Benjamin Clough
June 26, 2019 20:01
Do not go here if you are an adult traveling. Got into town and immediately headed here to get my workout in only to be told the ENTIRE YMCA is reserved for kids after 4 PM. What? Like, not just the ball courts but the weight room as well? What kind of kid works out during the period of 4-8 PM? The only people who work out during this period is adults who get off work at 4-5 PM. When I asked for an explanation (I wasn't mad, a bit annoyed, but was genuinely intrigued at the reasoning behind this policy) the reason was to keep the kids "safe". Which, idk what kind of people you have in Sioux falls, but would they not be safer during a period of, oh idk, 11-3pm? When adults are all working? Legitimately one of the most poorly planned/ executed policies I have encountered. If you want a children's program reserve the basketball courts or playground, not the entire facility. Working out is great for everybody, kids and adults, and to be the only place in town with a gym and essentially gate it off to working adults is terrible. Tsk tsk.