Southdale YMCA

staff is very nice! cost for sports are reasonable and very clean facility. Coaches really take their time with the kids to teach them the basics of basketball.

I am so very happy this Y isn't close to my home..but this isn't my idea of what the YMCA represents. Tons of privileged Mr. & Mrs. Karens running around. Make sure to get out of their way! Love the Mr. Karen Dude who has his vehicle parked in the front of the door. Waiting for kids? Hmmm...maybe. But maybe just another Edina Dude who doesn't have to follow the rules everyone else lives by (really dude-park your car & walk in).

I love the southdale YMCA! I've only had good experiences here. The machines are all clean and new, and the staff are also very friendly. My only issue is that when a machine does break, it seems to take a long time for them to repair it. One of the stair masters has been faulty ever since I started working out here, and some treadmills have been broken for a week or so as well. But I also understand that getting repairs is tough in today's climate so I give it to them. Plus, the Y has an awesome buddy deal where you can get a membership for half off if you sign up with someone else! So I'm getting such a sweet deal for good machines, location, and service. I couldn't find any other gym with remotely as good of a deal or options for workouts. With this membership I can go to group fitness, workout anytime, use the locker room, pool, sauna... The list goes on. I'd never be able to afford the gym without this deal, so I have nothing but good words to share about the Y.

A bit of an older facility but staff are friendly and the equipment is current. 2 separate pools for lap swim and open swim which is nice. Wish the parking spots were a little bigger. Gets a bit tight sometimes.

Many years ago my wife and I were members of the Southdale Y as our children were young and we made extensive use of the facilities- particularly the pool. As our kids grew we eventually stopped going and as we both worked at the University of Minnesota we used their excellent facilities since we were both on campus. With the pandemic we simply stopped going to the gym but recently we both felt the need to try and get in shape and as we are no longer at the U we started looking around for a facility near our home. I looked at the Yelp reviews of the for profit gyms near us and was put off by what I read so we looked at the Y again. We recently rejoined and are very pleased. The staff is courteous, Drew was particularly helpful, and the facilities are well maintained. There are a lot of group fitness classes which we like. Most of the clientele are either older or families with young children so this might not be for younger people. So far we have been quite pleased.

Politically correct staff allows people to use the pool and equipment wearing yards of fabric. Yet the scream at me for an untied shoe lace on the tread mill. The cost of the membership is high for a non-profit. One can find a better gym that applies membership rules equally. There are no amities, except for child care, and that's debatable. My son got lice at this gym during summer camp. We were not notified that lice was going around until it was, too late. To get rid of the lice was a nightmare. When I confronted the child care about this, they shrugged their shoulders and told me this was typical when there's lots of kids. Oh really? Like all gyms it's horribly crowded from January 1-February 14. Waiting for machines during all times of the year is very problematic. Frequently I didn't complete a workout because there was a line for a machine. Between the wait time for equipment, the head lice,the dirty pool and possibly having to pull someone out of a piece of equipment because of their clothing, we left.

I just became a member last month when they had a special of a $1 joining fee. The group classes are fun. I've been able to try the rock climbing in the gym a couple times. The pool is pretty nice with special lanes for people doing laps as opposed to a more recreational section. The locker rooms are spacious and clean. There are some lockers outside the locker rooms to be more convenient with keys you can safety pin on yourself if you don't need to change and don't require that much locker space. There's ample space for cardio machines and weight equipment. People generally seem to use wet wipes to sanitize equipment after they are done. The lot in the front seems to fill up easily but there's overflow parking in the back.

Very disappointed. They use deceptive practices to sign memberships and then bait and switch. I complained to the Gen. Manager and he didn't even bother to respond to my complaint.Hard to believe a so-called community organization gets away with this.

I was at the Edina YMCA today, where signs proclaim that masks are required except during "vigorous exercise." In the large room that holds equipment, I noticed over a dozen people chatting, halfheartedly pulling on weights, slowly cycling, or simply walking around with no masks on. One face-uncovered guy was having a long, loud conversation with his (masked) personal trainer. Employees were present, ignoring the situation.The YMCA is not a safe place for members concerned about spreading Covid-19.

I do not recommend going to this gym for serious gym goers. I was deadlifting minding my own business and they kicked me out.