Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA

Few years ago, the gym was open on weekends until 9: 00 pm - like most gyms in Montreal, since it’s reopening (after covid-19), it is now closing on weekend at only 5: 00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Many members asked management since 1-2 years for longer hours (like before) but no changes has been made. Membership price increased - but hours of operations reduced. It would be nice to be back to the previous hours.

Thanks.

There has been a lot of remodeling of the gym layout since it reopened after COVID. Generally speaking, this has been positive.

Since childhood I went to JCC and it's like my second home in Montreal. The fitness facility is amazing

Just a great gym which many machines, weights, running machines, the crowd is pretty chill, staff friendly, showers and lockers very clean z

Having a great experience so far and trying to build a love for being in great health and physical condition. The team have been great and I really want to see how well I can stick with my transformation journey while being accountable and being properly guided.

Few years ago, the gym was open on weekends until 9: 00 pm - like most gyms in Montreal, since it’s reopening (after covid-19), it is now closing on weekend at only 5: 00/5: 30 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Many members asked management since 1-2 years for longer hours (like before) but no changes has been made. Membership price increased - but hours of operations reduced. It would be nice to be back to the previous hours.

Thanks.

Great place welcoming people of all ages and fitness levels. Always friendly and helpful staff, parking available.

Has pretty much everything you could want in a gym - classes, machines, ton of free weights. When stuff breaks it gets fixed quickly.

Very good group fitness programs with knowledgeable instructors. Unfortunately not so many choices in the evenings. There is no jacuzzi/hot tub in the pool area to relax in the hot water after swimming. And the sauna with the steam room available only when you have the access to the health club, which is much more expensive than regular excess. It is good that the gym, the pool and the group fitness classes are included in the regular pass.

Gym is clean, lots of equipment including cardio, machines, and free weights. They also do a lot of classes (zumba, spinning, etc). It's a very good gym for everyone at a very reasonable price point.

I do wish however they would remove the "Health Club" option, make the sauna and steam rooms accessible with the regular package, and simply charge extra for the towel service and permanent locker. I'd love to access the steam room after a workout, but it's not worth it at 3x the price monthly.

The reason why I bought yearly membership was because I wanted to play basketball here and work out sometimes. Sadly, the gym are always giving on the programs so that I couldn’t do the things I want most the time. The gym only cares about making money.

Pros
The staff is very nice in general. The gym is fairly clean and they try to renovate it slowly. They have a few interesting courses and a few different platforms.
Cons
The equipment in the gym is a little bit limiting. The worst point is the schedule. They close too early on weekends (mainly on Friday where they are never open during evenings). Also, they have an insane amount of hollidays over the year where they are close.

The ceiling never have been cleaned for more than 3 years even though it should be cleaned at least every year

I love this gym - but now after the covid 19 closing, they have no possible date or information about when they may reopen even though I asked 2 different people. Government laws allow re- opening now and many gyms have done so. They are citing safety concerns. The fact that they are in the middle of a major renovation is probably a big issue which they don't want to mention. And NO - I am not interested in zoom classes of booking a class in the park which they keep suggesting.

Seems to be a bit disorganized. But it's the first day back so it seems the staff were a bit overwhelmed. Looks great.

Great Staff and newly renovated training facility. Makes the transition in and out of the facility safely with the pandemic going on.

It's all about team work. The "Y" is contagious when one person joins there are others who want to join. Like I said its contagious!

Excellent place to do many activities and sports for all ages, they are going through renovation, I cannot wait to see when it's complete. You can go swimming here, fitness center for work outs, cycling, open gym for basketball etc.ym-ywha is a real gym great for everyone at reasonable price

I tried once the Sylvan Adams YM-YWHA, especially the Ben Weider Gym and the pool, and I would say that the gym is big, well equipped, peaceful and clean.
Then, both the cloakroom and the showers are neat.
In addition, there is free shampoo, shower gel, and hair dryer. Finally, the pool is quite big and deep and the water was very hot, so it was nice to swim there.
Despite this, the cons are that at the entrance all backpacks and bags are checked and I did not like that, some staff members are not really competent, and finally, the majority of the gym's guests were older than me, it was not Jurassic Park but almost, and that was not very motivating.

I love to work out here. Running track, pool, classes, spinning, great staff. Locker rooms are brand new and kept very clean.

The group classes were organized, high intensity, and provided me an outlet to form new friendships. The trainers were highly professional, giving me pointers on how to perform certain workouts to get the best benefit out of them.
We performed several workouts which included bodybuilding techniques (gaining muscle mass), high-intensity cardiovascular activity, repeated movements, slow and steady movements with heavier weights, and finally, to cool down, some stretching and yoga.
My overall experience with the group classes was positive.

I signed up at this Y because I recently moved to Montreal and this was the most conveniently located gym for me. Though their facilities seem fine, I've experienced nothing but problems with the staff so far, save for one or two. The staff at service desks have been completely useless on multiple occasions, continuing to talk amongst themselves when I've approached them for help.

Today, I tried to use their pool for the first time, not realizing that there are times when men's and women's swim are separated (this in itself seems problematic, but that's an issue for another time). The women's entrance to the pool was locked, so I approached the FOUR staff members at the desk to ask why.

When I approached the staff, they barely acknowledged my presence. Once they finally revealed to me that it was a men's swim time, they didn't bother to explain the way the schedule distinguished between men's and women's swim. They just went back to themselves without even bothering to apologize for the inconvenience.

Once got their attention yet again, I asked them if someone could notify my boyfriend, who was already in the pool. They all looked at each other and made excuses as to why they couldn't do it. One of them finally attempted to call the pool, while continuing to make as little eye contact with me as possible, and couldn't reach anyone. My boyfriend eventually exited the locker room, wondering where I had been, so we packed up and left. The staff could not even be bothered to wish us farewell.

I am well aware that I could have been more observant when I checked the pool schedule beforehand and avoided this entire situation, but the way I was treated was completely unacceptable regardless. If you are looking to join a fitness centre that provides any kind of customer service, this is not the place for you. Do not expect anyone to go out of their way for you here or bother to help you out.