YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg - Downtown Branch

Expérience positive: It's pretty good for the most part. There are some few individuals that obviously don't know how to drop their weights slowly. In my own opinion, if you slam the weights, you probably need a lighter set cuz it's about control, not how heavy you can lift. Just ahead, even though I don't feel like I should have to say this. If you can't put the weights down gently, you're trying to lift heavier than you need at your training level.

Expérience négative: Only making money and not caring about members’ health. This gym is outdated and far from modern. It’s clear they’re only interested in making money, not in providing quality training or caring about members’ health. Personal training sessions? Forget about it—they don’t offer them. Want to train online with your own coach? Not allowed. The website states you can film your workouts as long as no one else is in the frame or with permission, but in reality, I spent three months being harassed about this. They monitored me through security cameras, constantly checked in person, waved their hands around, and told me I wasn’t breaking any privacy rules—but still decided to ban me from filming. It’s 2024, the era of online, yet a camera in the gym is somehow a catastrophe for them. Instead of focusing on members’ progress and health, they let people perform exercises with poor form, potentially ruining their bodies. But why would they care? As long as you pay, they’re satisfied. If you value your health and a professional environment, look elsewhere. This gym is stuck in the past.

Expérience positive: Чудовий спортивний комплекс, який має: сауну, тренажерний зал в 2 поверхи, басейн, джакузі, корт тенісу, зал зі стіною для тенісу скошу, пінг-понг, боксерська груша, кімната для персональних тренувань, TRX, круг для бігу по периметру будівлі, зала для баскетболу, тенісу та футболу, хороша ціна абонементу за весь пакет занять Єдине питання: Чому тільки один із адміністраторів не дозволяє фотографуватися в дзеркалі ? Адже фотографую своє тіло, яке вибудував в цьому залі, а тому і роблю Вам рекламу.

Expérience positive: Little kids running around 7 years old

Expérience positive: The gym is good... It's a little spicy smelling but it a gym. As for the male steam room... It's creepy.... Like Aquarius bathhouse creepy....

Expérience fantastique: nice pool and great staff, only problem is the people that go there and complain about lane sharing (you know who you are)

Expérience négative: 1 star because they can't get they hours right on maps

Expérience positive: The equipment is pretty old when it comes to the weight plates.

Expérience fantastique: Very helpful staff

Expérience fantastique: Perfect steem souna and pool swimming

Expérience fantastique: Love the calm and friendly environment.

Expérience négative: The cleaner assaulted and kept harassing me while I was naked in the shower. The customer service person did not do anything about it. Never coming back and I’m ending my membership and my friends and families membership. We don’t support unprofessional and poor customer service

Expérience négative: don't get me wrong, it is a nice place but the price they charge you for membership ever 2 weeks is a little too high and I remember some of my old rude instructors that still work here

Expérience positive: This is an excellent gym for its equipment and pool and staff. but it sucks in the summer when the weather gets hot . If you think you re going to get out of the heat and humidity into a lovely cool gym to do an intense workout, forget it. The air conditioning does not work. The change rooms are hot and humid and so are the gyms. I wish they could fix it then maybe more people would come in out of the heat outside to use it.

Expérience négative: Every time I come on my day off to rest, I cannot get everything in full, because at the time when everything is written, everything is open. Something is definitely not working for them. I pay for everything and choose my time to come to get everything. Why can't I get everything I paid for? Return my money if you cannot provide all the conditions for which you take the money. Moreover, there is very frequent dirt on the walls, there is a lot of mold. Especially between the tile seams. Where do you need to get Liquid Soap? You can also see mold, why is it so unsanitary? There is also a lot of mold in the steam room, a lot of dirt and mold, no supervision is carried out

Expérience fantastique: Fantastic- great selection and variety very active and full of life and the staff was incredible!

Expérience fantastique: A place I can look forward to for spending time with my son, and personal health too.

Expérience fantastique: It is so nice

Expérience fantastique: Love the Y, especislly this location. Huge facility with a ton of amenities. Exceptional value with a welcoming environment for all.

Expérience fantastique: Everything a gym/workout facility should be . Inexpensive , Offers me free indoor parking. Easy . No brainer .

Expérience positive: Good place to work out in downtown's Winnipeg.

Expérience positive: Great gym, it's a little inconvenient that you can't access the gym from the portage place parkade immediately after they open... But otherwise really nice.

Expérience positive: Low price for gym. A lot of people there with a small amount of popular equipments. Most of the equipments no one uses. Stuff is unfriendly, changing rooms are uncomfortable, showers look bad, I didn’t want to use it.

Expérience positive: This is one of the best facilities and the dirtiest I’ve ever seen. Why you may ask, let me tell you: There is no other sauna and whirlpool as good as the one in this location; however, the hygiene is very poor, and it’s all on us. Underwear contains whole bunch of stuff and should not be worn under bathing suits to hot tub and pool, outdoor shoes(indoor is not outdoor)

Expérience fantastique: Amazing place and staff great place for workout very big and easy to get around

Expérience fantastique: Love it! Obsessed with the selection of equipment, the space, the community, the instructors, and most of all the classes offered! So happy to come here everyday!

Expérience fantastique: It's very convenient, however the time is very short to workout.Its very nice if they extend the time frame until 10pm

Expérience négative: It has become increasingly time-consuming for members like myself to register for parking on a daily basis. I strongly suggest the implementation of a separate line or dedicated staff to streamline the parking registration process. This adjustment would not only save time for members but also help prevent potential parking fines.I appreciate your attention to this matter and hope for a prompt resolution.

Expérience négative: It's not a friendly place for first-time users. If it's your first time in a gym, you might feel lost. Even if you're experienced, find by yourself how everything works can be a challenge. Be cautious about parking and elevator schedules; they don't provide information, assuming you already know the routine after a few visits to that branch. After my second visit, I decided to cancel my membership due to the frustrating situation. The staff lacks empathy and doesn't offer support.

Expérience fantastique: Nice gym, not too expensive, lots of equipment and not too crowded

Expérience fantastique: Great place

Expérience fantastique: Good investment for my heart and mind

Expérience négative: The rims are bad

Expérience négative: Them females are wearing their clothes in the pool Gross put on your dirty clothes and hit the pool now you have clean clothes yuk Proper swimwear is required for participation in water activi- ties. Proper swimwear is defined as a commercially produced bathing suit made of polyester or nylon. Excessively revealing or see-through swimwear is prohibited. Cotton and other clothing materials hold detergents, germs and bacteria that can cause illness. Proper swimwear is required for participation in water activi- ties. Proper swimwear is defined as a commercially produced bathing suit made of polyester or nylon. Excessively revealing or see-through swimwear is prohibited. Cotton and other clothing materials hold detergents, germs and bacteria that can cause illness.

Expérience fantastique: I enjoy working out there. Nice staff always cleaning. No wi fi.

Expérience fantastique: Absolutely amazing daycare with caring, responsible, highly-qualified staff. We have had two kids attending for 2+ years. Through various ups and downs, the staff have always handled things with incredible professionalism and care. Children are carefully and properly supervised. Diverse cultures and backgrounds are honored and reflected among staff and students. Kids learn conflict management and respect for one another. We feel very lucky to have found this daycare! It is extremely well-managed and the YMCA Creative Play philosophy serves the program well.

Expérience positive: A really good place where everyone can do something useful for their health. One small request, there is very little chlorine in the pool in the morning and a lot in the evening.

Expérience fantastique: The staff at the front desk are so friendly. Clean and bright in there too.

Expérience fantastique: This facility is great for beginners all the way to Elite bodybuilders. Easy to use equipment, all the universal gear has instructions on how to use it properly and free weights of course. If you have not been for a year or more they'll give you a free pass as long as you have ID to try out the facility.

Expérience fantastique: Great equipment!! Excellent staff!

Expérience fantastique: Gym is very clean but they closed to early please try to fixed

Expérience fantastique: Great space, lots of options, classes daily, can’t beat the price, especially having a pool, sauna and hot tub, it’s never crazy busy, staff are very friendly, I have been going here since 2010, it’s honestly the best gym for the price.

Expérience positive: Staff are very helpful. Place is clean and I like that its close to where I catch my bus because downtown is a bit scary at night when I leave.

Expérience fantastique: A great facility and gym to work out in! Considering the space, the layout is terrific and the heritage of the building can be felt in the stone walls. Staff are super friendly!

Expérience positive: The gym is incredible, so much space and equipment also love the steam room afterwards!! Sometimes the front desk people can be a bit rude when asked questions but hey somtimes they are nice !

Expérience positive: I hadn't been back to the YMCA downtown in a while, it was nice to see that they had such a huge variety of workout Maxine's and tools.

Expérience fantastique: I was visiting from out of town, always glad to discover different Y’s across Canada. This is one of my favourites. I liked the 2h free underground parking, nice bumper plates and barbells. Spacious gym.

Expérience fantastique: the gym giving a better services for the community.

Expérience fantastique: Very good gym , nice facility and equipment

Expérience fantastique: Great equipment, clean , but some of the staff can be pretty abrasive and rude sometimes. Free parking in portage place and underground bike rack is a bonus.

Expérience fantastique: Very nice crew, very good for kids, has everything you need, gym, playground, pool,...

Expérience positive: More stars ✨ would have been given but because both pools are closed and have been for some time I can not.

Expérience fantastique: Good gym and friendly staff! Variety of equipment and weights kept pretty clean still for a old gym! Always something going on every day for fitness classes and a large running track, i love how the weights are separate from the machines.

Expérience négative: Some staff are so rude and unprofessional. Not willing to help and have bad attitude. Ridiculous.

Expérience positive: Friendly staff

Expérience fantastique: Great Workouts

Expérience positive: Why is it the downtown branch where lots of minorities and uderserved kids live have less programs than the one in a suburbs .no drop-off swimming no basketball programs.diffrent hours and less days than the other gyms.kids in these areas need the ymca more than any areas.or may be u don't care about these kids.

Expérience fantastique: Great service

Expérience fantastique: The only place you should ever need to work out unless you're fortunate enough to have a universal gym in your living room chuckle

Expérience négative: Prices have gone up so much. YMCA suppose to be a non profit organization. But every year membership fees keeps rising.Gym staff are rude, Sales department have no knowledge how to do their job (C. Walker), Gym floor is showing wear, location is dangerous for members,( mugged, theft, harassed, vehicles being damaged).No free parking.

Expérience négative: Reduced hours, Saturday and Sunday are now closed. Limited equipment to use. Can't even use basketball court. Increased their membership and admission fees. Ymca is lame now.

Expérience fantastique: Salle de sport, Piscine, Sauna...sont des services que j'utilise

Expérience positive: Good gym

Expérience fantastique: One of my favourite gyms in the city. The sauna is excellent. Lots of space.

Expérience négative: Rude staff and poorly managed in various departments. Outdated and dirty. Convenient location on bus routes and good amenity for community.

Expérience fantastique: Always love it. Nevet disappoints.

Expérience fantastique: Awesome

Expérience fantastique: Everything you need for workout. Great employees, not so great clients.

Expérience fantastique: Everything you need for workout. Great employees, not so great clients.

Expérience positive: This is just my home gym for years off and on. Can't wait til workout classes start. And was so excited they opened up again

Expérience fantastique: Nice pool large wet sauna hot tub

Expérience fantastique: Definitely my fave Y that I have been to

Expérience fantastique: Great place to work out

Expérience fantastique: I have been going regularly for 5 years, after shopping around for a new gym when my last one closed. The equipment is updated fairly frequently to reflect current fitness trends, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable, the facility clean.

Expérience fantastique: Fitness at its finest. Steam bath and hot tubs are always available.

Expérience fantastique: We have been with the YMCA for 5 years. This past year downtown has become my location. I love the abundance of things I have at my disposal to help with my journey.

Expérience fantastique: My go to gym. We have a family pass so everybody gets to benefit from one membership. The downtown Y allows us to use a swimming pool, there's a walking/running track lots of great equipment. they also have lots of free classes where I can join in to get my motivation or work on my own.and of course the Y has multiple locations so I can go to any Y and work out there as convenient for me.

Expérience fantastique: Very diverse gym and the best equipped gym in Winnipeg. It has a trx area, kettlebells, free weights , turf field with push sleds, cardio and resistance machines, large running track upstairs, squash courts and 2 basketball courts. Also has a multiple person hot tub, male and female steam rooms, kids pool and pool with lanes for swimming. Helpful staff from the time you walk in to the moment you leave.

Expérience fantastique: Very comfortable pool for me. There is a sauna, swimming lanes, a round pool and a jacuzzi - all in one place. And there is also the opportunity to ride a gym and build a program with a coach once a month

Expérience fantastique: Epic employees and all the equipment I need for my simple workouts

Expérience négative: I don’t recommend this place! There are lots of stuff at front desk but I was standing there for long time no one call me or help me. 2 front desk CSR was talking with their colleagues about the game. Not happy at all! I was there for the first time. There is no stuff who shows me where to go for swimming pool, gym section and other places. I was lost in middle of hallway. I didn’t knw how to enter to gym workout place. The stuff was not helpful at all. I was so dissatisfied with customer service. I wanted to register membership for biweekly. The guy refused me because he needs direct deposit form. I told him I have all the account information with my name on my phone. He refused then I paid $10 for one time member. My plan was to go register biweekly so I could save but couldn’t register because I didn’t have direct deposit form. I will never go that place again! 100% dissatisfied and NOT RECOMMENDED

Expérience négative: I'm not at all impressed with the services of a front desk clerk names Juan. He didn't seem to know what he was doing. Perhaps the managerial staff should look into coaching him to be well versed in his role at this location. The saunas are in the WORST shape they have ever have every been in and I wouldn't set foot in the whirlpool or swimming pool. Standards are not what they used to be at the downtown YMCA.

Expérience négative: Steam facilities always need maintenance and are down for service most of the time.

Expérience positive: i personally dont ike working out here to many people, but if you wanna swim or court games its cool

Expérience positive: Amazing gym to go. Lots of machines, classes and space. They have many activities for kids which is a plus for me as I do have kids. As a family with kids, this is the only gym that design it's facilities to includes everyone!

Expérience positive: I've had mixed experiences here, my frustrating experiences were with front desk staff being unhelpful with information beyond check ins and towels. The services here are good though. The daycare staff are nice and the facility is alright, it's a good gym overall. I do recommend this place.

Expérience positive: Nice facility, but membership is so expensive. No longer visit the YMCA's because I can't justify the cost . *EDIT* Unable to qualify for the low-income option. I imagine a lot of single income families are not able to but still couldn't afford the membership. *

Expérience fantastique: Muscle work out

Expérience fantastique: The only place you should ever need to work out unless you're fortunate enough to have a universal gym in your living room chuckle

Expérience positive: Bunch of snobs.

Expérience fantastique: Nice pool large wet sauna hot tub

Expérience positive: Great steam room.

Expérience fantastique: Very comfortable pool for me. There is a sauna, swimming lanes, a round pool and a jacuzzi - all in one place. And there is also the opportunity to ride a gym and build a program with a coach once a month

Expérience positive: Great place to go for a swim lots of programs

Expérience fantastique: Great facilities. Always improving things . Best Y in the city..

Expérience fantastique: Great place to workout & make new friends

Expérience fantastique: How long is the lap pool?

Expérience fantastique: Nice place, very clean, friendly staff

Expérience fantastique: Swim there regularly. Good service. All are friendly and helpful

Expérience fantastique: The best YMCA in the city, unfortunately is not possible to park for free.