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    Oakmont Rec Center

    3.1 (42 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Rebecca F.

    4/5 - for a general gym goer 2/5 - for a swimmer I've been regularly coming to this rec center for over a year now. Not because it's great, but because it's the closest option to me that has a lap pool. But if you are a serious swimmer be ready to be disappointed. It is nearly impossible to get a lane to yourself and most times it's a toss up if I can get a shared lane at all. See dedicated paragraph if you are a swimmer. The facility in general is not bad. It is not very big compared to Golds Gym or Planet Fitness, both I would recommend if you don't need a pool. The layout of Oak Marr is better than the other two Fairfax RECenters. Top floor has the cardio equipment, various machines and a stretch/dance room. Lower floor has the weights, 2 racketball courts, and several multipurpose rooms for classes. I think the machines are in pretty good shape. Every now and then there is 1 or two broken treadmills. But the times I've gone (weekday after 5pm, weekends), I haven't really had to wait for equipment. I wish the there was more space for stretching and calisthenics. I try to use the stretch room if there isn't a class but it is often occupied. The downstairs rooms are only for classes. The weight room has a good number of weights and benches (see photos). I think this location has the widest range of dumbells (from 3lbs to 120lbs) and they are in good shape. Sometimes the weight room can get crowded, but for the most part I have not had any issues. I should mention that there are cubbies in the top and bottom floors as well as within rooms. Locker room. There is a women's, men's, and family room. It has a decent number of lockers, though it is operated by quarters...seriously quarters in the 21st century?! No way to utilize your own lock. You are better off using the cubbies or the benches and hooks on the side of the pool. There are a handful of showers (8), one of which is handicap accessible. The others are pretty small. There are 3 changing stalls and a few toilets, which smell like piss most of the time. It is clear that they don't clean the place well daily if even weekly. Pool: as usual if you are a swimmer you will have a tough time finding a free lane. All throughout the year, most lanes will be blocked off for classes/team practices and sometimes completely blocked for swim meets. They take place during off work hours. Multiple times I have been kicked out of a lane up to ten mins before a class reservation, which is rather rude given how few lanes are available to the public. I could easily do another 500 in that time.. It is irritating, but unfortunately I have yet to find a better option in Fairfax county aside from forking over $100+/month at a Lifetime gym. The natatorium does have a super shallow end for kids, a hot tub, lap lanes with depths ranging from 4ft to 16 ft. There is a separate diving region with 1 m, 3m springboards and 3m, 5m platforms. Only certain times are open to the public. Though I do admit this pool has is pros in being one of the largest in Fairfax with around 13 lanes. They also have digital clocks on all 4 walls that are easy to read. The water temperature is just right ~78F, perfect for competitive lap swimming. There are places on the side where you could put your swim bag down and hooks. Cleanliness wise...let's just say prior to Sept 2022 it was pretty disgusting. Mold on the walls, floor, lane ropes had seen better days...My eyes were often irritated with how contaminated the water was. They even got swollen at one point... But late Aug/early Sept 2022 they did a lot of maintenance and cleaning for the pool area and greatly improved the cleanliness. I just wish they would clean the pool, poolside, and locker rooms throughout the day, daily like my alma mater UMD's natatorium. Especially since this facility services way more people and folks of a younger age... General Comment on Fairfax County RECreation Centers: a membership purchased at any of their centers scattered throughout Fairfax county will get allow you to access any of their RECenters. Though certain specialty facilities like Oak Marr's mini golf/golf complexes and Mount Vernon's ice rink will still have their own fees. There is a $30 for 30 days new membership plan. Otherwise they have an annual plan, a fixed number of visits plan, and a recurring biweekly plan. There is no fee to cancel most of the plans but you may be charged another cycle before they cancel your plan. All of them have swimming pools, but most of the time most of the lanes will be blocked off for classes/team practices. They are not ideal for consistent lap swimmers. The only demographic I can think of that benefits from the Fairfax county RECenters are people who are gym regulars, primarily use cardio and machines. Maybe occasionally swim. Otherwise, if you don't swim there are plenty of cheaper, better options like Planet Fitness or Golds Gym.

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    Overall, this is a great recreational center. Coming here to swim, mini-golf, or utilize the gym is a great experience in quality and cleanliness. Additionally, the place felt great and it is accessible to many people. tl;dr: I would recommend coming here to perform various recreational/fitness activities such as swimming, golfing, training, etc.

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    Shannon A.

    They need to seriously fix all of the broken machines in the facility. When 6 of the 10 treadmills are broken, then someone there is NOT doing their job. They get a lot of traffic, so if crowds and little kids isn't your thing, then look for a different gym. It has a nice pool, good gym, lockers, relatively clean showers and all the old people you can shake a stick at.

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    Joaquin P. YOU are rude. The staff are actually friendly and the swimming patrons helped me learn how to swim.

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    Top notch facility with excellent swimming pool. Amazing staff, and great family environment.

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    3.5
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    3.4 mi

    The building looks brand new. They have a 50-meter pool. I could not find the 25-yard as a warm-up,…read morebut they talk about it. The building has a good gym where you can work out, and there is a nice spot to sit next to the pool or on the lawn to watch.

    This place is horrible. I pay $28,000 in tuition every semester, and you're telling me I can't use…read morethe SINGLE ab machine in the entire gym? Wtf? I walk in and see a huge part of the place "under construction." Keep in mind I have a fractured elbow and other injuries, and the only way for me to train abs right now is with an ab machine which is locked away in a room labeled "under construction." Why can't you just move the only ab machine out of that room and put it in the main area? Is it too heavy? Does it not have wheels? I genuinely don't get it. And every time you walk in, something is always out of service. The Smith machine has been broken since August and it's now the end of the semester. All this money, and the only thing they can do is tell you "you can't do this, you can't do that." At this point I'm seriously considering getting a membership at a private gym. I can't stand this place anymore. If you go to GMU or plan to, seriously consider the fact that the fitness facilities, not just the Aquatic Center, offer horrible service with pointless "safety" rules and regulations that make everyone's life harder. Hope this helps.

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    3.4
    (34 reviews)
    6.3 mi

    Audrey Moore Rec Center is a Fairfax County facility and it is an older facility but they have…read moreeverything you could ever think of. Outside, there is baseball & softball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields (turf) a skate park, & several walking or biking trails. Inside, they have a full-size swimming pool & diving well with both spring boards and platforms, there are racquetball courts, a gym, and studios for all kinds of classes like yoga, as well as a physical therapy office through INOVA. I have been here many times for my son's soccer & swim team practice as well as just coming to play and have fun. Personally, I have been here for yoga classes as well as PT including aquatic PT. You can purchase a class pass or pay a one day fee or you sign up for a wide variety of classes offered year round. On Wednesdays they have a local farmers market out in the parking lot. They also have county recycling bins, which I have used recently for glass. Note: as expected there's a heavy chlorine smell in the pool area so if you're sensitive before warned.

    I used the fitness center which has a nice selection of machines and weights. They keep the place…read morequite clean. One of the ladies supporting the cleaning including the filling of the wipes stands is particularly nice and polite. She salutes everyone. The front desk also has very good young people. The ladies restrooms will benefit if an update and cleaning

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    4.2
    (49 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    I hosted a team event at Level 99 + Victory Brewing Company for about 40 people that included food,…read moredrinks and games. The expereince at Level 99 was great. There are about 40 rooms of which each has different challenges and involve solving puzzles or executing a task in 1-4 minutes. Depending on how you and your team do you will be rewarded with stars or puzzle pieces for prizes. Everyone is given a wrist band that has a little badge that you use to tap when you enter a room to track your results. Many of the rooms require the participants to work as a team to achieve a goal. Some of the challenges are mental, physical, or require a high degree of coordination. This place is great for adults and I would say kids 8 and up. Teens would love it. I would not recommend this for younger kids. I have heard that this place has very long lines on the weekends. Since we went on Tuesday evening there was no wait for about 50% of the rooms we wanted to enter. And even in those cases we only had to wait no more than 2 minutes for the team inside to exit. It's a cool and fun concept and I would highly recommend it!

    Hosted a work event here recently. They were very easy to work with. We ate and drank at Victory…read moreBrewing next door, food and beer were all good. Typical pub fare but it tasted good. Expensive overall. Service was very attentive, they have a lot of staff and are prepared for big crowds. The gaming part is described well in other reviews. I'll foot stomp that it's not adults only, on a Friday night the place was overrun with teens which was unexpected, though everyone was well behaved. The gaming is not linear and it's hard to interact with a large group, you'll lose anyone who is not in your small group of six or so to the mass of games. The wait times for the game rooms were manageable and their tech works really well. Some games were more fun and better than others. The head to head dodgeball, light smacking games were the most fun. I'm not sure I would do another big event there but many of our group left super happy. I'd come back with a smaller group of friends, 4-6 and go through with them.

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