JJ

Review of Everett YMCA

It's a huge improvement over the old location, but...

It's a huge improvement over the old location, but I just wonder what were they thinking. All that money and this is what we got, definitely missed the bar. The building itself is very nice, but completely undersized for a city of over 105,000. I got an idea, instead of constructing a park behind the building, why don't they add on to the building? There are 12 treadmills for 300+ local members and now they have a 30 minute time limit! The following are highlights I've noted.

Pros: New construction, longer hours on Sunday, majority of staff are helpful.

Cons: Undersized building, locker rooms too small and non ADA compliant doors, water pressure/temperature is not consistent, spotty WiFi and dead spots, swimming tests and passes everytime you want to use the pool, no cardio or weights on the first floor, stretching area is way to small (8 people maybe), not enough cardio machines, indoor track doesn't run the whole length of the facility (more laps), studios are locked unless a class is going on (why?).

Word on the street is the city of Everett is planning on closing the Forest Park pool. Probably to much $ to maintain. Wow, they really snuck that one by us. So it looks like we are stuck with the pool pass situation for good.

I will also continue to update this review periodically with new information.