Border View Family YMCA

This review is solely based on the youth sports and youth-​sports staff. (I’ve never used their fitness facilities). My boys have been participating in the organized recreational basketball leagues for 3 – 4 years. There are usually 5 – 6 teams per age group. That means diversity in game play and practice. The practice and game schedules are completely reasonable (doable) for working parents and especially with the boys homework routine. Talk to the sports director Coach Ray. He’s available to answer questions and will hook your kids to their favorite sport. At Borderview, there are options. There’s importance to the physical and social benefits that come along with team sports, your kid will thank you for it.

I’m debating about canceling my membership, simply because my rates went up and nothing has changed.
Why would you not install sanitary wipes in a facility generating revenue? The locker rooms are filthy, the rug looks disgusting, and it just doesn’t smell clean.
To clean the machines, you have to use sweat damped rags that everyone uses? That’s pretty disgusting.
YMCA, clean your act up! You have one more month to change things, or I’m taking my business elsewhere.

I’ve only been there twice because they have longer weekend hours than my local YMCA. Both times they have been out of disposable wipes to clean your machine. Instead they have a couple of spray bottles with dirty rags for people to use. I didn’t even want to touch the rags with my bare hands. So unsanitary. Their machines are also covered in marks and dust. Drinking fountain was dirty. So there’s no regular cleaning going on here. I never saw any trainers walking around… They must be downstairs in the lobby. I gave two stars because of the longer hours and a very kind staffer downstairs who filled my water bottle in the break room as I was leaving and alerted them to the fountain downstairs which didn’t have enough water pressure to do anything but bubble over the mouth piece. Dear Border View YMCA: Healthy Living begins with clean facilities.

Had to give them an extra star just for the great kids who work there; especially my lifeguard friends at the Pool.

Not a bad place for a workout! Has what you need I was actually surprised with how much they had for the kids! The place was clean and people looked serious about the workout which is always a plus! Really hate to see the places where people do more talking then working out! I did go during some off hours but I heard from the staff that between 4 – 6 is the peak hours! Overall 4 stars!

This gym is where i went the last time before my accident, can’t wait to go back and start again. After all this place will do it if you’re looking to get in shape. It worked out for me just fine. There are sometimes it’s packed, but tell me of a gym that doesn’t get packed.

The only reason I come here is because i live about 2 blocks away. I also go to LA fitness and compared to it and other gyms, this fitness facility is tiny. But, i know this is mostly because it’s geared towards children programs so it’s bigger on child care and children’s sports and activities. I just wish the fitness area was a bit bigger and there was a lot more equipment and space between the equipment. It is always crowded and I have to often wait a while for a treadmill. Positive aspects are that the equipment they have is so new. Treadmills have cable tv to watch while running/​walking and they also have pre-​set workouts that challenge you whether you wanna do fat burning or conditioning, etc. i also love coming here for the group exercise classes. My biggest complaint would probably be that Zumba on tues/​thurs at 8 pm is such a popular class and yet the instructor could do a lot better. I very rarely break a sweat with her class. The movements lack creativity and a lot of times the members look bored and uninterested. She plays the same songs class after class. I love the Saturday instructor so much more. I keep attending because its the only time i can make it to a Zumba class and i love Zumba. Just really wish the instructor would make class a little more upbeat and challenging. Just my opinion…

great place to work out, clean large plenty of machines. the problems; little kids playing with the machines, the tread mills not maintained properly (i almost fell off a few times due to lack of maintenance). and pricing is way out of whack for being a non profit $ 60 for a family plan

Tried mornings, tried afternoons, and evenings… mostly old folks hogging the machines and especially weigths… talking about food and non sense. I like the staff but it needs more equipment.

Great staff. Great facility. They have a pool with good hours. Plus they have day care while I work out, and the day care staff is good.
Probably could use a few fans by the treadmills area but I won’t dock them a star for that.

As a previous employee here, I can say that the directors were much more optimistic about improving the place when they were first hired. Eventually everyone got lazy, fewer people started buying memberships and their rentention rate dropped well below 40%. It’s no wonder. This place needs more machines and more trainers/​instructors who don’t call off last minute. You should always call ahead before you try to attend a class, because chances are an instructor called off last minute. Yea I would too if I was getting paid peanuts. And if you aren’t trying to wait half an hour for a treadmill or bar bell, then this isn’t the place for you because come rush hour you’ll be stuck standing around for a good 2 hours until your machine is up. Aside from that, the Child Watch room is extremely unorganized. Everything on their schedule/​calender for the month is never done with the kids. And this is partly due to the fact that their latest director Patty King isn’t fully committed to her job. How difficult is it to keep a child care room running properly? It doesn’t take a genius. But one, there are never supplies and two, the lack of motivation in that room stems from bad pay, lenient supervision, and inexperienced employees. I have pushed for trainings for all employees, especially ones that work with kids, but it’s obviously not something that this place prioritizes. I’m sure those of you with kids will understand, how important this is for us when we drop off our kids. Just a tip, if you want to sell memberships, especially over priced ones, start off with GREAT customer service, more positive interactions with the kids, and maybe adding on to the budget so that the place can at least refill their coffee canister or clean up those rugs in child watch. As far as the pool, it is really clean and schedules are organized, staff are fun and their director makes sure they are following guidelines and expectations for their staff. And the sports department is pretty great too. Staff and director in charge, make it worthwhile, although just with every department they could make their seasons just a tad bit longer. As far as ive seen basketball is a well liked sport here, because the coaches really get into it with the kids and focus equally on every child.

The building is two stories. Lots of open gym equipment. I love that each treadmill has its own television. New facility means newer equipment. The instructor TJ is awesome! Free childcare while working out A+. Others gyms charge while this gym, gives you two hours of worry free gym time. All group classes are included in your fees. I really like that the families can all workout together, even in yoga or cardio classes. My daughters loved that idea. In door basketball courts. Free hiking club. The pool is nice and clean. The only downside is the parking lot. No open spaces at 6pm. If the parking lot situation is made bigger than I would give 5 stars.

The staff here is what makes this place 5 stars!!! Everyone at the front desk is super friendly and nice and I just LOVE the staff members in the childcare!!!
The facility is still fairly new, and has very fancy cardio machines with individual tv’s.

Updating with an additional star because I’ve rededicated myself to this facility and am very impressed with the new staff since my last review.
I will say though, the concept of Activ Trax is great. It’s a mini personalized fitness accountability tracker program that is offered to members to help them choose proper machines and structured workouts for them based on an initial fitness test. Sounds great right? Well the system has annoying glitches, so I ditched my plan. Probably for the best since I enjoy spontaneity.
Some of my fave staff members are TJ (who seriously has probably memorized 85% of the members’ names) Daniel (cool yoga instructor)…Nanette (cool yoga instructor w/​lots of positive energy)…Gladys (chill yet kick butt instructor)…and some others. They’re ALL great, really! Kudos to the Y for picking great people. They’re educated, charismatic and great representations.
This place is great for the entire family. I hope they expand a bit more because they stay packed!

Nice and friendly staff!
The facility includes a swimming pool, a great place to learn how to swim. The pool is heated so even though it’s an outside pool once you are in the water (during the San Diego winter) all is well.
They offer different classes for everyone from spin, turbo-​kick, to Zumba. Personal training is also offered. The usual slew of exercise equipment is available but just come early if you want to use the treadmill since it’s always busy.
This place is perfect for parents with young children because day care is offered free of charge. So put it plainly there are no excuses. The «I didn’t have a sitter» won’t fly :)

The staff in the child watch are the BEST! There is one girl in particular (don’t know her name) that is super sweet, she is very good with my 1 yr old who seems to have separation anxiety all of a sudden… a phase I am sure! Bottom line, My kids love going to play while mommy works out and that’s a huge +. 5 stars just for child watch! ;)

There is absolutely nothing to complain about with this facility. The staff is excellent and very helpful if you have any questions. The prices are reasonable and they even offer discounts based on your income when it comes to your monthly fee if you decide to become a member. My child has take 4 «seasons» of swim lessons with border view and after the 3^rd «season» she knew how to swim (at age 4) She had a blast and as diffucult as she was to the instructors (she has ADHD) they were always very patient and stern with her. It was awesome and even wore her out a little bit. While I was pregnant with my 2^nd child, I attended the zumba class and the aqua aerobics class and it helped me to regulate my weight and while performing light exercises that were safe for mommy and baby. Nice clean facility, nice friendly staff, heated pool, plenty of workout equipment, lots of activities. Overall a great place.

I’ve been meaning to review this YMCA for a while now. I recently moved to IB and had a few friends that had memberships at the Y and so I thought I’d give it a shot, I canceled my membership with 24 and went over to see what it was about. When I walked in I was very happy to feel the cleanliness of the environment. I was greeted by the front desk girls and waited my turn to be helped. When I was given the run Down on what to expect the girl insured me that the group exercise classes were great and that I would love the turbo kickboxing classes… The very next day I show up for the class and was informed the the turbo instructor was no longer teaching At the Y… I was very disappointed but tried to find something else that would do… I tried the Zumba and it was not just bad it was Awful I tried the cycle it was very low impact and left a lot to be desired the only classes that were worth my time and probably the only reason I didn’t turn and run was because of Dans body pump, hard core and his boot camp. This man is talented and this location is very lucky to have this guy making a difference. He has passion and knows his stuff!
So I gave it some time and me and my friends finally ask what the malfunction is and found out that the director quit and there trying to find a replacement. She continued to tell me that no one wants to work in the South Bay location… Really? I gave it two months no improvements and when I called to cancel my membership the girl never asked why or gave me any details what I should expect about the fact that if I ever want to join the YMCA else where I would have to pay the 75 $ initiation fee again:-D all the way around thumbs down! I’m am so disappointed in this, I feel i am doing a great service to those who do there research before giving there money to a business who just doesn’t care for you or your work out!
P. S. I hear great things about the other YMCAs up north?

Staff is awesome especially Louredes, she is a sweetheart and very helpful, The facilities is on par and the pool is good… My daughter takes swimming lessons and the staff is great with her.