Newport-Mesa Family YMCA

Closing At 4pm on Sunday is way too early.

Mike runs the show and he's awesome! He knows THE FULL story , SO if you have any concerns, TALK TO MIKE TANAGON!

Great place to work out. Casual, low key, great views of the Back Bay — plus you get to breathe sea breezes, instead of canned HVAC. I’ll never go anywhere else.

Great for variety reasons

As long as I've been here there's been one individual who I have had the misfortune of seeing everyday. He is a personal trainer I believe. Older, tall, black hair, always wearing flip flops. I must report that a very elderly man was being "trained", as if that meant spending a distracting amount of time on the cell phone talking at his leisure, not paying attention to his client. I don't have a like for this individual at all. The front are staff is also kind of an issue, as they are usually very distracted or never there.Other than that the Y is a good place to work out and exercise.

I am a big time convert to the YMCA. I admit I was skeptical of the YMCA when I first joined almost a year ago. Here are the cons: It isn't very big, the locker rooms aren't very posh-looking (I'm not a fan of group showers), and it closes at 9:00 p.m., which is usually when I start my workouts. I have been a Super Sport and Ultra Sport member of 24 Hour Fitness for like 10 years. When I lived in Irvine I was an LA Fitness member and spent four months at Equinox Fitness as well. I go to the gym 20 times a month. You can only get kids club access for 1:15, so just barely enough time to do a class and do pickup and drop off.I honestly prefer the YMCA now to 24 hour fitness. There is a total sense of community there. I am a huge believer.What is better here? I will list them in the order of importance:1. The class instructors are mind-blowing. I can't figure it out, but the instructors are amazing. I wonder if YMCA gives benefits or something to their instructors. They really are way better than the other gyms I go to. I go to Soul Cycle and Grit Cycle and other expensive spin classes, but I love the YMCA. Sherry, my spin teacher, is ranked #4 in the world for triathlon. Diane has amazing playlists that keep me going. And it isn't just for me, my kids are on the swim team and Louis Wojiciekowski is hands down one of the best swim coaches for kids I have ever seen. The energy he throws into coaching is incredible. He is also very patient. This guy is totally going places and the YMCA is really lucky to have him and this guy is going to make his mark on the sport as a coach I have no doubt in my mind. My kids started at 0 in the pool and Jonathan was such a patient coach for personal swimming lessons. Drew does my Killer Circuit workout course on Saturdays and he works you really hard. I would put the instructors at the YMCA up against any gym in Orange County. The guys at the Playpen are really mean and scary looking but if you work hard no matter your fitness level they respect you for it and work with you. The Yoga class is full of super buff men. It's funny because usually yoga classes at Yogaworks that I have been to have like 5% men. This class is like half men.2. The actual machines are fantastic. The spin bikes and treadmills are way better than the ones at 24 hour fitness. They use this brand of equipment called Technogym, and they are really high quality. They are easy to operate and don't break down. The view from the group exercise class looks out over the back bay and is stunning. The weight machines (not free weights) are also Technogym and I get amazing movement, much better than even the high-end Hoist machines at the expensive gyms.3. Kids sports. If you have kids, and want to work out yourself then put them in a class for $10 a week and get your own workout in. It's perfect. We put my kids in swim team and Tee-ball and then when they are finished we put them in kids club and get almost a 3 hour workout.5. Price. It seems expensive, but you get discounts on your kids activities if you are a member of the club. So full price swim team is cut in half with your membership, so here is what we pay: we have the family membership for ($85) plus tee-ball for $35 for my youngest, plus swim team for my oldest ($40), which is four days a week at 1.5 hour intervals with amazing coaches. I also pay $15 per month so I can get access to the PlayPen, which is like an America Ninja Warrior training course. I do the Monday and Wednesday morning boot camp class for the $15, even though I was paying $200 per month for the same thing at 24 Hour Fitness. I consider the YMCA a bargain if you are going to use it.

Best YMCA I have ever been to. Clean, awesome classes and instructors. Awesome view of the back bay and great kids programs. Blows 24hr Fitness and LA Fitness out of the water...unless you are looking for the toolish guys and large quantities of women who are there for social hour than working out...then I suggest another club. This place is family oriented and just a great place to go to.