Like everything else in the Charlotte area it takes forever for construction . I rejoined after a few years and the inside still a mess and the construction outside is not even near done . Like the charlotte aiir it's been ten years and still not done . The gym only has ten treadmills lol ...ive seen a McDonald's down the street get demolished and rebuilt in six months this is taken years just to renovate read more

Great gym. Equipment is old, space is minimal but staff is super amazing. Only negative is the pool temperature being an overwhelming jacuzzi like 83-87 degrees daily. Somehow this is preferred by the facility director and water aerobics groups. Makes no sense to try and get a decent swim workout at these temps. Also the carbon foot print caused by extra heating. read more

Began emailing this YMCA with interest in renting out a space for a birthday party. The coordinator and I briefly corresponded via email before she asked that I call her instead. I called and left a voicemail with all my information, even though most of it was shared in the emails. I waited for her response. After a week of no call back, I sent another email. I wanted to see whether this was my venue choice or another one that I had my eye on. I called again this week (now a months time since the first email) and was told she was not in office, so I left another voicemail. I decided it was no longer worth it and went with my first venue choice only to learn that while I waited for this coordinator's response, the other venue had booked up. I am now left without a venue and have family flying in from out of state. read more

Nice, friendly staff. It can get crowded. Too many people moving to the area and the facility is too small to handle. not enough open pool hours. Good machines - those that have the large screens with cable and spotify really help pass the work out time. Haven't done a class - they look crowded. The men's locker room is probably the worst I've ever been in. Half the lockers are broken and all are rusted and worn. Doesn't seem clean. The showers are weird. They have high velocity , non- adjustable shower heads that point straight out and blow the flimsy curtains getting everything wet. No hooks to hang things near most of the showers. The soap in the dispensers is foam - not as good as gel would be. Floors don't seem very clean. ( bring your own towel - they don't have towel service like Charlotte does). Steam room and sauna are nice. Wife says ladies room is a little better. The language can get rough in the weight room - wouldn't want to take my kid in there. People don't seem too conscientious about wiping down equipment when using it - even though spray and paper towels are readily available. Overall I like it - it's better than Planet Fitness to me, but I got spoiled using the Y in Central charlotte years ago - it was great. read more

For a small town YMCA, the Stowe Family location in Belmont has a lot to offer. You'll find three separate workout schedules: two fitness floor classes and water aerobics/swimming classes. You'll also find a plethora of children's programs, personalized fitness classes (which you'll pay extra for), and open gym hours. The facility is broken up into several convenient spaces that keep areas seemingly less crowded. You'll find a "cardio room" with treadmills, bikes, steppers and ellipticals. A stretch area that includes ab machines, floor mats, hand held weights and a couple weight machines that possibly couldn't fit into the actual "weights room" (which is an additional room). You'll also find an enclosed gym and fitness classroom. Downstairs you'll find another open studio area and enclosed cycle studio, as well as the pool area and locker rooms. NOTE: they do not provide towels or locker keys here. Wifi is also very unreliable. They have one water fountain upstairs that could definitely use an update and cleaning methods are a bottle of spray cleaner and paper towels. There's definitely a lot of improve upon, but hours are great and it's very close to the exit off i-85. Also, some of the friendliest community and kick-butt workout classes! read more

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Has just enough equipment for whatever type of work out you need. My only complaint is it needs more fitness class space, the gym is needed for classes and that takes away from basketball players like son to work out while I'm working out. The Les Miles workouts are excellent. read more

The Stowe YMCA is a pretty good gym overall. They have a nice assortment of group fitness classes, free weights and machines, cardio equipment, and other miscellany including a nice big pool that I don't plan to use. The good: two flat benches, an incline and a decline bench, a squat rack and a power cage, a wide array of dumbbells along with a deadlifting platform and plenty of barbells allow for any weightlifter to achieve his or her goals. I wouldn't mind seeing them get rid of their Smith machine and replacing it with another power cage. They've got plenty of cardio equipment including the usual suspects of ellipticals, treadmills, stationary cycles, stair steppers, and rowing machines. Their group classes are good and effective, though they seem to be inordinately full of middle-aged housewives with implants for whatever reason. The bad: Hours. Specifically their weekend hours. They close at 6 on Saturday and 5:30 on Sunday. Staying open until their weekday closing time of 8:30 would be a godsend for people who have busy weekends but still want to squeeze their workout in. The cardio room is too small for the number of machines they have, and kind of gross. I see far too many people use the equipment, not wipe it down, and I don't ever see the staff cleaning it either. Their wifi signal SUCKS. It's either extremely slow or completely non-functional. This is extremely low hanging fruit and I'm sure would make me and many other people happy if they were to remedy it. It doesn't help that this Y is located in somewhat of a dead zone for Verizon service so if I can't get on the wifi, I can barely stream music. All in all it's a good place to work out and the benefits do outweigh the negatives. I will continue to spend too much money to come here. read more

Great YMCA. The group fitness instructors are all great, the cardio room is always clean. This gym never fills up to the point you have to wait in cardio machines. Always ample parking out front. Improvements needed.... 1) offer towel service 2) install a water bottle filling station so people aren't waiting in line for water 3) improve the stereo system in the downstairs group fitness room (cycling) 4) extend your hours until 10pm 5) clean the sauna and steam room more frequently 6) purchase more hand weights and resistance bands in the upstairs group fitness room read more

Just joined here with my roomate in January. The place is great. Its clean, has plenty of options for a variety of classes to attend and it has a pool! I look to spending some great times here...looking foward to a new and healthy fit 2013!! -SK read more

I love this YMCA. It's so clean and very nice! I like how all of the rooms are separate from each other. The pool is great! The locker rooms are clean and the sauna/steam rooms are excellent. The childcare is awesome... Very clean and a very friendly staff! Nothing bad to say about this place! read more

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I absolutely love this location! Friendly staff, clean facilities, fun classes, functional equipment. This is a family friendly place and a wonderful place to spend the day. read more

My daughter loves it here, all of the counselors at summer camp are awesome. They keep her so busy and happy with all of the activities. They all seem to know her by name and I can tell that they really care about her as an individual. Special shout out to Ms. Meg who always has a smile on her face! We love the Belmont Y. read more

I have been a YMCA member at several different locations over the past few years and this one falls right in the middle for me. Not the greatest Y I've been to but not the worst either. It's extremely family oriented with lots of after school programs and kids running around all the time. It has 2 full indoor basketball courts, a small cardio room with a couple rows of treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals, 2 full size rooms for aerobics and strength training classes, a decent sized weight lifting room with newer equipment, and a large indoor lap swimming pool. Pros: the staff is very friendly, they have several good work out classes I enjoy (the body pump and body step classes are my favorite), the building is pretty spacious so you're not constantly bumping into people Cons: the schedule for work out classes is limited and the classes fill up quick, the cardio room is small and a little cramped, the tvs in the cardio room only show sports and news channels and the only way to listen to the tvs is to tune in on a radio (which I would do if my iPhone could get a signal in the building), they don't provide sweat towels, the weight lifting area is overrun with guys and is a little intimidating for women, and the biggest con for me is they don't have racquetball courts Overall this is a good gym. If I'm in the mood for a group exercise class I'll come here. If I just want to run on the treadmill I'll usually go to Planet Fitness down the road (at Planet Fitness I can watch better tv and actually hear it too). read more

I went for lap swimming. Pool heated to 87 degrees. Too hot. 83 would be much better! Very friendly staff. Nice facility.

Great place to swim and do group exercise classes. I enjoy body pump, zumba and step class. I did not enjoy using the cardio room way TOOOOOO small. The staff is very friendly!!!! Ive never seen the staff clean the cardio machines. read more

I can not compare this facility to any other because this was the first one I've been a part of. The staff seem friendly for the most part, I've been in the facility in the evening with several teen aged school kids and they have gotten a little rowdy but all in fun (not destructive) and no one thought it was cause to displace them from the facility. If I could change anything it would be the weight room to expand it, and to possibly incorporate some diffusers around the facility to get rid of the bad musky odor. read more

I signed my 4 year old up for swim lessons. I do not recommend. Every time I attended, she had different instructors who were very inexperienced. She was not able to form any trust or bond with them. I felt is was not a good situation for a beginner swimmer. Also, the classes had 10-12 kids and not enough teachers. The locker room is in need of a remodel. Also, the heater in the pool was broken for over 3 weeks. read more

Visiting from out of town and was thrilled to find a local YMCA. Very happy that (as they should) they honored by YMCA membership from my hometown. While slightly dated, the Y is very clean and has a wide compliment of equipment, classes, and other typical amenities. The Cardio room is smaller that comparable fitness centers but kiddos on the free WiFi throughout! I found the staff to be kind and accommodating.....a good experience all around!! read more

Typical YMCA, you pay more $ so everyone else can pay less. This location is over ran with after school, daycare programs etc. I feel that I pay to much money to have to constantly dodge kids while trying to work out in the gymnasium. If you're not going to sweep the gym floor at least leave the broom out for us, it only takes 10 minutes to do it correctly. I see the same people on a weekly basis that are not members, guess you get unlimited free trials and/or guest passes. I joined here mainly to use the basketball court to train and workout. It seems to be occupied with child programs or kids that were dropped off by their parents who are now running wild unsupervised. Now that its summer and school is out, total nightmare. read more

Very Clean and organized facility. Found it a little odd that the lifeguards have sleep overs at there bosses house and other guards houses as well. Not very professional read more

If you want to swim laps in the pool they have here you better get here before the place opens ( 5:30 am ) and be ready to outrun everyone else into the pool because the first people in the pool tend to "camp out" in the lanes. Otherwise take your chances, because throughout the day the pool is used for everything - several different varieties of water aerobics, floating around in ( I think they call it free swim ), cool down for the day care kids, balancing on floating platforms, swimming lessons, birthday parties, etc. In the afternoon it is not unusual to find four of the six lanes reserved for "free swim" or water aerobics, and one lane for swimming lessons, leaving only one lane for lap swimming. Then from around September to February the pool is closed during weekdays to anyone except high school swim teams from about 3 pm to 6 pm or later for swim team practice or swim meets. Also, if there is even the slightest bit of distant thunder the pool is shut down for at least 20 minutes. If you think you are going to swim laps here during your lunch break or after work on a regular basis - think again. read more