I wanted to get my kids swimming more often for practice but the open swim times are either too early or too late in the day. There was never any mid-day/afternoon option for open swim in the 3dt pool. When there is open swim, the pool is packed and my kid don't get a great experience practicing swimming. The pool also doesn't seem very clean.

I enjoy pickleball. Hopefully you will restore our morning pickle ball gym times to end at 10 AM rather than 9 AM. I will discuss in person later.

keep yoga teachers

Love the Y, but the workout area is kind of small and when it's busy it's hard to get to some of the machines.

Please post signage and include in the membership agreement that cell phone conversations of any kind and any audible speakers are not permitted in the facility. We should not have to be subjected to other people's phone conversations or music when we go to work out and it should not be a point of conflict between patrons. Please also add more space for HIIT and add AB bikes and ski ergs

Great value and friendly staff but very crowded at times with large senior citizen presence on weekdays. Child care is a great feature and facilities are wonderful.

I like to come in and use either the elliptical or the treadmill for aerobic exercise when the weather is bad. I wish I didn’t have to limit my visits to times when the upstairs multi-purpose room is empty. Before the weight room was remodeled some years back, we could do our post-workout stretches on mats in the weight room.

Nice facility with friendly staff

The swim lessons are great! We love jessica our teacher in the parent tot class. I am looking forward to using the care service when i excersise once my little one is a bit older.

I workout in the weight room and sometimes have men I don’t know approach me to chat. It’s annoying. I wear a baseball hat now and don’t make eye contact at all anymore.

The hip abduction machines are of poor quality and I do not like where the toilets are located in the women’s locker room.

Very inclusive, positive and upbeat environment in classes. I need to attend more often

The issue for me is simply that lap swimming at the Briggs Y is rarely available. Yes, it's on the schedule with some frequency but the majority of the time when I show up there are lanes occupied by other activities (open swim, mainly) and those lanes that are in principle lap lanes have people in them who really aren't swimming laps. They are walking, or floating, or even snorkeling (can't this happen in the Activity Pool?). Also, it's often true that when people are there swimming laps they are doing so in such a way that sharing a lane is not possible. I want to emphasize that I'm not really complaining here; I'm simply, since you asked, telling you my experience. If people are only physically capable of walking or floating, then good for them for trying to get what exercise they can, and I certainly understand that the Y serves many needs, not just mine. I might add that it's gotten to the point that when I want to get in some swimming exercise I go up to the Lakewood Y. They have some of the same issues but it's not nearly as prevalent as at Briggs. I've met other people from Thurston County who do the same thing.

Clean facilities; variety of classes; reasonably priced

The "new" (couple years old now) machines in the weight room are terrible. Not enough adjustability for different body types (arm lengths, leg lengths, leg girth, etc.). Some machines are unusable for myself and others. The usable ones are often out of order and repair takes weeks and weeks.

Excellent for seniors to stay active and increase fitness

Update the downstairs activity room to make it more inviting. Replace the electric sockets and lighting in that room. Have info about personal trainers on website.

I feel like briggs offers a great value for parents with young children like myself.

The Y has a pool, which is rare in the South Sound.

It’s a great space to work out- lots of different machines/weights. The only thing I would recommend as an improvement is greater staff supervision when there are youth in the weight room.

The staff was super helpful and guided us through the pool rules with ease. The room was setup quickly and they helped us put all the chairs away which I didnt expect.

Even though I'm a full member, it is hard to register for classes and programs before they are full. Swim classes full before I get a review from the instructor doesn't help. Registration for children's sports teams as soon as they open and they are not placed on a team.

Friendly, inclusive

Great staff

The staff are lovely, the facilities are clean, I've been able to be more active than I have been in years.