YMCA of Central Ohio

I have been to several other YMCA branches; this is by far my favorite. It has a great community feeling. The staff is very friendly and professional. I am hard to please and rarely give glowing reviews, but this YMCA has earned it. They recently did a remodel and the place looks fantastic. I called once, because I have a chemical sensitivity, and complained about the locker room deodorizers. Immediately I was contacted and they let me know that they were not using the deodorizers any longer. They acknowledged the issue and addressed. It doesn’t get any better than this. I love by Grove City YMCA! I’m just sayin…

The recent hours change is frustrating, when so many other gyms in the area accommodate for those with busy schedules. I also don’t understand how you can justify spending money for wood paneling on the walls to make the gym look like the inside of an 80’s double wide, but can’t cough up a few bucks to replace the junk barbells that came with the gym when it opened 12 years ago.

My absolute favorite branch of the Central Ohio YMCA. And here’s why:
1. Friendly, helpful staff. For real. They smile at you and ask how you’re doing each time you check in. The fitness instructors remember your name, and follow up with you after classes and such. Great experience with each and every staff member I’ve come into contact with.
2. The facility. It’s clean, bright, and has SO much to offer. A full gym, a climbing wall, tons of free weights and circuit weight machines, a pool, sauna, and hot tub, and the most cardio equipment I’ve ever seen in one spot. I’ve never had a problem finding one to use when I wanted to. I’m talking like 30 treadmills, and an assortment of probably 50 or so ellipticals and bikes. Wow
3. The classes offered. Whether you’re looking for weekday morning, afternoon, or evening, or weekend classes, there are so many to choose from. I’ve tried boot camp woth a couple different instructors (Jon is killer… whoa), cardio craze and cardio blast, body blitz, and zumba. And that’s just the tip of the iceburg. They even offer water fitness classes (which have an additional fee) and I can’t wait to check those out!
If you’re thinking about a membership, and this locaqtion is at all convenient for you, come check it out.

Have noticed a definite change in service levels in the past 3 – 4 months. Front desk staff is making a conscious effort to greet everyone who enters the front doors, and also give well wishes upon exit. Thanks for making us feel welcome, and keep progressing with improvements. Thanks!

I have tried out several gyms in Grove City, but always end up coming back to the Y. I love that there’s an indoor AND outdoor pool. Plenty of cardio machines available, even during the peak hours. They have recently replaced most of their machines with new, modern ones. Overall, great gym — just be prepared to battle the crowds and fight for parking during peak hours.

I really like this extremely busy YMCA. They have quite a few treadmills and other cardio machines. I think the step machines are relatively new. The locker rooms are also pretty clean. The staff have all been pretty helpful too.
Now here come my beefs. The parking is limited during the peak evening use. Even after the snow melts there probably won’t be enough parking around 6. I like to work out after work, which apparently is not a rarity.
The other issues during the peak usage time is there aren’t enough towels. It seems to me that extra towels would be sure to be available when more people are there. The other problem is accessing the wifi. It is nearly impossible during peak usage. Maybe there is a way to increase capacity during heavy use so people can listen to their music.

17 laps equals 1 mile… That keeps rolling around in my head. It’s so cold outside to me that I love the indoor stroll. Grove City went one further they have the Walk with a Doc program.1 and 3^rd Saturday of every month at 830am through March. Then they go back outside.
I also love the whirl pool, and Sauna. There is no Steam Room at this location. Also indoor Swimming pool is nice too.

I came here a lot between 2006 – 2008 and I’ve been back a few times since. Having been a longtime member at the Suburban West (Valleyview) branch, coming here was a huge upgrade. I’d never seen a facility this clean (except for the Powell branch) or nice.
The gym area is small, but it has several fitness machines in addition to a warm-​up area where you can stretch and limber up before and after your workout, bikes, treadmills, and elipticals for cardio, and there’s a small walking track around the gym — NO JOGGING/​RUNNING. Staff asks that you spray down the fitness machines after you use them as a courtesy to the people who might use them next. Just to be safe, I’d spray them down with the disinfectant before you use them just to be safe.
I’d never seen an indoor pool as big as the one at this location til I started coming here. They have an outdoor pool, too, which is open in the summer. Both look fantastic and are kept very clean.
Huge step up from the Suburban West location. Very nice facility.

Being a member of this Y has added a lot to my quality of life. The classes are great, especially swimming for kids. You can buy a private lesson for $ ²⁰⁄₄₀ minutes.
The gym area is small but packed full of many ellipticals, treadmills, weight machines, and free weights. It is a newer facility with about 12 TVs to watch in the Fit area. The Childwatch is open twice a day most days for great free babysitting.

Grove City Location
Front desk staff:
The older brunette is never ready to scan people during the after work rush on week nights. If they do not want to offer self scanning, then always have someone «one guard» and be ready, not clustered up talking to each other.
Group fitness instructors:
Are there for their own workout and do not «walk the floor» to check the group is doing correct and safe positioning, to motivate, or to otherwise appear is if they are not there doing THEIR workout and you are just lucky enough to get to follow along. Also, if they do help, it’s way too much chit chat holding everyone up, talk after or offer personal assistance after class, so the whole class can benefit from continuous exercise.
Womens locker room:
Needs thorougly cleaned, scoured one a month, it seems like it’s never been really scrubbed down. Bench legs have rust. Are the shower curtains ever washed in hot water and bleach? How often is it disinfected? It’s germ-​fest in there.
Equipment:
Way too many ellipticals, get more bikes and treadmills. When the place is packed still 5 – 6 ellipticals remain unused because there are like 30 of them and not everyone wants to use them.