YMCA Gig Harbor

My husband and I both go. They have a full spectrum of services and a full spectrum of classes. They have a full senior center thing, they have a full gym. They have kids camp and a aquatic class. It's huge. I get value for my money. It services all ages. They are fantastic.

They opened it about three years ago and it has everything that we want. You can do free weights or these different weight machines that kind of restrict your range of motion so you're doing the lift correctly. They have lots of aerobic machines and a large pool area. There's a large gym area that I haven't used, but they have two large areas for various classes and they're adding another one or two right now. There are a couple of pickle-ball courts. There's also a walking track upstairs, so it basically has anything you really need. Personal training is available for a fee. You can get three training sessions for $150 and they've got six or maybe eight different people that do that, although you could ask their personnel how to work the machines and they'll do that. They do a nice job when you first come in and give you a tour of all the facilities. They then start you out on what's called their 90 Day Club where you go off and do a little bit of aerobics and a little bit of lifting. They try to get you in there three times a week to get you started and as you go along every two weeks they introduce you to a new machine or something. By the time you're done with that three month program you have a wide range of machines, both aerobics and lifting that you've been instructed on and are ready to go. If you want personal training to get more those people are available and tend to look like they're pretty busy. One of the reasons we switched to them was because of their price. We also know that when we get to Medicare the insurance will pick up the price, so I'm looking forward to that although I still have a couple of years to go. It's a group health option too I think and Medicare is very proactive in trying to get you to exercise. They have a large child care area and a snack bar with healthy snacks. I can't think of anything they don't have.

They took me on a tour of the facility and answered all my questions. Later they offered me a reduced cost membership plan.

They were very personable. It was always equipped and available. I never have to wait to get on any machine.

I liked the pool they have, it was the best part. I liked some of the classes they had. I quit going because I feel it was quite expensive but the main reason was because it was way to crowded.

It's always clean, and the locker rooms seem spotless.