Roosevelt Community Center

The Roosevelt Community Center is perfect for someone who wants to utilize the gym. It has wonderful GroupX classes. My favorites are the Spin and Strength Training classes. The instructor really gives me a great workout. I leave very satisfied and get rid of all of my stress from the day. In addition, I do sweat and feel that I have burned a lot of calories. The people at the reception desk are very helpful and will help with great big smiles on their faces. I would highly recommend this Community Center because of the GroupX and Gym.

I love this gym. I use the machines as well as take classes. Love the yoga class taught by Ginny, I can’t miss it, very addicting and invigorating. Spin class is great. Not very crowded, clean bathrooms and very nice staff. For $ 29 a month, I can take all classes and have unlimited access to the gym. You can’t beat that!

Sad that I’ll be moving soon. I currently live across the street and it’s incredibly convenient to have a gym AND classes right there for a very cheap price.
For $ 29 a month you get unlimited classes and gym access. I don’t know of any other kind of gym that has that kind of deal, and it’s even cheaper if you sign up for an annual pass. The GroupX deal (that’s what they call the fitness access at San Jose community centers) is really good and I’m not entirely sure why someone would pay twice as much or more to go elsewhere. But then again, I don’t need a fancy gym. The facilities themselves are pretty small and yep, it’s a community center, so you’ll have dirty bathrooms and the equipment won’t be the classiest. But there are options, including free weights, kettlebells and such, and all the standards. It doesn’t get overly crowded. I’ve definitely still been able to find a machine or get access to weights on a Monday night, for example. Plus there’s the unlimited classes. Yoga twice a week for less than $ 30 a month? Plus gym access?! The yoga studios downtown will charge $ 100+ just for 5 classes, so you can see why it’s a steal. Ginny is also a very nice instructor that likes to accommodate for her students. (Give her the big room, Roosevelt! :-))
So 4 stars for being a community center — you’ll get what you pay for and shouldn’t expect anything super classy or personal fitness trainers on stand by. It’s also urban getting towards East San Jose, so expect the usual homeless person wandering around outside and trash. But it’s really 5 stars if you’re just an average person looking to work out for a very good price.

I sent my kid to Roosevelt Community Center for Summer Camp 2012.
Pros: they have a lot of art activity in the traditional camp, good place for your kids to learn art.
Cons: whenever my son came home, his body had the soil smelling and his bright clothes and shoes turned into the dark color, no exceptional. They let the kids shoot at each other, my son came home with the red and watery eye. So dangerous for the little kids.
Employee (Staff serving in the camp) here are so unprofessional in communication with the clients. I asked staff to show my kid where I left the lunch bag, she told me that was not her duty. My kid could stay hungry all day long. I ended up in the battle with her irresponsibility attitude.
I feel high risk when putting my son into this camp center.

Pretty much only commenting on the skate park since.
I recently started skating again and this place is perfect for learning and those with a big bag of tricks as well. features are fairly low to get your tricks dialed in, but plenty of area for creativity and adding difficult combos. the combo-​bowl is probably the most fun feature here and perfect for just about any skill to have fun with.
There are some characters around, definitely. But so what, mind your business and you’ll be fine.

I mainly go here to use the Recreational Skatepark which is a great place to skate and get exercise. Good trannys from easy to more experienced. Good room to improve or show off. Also has a mini 12foot (deep) pool that also has tiles and can be a beast to ride. Mostly bowls and trannys, very little street perks but no complaints here.
I often bring my kids to play in the playgrounds which also is nice and has various levels of heights and difficulty? Tends to have alot of trash even tho I often see people picking up lots of trash. Must be due to careless people in the park consistently not caring about providing a clean environment for kids.
In my opinion, the Playground needs a fence (the skate park does why not the playground?), because little kids tend to take off running and there is a busy 4-​lane street just 100ft away (safety issue) Might keep the riffraff from meandering through the «family oriented» sections. Poor safety planning on a government level.
Never have been inside the building but the Architecture looks new, modern and inviting. Will have to take a look next time I go.
Pros: OMG there is a skatepark not far from where I live and I can take my kids to play when I go. Plus its FREE.
Cons: Trashy and at times shady people vary in and out of park (smoking pot) and possible drug deals going on here and there.
Suggestions: The Playground needs a fence. Maybe code enforcement should make routine stops just to make an impression to keep the atmosphere safe and clean.

Excellent! The staff there are friendly, efficient and happy to help. They hold excellent classes for all ages and ensure that there is a strong community spirit.

Yay to a cheap gym.
I just want to run and weight lift. I dont take classes, I dont use any of the machines. I JUST WANT TO RUN. I would run outside for free, but I dont sweat very much and need lots of fans and air conditioning to keep me cool.
This place is perfect for that. No initiation fee and I was able to get 3 months of gym membership for $ 50. They dont provide towels, but Im just paying to use the treadmill. There are large tv’s and enough machines so you dont have to wait and there aren’t large crowds of people. Plus, with less people, there is less of a chance of getting those creepy stares.
The restrooms are very clean and have a shower and lockers. There is also a dance studio, which I do my weights in because I like my alone time.
I think there are tons of other things to do here, but im not sure what those things are. I do see a lot of teenagers and elderly hang about. All I know is, is that I have a place to call my gym and that is here. The only bad thing is that Treat ice cream factory is across the street.

My softball team practices here. Besides the few homeless people hanging around… nice place. Kept pretty clean.

This place is a real gem, my kids enjoy the activities and the counselors are good with the kids. A little unorganized but overall for the price of their summer camo it is so worh it! I hope that the facilities continue to be kept up.

I really enjoy the new Roosevelt Community Center, which opened in December, 2008. The facility is state-​of-​the-​art and provides a comfortable, spacious atmosphere. I’m a member at the Roosevelt gym and paid only $ 120.00 for a one-​year membership… no contract required. In addition to that, if you work out in the morning, like me, it isn’t overly crowded like most gyms. It’s a deal that you can’t beat! Roosevelt also provides the youth in the area a place to congregate afterschool to participate in constructive activities… equipped with a computer lab, game room and studios where activities like dance or yoga class can be facilitated. On top of the gym and recreation opportunities – Roosevelt has community meeting rooms that residents/​non-​profits/​city agencies can gather for meetings, celebrations, etc… it has everything. The only down-​side that I can think of is that some of the staff may need a customer service training or two.

Been here a number of times, what I consider is whack is that their community gym closes at 8:00 p.m. About two weeks ago I heard that they are converting it to a senior center.