Dodge YMCA

TOO MANY PRIVATE LESSONS AT THE POOL — POOL IS A CASH COW
They close off too many lanes in pool for private lessons, irrespective of how crowded the pool is — the pool is a cash cow. The lifeguards at the pool have a little trick when the pool gets too crowded — they wait till their colleagues finish their «private lessons» so that they don’t lose their extra income, then they order everyone out of the pool and out of the pool area for a «drill». After most people have given up on the pool for that day they reopen the pool.

This is a review for their customer service and phone support. The facility itself is great. BUT every time I try to get a fairly simple question answered either at the location or on the phone especially no one seems to know where to send me or what to do. The phone support in particular sucks. Often I’m left on hold for more than 10 minutes at a time. Or when I call to speak to someone specific they send my call into a system without giving me the persons extension so I loop around trying to get an operator to get additional assistance and one never picks up… My favorite aggravation is when the answering service tell you «Press #1 for the membership director» and when you do that it tells you there is no such extension. As for having my questions answered when I finally do get someone on the line, it’s equally as frustrating. We are talking simple stuff… for example I called to confirm a class was being held over Thanksgiving weekend and the YMCA rep on the phone confirmed it was. Yet when we arrived it was never even scheduled to be held in the first place. HUGE, ANNOYING waste of time.

I have a Passport membership but created a membership at Dodge as it was located closest to my home and close to all major train lines. I like the club and had a generally favorable experience while working out there. I also love the operating hours which are convenient (open very early, close very late, even on weekends) and the club is also open all the time except for when there serious storm conditions.
My main experience with the club was directly related to the swimming pool, to which I would given 2 of 5 stars. The pool is very busy — you have to arrive early or late during the week (~5.30AM, ~8PM) to get a lane with only 3 – 4 people vs. 5 – 6 people during peak hours. (In fairness, all NYC pools have the same issue so Dodge is surely not alone here.) Pool swimmers are also relatively aggressive and during peak hours, swimming becomes a contact sport. Finally, the pool is surely not pristene however i do consider it relatively clean given the high volume of members going through there.
My 1 star rating relates largely to Dodge’s customer service. It is virtually impossible to get anyone on the phone. I’ve tried repeatedly to get someone to call me or email me back about an issue relating to my account and I have gotten 0 response. Since the issue relates to my ability to use other clubs, I am about to cancel my membership there and re-​open it elsewhere that is more user friendly. Honestly, if you don’t want to pick up the phone or respond to voicemails and deal with members, why allow people to call in in the first place?
If you have a Passport membership and an option, I would not recommend joining the Dodge YMCA facility. I have used the West Side and Vanderbilt locations and, of the two, have had relatively positive experiences at the West Side location. They are also much more responsive to customer concerns.

I love this place. The class schedules are amazing! The community is welcoming. Everyone friendly and the sauna and steam room in the changing rooms are a dream. Well worth a visit

I stopped my membership here purely because of the price, $ 71 pm seemed like a lot to me, so I joined NYSC and I really wish I had not and will probably move back. The Dodge is always clean, the locker rooms are large and clean, with towels ALL the time. There is a pool AND a steam room which always works. It is never too busy to work out, THE ONLY gripe I have about this location is the size of the stretching area, it’s tiny!!! come on guys where are we supposed to do any kind of floor work??? This and the price, NYSC is $ 30 pm! is why I left, but NYSC is dirty, over subscribed and smells bad, so I may be coming back soon Dodge. I miss you :)

I joined specifically for the pool. I am about to cancel my membership since the pool is wretched. There is almost no etiquette, with the breast strokers who are afraid to put their head in the water for some reason swimming in the fast lane. The lifeguards don’t care to enforce any etiquette. Only after 9:00pm do you have a small chance of getting in a decent workout.
The pool and air quality are also disgusting. I get sick every time I swim. I sneeze for days, have a runny nose and feel like I got the flu. I think they chlorinate the hell out of the pool since it has a lot of pee, and the combination is toxic.
If you swim for exercise and value your life, I recommend swimming at any other pool or potentially the East River.

I love that this is a clean and friendly environment to exercise in! Since I’m a morning person I especially love that this location opens at 5:30 am weekdays!

I’ve now been a member of Dodge for a little over three years, and I’m still a fan! Or I guess you could say I’ve been happy and encountered few unpleasant surprises over the my tenure here. In fact, I’d say that, if anything, the gym has been undergoing quality upgrades over time that have made my experiences here better. I’ll dispense with what everyone else tends to say, and go with some quick bullets on the lowdown I didn’t cover before:
— Maré and Dominique teach wonderful yoga classes, Maré especially. She has a dance background and always leads a gentle, restorative practice. Dominique is a bit more straight-​forward, but I find her classes friendly and reliably structured.
— The pool can be a bit of a log jam at your typical rush hours, but I would say it’s best from 7:45−11am, 2 – 4:30pm, and 8:30 — 10:30pm on weekdays (generally). Even at crowded times, if you stick it out for a half hour, it usually dissipates as quickly as it built up.
— The facility has undergone some renovations this summer that have really upped the experience. Women’s locker rooms have way more mirrors now, new benches, and fresh colorful shower curtains; a new yoga studio has been built that is away from the noise of the basketball court; and the weights room has been expanded into the space of the old studio.
— During the last week of August, the pool, locker rooms, saunas, and steam rooms close for deep cleaning and repairs, but other city YMCA’s typically know to expect you, and you get 10 free visits to other Y’s a year, so it works out fine (I recommend the Prospect Park Y for swimmers)
— They now have Beginners Spin classes! I took one because I’m terrified of being stuck in a super intense normal one without knowing what to expect, and found it fun and welcoming.
While not the largest or most luxurious YMCA in the city, it’s definitely one of the better ones, and I’ve been really happy my entire membership so far.

I moved to Brooklyn several months ago from Long Island & a friend is a member of the Dodge so I joined. In all fairness, he did warn me to not to expect too much – that the place had gone way down in member services, and now seemed to only be catering to the more affluent families in Brooklyn Heights and not the general membership that the YMCA is known for. I can only say my experience has been HORRIBLE. The people are pleasant, & the cleanliness is okay although the inside of the lockers are pretty dirty & stained – but the kids do like to hide in the long lockers for fun and spill the stuff that they are eating and drinking, so the griminess is to be expected. I work nights and the place is so OVERCROWDED in the afternoon from 12 noon onwards that I am surprised it has not been shut down for safety violations. The locker rooms are filled with lots of mothers and babies, tots, and kids, usually playing on the floor or scattering snacks & spilling juice boxes. You have to be careful not to step on the babies plopped down on floor towels in the locker aisles, or knock down the toddlers who like to run throughout the locker room & jump on the electronic scale.
I can usually get a bike to exercise on, but forget trying to use the pool to take a swim.
This Wednesday, 5÷27÷15 there was ONE LAP LANE FOR ADULT LAP SWIMMING AND ONLY ONE LAP LANE FOR THE ENTIRE AFTERNOON. They allow 5 people in the lap lane & all 5 swimmers were going at different speeds – one person was not even swimming but just using a kick board & everyone was crashing into each other. The lifeguards seemed amused by this. All the other lanes were being used for what the Dodge calls ‘Family Swim’ – kids, their parents or nannies, and group swim lessons or private lessons for kids-​only. There is a smallish designated «Water Walking» area in the pool, BUT IT WAS ALSO BEING USED BY THE KIDS AND FAMILIES… a great method to keep the water walkers or water joggers who are usually seniors, physically challenged or adults recovering from injuries away from
the pool. Forget this place if you are an adult – unless you want or can use the exercise facility and pool from 5:30 am to 7 am or or at night. YOU CAN TOTALLY FORGET THE WEEKENDS – IT’S MOBBED & DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A LOCKER OR A MACHINE… AND THE POOL… WELL IT’S PRETTY MUCH JUST FOR KIDS & FAMILIES DURING THE DAY ON WEEKENDS AND THE DODGE ALSO CLOSES EARLY ON WEEKENDS, SO YOU CANNOT EVEN USE THE PLACE AFTER THE KIDS AND FAMILIES LEAVE IF YOU ARE AN ADULT.
There is a new building going up next to the Dodge that seems to be designated as both residential and commercial. The rumor is that it will have a gym for public membership. If that is the case (and please, please, maybe a pool), people will RUN FROM THE DODGE. It is probably the worst run YMCA that I have ever been to (and I have been a member of various Y’s since I was a kid). It may even be the worst run Y in the greater NY area. Forget about the YMCA’s corporate mission of being a community service organization welcoming all people and its corporate policy of non-discrimination…the DODGE obviously has a different mission and a different policy.

I am a current member at the Dodge YMCA and I will start by saying I love this gym. I enjoy the fact that they’re clean fresh towels always waiting to be used, the women bathroom in particular is fairly decent especially given the fact when it’s rush hour. Now I’ve been to many other gyms previously such as Planet Fitness, Blink, New York Sports Club (wayyyy to expensive) and Bally’s and by far this is my favorite gym. The staff at the front desk is fairly friendly, and the environment is relaxed. Machines are always available for use and always clean. I must say I am pleased with this gym. No complaints over here!

I really hate gyms but I like going here!
I don’t use the machine equipment a lot — like I said, I hate gyms, so I’m mostly here for the group classes, and I’m really happy with those. They have a really good variety, so you don’t have to do the same thing everyday, although I usually stick to the same few classes week after week.
They do tend to get a bit full (I usually go 6pm or later). Zumba in particular gets crowded if you go to the evening classes with Alma or Sophia. Most of the people in my classes are really nice, especially if you’re new and need help or if you’ve been around long enough that they know your face. There’s none of that douchey competitiveness that I hear people say happens at other gyms (I wouldn’t know because I don’t go to them. HAH.)
The only reason why I’m taking one star is because the people in the locker rooms don’t know how to share. It’s not uncommon to see someone butt naked weighing herself on the communal scale (panties are really not THAT heavy, girls). One time I saw a girl with soaking wet hair, just letting it drip on everything (it was DRENCHED, not a tiny bit wet). We have towel service for a reason, help yourself to one of those. A lot of people take multiple lockers and then don’t even lock them (I’ve noticed this especially after the holidays and with the arrival of resolution people). So sometimes I have to peek into like 5 lockers before I find an empty one. Also, I get that YMCA is a family environment, and there will be kids. I don’t outright mind that. But I get really annoyed when parents and their kids block an entire passage in the locker room where people need to walk through, and then take their sweet time when you ask them to let you through. I’m trying to make sure I make my spin class here so my bike doesn’t get given away, okay? I do not want to step on your offspring on my way there.

Today was my first day and so far so good. Can’t wait to go back tomorrow.
The staff: So far everyone has been extremely kind and helpful from the front desk, to the towel service, trainers, EVERYone. Always smiling and patient.
Patrons: No problems here either although I went at an odd time of day so perhaps I missed the whole screaming kids fiasco I’ve heard about in other reviews. Everyone has been extremely friendly thus far.
Overall atmosphere: Yes, it is extremely humid, but I actually don’t mind it so no opinion here. I thought the yoga room was a bit loud. You can hear and feel vibrations from other areas of the facility. Also, I thought the floor in this room was quite dirty, little hairs and dust all around my mat, but Jane the instructor was a pleasure take her hatha yoga class for an easy intro to yoga.
Locker room: Overall pretty clean. This is no equinox so it’s definitely not the prettiest locker room but keep in mind you’re not paying equinox prices either. Also had no problem with the towel service. The first shower stall door does not shut properly, you need to really pull the door into place but that’s about it. DON’T FORGET YOUR SHOWER SLIPPERS!
Conclusion: excellent bang for your buck. Friendly staff and patrons, great location, wde variety of classes for all levels, good condition gym equipment, SAUNA, STEAM ROOM, pools, child care and more!

I recently got a family plan for me and my child. I got it specifically so that he could go to the pool and so that he and I can be in the same building partaking in numerous activities.
My work hours limit when I can come to the facility. The earliest I can be there on a weekday is 6pm. There are no activities for my 9 year old within that time frame and he is «too old» to sit in the free childcare room. We tried to work around this with him waiting outside for me but its distracting. I can’t enjoy a group zumba class for example knowing he is bored for 45 minutes waiting for me.
We have instead tried to heavily pursue pool time. Which is first and foremost why I got out membership. My 4foot son is «too old’ to come with me to the women’s locker room. He doesn’t enjoy the benefit of a warm shower, access to a hairdryer, the benefits of a therapeutic steam room, or even just being able to comfortable take his time and comfortably get dressed, warm and fully dry. I have to do this entire up and down process of dropping him off at the pool thru the lifeguard waiting room and then I need to leave him on an entirely different floor and rush like a madwoman to undress and shower so I can meet him. He is «too old» to go thru the woman’s locker room and he is far to young to walk thru the two floors and maze that is the male locker room. With all the grown naked men and possible pedaphiles out there, I just simply won’t allow it. So he and I don’t get the benefit and comfort of the shower room and its amenities.
The only other option is the family room. Which is a horrible cramped 8’by10’ kind of a room with three stalls. No fresh towels, attendant, showers or even a hairdryer to dry your hair after a pool session. The majority of the year is cold to freezing in New York. Not having a hairdryer and contemplating catching my death in the form of severe bronchitis is as off putting as it gets. On top of that more than once I have found myself with my son all alone in the «family Locker room» with two grown men, who related or not happen to come together. Very uncomfortable and potentially dangerous.
Two put the cherry on the cake, the pool has always been TOO COLD!!!
When I called recently to cancel my membership. I was told that I couldn’t over the phone that I had to do it person. So know you people get another month of my money because of my time constraints. Not Right. Very disappointing, my son and I were truly looking forward to spending our winter months in and out of this place. SUPER DISSAPOINTING

I was a member of this gym from May 2013 through June 2014. I cancelled my membership for a few reasons.
I joined the Dodge Y because I had been a member of the Downtown Syracuse YMCA for two years and I enjoyed it immensely. Though the building was older and the machines left something to be desired, the classes were awesome and the instructors allowed members to workout at their own level. The locker rooms were always clean with benches to sit on as you changed, and also had huge clock faced scales to measure your weight.
Fast forward to the Dodge YMCA. It’s a fairly new facility with beautiful machines. The locker rooms are not so clean let alone the bathroom stalls in them. The scales are the types you see in a doctor’s office. The floor above the ground level is always steamy, uncomfortably warm, and the smell of chlorine permeates throughout as though the gym doesn’t know how to regulate the climate to be different from that of the pool area (at the Syracuse Downtown YMCA, you couldn’t even tell they had a rather large indoor pool until you stumbled into it). The towels shed all over you which is even more apparent in spin class under the black light, yuck.
The classes are anywhere from intimidating to unstructured. If you’ve ever taken a very structured/​well-​choreographed Zumba class and then tried Alma’s Zumba at this Y, you will understand what I mean. I did enjoy Alma’s spin class however. Every yoga class I took was ridiculously cramped (a larger room should have been used but never was).
Rather than allowing you to listen to your body and workout (ex. Kettlebell or Mat Pilates), some instructors do not workout with the class and instead walk around and «push» members who have not asked for it, making the workout one where you are going dangerously beyond where your body’s current level. This was unheard of at the YMCA in Syracuse. Instructors led the class by their example and form providing strong structure for each member to try to achieve.
Several times, I called the number listed beside the personal training promotion in the Dodge YMCA book after I initially joined to inquire about signing up, after I first joined and never received a response.
I was realizing that I did not enjoy this gym as much as I should by comparison to the Y in Syracuse and was not visiting as often as I should. I received a call in March 2014 notifying me that my rate would increase by a dollar when a new year of membership began. I said that was fine. (Note the rate of this YMCA was about 150% more than what I paid in Syracuse).
However, when my new year started, I was over-​charged by $ 15 instead ($ 70 in total). I received a discount as a city employee but had been bounced up to full rate. When I visited the gym to ask why this occurred, I was told that I had to renew my discount each year. I was astounded by this. Why would I have to renew my discount each year if the membership itself did not seem to require any such renewal. This seemed to be a devious business practice and was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back.
Although the front desk tried to convince me not to cancel for about 45 minutes, I cancelled regardless.
This proved to be providence as a Blink Fitness opened closer to home several weeks later and I was able to get in on their $ 1 pre-​grand opening sign up. I have since purchased and began using workout DVDs to match the classes I took in Syracuse (R.I.P.P.E.D and Zumba and Coach Nicole’s 28-​Day Boot Camp).
Currently I would not recommend this location of the YMCA.

I visited the Dodge Y during their Winter Membership Campaign & was very impressed by its offerings.
Upon entry, I was warmly greeted by two front desk attendants. One of which offered to take me on a tour of the facility. During the tour, the staff member took time to ask me about my fitness goals & interests and tailored the tour to my desires.
Aside from the staff’s friendliness, I was pleased with the facilities cleanliness. The locker rooms and fitness center were spotless. As a potential member, this was very important to me.
Additionally, I was blown away by the fitness classes included in a membership (over 100 per week)! At the conclusion of the tour, I was told that the Y joining fee would be waived as part of the aforementioned campaign. This is a savings of $ 100!
As you can see, my initial Y experience was extremely positive and I will definitely be joining in the near future!

terrible customer service, i always see someone frustrated with the staff while trying to figure out basic membership things. The worst is the grumpy /​hard to understand older guy from the islands (no offense to anyone from the islands). He is so unenthusiastic and unclear when dealing with basic membership requests or questions. How is he in that type of people facing job when he is the worst communicator?
Please don’t leave anything unattended for even minutes at a time it will get stolen or throw away. I have had 2 swim caps, 2 swimming goggles, and a bathing suit all thrown-​out after leaving them in the locker room for as little as 12 minutes… i am not exaggerating people. The staff has a policy of throwing out personal items left for more than a few minutes. I have walked out and realized I left my bathing suit on a hanger and 20 mins later come back to fin that its gone!!! They say people steal items but c’mon this has happened more than once. The men’s bathroom attendants are super unhelpful and rude.
dont go here!

Okay, so:
— Today, I picked up not only one but two towels that were laundered but smelled like old cigarettes.
— One of the employees at the front desk once asked, «Is this you?», pointing to his computer screen of another Asian woman’s membership picture*, as I was walking out the door. Um, no. (*We did not look alike. At all. Really.)
— Sh*tshow on weekdays between 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., when the kids’ classes end and the 9 – 5 crowd arrive. It manifests itself in the availability of the machines and in the women’s locker room, which gets loud and muggy. (Hi. I know the acoustics are intriguingly bouncy, but don’t let your child shriek-​sing for five minutes or I’ll push it into a locker.)
— Really stuffy. Is there air conditioning in the general space? I can’t tell. It’s those big windows, but it was sultry in the winter too.
Minor hiccups, and uncontrollable annoyances aside, I like this Y, enough to round up the 3.5. It’s affordable– especially if you catch the no-joiners’-fee months (usually January)– and offers a variety of classes. Ask about discounts if you’re a student or if you may qualify through work; my membership, with Dodge as my «home» Y, I’m given 5 guest passes and a certain number of visits (10?) to other NYC Ys per year. Big pool– which alone is worth it– but avoid rush hours. You’re allowed more than one towel, and before today, my towel (s) had never smelled anything but regular. I usually take spin or use the elliptical– the machines have a media component (catch up on BRAVO! run through some trails, digital passersby for verisimilitude!) and overlook the basketball court or Court Street.
Spin: bikes are already set up in the room (unlike 14^th St, where it’s DIY). I dislike the current studio, but supposedly the class returns to the regular room (now a children’s activities space) at summer’s end. I’ve never been on the wait list, and I try to arrive 15 – 20 minutes before the 5:30 class or half an hour MINIMUM for the 6:30; weekend mornings, maybe 10 – 15. I do have a preferred instructor, although all have been helpful with seat adjustments and technique questions: I avoid The Mouth Breather, but her class is popular so it’s just me, and I’m going to get the name of The Bore because I don’t want to do reps to techno for 25 minutes.
Step class packed like the proverbial sardine can. Zumba, too, although Monday night classes are in the gym (more people, but more space). Participants are respectful of each other– compared to another «women-​friendly» gym, where clients yelled at each other and the instructors (you’re taking up too much room, this song sucks). Instructors cater to a general level, but will explain the moves, or you can watch the regulars.

What is great about Dodge YMCA?
It is very affordable.
+The staff is friendly and helpful.
+They have a nice size pool that is kid friendly.
+They have quite a few classes that don’t cost extra. I love taking the morning and evening yoga classes. If you want to practice every day on a budget, it is perfect.
What is not good.
–There is no air condensing.
–This facility can get pretty crowded and there is usually a wait for the machines.
–If you don’t come early for the spinning classes, you won’t get in.

There is no air conditioning. In a place where the whole point is to get really hot and sweaty, it’s pretty much a sauna when you walk in. If I wanted to do hot yoga (hot elliptical, hot treadmill, etc.) I would sign up for that. But this is unbearable.
Other than the heat, it’s actually a pretty good deal for what you get. No frills, but the machines always work and even when it’s crowded there’s usually a free machine. I don’t use the locker room facilities so I can’t comment on those. But really, none of the amenities matter when it’s far too hot to work out in the first place!

I’ve been going to this gym since I moved to Brooklyn a few years ago. If you are looking for a gym with a pool in this neighborhood, the YMCA is pretty much the only option.
Membership costs:
The membership price increases every year by a few dollars. My boyfriend and I are currently paying the family membership price of $ 138 /​month (that’s $ 69/​person). We also joined in January when they waive the joiner’s fee (they do this every single year in January). If you sign up in the middle of the year, the fee is a bit much. So overall, it’s been a great deal.
Pool:
The pool gets crowded during certain hours but it’s still useable. Almost every time I go (and I’ve been at all hours and almost any day), I end up having to share a lane with 2+ people. When you get in really early (before 6:30a) or really late (after 8p), you might get lucky and only have to share the lane with one other person. I think the one time I did not have to share a lane for the 40min I was in the pool, it was the middle of the day.
Other amenities:
There is a steam room and sauna I think but I’ve never used it. They don’t look very inviting… The locker room and showers are pretty clean. Towels are included. Soap usually. No shampoo, condition, or lotion. I normally bring my own toiletries.
Gym facilities:
I don’t spend too much time on weights or cardio equipment, but they have all the basics. My boyfriend complains about the limited number of equipment available though. He seems to spend a lot of time waiting for the weights to free up. He normally goes after 7p. During peak hours (after 5−6p), I’ve had to wait for treadmills once in a while, but usually not for long. Before 8a, everything is pretty much available. The treadmills all have TV screens… I don’t think all the ellipticals do… and I believe the bikes do. I’d have to double check that.
Customer Service:
The service here has always been great for me. I’ve never had issues with guest services. I dealt with them when I signed up for the membership, when I picked up my 5 free guest passes (all members get 5 free guest passes to use for 1 year. the 1-​year period starts from the day you pick up the passes), and when I had to update my expired card. Every time they were nice, patient and efficient. (Yes, EFFICIENT customer service in BROOKYLN exists! I’m so used to the ridiculously inefficient lines at Target, Pathmark, Costco, etc.) When a line starts to form, a second service member will come in to speed things along. It’s an amazing site, really.
Classes:
The ONE time I went to a yoga class, the instructor didn’t show up. And the substitute instructor was ok. It was a extra relaxing class, but it wasn’t exactly the yoga I was looking for. I haven’t returned for a class since. I have been meaning to though. They do offer a lot of classes though and it’s nice to know there are options. The spin classes sound really intense/​awesome.
If you’re used to amenities at NY Health and Racquet or Equinox, this location will NOT fit you. If you’re used to NYSC or Crunch, this might be your spot. This gym is a great deal primarily because of the pool and the price. It’s also a convenient location for me. I usually run outdoors along the East River and this is a nice stop along the way when I suddenly decide I want to hit the weights or I want to throw in some other workout routine.
It’s worth checking out.

I enjoy working out here. I love visiting in the morning and seeing happy workers greet people. I ask them tons of questions, and they gladly answer all of them. I enjoy many of the group exercise classes. One of my favorite is Zumba, but it is taking me a while to master the dance moves. It is a lot of fun!
Thankfully, this Y also has sanitizing wipes for to wipe down the machines after use, freshly cleaned towels, and also free weights (not that I use them unless for a class). I think they have a lot of working ellipticals and treadmills, and also a stationery bike. Some ellipticals have television built into them if you are interested in getting your fitness on. I have to say that there are other gym equipment apparatuses, yet I have no idea how to use them. I heard there is a Y Fitness program if you need someone to help you with a workout regiment.
I think the staff is friendly and most of the time very helpful. The instructors are awesome. I have not met one that I did not like. If you want to go to spin and zumba, then get there early! I keep arriving on time, and it is not enough[minus one star].
The locker room is full of free lockers. :) This is great. Hunting makes me sad especially when I get to class just on time. I do enjoy the cleanliness of this facility and most frequent gym users are nice and greet each other before and after class. Most exercise enthusiasts will even stay after and thank the instructors personally and also ask them questions which most will answer.
I love it here and would come back again! I had a free day pass from a friend and then decided to sign on. If you sign on before 10/​7^th, then the joining initiation fee will be waived.