Dublin YMCA – YLifestyle Fitness

So I come to YMCA every week for sport and its great. Cheap and city centre so great access.
However really bad experience with them yesterday. Our team have court booked for one hour. 5 mins before end of session member of staff comes in to tell us we need to get out. And not in a pleasant way. In a way that involved him stomping around and then kicking one of our balls directly into one of the teams faces. Not impressed. Not even with the I’m sorry Ive had a bad day line. Just terrible.
I’ve never had issue with here before. Court good, changing rooms clean and decent but I hope the experience of last night doesn’t leave this sour taste in my mouth

Inexpensive, serviceable gym. All the usual you’d expect, plus a few kettlebells and weighted ropes and a prowler/​sled.

Great city centre gym with a really friendly vibe. Especially like the good selection of classes and the helpful staff. They’re always on hand to give you advice, spot you or encourage you to push yourself.

Cheap as chips and has everything you need for a decent workout, not to mention a LOAD of classes to chose from, for the very reasonable sum of € 6. It has a decent weights area, a selection of cardio machines, including spin bikes and a wee ladies area (which does double as the spin studio, so you have to check the timetable if, like me, you like to hide in the ladies with your comedicly small baby weights!).
A big thing to me is that I can bring El Monkey as the starting age for drop in is only 16, unlike many other gyms, and I want to be sure she is committed to the gym before I sign her up for a full membership somewhere.
Staff are charming and it seems a good and busy spot very much a community facility, and so centrally located, you can fly over from work, and be home in plenty of time for dog walking/​cooking/​sitting on the sofa binge watching Buffy…

I am a member of this gym and i think its fantastic for different reasons. First it has women section. Secondly, they do students discounts and its very cheap. Thirdly, they have a room where called prayer room i guess where people from different religions can practice their religion or whatever. Finally, the place is nice and modern and the staff are there for you all the time to guide you and motivate you.

I love the facility at YMCA Dublin on Aungier. The other day I went to my first class with a friend. We both hadn’t tried pilates before and thought that the 5:30pm beginner’s class on Wednesday would be a good fit! We were not disappointed… we walked into a comfortable and safe space, with people of all different skill levels and body shapes. The feeling of insecurity you get at those big gyms with people who all seem like they’re professional body builders was no where to be found. Our instructor moved at a really wonderful pace, patient, but not slow, and gave us options varying from the most basic moves to their more complicated counterparts. The minutes flew by and left us wanting more. I definitely look forward taking more classes at the YMCA, and the accessibility for students makes it a great fit. The competitive rates and seriously amazing staff and facility really give you more than your money’s worth. And the best part? Sweating it all out in the sauna!

A lot of reviews talk about the classes, which I haven’t had a chance to check out — I’ll focus on the gym. The class schedule is extensive though very much weighted to the post-​work timeframe.
The gym has a decent selection of machines and no one was left waiting at the times I’ve gone in. They’ve got five or six treadmills, three ellipticals, one rowing machine and a couple of bikes, plus a selection of free weights and a handful of machines. They play the kind of techno music you’d expect from a gym. There’s also a small ladies-​only area with two treadmills, two bikes, an elliptical and a stair climber, plus a few weights. No piped music but there is a little boom box with the radio on. I’ve also seen posters up for personal training, which is a plus.
While one-​off admission is € 8 — € 9 after noon — students and the unemployed get in for a fiver. There’s also a discounted membership, saving around € 100 on three-​, six– and twelve-​month rates (though it doesn’t include the price of exercise classes).
It’s not the snazziest, but it gets the job done. I feel kinda good knowing it’s not a slick place where only hyper-​fit people go. The fitness suite clientele is heavily unbalanced to the male and weight-​lifting side. As long as I can use the rowing machine, though, I’m set.

Went to my first class here yesterday. I had been hoping for pilates but I got the time wrong. Instead «Sculpt & Stretch» was on, so I thought, huh, that doesn’t sound like there’s too much movement involved, should be fine. So I gave it a try.
A day later and I ache.
It was a brilliant class. The instructor was really good, kept us motivated but fun (she wasn’t mean) and pushed you a little bit further. So after an hour of sweating I felt like I had a really good work out. And it was only € 8. Try to find a better value drop-​in class. I think I’ll dump pilates and make stretch and sculpt my usual Monday routine. I can’t wait until my new figure arrives. Thank you YMCA.

This place, in my opinion, probably does the best classes in Dublin. When I was in college just around the corner, I would go to an aerobic class every other day and I loved them. They have ones for 30, 45 and 60 mins, so you can pop in and do whichever you have time for. Their array is pretty impressive; everything from hip hop classes to pilates to kick boxing.
The staff are absolutely lovely in there too. One of the trainers, Keith, is fantastic and I’d always try to go to his classes. He roars at you to keep you motivated, without you wanting to kill him. Not easy!
Their gym upstairs is a little on the small side, but still very satisfactory. Also, you can take out 3÷6÷12 month membership or you can pay as you go, either by class or by gym trip.
I can’t recommend the place enough.

I am a really fan of the YMCA cause they really seem to be working for the community and families and not out to make a fast buck, as some charitable organisations seem to be now a days!
The building itself is large, new, modern, light and airy and the staff that maintain it are so friendly, fun and helpful. The instructors and professionals that run the courses and classes are top notch and really seem to enjoy what they are doing.
Classes and courses are much cheaper here than most places and they seem to be more fun as they are not full of posers and wannabes! I really enjoyed the hip– hop class here, I learnt a lot from it, I now know I am not hip!

When I was living around this part of the city I immediately sought out the YMCA on the numerous recommendations from friends.
I did a hip-​hop dancing class very badly and then went further with my dance aspirations by doing belly dancing, again very badly. But the most important thing is I had fun dancing like an idiot. The teacher was great and the class was full of people that were willing to give it a go.
Excellent choice of classes for all interests and very very cheap.

Solid gym, dance studio and community centre just a few minutes walk from Grafton Street. The YMCA does a lot of work with the local kids who mightn’t have much else if it wasn’t there. They’re always looking for volunteers, if you ever feel like giving something back.
A good place run by good people. You can’t knock it.