the staff is friendly and the facility is clean

I appreciate that the caregivers pick up my child when they are upset. They are also kind and patient.

I’d probably recommend to others with young children. However, my kids are 8 and 10 and when they go in the mornings there are only very little children and the older kid area with age appropriate activities is closed, so they have nothing enjoyable to do.

I’ve only taken my child to the kids zone a couple of times within those times I had 2 kids be mean to mine on two separate occasions. Although I know this can happen in a multiple kid environment however there was only 2 staff members to about 20+ kids in one room. There wasn’t enough space for all the kids or enough staff to keep an eye on the kids. Neither time did a staff member pay attention to the incidents. The second time a staff member picked up the kid who tried to bite my kid and tried to take the toy from my kid. Staff removed the kid from the situation however mine was crying and there was no attention given. I ended up getting my own kid to comfort. I’ve also noticed the floors being very dirty, a bandaid on the floor without being picked up, inappropriate sized toys in the baby area such as a small ball could have been choked on. I removed it and handed it to staff they seemed unbothered. There’s not really a secure why of containing kids yes there’s baby gates that older kids can open and let babies out. There needs to be age appropriate areas separated and more staff, not inexperienced kids watching kids.

It's hard to park.

It would be helpful to extend the child area hours to include Sunday and an extra hour in the evenings on weekdays.

its easy and convienent for our family needs

Often the tube playing area is closed. Or they remove the children and close it while they’re playing. Also, my 6 month old child cries when I’m gone and they call me immediately and have me com get him. I can’t work out.

The showers are barely functional, especially for a tall person. The les mills gear is really old.

Childcare hours were no clearly explained when I signed up. I was not told they have extended lunch times in the middle of the day when I actually intended to bring my two 2yr olds. This is important to tell a mom who spends a lot of time getting them in and out of the car while hoping they dont try and run off in the parking lot just to find its closed and having to get them back inside the car upset they cant go play. I'd rather just go to a park at that point.

Staff are great and I love having so many activities to choose from.

I know my child is safe and having fun while I get get a good work out in

The instructor never taught hip hop or any other form of dance. The music was not hip hop. This was not even a class, student attendance declined over the month. We will be looking for an actual dance studio for our needs.

nice chill gym

Get more weight lifting machines in the weight room. You only have 1 leg press, a leg extension machine, a leg curl machine, a couple of back machines, and 2 multi-station pulley-cable machines that are always being used. That's ok, but that's not really enough for a great workout, especially when it gets crowded in there.

I would like to see a Smith Squat Rack. Women do bar squats too, and those old-school squat racks you currently have in there are not being used, and are difficult for women to operate. You need another Leg Press machine in there. A 45* leg press where the foot plate is up in the air @ 45* would be great. They are usually plate-loaded. You also need a seated cable row, a seated chest press, an incline press, and a seated pec flye machine that doubles as a rear-flye. (Usually referred to as a "Pec-Deck".

You have lots of room in there for more equipment. Right now it looks too empty and not well-equipped.

Thanks for asking.

I love taking my son to the daycare. It is one of the few places in Olympia/Tumwater that has a daycare in the gym. All the workers there are also so kind! There are a few things I would suggest for improvement: I wish the under 2 year old area open more. I also think the tall play ground area should be restricted. My son went up there and was stuck since it is too old for him which could be dangerous. I also think the play area needs more sanitation since my son got sick the first few days going there. Overall though I really appreciate the program!

Closing the Jacuzzi because seniors were walking along the sides of the pool looking at the children during their swimming lessons could have been avoided altogether by use of signage. Instead, seniors have to feel like we're all seen as pedophiles.

Friendly, fun, helpful and clean. The perfect place for kids, families and seniors. No better place to be!

YMCA personnel are all very friendly and helpful.

We are looking for a weight and cardio room environment that appeals to all members, including aging adults like ourselves. We applaud the Y’s commitment to having a welcoming environment for all - including LBGTQ+ and people of color. That said, a phrase such as “people of all ages” is suspiciously missing from the mission statement, and the general and CEO marketing.
An improvement we suggest is having the music at a low or average, not a loud, level. A raucous “young bro” vibe predominates in the weight room in the later afternoons (2-4:30 PM), fed by music turned to a very high volume. Many of us choose to listen to our own music, news broadcasts and books on our own headphones. I use my AirPods while working out. Most days after 2 PM, I have to turn the volume up to nearly the highest level to outcompete the Y music volume in the weight room. This can damage the eardrum.
I applaud the sandwich board sign urging members to not sit on the machines as a lounging space.That seems to have worked for that problem, for now. Why not circulate the posting periodically?
I suggest again (3rd time) that you post an additional sign, in the cardio room only, reminding members that cell phone conversations are not permitted in the workout spaces or locker rooms.The rules list clearly asks members to “take cell phone conversations into the hallway”, yet the problem persists.The reason you do not hear from more members about this is perhaps because they do not want to stop their workout and walk to the front desk, or be seen as a complainer to young staff who are clearly trying their best. I report this about every third time it happens.

The youth classes have not been great for my kids. The 4 week time frame isn't enough I think the classes should be 8 to 12 weeks per session.

I asked someone at the desk to show me how to work a treadmill, and I was brushed off. He said he didn’t know how and didn’t know who did, but maybe make an appointment with a trainer. Really???

I have never found a gym that I felt comfortable and safe in. As a trans person seeing body inclusivity in the group classes is really important to me. So far instructors/staff have all been fun, supportive, and body positive. I feel like the Y is really trying to make education accessible and offer support in a wide range of goals.

Clean facility, friendly staff, equipment rarely full

Everyone is professional and nice. Especially Jackie who’s been so supportive and helpful.

The front desk staff is incredible!

Love this location and the employees. My only wish is that we had another YMCA close to us as this one is frequently crowded. The parking lot is nearly impossible to find parking in during the evenings when most classes occur and the weight room seems too small sometimes for the crowd that enjoys going. It's quite the compliment to the YMCA's need and value to the community- but we need a bigger or another building. And while it is true we could drive to the Shelton or plum street branches, those are either too far to make the drive work.

It's clean, staff àre friendly, and my child loves going to it.

Good facility, nice assortment of equipment and variety of classes.

The showers in the women's locker room need an update and wider shower curtains, update or refresh pools and hot tub, provide more Les Mills classes at Briggs YMCA at 8:30am or 9:30am, provide a steam room at Briggs. More parking is needed for members.

I like the place: it's clean, bright, the equipment is in reasonably good repair, though replacement of broken items seems to take a while. The locker room is in good shape and usually very clean. I LOVE the new heat & ice body repair machines.

Excellent facilities.

The facility has most of what you would want in the way of a wellness program. It's clean and the staff is great.

The weight machines break constantly

The students spend a lot of time sitting around in the pool in Level 3 and not practicing their skills. Wonder if there could be more supporting student 2 at a time with back floats, etc. I just don’t see how my student will advance to level 4 at this rate.

They are easy going, understanding, don’t judge for showing up a little late, and know how to talk to and teach the children in a fun way in the water!

Unable to get into swim lessons like we need.

Great people and facility

For me, the price of membership combined with the quality of dance fitness classes, instructors and community, make me very pleased with my decision to join the Y.

I have found that the quality of the lessons vary significantly based on the instructor. Many of the instructors do not provide any corrective feedback that allows children to make progress improving their skills. Additionally, I don't feel that the class sizes at my daughter's current level (level 3) are small enough to allow for enough active instruction and practice.

Pool is great. Staff are pleasant and smile. I have had to watch for children not to jump on me in the pool, a near miss last week as child jumped into pool in the middle deep area. Generally the staff do watch children advising them to remain in shallower area of the large main pool.

You don’t have any weekday rec swim hours after school. It sucks

The staff is so friendly and helpful. Even the members of the gym are nice 😊.

No one seems to know anything. I signed my grandsons up for swim lessons and when we got there I had to ask three different people who their instructor is and where the lesson was....some person at the pool they weren't even having their lessons at had the info...also they couldn't tell me if there is community swim on Saturday the same time as lessons, as the schedule I was reading seemed to have conflicting info.

Friendly, clean, spacious, lots of exercise choices, good hours and parking. The ONLY thing I would change: when a machine breaks down, please fix it in 2-3 days. This need to be a higher priority. 2-3 weeks is too long.

Easy access to everything and very helpful staff.

There is nothing comfortable or helpful in my relationship with this young men's christian association (dubious) health center.

I hope the membership fee is reduced.

I wish there were more group exercise classes. Specifically, indoor cycling. There’s only 1/week and it’s always packed and people are turned away a lot because it gets full.

I have never been to the Briggs Community YMCA and am wondering why your records show I have been. I was looking at my attendence records at the Shelton Y and was confused to see Briggs come up.