First of all, I like the YMCAs in Jefferson City, Missouri, but my favorite is the Firley on Ellis…read moreBlvd!! also, I love it because it's based on 'true Christian moral values'!! I love their machine weights and the free weights too!! I like the indoor track better than the treadmills. but, I still like the treadmills, but I prefer the track. I love their men's locker room!! it's a clean place to take a nice clean shower and soap up!! I also like their hot tub or spa!! there's plenty of lockers for people using the facility. during the summer, it's the best place to go swimming on a hot summer day for free as long as you are a member of the YMCA!! I also like the indoor pool at the Knowles YMCA because you can swim there all year round practically!! the staff are very honest and courteous!! the YMCA over close to Hy-Vee or the capital mall is a good one too and is the newest one, but it does not have any kind of swimming pool or track. but, it does have lots of machine and free weights, treadmills, exercise bikes, etc. as long as you have a YMCA membership for Jeffferson City, Missouri, then you can use any of the 3 YMCA facilities as long as they are open!! nobody's perfect okay. but, when you go to any YMCA or any gym please use some common sense and don't say anything slang or violent or talk about any kind of negativity or violence because eventually you will lose your memership!! Besides, I'm a 'true Christian myself!!', and it's something you just don't do!! I like to be kind and courteous and 'true Christian-like' at all times when going anywhere especially the YMCA!! I enjoy going to church, but the Firley YMCA is my favorite place to get a great workout in Jefferson City, Missouri and it will always be #1 in my book!!

The facility is clean. The locker room is gorgeous. They have free childcare during certain hours…read more I have always been happy with the instructors for the classes I take. We have been members since 1987 and we really enjoy the YMCA.

Fantastic gym! I've worked out at 25 plus Anytime Fitness centers in 15 different states…read more The staff here in Jefferson City is friendly and knowledgeable. The owners are new - 3 years old. The equipment is in great shape. Plenty of machines and weights so there is no waiting for someone else to finish. Exercise areas are enormous. Bathrooms are spacious and clean! I've enjoyed my visit here this week and look forward to working out here again. GREAT JOB!!!!

Manager is flippant and dismissive. Refused to honor the advertised free 7-day pass after being…read moreconfirmed for it over phone and email. Charged $10 to enter for the day. Despite that: Small/limited facilities, requires 12 to 18 mo commitment for repeat visits. Better off going to planet fitness or a more corporate location (never thought I'd say that).

Fantastic place with ohhmazing coaches!! Building Strength & Resilience through structure and…read moreaccountability. Life changing !

Very unwelcoming atmosphere. I wanted to see the gym and what sort of equipment they had; to see if…read morethey had anything I like using since I need what I need etc. So I was already in the area killing time while running errands and I decided to do a walk in.. Luckily (or so I thought) I walked up as the class of two people were wrapping up... But I was denied a gym tour because the owner was overwhelmed that there was a walk-in. Lol. She said that she "had never had one before" and the look she gave me was so gross. Ew. I can't. There were literally just the two people leaving her and I in there..... any other CrossFit I've EVER walked up to greeted me with smiles and warmth bc THAT is what Real CrossFit gyms are about. This one can't even handle a walk in when there is no one there. Sad really.

I could write a book on what I think about this place. I joined in Dec 2014 and holy hell was this…read moreplace intimidating, especially for someone as big and out of shape as myself. Luckily my first on ramp class a few friendly members introduced themselves to me which helped easy my nerves a tiny bit. Let me tell you, of all the gyms I've ever been a member (YMCA, Anytime, Snap, etc) no one has EVER done that unless they were trying to sell me a membership. So anyway I did on ramp and decided to stick with it because, plain and simple, I needed to. My body was fed up with the abuse I put it through. It was scary at first and I was fat, intimidated and shy and didn't want to talk to any of these incredibly fit people. But as I kept going people learned my name, they cheered for me, they wanted to watch me succeed. After the holidays I joined the 8 week fitness challenge that started in January. I started showing up 3x a week and as I got better I started showing up 4x per week. At the end of the challenge I weighed in at 14.5 lbs (and that was an evening bloated weight, not a 5 am weigh me now weight ), 5.5 inches, my strength increased by 20lbs and my benchmark wod increased by 25 reps. I couldn't believe the measured success! After the challenge I decided to sign up for the open and I just completed week 2. I can now do things like knees up and a few push ups in plank position. I couldn't do those in December or January. To date I've lost 21 lbs, 2 pants sizes, 1 dress size. I can do more burpees before I feel like I'm going to die, I can jog a little bit further than I could before, and jump rope, while still my nemesis, is getting better every week. I've realized I have my strengths and weaknesses inside the gym. The best part is that I've had such great success my sister joined crossfit and my sister-in-law hired a personal trainer. We're becoming a fit fam. My friends at JCCF still cheer for me and I still show up. I hope I encourage people to take charge of their fitness. If you're in on ramp and feeling intimidated just come talk to me. I'm at the 6:30 pm and 6 pm classes My ass can't run a half a mile so trust me you've got nothing to worry about . Everyone has to start somewhere. Even if it's learning to pick things off the floor without falling.

From the owner: Our business allows member to reach a level of fitness they have yet to find. Better than yesterday…read moreis the phrase, and our experienced trainers, programming, and community is the support system that you need!

They lack normal gym etiquette nor do they encourage it. There's a 5 hour time span daily where…read morechildren swarm the place. If you complain the employees will not respond. If you want to talk to an admin well let's be clear. The admin might have a 2 bit degree from a subpar university making the county average salary. They don't have time to talk to peasants like us.​

During my travels to the Jeff, I have now managed to go to all three YMCAs. This YMCA is pretty run…read moredown but as a place to get in a good workout while I'm traveling this spot fits the bill. I didn't explore the entire facility so my review is of the gym portion. The equipment is older and some of it is outdated but it still works. I used one of the newer treadmills which they have programmed to go into cool down mode at 30 minutes. This was kind of annoying since there wasn't anyone else on the treadmills and I wanted to go longer than 30 minutes but I understand why it is necessary to have such a feature during peak times. I just turned off the treadmill and restarted it...problem solved. When I was done with cardio I went to do some free weight exercises and noticed there were only two sets of 12 lbs weights. I was using a set and someone else was using the other so if a third person came over they would have to wait. I noticed that in the lighter weights there only seemed to be two sets of each. There are also only two benches both of which were in use. Some equipment is also a little bit hidden. I was looking for a bosu to do some core exercises and I only found it when I was leaving pushed up against the wall backwards. It would seem like they would have more than one and they wouldn't be so difficult to see. Overall its a bare bones facility that gits 'er done. I got in a good workout so no complaints there. After visiting the beautiful new West location though it seems like it's time to make some improvements to this older location.