I wish one of the YMCA's in Maryland had an indoor track (well, let me add, I haven't done a full search, but the one's I've visited do not). It's small, but it's a good option on cold days when you'd rather NOT get on a treadmill. This is a pretty big Y! I was here to perform a PT test for some applicants. They allowed us to use their space, which is great. Kenny at the front desk was very helpful in pointing me to where I needed to be. The trainer was also very helpful in assisting us with dedicating one lane of the track to the applicants. I would love to work out here. I didn't do a full tour, but I never met a gym I didn't like! There was plenty of equipment and again, the indoor track is a plus. I saw women in what appeared to be an aerobics class and I must say, that room is huge! There's plenty of space for anybody who wants to join a class. It's also very bright and airy. I see that they also have childcare which is huge! I saw them playing outside. It appears to be a pretty spacious area. Some kids were down on the basketball court going through a workout. Too cute. But yeah, I'm a fan of the Y and this one looks pretty inviting. read more

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Joined online to use the pool. Received several calls within the day to provide credit card payment info. Even went in to get an ID card. Then...nothing. No required orientation. After a month, I wrote the membership desk to ask why I hadn't been contacted. Nothing. Waiting another week. Nothing. Cancelled the membership. Paid for three months and was unable to use any of the equipment or services. They should really look at their new member on-boarding process. read more

Love my YMCA! It's apart of my family and my everyday routine. Come visit us! The Y has so much to offer read more

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Excellent staff clean facility best YMCA pool highly recommend will definitely return. Thank you

young lady at front desk on monday mornings is extremely rude. Had late payment but wasn't aware she chased me done like I was a criminal and was very condescending when telling me about the payment. read more

Bianca is so rude !! Lovely staff all across the board, wonderful experience until Bianca was not welcoming me into the facility. It felt very discriminating. Every YMCA has been welcoming regardless of my home YMCA, I considered canceling my membership after my encounter with Bianca. read more

In looking for a gym I know that folks all look for different things in addition to finding a membership price that works for them. Every single gym in Reston is expensive because Reston is expensive, but the YMCA is where I am a member because the monthly membership is reasonable ( and a portion of the membership goes to funding valuable community related programs), the gym is large and has lots of options for both cardio and strength training and also offers a nice variety of classes which are captured in your membership cost. They also have a basketball court and amazing Olympic sized swimming pool if that's your jam too! This is literally the nicest YMCA I've ever stepped foot in. Oh and it's never really overly crowded ... I typically workout early morning but I've also worked out midday and evening and it was never once crowded. Oh and the front desk staff is super ( especially Kenny ). read more

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For 23 years, I've enjoyed the men's sauna at the Reston Y. It was closed in July of last year. A year later, it was finally repaired and opened. BUT, the management decided against letting member splash water on the heater rocks, which boost the temperature to a functional level. The claim is, that despite the fact that sauna heaters are designed for water splashed, it will cause a heat to malfunction. My friends and I used the old system with water for over 20 years. The repaired Y sauna temperature I've experience is cooler than recent outdoors temps. With no opportunity to get true sauna benefits, the Y has rendered the sauna worthless and a waste of Y maintenance dollars. What's next? Prohibiting steam in the steam room? read more

I would never Reston my laurels when it comes to having a muscular physique, so when I was stuck at my Uncle's house for weeks, YMCA Reston was a regular destination. As opposed to a Desi-nation, which would be India. I do love the YMCA Reston, as you can tell by the rating. But there are also downsides. The good thing about this Y is that they're really friendly at the front desk - mostly - and they let me in and out without making phone calls to my home location, without much hold up, without a fuss - and the facility is mostly really new, and everything works in good condition. The bad thing is just how extraordinarily busy it is. All the time. Especially in the evenings and on weekends. It can get really hard to use any given piece of equipment. And do not get me started on parking, which can be a total and utter nightmare, as can be the traffic in these parts. Having said that, it's close to the County Parkway so that's a good thing. And the Dulles Toll Road, which while being a rip off, is at least a highway. But it's hard not to give it a 4 considering how very busy it usually is. Nevertheless it's still the best YMCA I've used in the greater DC area by far. And they do have the kinds of bikes I like. Now I can't Reston my pillow just yet, I have more reviews to write. And as for that fax you sent me earlier, I think it was fair enough. You could say it was a Fairfax. read more

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Absolutely a rip off. First the gym is crowded and the equipment is old. The pool is the best part but does not compare to other gyms at half the price i.e Claude Moore. Also, God forbid you don't give 30 DAYS written AND signed notice prior to departure. They will charge you an additional MONTH! I was gone and could not get back in time to cancel "in person." The customer service was the worst I've ever experienced. This Y and their management are a complete disgrace. Avoid. read more

I don't have issues with the facility and staff. The facility maintains clean. The staffs are friendly and helpful. My family has been members for 3 years. read more

The locker rooms here look really nice. I'm happy with how clean the gym is and I always see at least one cleaner working. Their pool is huge and I've never had trouble accessing it even when it's busy. They have male and female steam rooms and dry saunas. The workout classes are great and most of them are included with membership. read more

Through my insurance there was offered a membership to use their facility. So over the year I have dropped in. I had been on my way out in the locker room when suddenly approached by a women that sits at the desk. She started to berate me using accusations which were not true about having talked earlier about something; etc. A conversation that never existed. Then she emptied further with an added statement. We no longer take insurances, you are going to have to pay for it like everyone else. I was taken back by the twisted implications she placed my being there. I pay aprox 650. for medicare monthly. I have no doubt a deal was made through them, (most likely at a discount) but just the same. To insinuate that I do not pay anything as if free loafing was an ugly implication not really so. I had also paid for pilates classes for a few sessions. So they received money through that activity which is too expensive for me. So many very angry people out there. I have done - alot- of volunteer jobs during my life because I liked people but the young girl whom sits at the front desk uses her position to bully. A miserable lot. read more

Have enrolled my 5 year old for summer camps at YMCA. So far it has been 4 weeks and my son comes hole happy and tired. There is a different theme each week and he is enjoying every day of his camp. Tuesday is swim day and the teachers are attentive and helpful. Highly recommend YMCA read more

The Reston YMCA has a friendly and responsive team. This Y is going through a great renovation and regardless is one of the busiest YMCAs you will go to. The staff are always grace under fire and charismatic as well as genuinely caring. You would be hard pressed to find a better space for your family in Reston. read more

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We have been members for 8 years and the classes are the best! Our kids have been taking swim lessons since they were 2, from mommy and me classes to individual lessons with Charles. Charles makes the lessons fun and yet teaching skills at technique to little ones who may at times have trouble focusing. read more

I love to stay at the Y-M-C-A!!!! Love this gym!! Friendly and helpful staff. Lots of gym equipment. The locker rooms are spacious and always clean. read more

Great pool, great equipment, and great people. I highly recommend this location to anyone looking for a great gym.

Gigantic Gym enough space for everyone. Top Notch equipment . Trainers are kind and very helpful. They have camps during the day for all ages, a basketball court, and swimming lanes to practice in. This is my all time favorite gym. read more

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I have volunteered and even worked at many YMCAs across the country, and I have to say, I found a gem with this YMCA. Not only do I feel safe at this YMCA during this pandemic, but the staff is wonderful and truly concerned about all of their patrons. I want to also point out that I am so excited that they resumed their swim lessons for kids! I would like to point out, Charles Pabon. He is one of the best instructors...my child has absolutely loved his lessons with him and it has been such a relief after being cooped up through this pandemic to have an instructor that is so patient and safe with my toddler. read more

It's a decent place but small. The pool only has swim lanes that you would race in which results in having less of a place to swim around in. I personally haven't gone to their gym so I can't say anything about it read more

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The staff is doing a great job with Cleaning and Safety. For those of us who still want to go to the gym they are really on the ball. They have staff members circulating the workout floor and as soon as someone is off a piece of equipment they are there wiping it down. If you have been on the fence about going to a gym, I highly recommend the Y. read more

My 7-year old daughter had a traumatic experience at the Reston Y at a beginning swim lesson. We signed up for lessons after Reston Community Center closed for renovations. There were 9 beginner children using one lane between the ages of 7-12. Two teachers: one at the edge of the pool, and one in the center of the pool. There was no one monitoring the other edge of their enormous pool. The teachers had the kids swim one behind the other, conveyor-belt style. No one had eyes on the kids who swam past the teacher in the middle, which concerned me from the get-go--because these kids were barely dog-paddling. My daughter was much smaller than the older children, and she was the only one who seemed to be in the 7-8 age range. One of the bigger children was slower than my daughter and slowed her down, however my daughter had never learned how to change her pace, nor had she learned the skill of treading water. I saw my daughter struggling in the middle of the pool--where she could barely touch the bottom. No one but me had eyes on her. I was about to intervene but she pulled through, albeit while crying. She made it back to the edge, alone and in tears. She buried her face in her hands. The teachers had no idea what was happening to her, because they were at the other edge and in the middle. The teachers finally came to the other edge as the students ended up there. I walked over to see how things were. The teacher just shrugged at me and said "I don't know what's wrong with her." I wanted to say, "Of course you don't; you weren't watching her." I pulled her out of the water. Once she was dressed, I requested to withdraw from the class at the front desk. The swim director wasn't there, so I left a message. Several days later, I still hadn't heard back. I called again and was told that someone would get back to me. It took several more days for the director to get back to me. I explained my disappointment with the makeup of the class (9 children 7-12 in one lane, two teachers with 50% blind spot, etc...). He didn't comment; instead he approached the situation analytically, by asking lots of questions about my daughter's experience with swimming, and whether or not she should be in classes like that. He did not apologize for our experience and he did not allow a full refund. Overall, it was a traumatic experience for my daughter, and a shocking experience from a customer service perspective. read more

Was a member for five months, worst gym experience ever: - never any parking in the evenings, multiple times I had to give up and go home - check-in took 10 minutes plus on multiple occasions as the front desk is also new member registration and they would not allow current members to jump ahead and badge in if a new member was being enrolled (I missed the start of three water aerobics classes bc of this) - pool is always occupied, never any swim lanes available - water aerobics classes at the same time as the swim lessons so you get splashed in the face while trying to work out - had not gone in over two months and despite all these complaints they would not waive the 30-day cancellation notice requirement Bottom line - they got over $425 from me for three visits read more

Today I was in Reston and my hotel had passes to the YMCA. So instead of going to a local 'corporate' gym I decided to try this out since I haven't been to a Y since I was a kid... . Well...this is not your old fashioned vision of the Y. I would say it is like a brand new LA Fitness. It was modern,bright , clean and had everything needed for a great workout including pool, classes, running track ( 28 laps to a mile) , and a basketball court . My fav was the 7ft basketball hoop that allows us older folks to live the LeBron/Zion life 'above the rim' ! The only equipment I didn't see was battle ropes. Give this Y a chance for your next workout. read more

The Reston-Fairfax YMCA is running a membership scam. The only way to cancel your membership is to do so IN PERSON at the Y! If you move out of the area, you are out of luck. They will continue to automatically take money out of your checking account until you show up in person, if you ever do. The Y also requires 30 days to cancel a membership, tacking on another monthly charge to your checking account. I have been charged $425.00 for a membership that my wife and I have not used since March 15. In this day of everything being done on the internet, the requirement to appear in person to cancel a membership is antiquated to say the least, and almost criminal. Do not fall for this scam. Avoid the YMCA like the plague and walk, run or ride your bicycle in your own neighborhood. read more

We love the Y! My son was in the water polo and triathlon camp and loved them! The coaches were amazing, friendly and knowledgable. So sad it is almost over. Great GREAT CAMP!! read more

We've had a positive experience at the Y - until this past month's shady membership fee overcharge. My husband and I had a family membership. I recently had to cancel my portion of the membership due to serious injury, so we expected our membership charge to be lower this month. However, to our surprise, the charge was higher than what we were previously paying. $12 higher. Confused, we gave the Y a call. Apparently, we were charged some year-end "assessment" fee, which we were never told about upon signing up for membership. When asked about it, the representative on the phone informed us that they sent a letter a month ago explaining the fee. How convenient - sending a letter in late November to tell people about a year-end assessment fee. Assessing what, exactly? Assessing how well you can defraud people? Unfortunately this left a sour taste in our mouths and we're completely canceling our Y membership and will avoid all memberships in the future. read more

SUMMER CAMP 2012 was our child's third year participating in the YMCA Traditional summer camp. 2010 and 2011 proved to be excellent and enriching programs for our son. He learned a lot about sports, teamwork, formed a positive relationship with the camp counselors, and was active and happy the entire summer. For the 2012 program, I have already removed him and requested a full refund. Here is why: The program is an utter disappointment this year. The staff are rude, unengaged and discourteous. I have to sign my kid in every morning and barely get a hello. My child is not greeted at all. They are too busy talking to each other. At least 2 times during the day they use computers to babysit the children while the staff hang out to themselves. Checking in at multiple times during the day we watched kids running around the gym with no direct engagement and limited supervision. The majority of the time we saw staff congregating in a corner chatting or even gossiping in front of the children. There was very little interaction and it was obvious. Our child went 2 weeks without eating lunch because of lack of supervision!! No one even noticed!! They also did not have him carry his water bottle around and on pick up was severely overheated (fully flushed bright red) and dehydrated at the end of the day. Again, no one noticed he was flushed and needed hydration. Our child finally came home crying one day about an incident with other children that made him very uncomfortable. The incident happened due to obvious lack of supervision from the adults running the camp. He wasn't even comfortable talking to them because he couldn't remember their names after three weeks of camp!! When trying to address problems the first week with the on-site director, I was met with an attitude and "this is the program, sorry we're not accommodating any requests" attitude. The camp director was ok on the phone, but it's obvious the program is just a shell of what it once was. I'm severely disappointed that the program has become a glorified babysitting service. They had a good thing going and now it's just overpriced and worthless. I maxed out my credit card to send my child elsewhere - it was worth every penny. read more

Reading some of the reviews makes me wonder if people even visited the same gym. For example, this gym does in fact have both steam rooms (2) and saunas (2). $100/month for a family seems like a lot, but if you have kids and visit more than once or twice a week it's totally worth it. The kids' swim classes during the week are usually pretty empty and you won't find such great teachers at such a low price anywhere else around here. Zumba is awesome - 4-5x/week. Love it! You haters stay away. I like not having to wait for machines and having room to flail about in my classes. If you hate crowds, avoid the 4-6 hours and anytime swim team kids are in the locker room. Otherwise it's totally fine. I've never had to wait for a cardio machine, even at peak. read more

$83 per month?!?!?! I don't care how nice or good it is. No. Especially when I asked, several times, to be sure I wasn't being quoted a family membership or something, and was told, "Well, this is one of the highest income areas in the country". That's great, but I don't pay $8 per gallon of milk or $15 for each gallon of gas. Avoid. There is zero reason to pay this much for a gym. Unless they include personal training for that, which I doubt. read more

I was really surprised to read some of the scathing reviews of the Reston Y. The last time I had a membership was 10 years ago when I needed after-school and summer camp for my kids. Had not been there in several years, but recently I signed up again and have been pretty happy. Not sure what people expect from a gym, but what I and my now teenage son noticed right away is how comfortable we feel there. He's usually really self-conscious, so the fact that he feels free to work out there speaks really well of the place. He had help settling in from a really patient and understanding personal trainer. It's definitely a family place. Parents and kids are always coming and going from camps, daycare, basketball, and swimming. Mostly what I noticed is that it continues to be a real community place. Seems like every time I'm there I run into someone I know - a neighbor, someone from church, someone's college age kid. Not too many teens or 20-somethings though. In general I avoid gyms, so I have nothing to compare this to except a gym at my former company. I don't know how this compares to other area gyms like Golds or Worldgate. This just happens to be convenient for my son and me. It's easy to get to and I think the cost for a parent +1 is reasonable. Recently I took swim lessons and met some other really nice students in my class. The teenage instructor was really sweet and had the right approach to my lessons - which was just teaching me to enjoy my lap swimming by changing up my strokes, buying a waterproof iPod (really!). I tested out of Level 2 during the first class and they had no problem calling in another instructor for the next 7 weeks. A teen student joined us and the instructor didn't seem to having a problem with teaching just the two of us. I can't speak for the membership, cancellation, and camp problems people have had - just hasn't been my experience so far. read more

I belonged to this YMCA off and on for close to eight years. The folks who work here became like family. I loved the yoga and cycling classes. Rebecca S. offers a kick ass power yoga class. I eventually ended my membership because I was unhappy with the child care program that did not allow my two children to play together because of a 2 year age difference. I complained to several employees but the childcare was structured by a new director who wanted to implement curriculum for the gym's drop off care. I have to say that what mattered most to me was seeing my children have a fun and active experience at the gym; I was less interested in their having an academic experience at the gym. I still miss this gym though. Jill, Rebecca, Mike and Ruan are awesome. read more

I used the YMCA summer camp "Treasure Island" for my 8 y/o son. Being the first time my son was going to summer camp, I found this facility and the summer camp team absolutely fantastic. My son came home and talked with excitement about his day at camp every single day. I am thankful for the fantastic care you provided for my son. read more

Cost: $55 monthly with no initiation fee. Seems reasonable to me...cheaper than lipo. I've paid as much as $90 monthly for about the same quality facility in Boston. I think there are a few less expensive places in town, but they don't have pools which is a deal-breaker for me. What I like: Includes everything a triathlete needs to make it through winter: a pool that isn't crowded, very good spinning classes and enough treadmills that I have never had to wait to use one. The entire place is very clean. I've enjoyed the group classes that I've taken, including Abs/Core and Yoga with Sunny. My wife LOVES the Zumba class. What annoys me: The pool is 84 degrees...too warm for long, serious swim workouts. It's next to Chick-Fil-A, replete with strawberry shakes and waffle fries, which is an unusually cruel temptation. Depending on what you're looking for, the Y may or may not be a good fit. There are several group classes for free, a basketball court and lots of machine weights. There is a separate free weights room that fits my needs, but may be too small for some. There is no racquetball or tennis courts. The crowd is a mix of young and old, fat and skinny - no assholes yet : ) read more

I have been a long time member of this YMCA and call it home. I am in there 3-4 times a week and still don't take advantage of all they have to offer. There are a wide variety of classes to choose from, programs for the kids, a nice pool, steam rooms, trainers, etc. I especially enjoy the training advice and assistance from the very knowledgeable staff. I highly recommend it to my friends and out of town guests often! Give it a try! read more

I have mixed feelings about this place. I used to love the pool there for my kids, because they had a floating obstacle course, but that they were bad about having it up when it was scheduled too, and so we were often disappointed, then it broke and eventually replaced it, and then i don't know what happened but they no longer seem to use one if they have it. basketball court kind of sucks, bad lighting and outside of lunchtime games, not much at night or weekend mornings. for an area flush with money, they could really renovate the locker rooms, would be nice to not need to bring own locks. daycare leaves a lot to be desired if your kids are under 5. i mean the lifetime fitnesses that i have checked out loudon, centerville, and fairfax. there daycares are amazing, and it's only $6 dollar a month for upto 14 hours a week at each facility, YMCA just can't compete with that. i have heard good things about their pre-k and after school programs, but as a gym I just can't recommend after trying other gyms. if anyone wants to checkout lifetimefitness, let me refer you and you can save money, and i'd earn credits, so win win. read more

I recently moved away from the YMCA of Reston. I haven't found a gym to replace it yet. It's that amazing. I was a member for three years. Last year the YMCA underwent a major overhaul including machine upgrades and efficient layout. It feels more like a luxury health and fitness center. + -new cardio equipment (e.g. tread mills, ellipical trainers, bikes) -over half of the cardio machines have individual flatscreen tvs so you can watch your own show -family/community atmosphere -towels -inside cafe -hand santizer stations and wipes available to clean sweat off machines -on weekends they will have different kinds of fairs in the lobby (e.g. healthy eating fair) -childcare -friendly and knowledgeable staff -on weekends they break out the climbing wall and inflatable bouncy obstacle course in the pool area -if you hate going to gyms where everyone is superfit or model-like, come to the YMCA--just normal people here. -very popular classes included with membership. I have done the yoga classes, but they also have Zumba and spin classes - *it is expensive compared to other places, but at least your membership goes toward supporting family programs and scholarships *there's never any soap in the women's restroom on the second floor *parking is difficult at prime times *if you don't like sharing the pool with kids, avoid the "family swim" hours read more

My husband, kids and I are members here. Our kids attend child care activities, but in the summer and during the school year. I also attend fitness classes and my husband works out here in the winter. The paid child care programs are wonderful. The activities are exciting and keep my son engaged. I am mostly impressed with the staff. It is clear that there job is to be role models and help our children be good citizens, not just baby sit our kids and make sure they don't hurt themselves. My son does his homework, plays sports and does several activities and field trips. The staff always says hello and good bye. My son had some challenges at a less structured child care program. He has had a complete turn around since we've joined the Y. Fitness facilities are good also. Yes, this is a family friendly type environment. This is not your serious, iron pumping, loud grunting, male dominated gym. If that's what you're looking for, you'll be bummed. What you will find is a wide variety of machines, facilities and classes. They are clean and well organized. The only thing I would like to see improvement on is the included child care. If your child potties, needs a diaper change, or even needs help in the bathroom, they will not help them at all. It's frustrating because they will call for you, but if you're in a class, you don't know because you can't hear them. This has been a deterrent to me working out until my daughter was fully potty trained. Other gyms do not have this challenge, so I'm not sure why they do here. read more

Low rating due to sparse (for a gym this big) free weight / circuit / weight machine equipment. And the ab / stretch room is hotter than Harry S. Truman's kitchen. On the other hand, other amenities are generous: big and clean pool, big group exercise room, big volleyball / basketball court, clean locker room, towel service. Visitors who stay at these hotels get a free pass (as of 09/2010) to the gym: Springhill Suites, Hawthorne Suites, Homestead Suites. read more