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January 2024 by ken n.
Called to reserve a room for an event for a group from Forest Lake High School. Because I lived in Wyoming, they wanted a $112.00. If I lived in Forest Lake it would have been free. Seriously! Half their members are from outside Forest Lake. Better start understanding who your customers are. Thanks but no thanks. Ill go elsewhere.
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December 2023 by Jenessa Scherer
Kind staff - great programming - welcoming lobby, great childcare options, classes, sports. Lots of options for everyone in the family. Only lost one star for the occasionally packed gym floor and wish there were more open swimming hours where the water slide was actually open for my older swimmers.
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December 2023 by BJ Finn
Front of house staff is super nice. I have not had any real account problems, so I just wave as I walk by. I've been utilizing the subscription personal trainer program for a year now with Rob Hanson. We monitor progress through the body scanner system. Since joining last year, I've dropped 8%+ in body fat (~25lbs of fat loss), gained 5+ pounds of muscle, and am now in the best shape of my life. It's definitely yielded positive results in the dating world. Rob setup awesome programs for me in both exercise programs and nutrition advisement. He's really good at diffusing my anxieties about different equipment/exercises and gym norms (how to deal with people taking up equipment, interruptions, etc.) He took the time to coach me to grow vs. just throwing everything at me all at once. He's got amazing patience. I now feel extremely comfortable in being able to run in solo to get a good session in.The gym itself is always being cleaned and it shows in how decent it always looks. The maintenance staff is awesome. If any equipment goes down, it's generally fixed within the week. It's not a norm for equipment to be down though. The daytime crowd is extremely casual, open, and fun to be around. Evenings can get busy with teenagers in the weight area on occasion. Not sure there's anything that can or should be done about that. I'd rather the kids be getting exercise than out in the streets causing problems. The Y does have staff keeping a good eye on the area to make sure it's not getting out of hand. Thanks to Rob, I'm still able to figure out a good routine to still get a good pump in amongst the crowd. The kids are generally respectful, and I have not had any actual issues with them other than the distractions/taken up equipment. It's a public gym, so you're going to have to deal with public.It's definitely been worth the cost to get my life turned around for the better. All my numbers from my recent physical are significantly improved since last year. Couldn't be more thankful that I took the plunge.
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December 2023 by Tyler Becker
Very well taken care of YMCA. The staff are always friendly. The facility is kept clean. Lockers rooms are well maintained. Classes are fun!
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November 2023 by Amber Corbett
Wow Kelsey was amazing!! Best front desk person EVER!!! I hope she gets paid $25 an hour!! George I want to say thank you so much for taking the time with our family to show us around! Sam thanks for helping out with the lockers!! Very clean place the kids look forward to this fun adventure and so do I! Best customer service in town!!
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October 2023 by planecrazzzy
The way you line up for pickle ball is prone to cheating…Most places use the chairs as the line… at Forest Lake they put the paddles in a couple boxes, when I was there I was skipped over twice… a guy came in after me but played first, and a different time someone moved my paddle in the box…. Using the chairs as the line up for playing doesn’t have these problems…You can also SEE who plays next, or you can separate yourself from other players that you might not want to play with…. They need to fix this.It’s simple sit in the chair, move down when the next 4 get up to play.I payed a lot of money for my paddle, I don’t like leaving it in the box or other people handling it.I might add that sitting with different people while waiting in line is a social exercise, otherwise it seemed like all the women were sitting together and the guys were standing… one guy got up because he was in the middle of all the women, he went and stood with the guys…When the chairs are the line, you always sit with new people.
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October 2023 by Bradley Hoover
I was considering a membership here so I went on a tour. There were children, tons of children, everywhere and the facility looked pretty nice. At the end of the tour the salesman gave me his card with his preferred pronouns on it. Disgusting. This supposedly, Christian association should be ashamed.
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July 2023 by Mary K Borsgard
Today we arrived at a not so busy time so able to get a lap lane. The pool is great. Good life guards on duty.
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May 2023 by Grant Chadwick
The monthly membership fee is a little steep but the facilities are top notch. The pool area has a lap pool, a jacuzzi and a kids side that is no deeper than 3 1/2 feet. It has a water slide, a small "lazy river" racetrack pool and a bunch of spraying water activities. They also have an outdoor splash pad with even more stuff.The gym, track and exercise areas are nice with a good variety and quantity of equipment. In addition to the male/female locker rooms they also have a family locker room with individual shower rooms which is wonderful if you're there with kids. We're very happy to be members.
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March 2023 by Kyle Mckinley
Gyms literal never open there’s always stupid practices the only time it’s open is when it’s late at night or when people are at work so annoying when you pay money to play basketball but you can’t play because it’s practice time and then when it is open it’s one side so it’s super cramped
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March 2023 by Brittany Billiet
Utilize this gym quite frequently and typically don’t have many complaints. Recently, there are a ton of high school and middle school kids in the weight area who just loiter around the equipment & mess around with each other. It gets really frustrating trying to dodge them and ask them if you can use equipment. They leave weights all over the place and don’t clean up after themselves. It never used to be this way so not sure why it is now.
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March 2023 by Satanic Senpaii
Shout out to Daniel & Chad for working with me on helping me secure a membership!! You two are beyond amazing & I won't ever forget the help you guys did for me when I was in need the most. Health is wealth. They have a huge hot tub. sauna. lap pool. children's section, events for everyone of ANY age! The locker rooms & gym are clean. The staff is so welcoming & friendly. Thanks for letting me join your amazing community!! 5+ stars all day!!
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February 2023 by Jessica Fowler
I picked my 5 year old son up from the child play area and he could not stop talking about how much fun he had and the new friend teacher he made. Because of this young man he now wants to be a teacher and go to the be YMCA everyday! Thank you for making this an enjoyable first experience for him.
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January 2023 by Jen L
This location does a horrible job of keeping their equipment in good working order. I complained about a footstrap missing on their matrix bike for 6 months! Now there is another bike with a broken strap that I informed them of a month ago, it's still broken. I was told by numerous people it was "on order". Then found out after asking another person they are actually all laying in a drawer! He replaced the strap but it's for the wrong foot, so it doesn't fit correctly. Also, they recently moved their cardio machines around and now they are so close together youre on top of one another.
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December 2022 by tami gardner
The best gym I've been to! Everyone is positive and helpful! Kids stuff(childcare) is the best, shout-out to Lulu and all the other wonderful staff, my kids love you all and we are beyond thankful for your hard work! All the staff in each department decorated a door and have a contest going on ! So fun. This is the "kids stuff" door!
