Whetstone Community Recreation Center

Neat community center! Always lots of folks in and around. The gym is a little small but pretty cheap for a year membership

I started coming to the Whetstone Community Center regularly for Pilates class with my friend. You can not beat the prices of the fitness classes offered here at the community center. My Pilates class set me back $ 28 for 6 weeks. There are some places where one Pilates class might cost that much. The instructor is really helpful and doesn’t mind explaining moves to a noob like me. I want to sign up for more classes because they are all great prices. The actually facility is a little older, but that doesn’t bother me. There are a couple nice gyms and there are always people playing basketball when I go over. There is a little weight room and there is a game room. It’s conveniently located in the middle of Clintonville and right next to the library and Park of Roses, so I can workout and then visit my other 2 favorite places in my neighborhood.

I’ve been searching for an affordable yoga class in Columbus for months. I’ve seen some for $ 50 or $ 75 a month for unlimited yoga classes, which I knew wouldn’t work for me. I need something to keep me accountable (as I’m reminded every time my rarely used gym takes $ 20 a month out of my account… bah)
Apparently what I was looking for was right under my nose! For $ 27, I signed up for hour long yoga once a week for about 2 months.
So far, the class has been challenging, but fun. There are 5 people in the class, meaning the instructor takes the time to get to know you each individually and help you to improve and build on poses on a personal level. The room we use is a little unorthodox, and it’s never all that quiet at the recreation center, which might deter some people. But for me, it’s been everything I’m looking for. I get to exercise and feel completely relaxed yet rejuvenated and energized after an oftentimes stressful Monday. I’m only a few classes in, but I’m already planning on signing up for the next block.
So glad I found the recreation center, and I can’t wait to explore more of what they offer!

I love this place! They offer so many classes for toddlers to seniors and the fees are very reasonable. My four year old took a preballet class there this summer and loved it. It was just the right level of difficulty for that age group. Her and my 2 year old also took ceramics, which was a lot of fun and the instructor was great. I can’t wait to sign them up for more classes this fall.

This place is wonderful– and I don’t even know if I’ve scratched the surface in finding out all that they have to offer!
Their facilities include:
–Weight/​Cardio room
–Big gymnasium
–auditorium (where I saw they had wrestling mats set up)
–a game room with ping-​pong, pool, air hockey, and foosball– free!
–A gymnastics room
They offer tons of fitness classes at great prices for all ages. The staff is helpful and friendly.
And you can join for $ 75/​year for the fitness room!

This year I registered for and took a beginner’s yoga class. The instructor’s goal was to have us practice yoga on a daily basis and incorporate it into our lives. My goal was to revisit yoga and decide whether or not I wanted to pick it up again.
The staff was helpful in getting me setup with a membership card. I never got to explore the entire center but it looked like it was always full of people on weeknights. Kids were taking wrestling and tumbling classes, people were using the weight room and my small class filled up the community room.

The Whetstone Community Recreation Center is where I go on a weekly basis to get fit. For $ 30 for the entire season (May-​Aug) you have access to the fitness room, which isn’t huge but it has just enough equipment to get the job done. Its never crowded like a regular gym, there is a tv and AC as well. I think it’s pretty much perfect.
There is also a game room equipped with an air hockey table, which is –AWESOME-​, a couple of pool tables and a ping pong table… and it’s free.
They also have a ton of art, craft and fitness classes that are either super cheap or free.
If you live in Clintonville and you haven’t been in the rec center yet — swing by. It’s worth checking out

The Whetstone rec center used to be old, decrepit, falling apart, and full of vaguely gross nooks and crannies. It is no longer. The rec center has been rebuilt in the most splendid manner possible.
I am honestly very surprised they did as well as they have. I am seriously loving the windows. I can’t wait until its officially open.
Maybe by that time I can figure out how to categorize this place.