Family YMCA Of Greater Augusta

This is a nice clean safe place for the whole familty to enjoy physical fitness, at a reasonable price. There are tons of cardio machines, basketball courts, a crossfit room, indoor track, indoor and outdoor pools, and much much more.
There is plenty of parking and it is conveniently located at Wheeler Rd and RCD Parkway, just minutes from home. To avoid the musclehead crowd, go during the day, or later in the evening. 3 – 6 in the afternoon is kind of busy.

I’m not a member at The Family Y location, but I utilize the track very often. The track is open to all and that’s great. It is a large facility and it is very crowded all year. This review is about (The Family Y Track). I have utilized the indoor facility too, but not frequently.
The track is great. It is not paved, but that’s why I like it. It has a field in the middle, which is fenced. It seems to be for soccer practice and games. The parking is good. Lots of spaces. They have an outdoor water fountain if you need to refill your bottle. They recently built a building which is for concessions, but now there is an indoor restroom for track users. The portable restrooms are also still an option. I don’t know if the track has lighting because I’ve never stayed that late or arrived that early. I like it for exercise every now and then.

Great fitness classes. Trainers are lazy, don’t have time to be interrupted and based on working there hide your teenage daughters. Unprofessional is an understatement. If you want your kids to learn sports I recommend a rec league. This «non profit» just creates leagues and can’t wait till they are over. No improvement, lazy officials and staff. Horrible directors. They seem to hire on looks rather than actual experience or knowledge. Make sure you know where your donations are going. How you make sure your directors who aren’t even doing half their job gets bonuses but you can’t seem to put out safe goals for your soccer and basketball programs seems quite ridiculous to me.

I love this place.
I love this Organization as a whole because they TRULY give back to the community. They don’t turn anyone away for financial reasons. They want you and your family to be healthy. It’s not «just a gym» with no soul. They REALLY CARE!
I had a friend who was interested in joining, and I really couldn’t shut up about it. I had never wrote a review for Unilocal– so I’m just going to regurgitate the highlights of what I said to her…
If you have kids: the Y IS A MUST!
Youth sports are free, y’all. FAREEEEE! (Where else are they free? Nowhere.)
–Free childcare when you are working out.
«Parents night out» once a month.
YOUGETTOLEAVETOURKIDSHEREANDLEAVE! Go have adult conversations and peace and quiet for a few hours.
— AN OUTDOOR POOL WITH A WATER SLIDE! When the sweltering heat of the summer hits: This is the place you want to be. Ahhhhh… if only they had a cute cabana boy to deliver you a Pina Colada!
(They also have an indoor pool as well).
Ok, even if you don’t have kids– the facility and equipment is great. They just built a Crossfit Box INSIDE the Y. And guess what? IT’S FAREEEEEEEEE! You know how pricey Crossfit can be. It’s free! Unreal.
I have been to other branches– but this one is my favorite. Everyone is truly friendly and I have made some real friendships here. There always seems to be something fun going on like «Team Lean» or a triathlon challenge etc. etc…
The Group Fitness classes are great. Lots of variety for ALL levels of fitness: TRX, Step, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Spinning, Silver Sneakers, Crossfit, dance classes, Tae Kwon Do… etc, etc…
Something that blew me away here was their dedication to special populations: The adapted pool, their Livestrong program for cancer survivors, and their «Murderball» league is so inspiring. (that’s wheelchair basketball for those who don’t know). Whenever I need motivation– I just take a look around and see these folks in action. Then I shut up and keep running…
Anyway, every day that I go– I discover something different, and I always leave happy and that someone really cared that I was there and I said «Hello» to about 20 different people. It gives me the extra push I need to get fit. What more can you ask for?
(PS: PARENTS NIGHT OUT! Did I mention that?!?)

Let me just say that I’m reviewing my first experience with this Y–
I really liked the place, overall, it was very clean and well managed/​supervised. The reason I give it a 2 is because. .. I just moved to Augusta and am looking to join a gym. My husband had already done the research – I wanted to see the place in person. When walking into the lobby, I stood waiting for about 7 minutes for someone to notice that I was waiting. I just happened to be standing in front of Charles’ computer. He finally noticed me and asked what I needed. I told him that I was in the market for a gym and was wondering the prices. He simply pointed to a sheet on the desk. As I’m looking over the sheet, saying «guess I should’ve brought my glasses, Charles proceeds to say «Hi» to a friend (man-​hug) and watch a couple of girls walk by. i had to repeat a couple of times that I was looking and what I needed. He seemed like he was bothered with me as he checked his Facebook. (I guess I wasn’t his type!) Anyway, I told him that I was very interested in the Y because it was just down the street from me. He said, «Oh, you want a tour?» So, I’m kind of like, um. that would be nice. .. He took me on a tour (it was an informative one, so I started to forget how I was treated at the desk) but since I’m in customer service, I know how to read people that just would rather not be bothered. After it was over, I was handed an application and it pretty much was over. Maybe I’m being particular, but just based on his apathy, I would not sign up, It is a nice place, however and I’m still contemplating.

I am actually just giving the 5 stars to a specific class there. It is the Zumba Gold class on Mondays at noon with Cindy. I am actually not a senior but I am 6 months pregnant so I figured it’d be just the right speed for me. I had so much fun! I had a smile on my face the entire class. It really got my blood pumping without being too physically demanding on my much heavier body now. I know that Zumba Gold is supposed to be for seniors, but I really think they should market it as a prenatal workout class because I felt fantastic during and afterwards.