YMCA Jordan Recreation Centre

This is my local gym. I love it here because unlike other gyms that I have been a member of, there are always machines available.
It is a relatively small gym, approx 5 x treadmills, 3 x rowing machines, 4 x cross trainers and maybe 4 x bikes.
They run classes but I have only attended the spinning class, which was quite good.
A boot camp is starting soon too which seems to be getting a lot of interest.
The staff are very friendly and seem to know if you want to have a chat or to just get on with your workout.
My previous gym had an atmosphere like the movie Dodgeball about it — Globo Gym — cos we’re better than you. This is definitely not the case with this gym

«Jordan» is a really weird name for a YMCA and confusing to understand until you see the «Sir William Jordan» full name on the door. This place played home to my roller derby team in 2011 and I continued on as a member of the gym once we found a training space that could have us on anything other than a Friday night. That said, the Jordan facilities are awesome and I’m very grateful for the use of the basketball court area for my team. We shared the space with a number of community sports teams, and the staff members at YMCA Jordan were always very obliging when we needed assistance or needed to borrow gear from their storeroom. The arena is small (one basketball court) but has bleachers that can seat a couple of hundred people if need be. This place is also super cheap to rent!