I'd say the best medium to large size gym in Olathe is Genesis Health Club. It's located in a safe…read morepart of town and easy to access. The staff are extremely friendly and I've never had an issue while being a patron. I will go on record there will be busy times and off times, and most of my review comes from the perspective of a 5am gym rat. The experience during peak times like 5-7pm will be substantially different. That said, Gensis has a fair amount of equipment to keep everyone happy if you don't mind working in. First off, the showers are plentiful and well stocked with towels but the pathway to the indoor pool is a bit sketchy in that you pass in view of the front door. I've never had to wait on a shower, typically between 5-7am. As for swimming laps in the winter, one might need to tailer their swim routine as people like me who can swim roughly 100 laps and then there's the elderly swim classes. The point is there are limitations. When spring-fall happens it's a bit easier b/c the outdoor pool offers more lanes. Also, the outdoor pool is great for kids who are just starting to swim. Not only do they have a slide but a gradual slope into the water allows kids to wade slowly, perfect for a teaching moment. Next, I've never tried the café so I can't speak on prices, options or anything. As far as BB courts I workout really early in the morning so I can usually shoot alone but afternoons, you'll be waiting to get on the floor. I've never been to a class for things like aerobics, yoga or anything but I have had a trainer. My trainer was a former Mr Midwest champ at light heavyweight, or something along those lines but I honestly think I was bamboozled a bit. In my ignorance I was expecting 3 or 4 sessions a week, a meal plan and several different workout options based on my desired goals. What I got was a body fat measurement via a tape measure and scale along with a musclebound dude to spot me for 3 months. No meal plan, no spreadsheet with workouts that fit me. I mean he fulfilled the spirit of the contract besides not giving me a meal plan other than "eat some berries and tuna", but not what we initially discussed. Now, I will say the greatest thing I learned was foam rolling my muscles. I will admit, I wrestled in high school and college and I've always been fit therefore I know how to workout and diet. So, for many others, they may need a little more education so be sure to emphasize that in the contract. As for workout equipment, they have plenty of stair masters, nautilus machines, free weights, treadmills and so forth to accommodate a lot of people. I think out of my 4 years there I only had an issue with someone reading a newspaper on a butterfly machine and I was doing cardio line training so I didn't want my heart rate to slow down while he was reading. Other than that, it's been very good. What I really like it the indoor track upstairs. This offers a good alternative to the treadmill and good to burn off some calories, but watch out for those people doing squat thrusts in the slow lane! In summary, I never used all the amenities offered but there are a lot. I only wanted to reference what I've taken advantage of at Genesis. I was happy with my stay there and encourage anyone who wants to improve their health to drop on by and get a free trial membership. Two thumbs almost straight up!

This is one of my favorite Genesis gyms run by a one of my favorite Genesis managers, Chris. This…read morelocation used to be rundown, as they bought it from a company who bought it from Prairie Life and needless to say, they spent a lot of money and resurrected it to a level far above what it was at its former peak. Everything is new and improved, and the staff is friendly and helpful. They interact with members better than any of the gyms around here. They also listen and make improvements as they go, which is pretty darn intuitive. And speaking of intuition, I happen to be hearing impaired and years ago, when I was signing my contract, they were very helpful by taking it slow, which I very much appreciated. The equipment is all brand new, so it should be great for many years to come. The pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, and free weight areas are all top drawer. All in all, a great gym

Great location and the staff is excellent. Equipment is all usable and in decent shape, the pool is…read morealso a great added value for membership. The 2 main differences from other sites is the basketball court is outdoors, so really only usable a few months a year. There is no running track, but the 4-5' surrounding the equipment is used as a walking track. Overall, recommendation is high. Just need to evaluate based on personal needs.

Sooner Olathe, I always return to this gym, and it's easy to see why…read more It's a nice gym with an in-the-round running track that got in the way of my workout - and others. But still a fun and cool concept. The YMCA of Olathe is unlike any other I've been to. We'll start with the positives. The employees here are really friendly and they let me right in without any real fanfare or hold up. I think it only took me 30 seconds to get past the front desk and that was that. They didn't ask for ID, I didn't have to show them my YMCA card, and they most certainly didn't make any phone calls. I really like that sort of trust. Most of the equipment here feels absolutely brand new, so even though some of the machines aren't my favourite (and seem like they're for kids), they all feel like they just bought them yesterday. It's a very clean shiny new facility, and everything is in perfect working order which is unusual for a YMCA. Now on to the negative stuff. There's not enough space in the workout room for all the stuff they have. They're missing a few important machines, but those that they do have are really bunched in together. At times I have to actually climb over different equipment to get to other equipment. There is no space. And they put the running track around the perimeter of the workout room. With no barrier whatsoever. So it's really not much of a running track although I don't run so it doesn't affect me personally. But whenever you step around the edges of the room you're actually walking into the running track. I can imagine there would be a bunch of collisions over the years if they keep it this way. Another negative is that their Cybex cable machine is a little bit too wide. And that they get busy and they don't have enough benches for everybody. If there are a bunch of people waiting for benches that's not a good thing. Not much space to use them in either. And they don't have big thick padded mats like they should have. There were some really friendly people as is the way in Kansas, but one guy actually marched over and took my stuff off my bench and said that he had been using it before me and had gone to talk to his wife. That's really bad gym etiquette on so many levels. Also the weights here are hexagonal rather than circular but I have discovered in my travels that it could be so much worse. The Wi-Fi works well when it works but then randomly stops working, which meant that I had to switch to my data. They don't have the bikes I really like but the ones they have here are pretty decent. Overall I would give them four stars. Now do you want to see the naked pix of me in the shower here? Yes? OK! Now? Olathe?

Clean gym, friendly staff, great equipment, and an upbeat vibe every visit! Always!!!read more

This is the worst gym I've ever been to. It smells like sewage and poop all the time. The gym is…read moreEXTREMELY dirty ALL the time, the workers have even admitted to the gym only being cleaned 1-2 times a WEEK. Rude judgy employees as well. When I wanted to cancel my membership they didn't want to cancel it but when I finally canceled they continued to charge my card AFTER cancellation. Don't come here worst gym in the area not worth the money. Old raggedy equipment as well.

Relaxed gym atmosphere with great ownership. The turf space in back is a rare sight in the cityread more

Brickyard has plenty of parking, extremely clean, good amount of equipment, and always has sports…read moreon the tv. Conor gave me a tour of the facility and was friendly. I purchased a day pass while I was in town for work and had a great workout.

My husband and I have been training with Braxton for 4 months and are really happy with him. He's…read moresuper dependable, friendly, knows his stuff and keeps training interesting by working with us on many different machines and exercises. He also remembers that I have arthritis issues and reminds me to lean forward or relax my shoulders, etc. in order to mitigate arthritis pain. Highly recommend him!

First visit to this location because I wanted to see the outdoor pool area which is nice. However,…read moreI was not greeted at the front desk and did not see any towels available there. The space is quite large and there is a temporary outdoor cooling unit which provides some relief for the hot temps but doesn't quite cool the spacing down like most central A/C units. The equipment was old and outdated unfortunately. There is an indoor track on the upper level. Overall I found this location to have a lovely outdoor space and an antiquated indoor one.

Love the options of equipment and amenities at this facility. I have found all of the instructors…read moreand trainers very informational.

Since I work in the area I have no excuse not to pop over here during lunch or after work. For…read moreearly risers, they do open when the sun rises. Gym has a great selection of weights and having gone several times, never seen it busy. Bring your own lock and towel (they do offer a service if you wish). The second floor has a basketball court and misc rooms. 3rd floor offers a walking track, good selection of cardio machines (they also have on 1st floor) facing TV's. They have a focused circuit area of weights too. Yoga room is small. Other rooms for classes are larger on the first floor. Overall, good gym, helpful staff and well maintained.

Customer service needs a lot of work. Do not expect that they care about member experiences.read more

This gym is more interested in selling classes in addition to the membership. You don't have to…read morejoin the classes, but the problem is when the classes take up all the usable space and members are left with little to none. For example, youth swim lessons and water aerobics take up the entire pool area on Saturdays, making it impossible if you would like to swim laps. "Alpha" fitness classes have two areas that take up a significant portion of the upstairs gym, and they run classes constantly. On top of all this, the equipment that is left for members to use (i.e. benches and machines) are old and falling apart. I personally had a pin slip from an adjustable bench when I had it set to incline for bench press. I fell back with it and chipped my tooth. For the money you pay and for the money they add for extra classes and "events", they should really have better stuff for the general membership. It presents as though little regard is given to the overall members.

This is my home gym. There are multiple things that I love about this location--everything is…read moreorganized. All of your machines are in one place, all of your cardio equipment is in another. It's never packed with people, and it's clean. This gym has seen me through 10 years of competitions, bulking phases, early morning cardio, and later nights. However, management is piss poor. There has been a handful of times in the past month where someone forgets to open their doors on time. I'll sit in the parking lot for nearly an hour until they do open. They're not consistent and unreliable. Hours for the facility have changed time and time again. It used to be a 24 hr gym, and now they close at 6p on the weekends.

Gym has been out of AC for a few months and no notification sent out to members about when it will…read morebe fixed. They put out big industrial fans but does not assist with extreme heat. They should at least give us an option to go to the other Genesis near buy for no additional charge until AC is fixed.