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| - My sister gave me a bunch of free passes to the Y, and I've really enjoyed working out here while I figure out which gym to join for my summer in Calgary. It's a very large center (or 'centre', seeing as I'm back in Canada now), with a large pool, a basketball court, a workout gym, and a few other facilities.
The gym was well equipped and always very clean, and I liked that everyone was really good about using the signup system for cardio equipment (not that I ever had to wait for a machine).
There were only a couple of things I wasn't so crazy about here: First, I found it odd that there were two locker rooms: a basic one, and a 'plus' one that you had to pay extra for and which required an access code in order to enter. I'm not quite sure what the difference was, but it seems very un-Canadian (and un-YMCA) to offer differentiated service like this and create a sort of locker room elitism.
The other thing that bugged me a bit was that there were always a lot of pre-teens and teenagers working out here (I think this is a YMCA thing), and they seemed to be a little lacking in basic gym courtesy (um... could you please not sit and hang out on the shoulder press machine talking to your friends?)
Nice place, and I may join, but I want to check out a few other options first...
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