Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center 2235 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614

"I took the adult swim lessons twice, because I could not swim; then followed by a-6 month community membership to practice my swim skills. The life guards and swim instructors were amazing!!!"

"I like Ray. I enjoy yoga and swim classes. We go there with kids for a swim class. Afterwards kids love spending time as it has all kind of game such as board games, basketball, ping pong etc."

"I was a member for several years as a DePaul University student, then as staff. I absolutely loved the Ray. State-of-the-art facilities, an incredible selection of fitness classes, and opportunities for workshops to learn about things like nutrition, self defense, etc. al contribute towards making the Ray a top notch fitness center. On top of that, I worked directly with some of the executive level individuals there through my research laboratory, and one can clearly tell just how much they care about making the building accessible and enjoyable for all."

"This is an awesome gym. It has all the equipment that you need and is always clean. The staff is very friendly!"

"I really want to give the Ray a 5 but there are so many issues. First off, to the red shirt dude who patrols the 3rd/4th floor at night on Monday/Thursday/a few other days, do you really have to act like me and the people using the basketball courts can't hear the intercom? Dude is always trying to get us to leave early. Also, if you see me cleaning my boxing gloves 15 minutes before closing time, is it really necessary to walk up and tell me to get out? No joke, once him (or someone that looked like him) was waiting for me when I got out of the shower, reminding me while I was naked that they were closing. And before you ask, no it was not unreasonably late (11:02) nor was I even close to the last person there. Most of the other employees are great though, shout out Sandon and Will. Stan and the other elderly cleaners at night are also cool. Other complaints I have are a lack of equipment, the gym seems big but the space usage is really inefficient. There are so many empty treadmills while I can't do arms or bench press during peak hour. There's also only a few heavy bags which is disappointing. Also for some reason, I get interrogated every quarter because they have some technological error and it says I haven't paid for membership... that is really annoying... My next complaint isn't necessarily the Ray's fault but I'll mention it regardless. There's a lot of annoying people here. From the loud gym bros to the people who have no respect for personal space to the people who treat this as a filming studio for tik tok. My redeeming stars come from the fact that their grad student/staff/alumni discounts are quite good. I probably wouldn't pay for it if it wasn't. Although I would argue for grad students it should be free... but I digress. This is also a pretty comprehensive gym. There's a swimming pool, punching bags, a track, basketball courts, yoga studios, extracurricular sports leagues, and overall just a little bit for everyone."