Bob Sierra Family YMCA
Reviews
Been a member for 7 years. The yoga is my main interest, with the pool being second. The group exercise manager is not putting much into the yoga program and the teacher quality has dropped significantly due to attrition (or just plain being run off). $50 month is a lot when I can get memberships at 3 different gyms for $10/mo. You'd think we could get some quality yoga for that price. Plus, the yoga "demographic" is usually the paying membership demographic, too. Classes are 0-dark-thirty in the a.m. or pushing up against closing time. Hard to stay popular when they make it so darn difficult to attend. The other issue is the pool issue. The Bob Sierra Y is now using a weather alert system that tracks lightning strikes from many many miles away. In the summer, when there's always a rain shower somewhere, this means there is little time to swim. Even if it's clear, you arrive only to find they've shut the pool down and won't re-open because they've let the staff go home. The the Youth & Family Center pool seems to have been built for Gaither High swim team. There is very little time or lane access available for paying Y members to use the facility, and if there isn't a weather alert. It's probably a funding thing. They probably got money from government sources to build the pool for the school, and oh yeah if it's convenient, the Y membership can use it. It's a bit of a bait and switch with that pool. I don't believe it's really for us, but it makes for great marketing. I've written many "suggestions" and lately, to the Y leadership. So far, no one is paying any attention. I suggest you join all 3 other gyms and save yourself $20/month. Some non-profits think you'll endure poor service levels "for the sake of charity." I don't agree. And though I have an MBA in Marketing and have worked as a marketing consultant for 25 years, they seem to know best.
Very nice environment, my daughter and I love this location!
great Gym, Basketball court, great people
Great peopl,nice,kind
The Best!