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| - I've been going to this Y for almost a year now. It's close to my house which was the first reason I checked it out.
As much as I'd like to be able to hike squaw peak every day, it is just not possible or practical. I'm going to have to go to the gym to get my exercise on.
The Y is more than adequate for my needs. Good cardio facilities and the basement free weight room is pretty decent. A few TV's up front help distract me. The treadmills have their own tv! just bring your own headphones. The cardio equipment is also meant to sync up with your ipod, but many of the connections dont' work anymore. No biggie...
You can find me usually in the free weights room in the basement. It has most of the basic equipment you need. I don't really believe in using the machines, luckily there is a good amount and selection of dumbbells and barbells
In my honest opinion however, there needs to be more than one squat cage, smith machines don't do it for me.
The pool? its nice, can't say I really use it. The classes are great as well. Athletic training, zumba, spinning, a few yoga classes, family boot camp are some of the classes I can remember right now. They just added some "Les Mills Body Pump" classes which I hear are a good workout. I'll try one out and let you know.
They just switched from ol fashioned paper towels and some sort of anti bacterial bottle spray to these handy little pre moistened wipes to clean off the machines. I don't care what they provide as long as people use them. And for the most part, you don't see folks not cleaning up after their sweaty selves. I sweat like Patrick Ewing, so I need to always be cleaning up after myself.
The staff always seem friendly and attentive. Membership is quite diverse and friendly. If you need a spot, there is someone to help you. Folks are real chatty. It's nice, but sometimes I just want to work out. Its more my problem than theirs.
It isn't flashy, but it's clean and well organized. Let those other folks go to the new Golds Gym. I'm quite content to stay at the Y.
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