This is a place where people are supposed to feel a sense of community and safe, especially children. This location absolutely does not live up to those standards. My 13 year old daughter was using the gym there when a grown male began harassing her. Here are the facts to what happened and what the management's response was. I dropped my daughter off to do her work out at this location. Unfortunately, my wife and I were both in the middle of a project so was not able to stay with her but we were not worried as we felt that she was SAFE there. Near the end of her work out, she was approached by an adult male who asked her how long she was going to be. During her work out, she took a snap of herself to send to a friend as children do these days. She may have inadvertently got this male in the background. He became angry and asked her if she was taking pictures of him. When she tried to explain, he wasn't listening to her. He took his phone out and started recording her. It is unclear if it was at this point or later on when other members got involved the he called her fat and said she has a fat stomach. When he started recording her she Very Loudly told him Stop recording her and asked him WHY he was recording her. Her being loud is what drew the attention of the other members. 2 male members came to her aid as well as a female member. He became very belligerent towards the other member, tell them .... off. I was actually on the phone with my daughter at this point because she called me and I can hear this in the background. When I get there, she was already in the office with the female adult which aided her and some staff members. Shortly after I arrived, a Sergeant from Peel Region Police arrived to investigate. The Sergeant spoke with myself, the Female witness, at lease one of the male witnesses and the staff as well as the Adult male in question (once they were able to find him). No charges were able to be laid as there was not physical contact made. That is what we were told . I was told by the staff that there would be an incident noted on his file. That was not acceptable to me and I demanded that he be banned from the YMCA. I wanted him banned because not only did my daughter NOT feel safe and was afraid to go back because she might run into him again but I didn't want any other young people to possibly have a similar experience . They told me that only the program director or general manager would be able to do that. I sent the general manager an email that day (Saturday). Monday morning I called the center to speak with the Program Director who was not in. I left my information for him to call me back when he was to get in in the afternoon. After waiting and not getting any type contact by the management team, I called him back and was told that he was in a meeting. I was then informed that the General Manager would be dealing with this. I received an email later from her asking that we afford her some time to speak to her staff and investigate. I told her I appreciated her taking this matter seriously and told her about the 2 men and 1 lady who intervened on my 13 year old daughters behalf. I also told her that they spoke to her staff and that her staff on duty that day should have their information and that I would await her review. To recap the timeline, this incident happened on Saturday, I sent an email Saturday. Monday I had to contact the center instead of them contacting me. The General Manager asked me for a few day to review on Monday. Thursday afternoon just before 3pm, I had still not heard back from anyone so I sent another email to ask about the status. Just before 7pm she finally responded to me by tell me that she could call me "tomorrow" and to reply to her directly with a good time to call. I'm not sure as to why she had to say directly as my communication was directly to her unless she didn't want me to continue to tag the CEO of YMCA in the emails as well. She calls me the next day and tells me that my daughter won't have to worry about running into him "in the near future". I asked her what that means. I tell her that I assumed that means that he is suspended and not banned outright. She told me that she reviewed the footage and spoke with 2 witnesses and she said that they didn't hear anything prior to to my daughter very loudly saying "Why are you recording me? Stop recording me!" That is when they stepped in. She didn't speak to the lady as she deemed that she wouldn't have any information because she wasn't standing directly next to them. I pointed out the fact that that just because she wasn't STANDING right next to them doesn't mean that she didn't hear anything or wasn't observing from a distance. She then tells me that there are procedures that they have to follow. She tells me that in the footage, he wasn't any closer that 5 feet from her, like that is supposed to make any difference. Basically, they aren't going to do anything. read more

Someone stole my $30 water bottle at this location in the change room, and the staff won't do anything to ask anyone who took my bottle and call out the behavior that this is a crime, the staff keep saying its misplaced, but where is the one thats exactly the same, and why will this person take home a bottle when he didnt bring one in the first place. This place is so dumb and full of excuse and wont admit theft when as mentioned in other review dozens thef has already happened here this year and they should put posters with counts of theft reported to warn people never bring anything that has any value. And they tried to shut me up to tell people what happened to me. So disgusting. never again. Please be aware that people steal your stuff at YMCA. Just imagine how disgusting it is that you are in the same room with thieves. Worst waste of money and headach instead of having fun. Also please be aware that some people's locker got cut in the change room. They do nothing to prevent that from happening. I would suggest to go someplace with better security measures. Don't think it won't happen to you. read more

Although I have been a member of YMCA Burnamthorpe road for a year, but now I am considering canceling my membership. The reason is some of the employees treat the customers like trash, misbehaving and ordering them around like customers are the ones working for them. The following happened at around 1 PM on Saturday 04.13.2019. Situation: my wife, new to Ymca was totally unaware that video chatting is not permitted in the premises. While she was video chatting, an employee named Sam came upto her and literally shouted at her that "you are not allowed to "record" here!" She further shouted that "my supervisor will come and speak to you!" She just assumed that my wife was recording or taking pictures and never felt the need to clarify. 5 minutes later the supervisor named Marta arrives and behaves like a cop catching a thief. She continues shouting at my wife saying "we will report you, what is your name, what is your phone number etc!" My wife calls me, and when I arrive, Marta begins shouting at me, accusing "your wife took pictures!" I ask her "can you show me?" And to which she had no answer! There was another supervisor there and I clearly mentioned to her that I am not going to speak to Marta, which angered Marta even more. Marta (with her eyes practically popping out of the sockets) orders me to follow her to where the policy is mentioned to which I say no since she was angry all the while and I requested the other supervisor to show me the policy. The policy said "No cellphones and recording equipment allowed." And then I proceeded to show her at least two other customers with their cellphones out and then Marta rushed to have them put the phones back in their pockets. The whole episode ended with the second supervisor apologizing to my wife and that was when I told her that none of this would have happened if the first person if the first employee would've just spoke to my wife properly and politely. And Marta just went on saying that my wife took pictures and made videos, all of which she just assumed and blew it all out of proportion and when she was confronted, she had no viable response! Throughout the last year of my membership, I only met humble and responsible people but I guess all the other reviews about misbehaving employees are true, which I had simply ignored until now. These people need to realize that people aren't fools, and are simply not scared when such employees gang up on them. And most of all, people like me will not tolerate any such nonsense and definitely not be intimidated by such arrogant employees at Y. read more

I could only wish that my YMCA in NJ could even compare to this one! We have been long time members of the Y and; it has only just dawned on us that you can work out at other locations, including Canada! This is an easy location to find in Mississauga, there are two parking lots, which say by permit only, but is not enforced . Check in is took about 5 minutes, they took our information and off we went. This place is sprawling with a full sized basketball court, pool, spin studio, indoor running track and a full cardio lab and weight section. They also have a full class schedule. The gym is very clean and have sanitizing wipes stations all over the cardio/weight area. The staff there is very helpful and friendly and like my YMCA the patrons are of all ages, races and skill levels. I'm glad we have a gym away from home to work out at, sorry we didn't realize it sooner! read more

Mississauga YMCA - Indoor Running Track - Gyms Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

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I haven't been to the ymca in a long time but decided to check it out cause they were doing a promotional event. Free fitness classes and facility use for their open house, 1 day only to celebrate their new renovations. I wanted to check them out thoroughly cause I will need a new gym when my current membership at another place runs out. That and I needed to work off my food binging on the holidays. Lol. So, I came with a lot of motivation and ended up being there for 4 hours! :P 1hr: I started with weights and running. They have all the typical things I needed (treadmills, ellipticals, weights, exercise mats, etc) as well as a running track on the third floor. They even had "battle ropes" aka what I like to call ropes of pain! XD Staff and other gym members were nice enough to show me how to use it. It's fun for like about...5 seconds but then it gets real. Lol. 1hr: I moved onto a fitness bootcamp class. It was a good workout but the instructor never gave you any real breaks, more like water breaks and she transitioned into moves a bit too fast. She was a beast, and I think the one guy I saw there was even struggling after her routine. 2hrs: After wobbling out of that class, I headed over to the pool to cool off. The swimming pool and sauna is on lower level, you reach them by going through the change rooms. If you just wanted to free swim like I did, you were out of luck. Only 2 lanes in the middle were free. One for slow swimmers and another for fast swimmers. I don't think it very efficient though, 2 huge portions of the pool were reserved by classes. Left side had only 1 instructor and 2 girls in the deep end. While the right side, had a bigger group in the shallow end. I believe they should have just all moved into one section. Bigger group only stayed in the shallow end and the smaller group remain in the deep end. If you have young children, they have another room where they are suppose to go. It's walled off by glass and I think sound proof? Anyways, after my swim, I stayed in the sauna for a bit on and off. Very nice except people don't follow the posted rules and like leaving clothes/towels there to dry. If you decide to join or check out facilities, remember to bring a towel, flip flops, a lock and a hair dryer. They have those old school hand dryers attached to the wall, which you are suppose to use but I think bringing a dryer is better. They also have a shipmate machine, which I love cause it shakes out water in swimsuits. Overall, ymca is a pretty good facility and the member ship fee is reasonable if you consider you get pool access, fitness classes, basketball and martial arts lessons, etc. read more

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* Newly renovated 2016. Lay-out feels bigger, more breathing space. * 5 laps around the circuit = 1km * I do cardio walks, machines and then I do classes. What I like about the Y is that I can jump-in and out of many classes to choose from. * I'm like a polar bear. stop during winter. Lol... I hibernate in the winter. Back to the gym in spring to fall. * This is the biggest gym I know in downtown Mississauga. It's right beside Celebration Square, the Mississauga Library and Mississauga City Hall. * Parking is often full. Park across YMCA private parking lot. read more

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This is a great gym with two very nice pools, their swim lessons are a lot better than at a few other Y's, I highly recommend both, kids and adult programs. Huge parking lot adjacent to the building an an extra lot across the street, all very convenient. read more

Mississauga YMCA - Gyms Near Me - Mississauga, Ontario

Pros: 1) The only gym I know of in central Mississauga with a full-size basketball court 2) Just purchased a new set of rubber dumbbells 3) Extensive list of programs and leagues Cons: 1) Hours are limited (closes at 11:30pm on weekdays, 7:30pm on weekends, and 3:30pm on holidays) 2) Lacking in quantity of some equipment (only one squat rack, two flat bench press racks, one incline/decline) 3) Quite expensive relative to other gyms I've been a member of the YMCA for 11+ years, but this is partially attributed to the fact that there isn't any other indoor basketball court within walking distance from my area (Square One). read more

I've been coming to this location ever since I was young, and I'm continually impressed by how amazing & kind the staff is. Almost everyone I deal with goes above and beyond to try to make you feel welcome & accommodate your needs, and they have great child care + teen drop in programs. It's nice to see the gym areas & equipment be renovated and updated - plenty of space and resources with a lap pool, track, gyms, spin studios, weight machines, barbells, etc. read more

The worst place ever. My son was in soccer league unfortunately the staff is very bias and deal with kids according to their personal interest. Donovan Brown and his team need to be honest and proffesional. I am very disappointed. This place is managed by unprofessional people. I hope the CEO will contact me to discuss if they really care. read more

I miss Gagan's yoga class so much after moving to Markham ! I wonder what's her music playlist?? It always makes me so peaceful.

I commenced attending this YMCA about 6 years ago as part of a conditioning program for my u21 Girls Soccer team. We continued on there over subsequent years, and I even became a volunteer (doing weekly spin classes). My daughters and I then became fulltime members, attending 3 times a week - they loved the Bars and Plates classes lead by Lidia, Donovan and, previously, Candy. All 3 of us improved over the years, and the weight that we were able to lift increased, as it did for many of the other regular attendees. On several occasion, I was asked to become an instructor, but I declined - I enjoyed the actual work-outs too much to stop. Shockingly, I was advised this week by the progamming head, Sandra (Sam) Nordby that I had improved so much that I was no longer allowed to participate in the class. Believe it or not, they had decided to impose a limit of 60 lbs on how much weight you were allowed to use. Having started at 35 lbs and worked my way steadily up to 115 lbs over the years, I was not prepared to give up and let go the muscle toning I had accomplished, so my daughters and I cancelled our memberships, said goodbye to all of the many friends that we had made over the years, and are moving to Good Life Fitness to take their Body Pump course (the model for the YMCA's Bars and Plates class). We still find it hard to believe that a fitness club would tell someone that the reward for all of their hard work and dedication to getting fit (not to mention the years of fees I paid for the 3 of us to attend) was that they had to either leave the class, or get less fit, but there you have it ! read more

The First Aid and CPR level c Weekend Crash Course is deffinetly not for Beginners. Don't let the Ymca staff fool you and tell you that you can learn and pass their test in 2 day weekend crash course (Sat and Sun). they just want your money $200. This course is intended only for a refresher course for lifeguards or for staff who learned this type of first aid training before, and are taking it for the fifth time. In this course there is a lot of information to cover in a 15 student class, which most of the students are renewing the course because it is only good for 1 year to 2 years. And the instructor is not good for beginners, the girl that tough the class was flipping through that book so fast and not paying attention to the beginners, just paying attention to the people that are taking the course for the fifth time every 2 years. A better place to take course is at St John Ambulance Address: 1081 Meyerside Dr #6, Mississauga, ON L5T 1M4 Phone:(905) 568-1905 It really felt not nice and uncomfortable when the staff tell you that you can take the class with no previous experience, and then you go for the class and the instructor is flipping through the book so fast and only looking at the students who are lifeguards and have taken the course 5 times already. And then at the end she tells you that you have failed the class. Don't be fooled by the Ymca staff lying to you that this First Aid and CPR level c Weekend Crash Course is for beginners. They just want your $200. And to the staff that are so smart and want to challenge me on this one, let me give you a car at 16 years of age with no previous driving experience and let me take you for a G2 Driving Test and see if you pass. When you tell someone that your First Aid and CPR level c Weekend Crash Course is good for beginners , it's the same as giving a car to a 16 year old with no driving experience and sending them out on a G2 driving test and telling them they will pass. They won't Pass, They will Fail. Thanks for Nothing. read more

The Y used to be the very best fitness facility 15 years ago but management appears to have become comatose. The classes are poor and they do not employ professional instructors. Management gives priority to indigents who receive free memberships and behave badly towards the paying "members". The staff appear to be very poorly trained as no one has a clue about what customer service is. As far as the pool is concerned, management has filled the schedule with children's swimming lessons and free-swimming for the indigent kids who are not even members. You pay for the pool but you cannot use it. Management takes paying members for granted. I suggest you do your homework and find a different gym that delivers what you want. read more

I've been a YMCA member for 15 years and back then it was a good facility. I recently rejoined the Mississauga YMCA 6 months ago and am very disappointed. They have the same equipment from the 1990s. Most of their exercise equipment is useless and some of it is even very painful to use. I pay $111 per month for the membership plus and it's not worth it. The only good thing they have is the steam room and free towels. I have decided to cancel my membership and go to a gym with up to date equipment. read more