The RAC is an athletic club in NW Rochester offering a gym, swimming, and tennis facility. The pros: this club is the best family club not only in Rochester, but basically anywhere. The programming, facility, and staff in the kids club are second to none. If you have children, this is one of the best resources in the area and well worth the membership fee. The cons: the parking lot is large, but in -30 weather, it would be nice if there was a covered option. Overall, the RAC is a must for families. Highly recommend! read more

The staff and manager harasses people accusing them of not having memberships and are extremely unprofessional rude and have no integrity

There is so much to offer here. I love a great outdoor swim! There are not a lot of outdoor community pools in this area. I got spoiled living in the Madison area where there are lots of outdoor pools. read more

Rochester Athletic Club - Only 2 lanes in the outdoor pool but almost always available in the summer! - Gyms Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Best health club in rochester, but also the most expensive. I'm here to burn off all the sugar I consumed yesterday making cookies to bring to a work party. Every exercise piece of equipment you would ever need, plus plenty of classes and stuff for kids too. read more

I am new to the city and I couldn't even get a guest pass to check out their facilities because "I did not come with a member." I was willing to start a membership but would much rather not be included in their snobby little club. read more

Love this place but wish their indoor pool had a huge set up for smaller kids with a splash and play area.

We are RAC fans now. Leadership listens to concerns. Much much better. Facility is clean and well maintained. Plenty of space and different areas to work out in so you never feel crowded. read more

Solid athletic club. tTennis facilities are top notch. The recent remodel of locker rooms and work out floor makes keeps everything up to speed. read more

Rochester Athletic Club - Gyms Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

The weights machine equipment needs a facelift. Equipment is old and uncomfortable. Also, there's a strange selection of equipment for particular muscles but not others. It's almost an afterthought. Over 18 area apparently is just a suggestion as little kids and middle schoolers are always causing noise. Precisely why I try to go to this area to avoid them. The carpets need to be changed. The shower room floors are dirty. The "perks rewards" HEAVILY FAVOR if you spend money not if you exercise, and the points to rewards is obscurely disproportionate. You have to go to the gym everyday for more than a year and spend hundreds of dollars just to get a 10 minute hydro massage. Ridiculous to even have these "perks". If I want to bring a friend the guest passes are way to expensive. I think I am doing you a favor by bring a potential customer. Towels smell burnt. Tennis is not part of the membership. The most absurd thing about the membership is that you are locked in with a "clause" that RAC can raise prices. That literally voids the contract as IT IS NOT A CONTRACT. It's like buying a car and the dealership comes back a few months later and says "actually we decided to sell it to you for a higher price". When I told them about this absurdity I was told "we don't usually raise prices". THEN WHY HAVE IT? And what is "usually". All these things would be tolerable if the membership was not over 80 dollars a month, but at this price there need to be incentivized perks and top notch facilities for members. But it is the best gym in Rochester so what are you going to do. read more

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to lift in a HS gym full of teenage boys? Just lift at the RAC and you'll find out. Don't get me wrong I'm happy that they're not out doing drugs or drinking or whatever teen boys do but jeez. they lift with poor form, they lounge around on benches and weight machines as they chitchat with one another, they flex every time they see themselves in the mirror, and they don't repack their weights. Oh this is also true for ¾ of the male population Props to Kyle. I see him training men and women in power lifting (possibly olympic lifting). lots of cardio machines. great place for families. Nice pools. His and hers sauna and hot tubs. Just maybe not the place for someone serious about lifting Gotta give them some kudos; I met my best friend here :) read more

This is a amazing place. If you can afford it its the finest health club I've ever seen. It has indoor & outdoor pools, massive work out areas, kids area with everything they could want from basketball to tramps. I come in the summer once in a while with my sister as a guest to the pool, they have concessions too. read more

Best in town, in door pool, tennis, squash, basketball, multiple free weight areas etc... read more

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Hands down this is the best facility in Rochester to work out at. It provides options for any age level to keep you busy no matter what time of the year. There are so many amenities i wouldnt begin to list them all. If you're just looking for a place to lift weights and/or do cardio, it probably wouldnt be worth the price. You can find many other gyms in town that are anywhere from 50-80% cheaper than the RAC. Of course then you would get to work out with roid ragers and shadow boxers that occupy the mirrors for hours on end. read more

I have been working out for ten years. I have lived in Rochester most of my life, but have attended school in Nebraska and California. The RAC has spoiled me. Of all the gyms I have ever seen, the RAC dwarfs each and every one of them in equipment, staff, classes, and opportunities. Every sport you can imagine is available. read more

I just moved to town with my boyfriend. We heard that the RAC was the place to be. We walked in on a Saturday looking to sign a membership and get a tour, but no one was available all day to do that. I thought it was weird that absolutely no one was able to sign us up for a membership on the spot. So we made an appointment for the following Saturday to sign up for a membership and tour. We showed up and apparently no one came to work and we couldn't sign up. My boyfriend travels for work so putting time aside is especially important. I then had to go back the following day (Sunday) to sign up for my membership. My boyfriend had to make another appointment for the following Saturday (which has not happened yet). I politely shared my unimpressed thoughts, and they said they can offer me a free personal training session, which is useless to me, my boyfriend is a trainer. It has taken us over 3 weeks to get someone to give us a membership and tour. For as fantastic of a place this is, I expect the staff to recognize an error like this. Thanks for nothing and thanks for not acknowledging my business. When I actually signed my membership the gentlemen helping me asked me a few basic questions and I responded with "I'm a little disappointed that no one showed up to work last week so I couldn't sign up for a membership." He responded with "awesome!" Ummm... no no no, listen to the words coming out of my mouth. Incompetent people, great facility. read more

This place is the best place to work out in rochester. I really like having a spa area to go relax in after a hard work out.

Great facility, almost everything is here. Treadmills have a 30 minute limit and indoor track has tight corners. Lots of activities. Expensive for a family. read more

This has to be I one of the best fitness centers in Minnesota. They have a huge facility. Accommodating just about any fitness regimen you could want. Everything from basketball to yoga. A massive outdoor pool with water slide and snack bar. Indoor giant play area for children which includes mini golf, full basketball court and trampolines. The only negative is its pretty expensive but you get what you pay for. read more

I'm a new member (only two days in) from Las Vegas and my first impression is that of a very well equipped, very well staffed, and very well maintained headphone workout facility. People don't talk to each other - guess it's a Minnesota thing. read more

From a weightlifting perspective: Crowd is not a bunch of "teenage boys" as another review mentioned, but a very nice group of people go here. Lots of fitness type bodies with less of the hardcore bodybuilding type crowd you'll see elsewhere like Edge. I currently have memberships at both the Edge and the RAC, the best facilities in the area for weightlifting, and can offer my view of things that stand out about the RAC's weightlifting equipment. RAC has way more equipment and way more variety but uses older generations of equipment, while everything at the Edge is from the newest lines. The RAC has much more square footage in their main fitness floor/lifting area (at least double) but gets pretty squeezed during peak hours so you'll find yourself fighting for spots just to do standing curls in front of a mirror. There is another lifting room as well for adults just a short walk away from the fitness floor with extra sets of equipment. There are two power racks and two Oly Lift platforms in the main floor, and another squat-specific rack in the side room, all of which get plenty of attention. Did not see a full-featured cable complex with lat pulldowns and four cable stations. Full set of dumbbells that get plenty heavy, full set of kettlebells. There are more machines here than the Edge and little redundancy. They have two full sets from two different brands, so there is a full set of cable machines here as well as a full set of lever machines. A handful of unique benches like the GHD bench stands out here, decent number of dumbbell benches for the crowd (it gets really crowded), one 45 degree Leg Press with one of those old school curved back rests, although I didn't look for one in the side rooms. The main floor's leg press is a split platform with each leg controlling its own half of the weight. Oly Lift platforms have circular weights with Rogue Plates that aren't fully rubber but rubberized edge layers with metal cores. Nice indoor 9 lap track (you aren't allowed to bring weights onto the track so no farmer's walks or lunges) surrounds the edges of the fitness floor so you can throw in a lap per set and mix things up. Lots of options for your workout with the vast amount of features in this gym. I was told the weightlifting section will be renovated soon, which would make sense considering it looks a bit dated compared to the modern look of the rest of the facility. So lots of space, lots of people, older but still effective equipment, longer wait times for key pieces. The facility itself is HUGE and has many other features like tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pools, luxurious locker room, child care, electronic wristband system (also provided for free with membership) that is integrated with many functions in the gym, complimentary shampoo/wash/conditioner in the showers, cafeteria, complimentary shower towels, cleaning rags, sweat towels. Even though the RAC is more expensive, maybe double or triple the price of other gyms, the features/variety of things you can do here are more than double or triple than other gyms. RAC is a gem and brings the luxury gym experience you typically find in only larger metros to small town Rochester. read more

I joined here about 6 months ago and positively love it. They just remodeled the entrance and its gorgeous! This is the nicest health club I have ever been to. They have everything you could ever want, swimming, indoors and out, basketball, circuit training, running track, any machine you could ever need, and its all state of the art. read more

Very nice gym, but way too expensive. My husband and I were members for about a year, but many of the classes are additional cost, the childcare is additional cost, and even the use of the indoor tennis courts is additional cost. Most of the classes are at times not conducive to anyone who is fully employed. We did appreciate the equipment and the atmosphere and I hear they are finally updating the locker rooms which was sorely needed. Just be prepared to pay. read more

The RAC is a beautiful facility with numerous activities for whatever your heart desires. Albeit, the main reason my husband and I chose the RAC was because of the Train Station daycare. They individualize our sons care, know him by name, and welcome him like they've been waiting for him to arrive. Thus allowing us to confidently workout with a peaceful mind. The daycare is open daily, usually 8-8 with weekend and Summer hour variances. Jodi Hass (the manager) is there most of the time and she does a remarkable job. She is one of our sons most favorite people... she even allows him to come sit on her lap sometimes as she's doing paperwork. The other wonderful girls (to name just a few) are Alicia, Susan, Joanna, Lily, Connie, Neda, Tia, and Anna who all hold, rock, dance, sing, feed, or play with him; whatever his current needs entail. A remarkable group of girls; the RAC stays in business because of them. If it was not for them, we would go to a cheaper gym. The price is steep; base pay $125 for my husband and myself. When our son turns two, the price goes up. Daycare cost is $4 for 2.5 hrs; $8 if leaving the facility, with occasional 'date night' evenings where they stay late and watch the kids for 3 hours I think, cost $10. So our usual monthly bill is around $200. Then to top it off the more years you attend, the more money you will pay. Every year there is a price increase. Counter intuitive... I know! Anyways, that's their policy. I do however agree with Kendra... The free weights are usually bombarded with teenage boys. It can be difficult to work around; however I just push through and get my free weights done usually in peace before hitting my HIIT workout. Then after my workout, I have access to a gender private sauna in the locker room. Besides of course my options of relaxing in the public sauna, family pool, and/or lap pool. In the summer there is a beach access pool, with a large slide, several fountains, and umbrella type waterfall. Again, the RAC has whatever your heart desires. A great club for any family to enjoy. read more

If your child goes as a guest, warn them that they may be treated rudely by staff when parents not around. One of the staff members even made fun of my daughter's name. They harassed them to the point of tears. read more

One of the better workout facilities in SE MN. The staff is (usually) friendly, the machines are plentiful and clean, and there's a restaurant, track, golf course, pool, basketball court(s), steam room, hot tub(s), and a childcare / play place center. Cardio and weight machines are maintained well and are never too crowded. Never knew how special all of this was until I moved to NY and now drop $100 regularly to run on a few dusty treadmills. Good option for anyone looking to try out or upgrade a gym membership! read more

Greatest club for fitness in Rochester. Tennis, pools inside/out, racquetball, basketball. Very clean, staff is friendly. Trainer Chris is exceptional! Ask for him., he is excellent. You won't regret having him work your entire body! I wished it was a little cheaper. Wonderful food, homemade protein bars. It was a great membership., sorry I had to leave! read more

Was traveling and worked out here twice! This is very similar to a LifeTime Fitness club. It was very clean and the staff was very friendly. The club and many indoor and outdoor pools, track, weight room, men's steam, sauna, and whirlpool. read more

Out of every gym I've ever been to, the RAC will always be the best. Better than my college's facilities even. They have so much to offer and a great staff to help with everything you need. Love the additional amenities such as the spa features in the locker rooms, the deli, the little store. read more