Member Testimonials

The pool

Love the active older adult classes. Also friendly front desk staff!

I love the water aerobics and aqua Zumba.
I also enjoy using the machines in th gym.

1. The very popular chair yoga classes held just 3X a week are seriously overfilled. (The last few rows cannot see instructor--she really needs a platform to stand on.) Class reservations have to be made 48 hrs.in advance or one is out of luck.
Suggest that this popular yoga class be offered 5 days a week or split in half and offered twice a day.
2.What about a beginner's class in Tai Chi for seniors?
3. In the chilly winter months, Cardio Splash and Aqua Zumba should be offered daily at 1 or 2 p.m.
Aqua Zumba was eliminated this winter during cold weather and not replaced until just recently

4. Sauna: very unhygienic! People come into sauna in sweaty gym clothes wearing sneakers they wore on outside streets. They step with their dirty shoes onto the higher benches. Sauna dress rules should be bathing suits and NO sneakers. Only flip flops or barefoot. The unsightly wooden slats on floor should be cleaned or replaced.Please enforce rules with printed copy of rules inside and outside sauna.
5. The reception staff at the Venice YMCA are very helpful and friendly. It's a pleasure to come in.
6.Steam room: lacks sufficient steam for proper steam bath.

I do not participate in programs or activities but I love that fitness and pool areas are in great shape with plenty of equipment and that I am granted a free military membership so I will always come back when so visit Venice FL

Small group exercise is very affordable and fun! Facility is always clean. Equipment mostly all in good upkeep - especially the new machines.

Great equipment and clean facilities

excellent teachers

Really enjoy the Y. It’s clean and the staff are very helpful.

The yoga. Classes!

Lots of classes but wish there were more stretch and weight classes.

I don’t participate in any programs or activities, only the gym as an individual member.

15 years ago our family are member of the Y. We like it and will be visiting until we able to walk.

Personal training. Dana Martineau is the best! Venice YMCA

Pool

Clean facilities with a wide range of options

The many different types of classes for everyone

Times , content : mid am , late afternoon.
Things for beginners that aren’t in their 70’s and 80’s!
Pilates, yoga

You have everything under the sun! Employees are very accommodating— Andrea is great! I joined the Masters swim group— Coach Dave is a keeper!

Personal trainers

I enjoy the 9:00 AM spin and the evening yoga classes. I also like that there are numerous treadmills and elliptical machines.

I enjoy it all.
My biggest beef (and I’m not the only one) is the cell phone usage. It’s ok if listening to music but the constant sitting at a machine doing what ever they’re doing is very annoying. I have wait at times for someone to either work out on the machine or step away to do their phone business else where. I’ve even asked people doing this if they were done using the machine and often get a snide remark as if I’m bothering them. ENOUGH phones in the gym .. unless it’s strictly for listening to music.
Other than that I enjoy coming to the Y.

The early morning classes

We have subs in Active Adult classes who can work as a full time employee. Hire and create more active adult classes? Venice Y is such an amazing campus. Lucky us!
Gail Johnston
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Friendly staff, a lot of activities to choose from.

Love the aquacize classes. Bonnie Judy is the best aqua teacher ever!

Swimming

I found that the wide array of class offerings at different times helps me to fit a good workout into my schedule. All of the instructors are absolutely wonderful!

Trainers I have worked with in several classes have been excellent.

That said.....

Upstairs: area with freemotion machines could spread out more to accommodate the 12 people suggested. You would need to move some other machines to do this.

Rowing machines could use a tune up to make the tension similar between each machine.

Great facility