North Oakland Family YMCA

Of the metro Detroit YMCAs, the staff here, on average, seem the least knowledgeable regarding front desk information (i.e. prices, billing and draft dates) and unprofessional when it comes to billing disputes. One front desk staff member even interrupted another patron a few times when she was trying to explain what happened the last time she was there. He stated «I AM listening» and continued to talk over her… Wow!
As one of the other reviewers mentioned, the price goes up substantially when you are over 30… The Y cannot survive through just membership revenue alone and must rely more heavily on contracts with entities with deeper pockets or others that are willing to pay more. This comes at the expense of the ordinary members. This is very apparent in the Crossfit area that is off-​limits unless you pay extra/​closures of the gym due to events, pool closures or pool lane closures, etc.
This place may be okay if you have a family (and preferably more than one kid), but very expensive if you’re over 30 by yourself (no spouse/​partner and no kids).

The gym is really clean and they have tons of equipment. The strength training area is a bit cramped during the busier times of the day — unfortunately they have a crossfit box upstairs that takes up a lot of room and you aren’t able to access the space without paying an additional fee. There is plenty of room to do independent workouts most of the day. The pool and indoor track are huge bonuses. The staff and members are also super friendly which is nice.

I attend a ymca in Austin, Texas,
I hate to sound like an A-​hole, but you Michigan people don’t work out nearly as much as us Austinites.
The mirror upstairs (infront of the weights) is BLOCKED by a shit ton of random workout machines. Honestly, I tend to look at my form while doing my HIIT workout and it makes it easy to make sure I am doing my workout correctly in front of a mirror, and this gym lacked that.
Its very small and crammed upstairs if you aren’t attending a class or doing dude-​bro workouts.
I do credit them with the good amount of cardio machines, but again (they didnt even have the good channels)
WAYYY better than the gym in Birmingham. what the heck is going on up there michigan.

So I was a member with this gym for a little bit over a year. With the discounts I received as a firefighter and a Chrysler employee it was worth it. Otherwise I would say it’s waaaay too expensive. I recently cancelled because I am finally turning 30. Apparently the older you get the more expensive your membership gets? I am very disappointed with this. You would think that the price would go down. I paid $ 32 a month and my
Membership went up to $ 59 a month which is ridiculous!!! I’m sorry but if you want to keep people at your gym you should lower prices the older you get or the longer you are a member. I guess time to change gyms.

This place has been a life saver! I have 3 small children, 4, 2 and an infant. They watch the children for 2 hours, so I can take one of their fantastic classes (taught by trainers), work out on the equipment, take a shower and pick up the kids. I looked into other gyms and this was the least expensive. Lifetime gym charges you per child, YMCA child watch is included with your membership and doesn’t limit the number of children. I started bringing my infant at 2 months old. The trainers are very caring and personable, even helping me with diet choices. Very pleased. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because the hand towels are dingy and the shower stalls could be cleaner. All in all, I’m very pleased.