North Central Florida YMCA hides a Wonderful Place called FIZCAL Therapy. Ask for Bruce. I had Vertigo for 3 weeks and finally my ENT referred me here. In one visit my Vertigo was gone. Just to be sure I went three times. Their PT s have an unbeatable background for all of your therapy needs. Truly phenomenal!!!
Child Care:
Do not let the price of summer camp fool you, this is indeed no such thing as "summer camp". There are no lesson plans, no coordinated activities, just a schedule of changing locations. The counselors make minimum wage, receive no proper training (CPR, first aid, etc.), have groups of 25 kids each, and have no supplies. Pay the extra money and go else where. "Summer camp" at the Y is more like glorified babysitting. Management really needs to step up and take control.
Pool:
The pool has seen its better days, it really needs some TLC. But in the Florida summer heat it is nice to get a dip in a pool. There are a lot of rules at the Y pool, but it is needed to ensure safety.
Gym:
Clean, nice, quiet.
The staf are always helpful and friendly and the membership prices are very reasonable. Not a crowded gym with a bunch of juiced up muscle monkeys performing endless self adimirng poses at every mirror passed. Lots of new equipment as well .
While looking for after school options for my son, who is 10 and has Autism, only the YMCA said yes. This organization said yes from the first moment we met them. They took great care of my son. He enjoyed every minute there, so much so that he looked to going to the Y every day. The staff is super nice. The NCFYMCA is absolutely the best.
Love the pool and super nice staff. Members are friendly.
This place is family to my family. It s unique from all these other fancy gyms I have been to. All the stuff members are like sent from heaven, so kind, social and caring. I recommend this place and I m so glad to be a member.
We love the YMCA! Karlton's Circuit Training class is the BEST class I've ever taken. It's challenging and he changes it up every day. I've heard his other classes are fantastic! The staff is friendly! My girls love the childcare plus you get an hour and a half so you have time to work out and shower. We also love the pool and swimming lessons. Very affordable for the whole family!
This place is run down and the activities are bo-ring!
Deserves less than a star.
this place is my second home pretty much and people need to realize its a great place for your children and to just hang out with the family
The weight room is large, well stocked and rarely busy. They have nearly every weight room equipment one would ever want. They have a set of weight machines for kids 8 and up. Boxing, when they offered it, was excellent (not currently offered, hope they bring it back). My kids liked parkour. Summer basketball was remarkably good, Coach Mike was awesome! Pool is comfortably heated but in need of resurfacing.
The YMCA has had some significant issues in the past, but they have really turned things around and made this a good place to be. The "performing arts center" is especially good, gymnastics and other movement classes for all ages of athletes, they put together great competition teams that often do very well. Their instructors are sometimes too young to really handle the demands of teaching children, which can be problematic, but you can tell they are genuine and mean well.
I can't speak for much of the rest of the YMCA facilities as I've not really been to most of them, but the gym is great (despite the building itself needing a bit of love and repair)
SCAM ALERT. DO NOT... I REPEAT..DO NOT REGISTER YOUR KIDS FOR SWIMMING CLASSES HERE. THEY COMPLETELY MISINFORMED CUSTOMERS AND THEY HAVE A COMPLETE MESS ON THEIR OPERATIONS. WE WERE SENT HOME AT THE FRONT DESK WERE THEY STATED TGAT THE POOL WAS CLOSED DUE TO BAD WEATHER WHICH WE UNDERSTOOD. A MAKE UP SESSION WAS OFFERED WHEN PAYING FEE BUT THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT DOES NOT EXIST. NOW, THE ACUATIC TEAM IS CLAIMING THAT THEY NEVER CLOSED. RIDICULOUS A COMPLETE SCAM.
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