Sands Family YMCA

"Great facility with lots of activity options. Pool, hot tub, and sauna are all great. Yoga instructors and personal trainer staff are very friendly. Unfortunately I have to take stars away for the lack of breathing room. The equipment in the cardio and resistance areas are jam packed. The stretching area behind the treadmills can only accommodate 4-6 people at most. I witnessed someone fall on someone else because they were trying to squeeze in and share a foam mat. You have ab rollers and jump ropes but nowhere to actually use them?! The free standing cable machines cannot be utilized at full range of motion because you are an arms length away from someone at the pulldown rack. If someone is doing bosu TRX off the accessory bars, you can't access the kettle bells, the sand bags, or other accessories on this storage rack like the foam mats (these are inconveniently tucked into the corner by the mirror). The free weight area suffers similar problems. If people are sitting on benches in front of the mirror, you can't access any of the dumbbells. There is simply no walking space between the benches and the dumbbell rack. So if someone is doing 10 sets of say, dumbbell rows on a bench, you can't get in there and grab a set of dumbbells without sticking your butt in their face. There's also nowhere to do lunges, farmers carry, or any other exercise that you might want to take more than 2 steps with. The backs of the 3 power racks are 1 step away from the bench press and back squat machines, and 1 step away from each other. The machines in the window are also all 1 step (or less) apart. Please reevaluate the layout or consider removing the lesser used equipment to make the space more functional. It sounds counterintuitive, I know... but the dumbbells are super underutilized due to the proximity to any occupied benches."

"I give it 4 because all the classes and amenities are great from the pool to the equipment. The only think I have an issue with is which is what took a star away is the basketball court it's way too small; for a brand new building why didn't they make it bigger. If there's a bunch of people in there you can barely shoot or even play a game. Definitely should have gone back to the drawing board for that."

"Beautiful facility and kind staff! Christy is the highlight with her amazing Barre classes. The cost of the membership is absolutely worth it. When signing up for the e-gym, it is a very personal experience. A staff member carefully takes you through each machine and ensures that they are tuned to fit your body and goals. From the time you walk in the door, it feels like all of the staff members really care about your well being."

"Probably the nicest YMCA ever been in my life. I grew up going to the Eastern Queens New York YMCA and I worked at the Easton Pennsylvania YMCA and I often swim at the Geneva New York YMCA. Of course this place is brand new so that helps. Really great meeting areas and areas for kid watching and kids to play. Notice the training kitchen. Obvious areas like for basketball and walking and swimming and working out in free weights also a cycle room."