YMCA Western Monmouth

I am also wondering where all this «upgraded» $ went to fund. Safety and room hazards all over the building and at $ 47/​month, which leads all competitors in that department, I am shocked to find that I can’t use a vacant room to stretch. I see they are catering more to tweens and children as the place is littered with them. The ymca use to be the go to spot when all else fails, now its the place to avoid1

Just went after their «shut down renovation week» and somehow they managed to make the place worse. They spent thousands of dollars on treadmills that connect to smart phones with an app just so teenage girls can brag about their workouts rather then address the much needed lack of practical weight machines. The current cypex machines are awful. The new layout is crammed and actually presents a safety hazard. I foresee an incident where people bump into each other mid set. It’s a shame the staff is nice and the facility is clean but either corporate or management is clueless. They seem to think more cardio equipment is the answer. It’s great now that people have more empty machines separating each other that aren’t in use. I’m not expecting this place to produce a future Mr Olympia, but at least get some good machines that give people a chance at getting some real results. I thought the idea of renovations and maintenance is to make things better, not go in the complete opposite direction and make things worse. Hopefully retro does some good things after their renovation and it presents a much better alternative. But on the bright side teenagers can use some smart phone friendly machines and brag to their friends on social media. Isn’t that the only reason they work out anyway?

This is my local YMCA that I go to nearly every day. Overall, the gym is a great value for the money and I thoroughly enjoy the steam room, sauna, and three pools. However, since I joined for the basketball court, I was disappointed to see the court is made of a rubbery material, and is not hardwood. The court is often slippery and overrun with high school students in the after-​school hours. The staff is friendly and helpful overall.

Well I want to leave this place because of how much they charge, however they do have a lot to offer.
I’ve been going here for a few years now and was only paying $ 30. Actually it started at forty something then went to like $ 35 then down to thirty. So I wasn’t going to complain that it was dropping until I got my June statement and I was charged $ 47. I asked why I now am paying $ 47 and wasn’t notified of the increase. She asked me my age and I told her thirty and she said «that’s why. Bc you are in a different age bracket.» Seriously??? So once you are thirty you get charged $ 47 and that’s the single residence price. Now that I’m thirty do I take up more space or something???
Anyway, I emailed the CEO and she just forward it to someone else who claims the increase was posted in the facility, on the website, and all the once young adults groups got an email in which I did not. I complained bc the contract states they will notify you at your address of any pay changes. Well they did not but I wasn’t fighting.
They do have a lot though. They have a bunch of classes, pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room, lots of treadmills, weights and weight machines. They did get rid of a lot of really good instructors though.
The women’s changing room is kinda gross. Usually smells bad in there. They used to have a female cleaning lady in there all the time but not anymore.
All in all it’s an ok place. It’s about five min from me ad sometimes there is a lot of traffic but I go at least three times a week so I guess in only paying $ 4 every time I go really.

I love going to this YMCA! The staff are super nice and each time I’ve been there it’s never been too crowded! They have a nice selection of machines and free weights. I’m hoping to try out the Zumba class and maybe even the pool in the next few weeks! Look out for my next review!

Nice clean facility has a decent gym and a ton of guys playing
Front desk is truly friendly