Carl Beehler

Review of Rocky Run YMCA

Back after a year of COVID and....

Back after a year of COVID and....
- Staffing is less than usual even though people are coming back after vaccinations. They need to bring the crew back. The lack of staffing is obvious.
- Enforcement of mask wearing and wiping down machines in non-existent. Most people have taken to wiping things down BEFORE they use them. The big signs saying "Wipe down after use" aren't working.
- Cleaning obviously isn't being done as much as needed. The cupholders on the circuit machines were all stuffed with used wipes that were at least 24 hours old. Ewww.
- They threw out an entire set of circuit machines and replaced it with a crossfit style rack that maybe 4 or 5 people can use at once. A fad is a fad. Now let's get back to serving the local community which tends to trend older and won't get anywhere near that monstrosity. Crossfitters will and do go elsewhere.
- The monthly charge is about 2x 3x what Planet does but but the elliptical machines make so much noise you don't want to use them. That probably goes back to the aforementioned staffing issues.

I still love the place and go every day but frequently leave there feeling annoyed and a little grossed out. They can, and have, done better.