ID, who we always look forward to seeing as they are just so kind. I wasnt able to catch everyone's names but there is, Ally who makes any paperwork stuff so easy and straightforward, Natalia who will always greet us with a smile, a really friendly man who always called us 'Team' , and so many more lovely individuals. We sadly have to leave the Oshawa location, as me and my partner are moving, but I would recommend joining to anyone who is interested! THANK YOU