YMCA

* Newly renovated 2016. Lay-​out feels bigger, more breathing space.
* 5 laps around the circuit = 1 km
* I do cardio walks, machines and then I do classes. What I like about the Y is that I can jump-​in and out of many classes to choose from.
* I’m like a polar bear. stop during winter. Lol… I hibernate in the winter. Back to the gym in spring to fall.
* This is the biggest gym I know in downtown Mississauga. It’s right beside Celebration Square, the Mississauga Library and Mississauga City Hall.
* Parking is often full. Park across YMCA private parking lot.

I haven’t been to the ymca in a long time but decided to check it out cause they were doing a promotional event. Free fitness classes and facility use for their open house, 1 day only to celebrate their new renovations.
I wanted to check them out thoroughly cause I will need a new gym when my current membership at another place runs out. That and I needed to work off my food binging on the holidays. Lol. So, I came with a lot of motivation and ended up being there for 4 hours! :P
1hr: I started with weights and running. They have all the typical things I needed (treadmills, ellipticals, weights, exercise mats, etc) as well as a running track on the third floor. They even had «battle ropes» aka what I like to call ropes of pain! XD Staff and other gym members were nice enough to show me how to use it. It’s fun for like about…5 seconds but then it gets real. Lol.
1hr: I moved onto a fitness bootcamp class. It was a good workout but the instructor never gave you any real breaks, more like water breaks and she transitioned into moves a bit too fast. She was a beast, and I think the one guy I saw there was even struggling after her routine.
2hrs: After wobbling out of that class, I headed over to the pool to cool off. The swimming pool and sauna is on lower level, you reach them by going through the change rooms. If you just wanted to free swim like I did, you were out of luck. Only 2 lanes in the middle were free. One for slow swimmers and another for fast swimmers. I don’t think it very efficient though, 2 huge portions of the pool were reserved by classes. Left side had only 1 instructor and 2 girls in the deep end. While the right side, had a bigger group in the shallow end. I believe they should have just all moved into one section. Bigger group only stayed in the shallow end and the smaller group remain in the deep end. If you have young children, they have another room where they are suppose to go. It’s walled off by glass and I think sound proof? Anyways, after my swim, I stayed in the sauna for a bit on and off. Very nice except people don’t follow the posted rules and like leaving clothes/​towels there to dry.
If you decide to join or check out facilities, remember to bring a towel, flip flops, a lock and a hair dryer. They have those old school hand dryers attached to the wall, which you are suppose to use but I think bringing a dryer is better. They also have a shipmate machine, which I love cause it shakes out water in swimsuits.
Overall, ymca is a pretty good facility and the member ship fee is reasonable if you consider you get pool access, fitness classes, basketball and martial arts lessons, etc.

I could only wish that my YMCA in NJ could even compare to this one!
We have been long time members of the Y and; it has only just dawned on us that you can work out at other locations, including Canada!
This is an easy location to find in Mississauga, there are two parking lots, which say by permit only, but is not enforced. Check in is took about 5 minutes, they took our information and off we went.
This place is sprawling with a full sized basketball court, pool, spin studio, indoor running track and a full cardio lab and weight section. They also have a full class schedule.
The gym is very clean and have sanitizing wipes stations all over the cardio/​weight area.
The staff there is very helpful and friendly and like my YMCA the patrons are of all ages, races and skill levels.
I’m glad we have a gym away from home to work out at, sorry we didn’t realize it sooner!

This is a great gym with two very nice pools, their swim lessons are a lot better than at a few other Y’s, I highly recommend both, kids and adult programs.
Huge parking lot adjacent to the building an an extra lot across the street, all very convenient.

Pros:
1) The only gym I know of in central Mississauga with a full-​size basketball court
2) Just purchased a new set of rubber dumbbells
3) Extensive list of programs and leagues
Cons:
1) Hours are limited (closes at 11:30pm on weekdays, 7:30pm on weekends, and 3:30pm on holidays)
2) Lacking in quantity of some equipment (only one squat rack, two flat bench press racks, one incline/​decline)
3) Quite expensive relative to other gyms
I’ve been a member of the YMCA for 11+ years, but this is partially attributed to the fact that there isn’t any other indoor basketball court within walking distance from my area (Square One).