Hammond Family YMCA

My husband I recently joined this YMCA. The staff has been kind no issues there at all. My issue is the tremendous distractions in the exercise area. Yesterday 3/21 was especially bothersome. There were children, young children unattended playing on treadmills and one of them actually flew off of it because they were playing. There was another guy there grunting and screaming as he literally threw one of the weighted bags back and forth. I found it so distractful I couldn't get into my workout like I needed to. Actually told my husband I may have to leave and go back to Planet Fitness. I usually get there around 4. This is the only time I can come due to my work schedule. I guess my question is shouldn't we all be able to enjoy our time there? Probably not a good fit for me.

Ok so I like this gym. Staff is very friendly and informative. Love they gym and workout equipment. Layout is great.Plenty different machines and weights for everyone. Plenty of basketball hoops for people to shoot around. Only downfalls are the washrooms/ locker rooms and showers. Very outdated and not very clean. Also the parking lot lighting at night is horrible. They have UV lights to help the cameras so they can see you on camera better at night. "For your safety " but it makes it hard for you to see at night and protect yourself if someone's coming at you. Also parking lot backed up to a wide open bike route, not closed in. Doesn't feel safe.

Very good gym. They have upgrade majority of the facility; except for the locker rooms, they are still outdated. Regardless, the lockers don't bother me since I spend maybe 5 minutes max getting changed. I mainly go for the weightlifting machines. There are plenty of options to hit just about any muscle group. I've been having to adjust my schedule because Monday-Thursday from around 4PM to 7PM it gets unbelievably busy. To the point where it feels like you're stuck at your machine because there are no other options open to continue your workout. It's full of plenty of different age groups, but it does tend to get filled with younger people that like to huddle up in areas and make machines inaccessible for periods of time. If you're planning on signing up for the gym, consider that it may become unusable from 4PM to 7PM, Monday through Thursday, and you might have to adjust your schedule to accommodate any workout plans. They do have some ugly what-seem-to-be Infrared Lights in the parking lot that give off purple hue. Something I wish they would change. Regardless, if this facility is close to you, I would definitely recommend checking it out and signing up.