White Rock YMCA

I go almost everyday and it is wonderful… i love the open and bright area… my only complaint is from time to time the tv’s are not working… i enjoy watching programs while i workout and it makes the time fly by… soooooooooooooo much better than the old Y where the Arboretum shopping area is now…

Huge fan.
The place is always immaculate, the staff is always friendly. No complaints here.

So I’m getting to the point in my journey where all that’s left are YMCA’s, rec centers, and workout studios. Here I will reviewing a YMCA. This is the White Rock Y in Lakewood. This is definitely a place for the community, and not really the brosefs and gym bunnies. They have a ton of programs (none of which, unfortunately, I got to use) so if you want to do group exercise that’s definitely an option. This building is newly built, and it’s very sleek, nice, and clean. Also they are very reasonably priced, and from what I understand if money is tight they can give scholarships to reduce the cost of membership.
Layout
They have an outdoor pool, which is very nice. I think it’s used most often for kids programs, but I think there is adult swim as well. It’s an open an light place: high ceilings and floor to ceiling windows. There is a nice balance of weight machines, cardio machines, and free weights. They have only one squat rack, but to be honest it’s nice that they have at least one. I attended here on some more peak hours (like 5:30pm) and I definitely had to wait a bit for the squat rack to open up, or for a bench to open up. But no wait was very long, I’ve had much worse at LA Fitness Signature Club.
The dumbbells actually go up to 100#, and they have plenty of weight plates for people to use. It does bug me though that they have different brands of weight plates. So if you like your weights to be symmetrical (and who doesn’t) you will sometimes have to move some plates around to access the one you want.
Locker Rooms
Very nice and clean. Has really everything you could want. Extremely adequate.
If you’re looking for a cheaper place that will offer plenty of group exercises, an outdoor pool, and facilities that will probably meet your needs, this particular YMCA is a really good place to check out.

I have been a member since they opened the new facility. It’s very clean and has a decent layout. I’ve tried a few classes and the intructors were good.
My problems with the Y are with their personal training staff. When I first signed up I took them up on the complimentary training, however, my trainer was late. The person that was going to fill in for her was only available for 30 mins, not the full hour that I requested. The trainer, I found out later, is the training manager. He didn’t listen to me when I told him about my low back injury and insisted that I do kettle bell swings. My back was aching for days after.
My most recent issue was that my new trainer was nearly 30 mins late to our first session. She apologized and said I wouldn’t have to pay for the session, but I was still charged for it. I needed to reschedule my second session and she informed me that there was a 24 hour cancelation policy– no one told me that (I contacted her the night before my 7am session).
This week, I received a call from a new trainer that Saif the one I’d been with was leaving the Y and wanted to know if I would change my training session to a different day. I feel like the Y management should have contacted me, not another trainer who wouldn’t work in my time slot. Very unprofessional.
I’ve emailed the training manager before, also, about having a private yoga session so that I can learn how to modify moves for my low back. Never did get a response from him.
The equipment on the floor is okay, some of the eliptical machines need to be tighten up because they squeak. Not too much room for stretching or warming up.

This is a gorgeous location an upgrade from their previous two sites. The staff is excellent and are hard working. They seem to always be buzzing around, keeping the areas clean, getting things ready for customers.
The gym floor is full of cardio and weight machines, so there is ALWAYS an open machine. It does tend to get crowded at the peak times (early AM and 5−6pm).
My only complaint is the space in the free weight area. It is somewhat limited so you may have to maneuver a little to get free space for your deadlifts or curls. There are several benches in the area too, but if you’re not using them, they are more in the way than helpful.
Overall, this is a very nice upgrade for the White Rock YMCA and a great addition to the neighborhood. Go check it out!!!

Like the new location. However, parking is limited for such an active gym, front desk staff is slow and unfriendly, they don’t have a scanner for your cards anymore or its broken so you have to wait for them to type in your number. The other reviews are right, there is barely enough equipment and no posted time limit on machines. I was there for an hr do my routine and one guy used the same machine the whole time (just set on it in-​between sets). Other than all this though, the entire building is handicap accessible – elevators, ramps inside and out – all accept the front doors which are heavy and have no wheelchair button inside or out. I know its a gym, but just because someone is handicap doesn’t mean they won’t come here. How is this not against code?!

Joined this gym which is more expensive than other gyms in the area and I have been repeatedly disappointed. No matter what time of day I come there are rarely open treadmills. I even asked management when the best time to come would be and even then there are not enough treadmills open. Parking has also been an issue continuously and now that the pool is finally up and running it is constantly closed due to not enough lifeguards?
Also every time I walk into the locker room to try and lock up my stuff there is a sign saying «closed for cleaning» and there is a male staff member in the women’s locker room cleaning. I totally understand that locker rooms need to be cleaned but this has happened more than 5 times since I joined in May. This is extremely inconvenient for those of us who work and need to get in and out of the locker room quickly! Is there not a female staff member available to clean the locker room so your paying members don’t have to wait 20 minutes to use the facilities?
I don’t believe this new location has enough equipment/​staff to keep up with the needs of their members.

I love living so close to a clean, safe gym. The YMCA has great equipment: neat cardio machines, free weights, bosu balls, etc. I have been a member for about a month and am definitely getting my monies worth with the low month cost for a family membership.
The only couple of downsides would be the short weekend hours (especially Sunday) and the huge waste of space that is the lobby. They have dedicated about a third of the floor space to a magazine-​reading area. They should have purchased more machines or have a bigger stretching area instead of a place to sit and relax. When I go to a gym, I don’t expect to lounge around. They should have reduced the lounging area and given a bigger space for stretching and free weights.

Great gym for the price! I live in Lakewood and was a member of the old gym, and was very excited to hear about the new gym. It just opened in March, and the facility does not disappoint. It is a beautiful, large, airy space with free weights, weight machines, ellipticals, and treadmills. It is much bigger than the old location, and I never have to wait for a treadmill now.
They also have a large variety of classes. They just added an early morning yoga class that I’ve only made it out to one (shame on me!). I’ve tried the yoga and Zumba classes, and they pretty good.
The only reason I docked one star is for the hours. Their weekend hours are fairly limited. They do not open until 1PM on Sunday and close at 6PM on both Sat and Sun. I know I personally would like to go in on a Sunday morning or night to get a workout in before the work week starts.