CONS: Workout area is small. Sometimes it's like you have to take a number just to use a machine. They need to get rid of a fitness room or something and add more workout machines instead, or take down how partitioned off each room is. Workout equipment needs improvement. The bar for the lat pulldown doesn't even have padding. Often when people want to use the bar or smith machine for squats, they put a cushion on the bar so it does't cut into their shoulders. There is only one of those pads and it's not even a good one. They need to get one of the foam ones. Group swimming lessons have too many students. They should limit it to 5 per instructor. Right now, there are 8 kids being taught by one instructor in my kid's lessons. The game room where the kids can go play while the parents work out is on a different schedule than the gym. Often it isn't open when you want to go work out, and thus, your kid has no place to go. The hours this facility is open is too restrictive. I would prefer to see a 5am to 10pm schedule with the game room closing at 9pm instead of 8pm for parents who can only go to the gym after they get off work. The lockers cost a quarter every time you use them and that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. But guess what? Nobody ever pays for them anyway. The showers are touch or press-timed, which is annoying as heck. You touch a spot, the shower turns on for about one minute, then turns back off. But some of the touch spots don't work that well, so you can be touching the spot repeatedly about 20 times before the shower turns back on. Yes, this means you can't control the temperature of the water coming out, either. This will bother some people, but I find the water temperature is just as hot as I would set it if I were able to anyway.
Had my son birthday party here. The staff was awesome. I didn't have to do anything it was nice. They were very attentive to the kids.
I don't have a membership but I go often to this establishment to play basketball. The gym is great and the overall facility is wonderful. The pool is nice and so are the work out areas. Non-residents don't have to pay an arm and a leg for memberships either. Day passes are a little bit much though. But it's not that bad still.
PROS: Huge indoor pool, very nice area for the kids to play, swimming lessons offered cheaply, membership is cheap. Summer camp here is great for kids; field trips twice a week and pool time 3 days a week.
Love this rec center. Basketball courts are nice and the pick games are pleasant. Kids have great time with swim lessons there. Wife enjoys the group cardio classes.
Lastly, I would like to see more activities offered to the kids that us parents can pay for. Right now, I think there is an art class and a martial arts class for 8 and above and that's it. I would totally pay for my child to attend classes while being watched at the center if they offered more. I like the martial arts classes, would prefer the minimum age be lowered. Would like to see pottery classes for kids, archery classes, science classes, LEGO engineering classes where kids can build projects, that sort of thing...
Friendly staff and clean location! Parking lot is pretty cool too.
Bayside Recreation Center is a US Gym based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Bayside Recreation Center is located at 4500 First Ct Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23455, USA.
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