South Orange Family YMCA

Great for families! Helped me get back in shape because I was able to bring my son along sometimes. Machines are not outdated, which is a plus. Would have gotten an extra star if they had expanded hours on the weekend. Love that they have a huge pool. I had my sons birthday party here and everyone loved it.

There is a plethora of classes run by great trainers. With their help I have significantly tightened up my physique. I would only ask for an adductor/abductor machine.

Clean, great classes and it's not super crowded. Been a member for years. Great value if you like yoga, Zumba, strength, Pilates etc. The YMCA has lots of machines & cycle classes too

If I could give zero stars I would. These people have AUDACITY. My daughter (2 years old) was seriously injured here, due to their parking lot having crater sized holes in the concrete. Walking out of the gym, I fell, she fell, and unfortunately broke her femur. I was going to pursue legal action but then after praying on it decided not to. They caught wind that I was considering a lawsuit and without any response to the incident, they have BANNED my entire family from attending ALL YMCA locations. They handled this in the poorest possible way. All I can think is...why DIDN'T I sue them?! If I knew I was going to get banned anyway. The most unprofessional and CRUEL response they could possibly have. My poor daughter was in a cast for 4 months and not even an APOLOGY from these people! I'm sick to my stomach. Not to mention, this place is gross, so just don't even bother.

The YMCA monroe isn’t family friendly. They make the parents stand outside of the pool area instead of having them comfortably sit inside to catch the views of their children making advancements. They couldn’t provide an actual policy when asked for one and stated they have one but can’t find it at the moment. They have no policy written anywhere and I’m supposing now they will make one up due to this situation. I told the supervisor my legs hurt bc I do long 12 hour shifts at work and I was feeling slightly dizzy and they didn’t care and stated it’s our policy and you can’t sit in the pool area. Disregarding my state of physical distress. However if your child has private lessons you can sit inside with your child. I’m a registered nurse and I refuse to stand an entire 45 mins while having to watch my child during her swim class. I should be able to sit comfortably where there is ample amount of space to do so inside the gymnasium. I won’t be having my child attend this place moving forward and you can make your own judgment. Parents should be treated with care due to the fact we find these places to be successful. What hurt me most as a nurse is that they had no compassion for me not feeling well and they were only concerned with removing me from the area because of a fake policy that they said they have in place but can’t produce.