Northwest YMCA Pima County Community Center

The YMCA on Shannon Road (Tucson) had everything I needed for cardio workouts. However, upon signing up I was promised a call «in a day or two» to arrange the initial appointment. It came 12 days later, I missed the call, returned the call, and the scheduling lady never called back. I phoned twice to speak with the adult sports coordinator. She never returned any of my calls. I demanded my initial month fee and my membership sign up fee back. Not well organized and not tuned in to their clients.

Excellent facilty. Well maintained. Great staff. A great variety of treadmills, elliptical and nautilus type machines. Nice pool and gym areas. We joined for the cardio. But lots of classes, yoga, Zumba, aquacise. Why go to a for-​profit gym, when this non-​profit, community oriented facility is available?

There are many pros to this place– nicely located, ample parking, choice of cardio machines, circuit weights, free weights and full body machines. Sufficiently cool. Staff mostly friendly. I haven’t been to the pool, classes or summer camp yet. I’m a member in San Diego and they let me sign in 6 times for free.
The not-​so-​pro: you have to wait on line for check in (unless you have express check in, which it seems no one does). There is always a line.
The cardio machines and free weights for the most part are OLD. Not bad, necessarily, but some are past their prime. The facilities themselves look aging and could do with a refresh.
Still, pretty good for the money– as my experiences here mount up, it may get more stars!

Very happy with the family membership. Great gym for all ages, my 11 year old loves the basketball court and my 16 year old loves the gym classes. Great way to keep the kids busy in a safe and fun environment! The pool area is very nice as well. This facility had so much more to offer than a «gym» membership. From CPR classes, Rock climbing, teen night, youth sports ect. Highly recommend and Timmay, a staff member so friendly from the moment I walked in and always very accommodating to all the guests. Timmay is definitely a great employee and we appreciate his welcoming personality.

Great pool! Horrible open swim hours! It’s August, in tucson! It’s still hot and not all kids are back in school. :/​. Super disappointed!

I am so impressed with the Y here in Tucson. The price was reasonable and it’s not just for use of the gym, but you have a heated outdoor pool, 2 hour child watch (great with 2 kids), lots of choices of classes, family activities and in March they even have a parents night out, where I can drop off my kids from 5−9pm and go out on a date with the hubby while they watch our girls! Also I love being on ACTIV TRAX, it takes the thinking out of working out and it helps you get to your goal instead of using machines aimlessly and wondering why you don’t see a difference.

Basketball (⁵⁄₅) — When the courts are available this is a great basketball spot. M/​W/​F from 5am-​7am, Tu/​Th from 645p-​close, and Sundays 10am-​1pm are the designated court times. Usually can get a decent run going, and competition ranging from all levels.
Workout room (²⁄₅) — This place gets a ²⁄₅ for the weight room and workout rooms. While they have plenty of machines and weights, they look and feel like they were made in 1935. Also not sure about how much cleaning is going on with the upholstery etc. Bringing your own towel to cover up is recommended. There is an abundance of cardio machines
Pool (³⁄₅) — Would get a higher rating, but it seems like it is always occupied either with a class or swim team.
Locker rooms (²⁄₅) — Like the workout room seems like it was made back in the stone age, smells like they haven’t cleaned it since then either.
Classes (?) — haven’t tried any
Overall, I really use this gym primarily for basketball purposes. It does the job for weightlifting and cardio, but I rather work with newer cleaner equipment.

What’s that? You allow guests to come in on a pass and they don’t have to pay $ 20 or go on a stupid tour, give you their info and pretend they want to be members? Thank you YMCA!
Place looks like it could have everything you could want, and the p’s said it was very affordable membership. Kudos!

Pretty nice place. Lots of different variety and action going on at all times.
Went in as a guest and enjoyed a yoga glass.
Looked like the kind of place I would be a member of if I was a resident in the area.

I was in the USAF at DM. They gave me a free membership. I no longer have to do PT on base, instead i can do it a block away from my house. I totally miss Tucson

I was a long time member until earlier this year.
This place is great if you have a family, or if you are a senior citizen. They have many activities for these individuals.
However, if you want a quality work out, I suggest going to a more commercialized gym. They do not have much space and the machines are limited. I liked the staff and feel more than a commercial gym, but with the expensive prices and so few machines and benches, you would be better off going elsewhere.
I never had a problem with this place until the last year. It seems they have oversold their memberships, as it was always too packed to find parking on the upper level and also impossible to get in a workout in under an hour. Also, the older members are extremely impatient with you in between your sets.

I love this place!!! A top shelf gym, great Yoga classes, teen night for kids, a great lap pool, sports teams for my 10 year old boy. I really love it.
The administration can suffer sometimes and it looks like they’re really not all that happy to be there. But walk right by them and head to the GTS classes!!! Top shelf! Great workout plus the trainers and tough, friendly and fun to spend time with. I don’t know what I would do without it.
On Saturday’s or Sunday we head there as a family and my 10 and 13 year olds work out with mom and dad. A great family day!

This Y Branch has a wildly successful «Teen Nite» that is blast for kids and a God send for parents. Currently 210 teens attend the monthly event. It is the maximum number allowed. However, once the Youth Center opens in Summer, substantially more Teens will be allowed and Teens will not have to be turned away.
For $ 6 your Teen can enjoy a few hours of dancing to DJ driven music, playing Gladiator or Dodgeball or Guitar hero, among other things. Parents get a Friday night out, alone, while your Teens have a safe and secure evening of fun.
The once a month event starts at 6:30 pm and ends at 10 pm. Parents can drop off children at the front entrance, but must come inside to claim their teen. Teens are not allowed to leave the facility during the event or before a parent or adult claims them for their protection. They are kept safe and parents know where their children are.

Yeah this place is cheap to go and sign up at. I like the views of the desert when you’re working out. It is a rather small workout area, and maybe should be expanded.
Glad they have this kind of stuff in the neighborhood, gives kids something to do during the summer. If They had it when I was a kid I would have loved it.