About South City YMCA
The South City Family YMCA is a lively community center in the heart of St. Louis, providing a variety of wellness and recreational options. The fitness center is modern, and the pool is inviting, making it a good place to stay active. The YMCA offers engaging youth programs that help members grow and build connections. Many visitors appreciate the friendly staff and the helpful, welcoming members. The equipment appears to be mostly new, thanks to a recent remodel, although some find the facilities a bit dated and sometimes a little smelly. Popular group classes like Body Pump tend to fill up quickly, which can be frustrating for those with busy schedules. Despite some concerns about cleanliness in the locker rooms and organization of the free weights area, the YMCA remains a well-loved spot for social activities like foosball, pool, and ping-pong. Overall, the YMCA aims to be a place where community members can thrive, grow, and make a positive impact.
I attend this location for swimming lessons. It’s a great facility but the showers are disgusting. Please sanitize the showers. I shower after every swimming lesson and seeing this for past month is unacceptable, and it’s every shower. Please clean.
The South City YMCA is a nice facility. The staff is friendly and the facility is clean. There are many machines for working out. They have both weight machines and free weights. There are about three studios for group exercise, or spinning.
They offer a wide variety of courses, and you have to sign up on your app. You cannot sign up for an entire series; but each individual session. until 24 hours in advance, so it doesn’t allow to plan ahead for long-term. It has a gym with one main basketball court and the running track requires 19 laps to complete a full mile. It has a swimming pool with a few lanes and an area for wading or walking or water aerobics. I do...read full review
I truly enjoy the ymca and this location in particular. There is a strong sense of community here. My frustration is not getting into the classes. Body pump will fill up 5 minutes after opening. I am usually at work during this time making it difficult to sign up on time. This issue is not specific to this location and I would be happy to use the old weights if there was more space. It feels great to get into a routine and wish it was not difficult to get into the class. The y, especially South City, has high quality classes and is really a great place to be.