Kitsilano Community Centre

It’s pretty busy for a small gym but the crowd is awesome. Everyone seems to be very respectful. It’s clean. Haven’t used the hot tub or sauna facilities. Looks to be in good working order.

Kitsilano community center gas some great people working there. Cathy is awesome and sets up the picnic in the park each year. Ice rink, multiple sports fields, gym, hot tub, lots of activities. Pool room. List goes on.

Pretty good fitness centre. It is busy but there is lots of cardio equipment so that there is no wait. The equipment looks fairly new and there is 2 big rooms. It is nice that the cardio equipment faces the window overlooking the park and TV’s too. It is one of the larger fitness centre operated by city of Vancouver. Price is reasonable if you buy the 10 pass card or a monthly pass. There is hot tub and sauna to help you relax after work out. The change room is a good size too and you need to bring your own lock or borrow one from reception.

Traveling through Vancouver. I heard of the Center from a fitness buff at Whole Foods. sounds great. The pace was great… machines get packed at 5 but overall, good people… John

This gym has everything you need. weights, a good selection of machines, pretty clean changing rooms.
I usually go in the morning and it busy enough to make it interesting, but you never need to wait for a machine. There’s a bunch of different people who work out here from grannies to pro– gym bunnies.
I buy 10 pass tickets and can drop in whenever I feel like it. The gyms in the UK aren’t set up like this (you have to sign up for expensive long term contracts) so I love the flexibility.
I’ve never used the hot tub or sauna (it doesn’t look that appealing to me) but some of my friends go up here for cheap relaxation after snowboarding. This is a great community gym and I recommend it.

The gym is really great for its size. It’s on the lower level of the community centre and has a solid cardio section, with treadmills and step machines facing the glass wall and the park, recumbent and upright bikes facing the tvs, and ellipticals which don’t really face anything but are on a diagonal at least so they don’t cause you to stare at the backs of the folks on the treadmills.
There is a weight area with a mirrored wall and some benches and some machines further back. Lots of weights and its heavily used, but always some space to squeeze in and lift.
There’s also some mat space by the stairs and some additional floor space and steps for those who want to use them. Lots of balls and other matwork accessories.
In addition to the main space, there’s a sauna, an additional cardio space with rowing machines and stair masters (I think! don’t quote me on that!) and another free weight room. They’re hidden away down a corridor so I don’t think they’re as busy.
The changerooms are an adequate size, with lots of lockers to use. I live really close so I don’t use the showers, but they seem fine, and they’re a bit away from the changeroom part so that’s nice. Some privacy!
If you’re poor like me, you can apply for a Leisure Access Card and get reduced rates for the gym and classes.
Kits only get 4 stars instead of 5 because their workout classes in the big gym upstairs are hit and miss. Most of the instructors are fantastic, but there’s a couple that don’t have the energy you need/​give confusing directions, and the substitutes the community centre arranges are usually terrible. Like the one old guy who looks like Colonel Sanders. But Mondays & Tuesdays at 6:30, or MWF at 5:30 are great! I’ll see you there.

I’ve gone for several gym visits and always feel satisfied when I leave. The equipment is kept well-​maintained and clean, there are sign-​up boards to help with busy periods, a couple different rooms with gym equipment, TVs, co-​ed sauna and a hot-​tub too.