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August 2022 by isabel rodriguez
I love the ymca
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November 2021 by Chris L.
I went to this Y as a teenager and went back as an adult when I moved back to the area. The prices are high but if you use the facilities it is worth it.It is an old school Y but is pretty good. This is a really good swimming gym and the pools are open almost all day with open swim when they aren't having classes with the plus of having a dry sauna in between the 2 pools. The weight room is good but crowded and they are missing some equipment like a glute machine or good machines to work your abs but overall a good gym with a good crowd. They have a lot of programs for kids and older folks which is nice.
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July 2021 by Tomas Wilson
Very calm people
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April 2021 by LAURA ARESCO
Just joined the Middletown YMCA. Great place to work out. Clean..lots of treadmills and weights...and great people.
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August 2020 by Monique Dorsey
Very nice environment. They used all the precautions during the time I was there
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March 2020 by Marjorie Turbett
Yes absolutely, my daughter is learning swimming really fast.
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November 2019 by Francine Damico
definitely there camp is great for kids in the summer I sent both of mine and they really liked it
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September 2019 by Kiara C.
The worst YMCA in the local area, let me edit that. Things are still thrown out/stolen in fitplus. Also, apparently having a small child is a handicap now as there's parking spaces only people with small children can use. Really?? They're also perpetually empty and going to waste. Working out is suppose to uplift your day and make you feel good. I can count on this YMCA to almost always do the opposite. I've never had such a frustrating experience going to any gym. As soon as I'm able, I'm going to get a new gym membership elsewhere. The only reason I have any membership at this point is the sauna/steam room. I'm not sure why Middlesex county has such a weak selection of good gyms throughout the area.
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August 2019 by Anonymous A.
Let me start by saying I live in Middletown and I almost never go to this Y. First, the classes are not good, not great... just okay. I can only think of one instructor (Missy) who is worth going to classes for - otherwise its not worth my time. The music is always outdated in the classes, the instructors have to look at written notes (or manilla folders with notes? wtf!) and the pace is just ... not good. Second, the free weight and machine area is not well equipped. They have a decent selection of weight machines, if thats your thing. They have a handful of treadmills and elliptical... but hell any gym has treadmills and elliptical machines so that doesn't really mean much. I love to spin and for some reason (and unlike every single other Y in the region) they don't have any spin machines in their general exercise area ... like someone's going to steal it? who knows. They have a TRX system but I never see the straps around - I don't know if they are saving them for the pay classes. Third, they have a two level membership system which again... no other Y has and really just offends me deeply. For $30-ish more dollars a month you can go through a closer entrance (which I don't care about... I'm there to workout so having a closer entrance is pointless); towels and a jacuzzi. But Wheeler Y in Plainville has a jacuzzi, fully stocked TRX machine (and a sled!), sauna and a spa... and better classes. Hell the Y in Downtown Hartford is nicer than any professional gym and they give you towels, have a jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and they don't charge you $30 extra for those things.. its just what you get for being a member. Whoever suggested a two level membership system at the Middletown Y needs to be fired - it is the stupidest idea and just makes them look greedy (and I've seen their jacuzzi, its not worth the money). Lastly, the place is old and its a maze. Yet its one of the most expensive Ys in the area which makes no sense. I just have my membership in Hartford and float to all of the Y's in the state (hell I can go to Y's all over the country when I travel).
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June 2019 by Gail Reynolds
Best place to workout in greater Middletown area
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April 2019 by Thora C.
This review does not reflect the trainers, that said: This gym sucks. This place desperately needs newer free weight machines and what are they getting? More cardio equipment that they don't need. They already have a bunch of brand new cardio machines. The audio is absolutely awful. It's always, always way too loud. In a day and age when the majority of people are wearing head phones you'd think that shouldn't matter. The problem is it's so loud it's overbearing. I can hear their garbage even while wearing headphones. Gym audio has no business being anything but light background noise. The fit plus feels very cramped and things often go missing in it. In the area people more money for, the outsourcing cleaning crew is known to just throw away people's things instead of setting them aside. I've been a member of quite a few gyms. This one is the worst. The hours while better than most, is still a small window for a lot of people. I often wish they were open later. I'm starting to see why so many members I meet have multiple memberships to other gyms. This YMCA has very little going for it. The only reason it gets a second star is that it's one of the few places that offer a sauna, steam room and whirlpool. If it wasn't for that and the towels, I'd have no reason to go. Most of the time the pools are too crowded or busy to even enjoy.
