Torrance-South Bay YMCA

Always have appreciated local YMCAs as an affordable option for families, this is no exception. Very helpful staff. Swimming, free weights, treadmills, plenty activities for all ages. Clean facility. A lot of parking available as well.

Friendly staff, great amenities, clean equipment, but limiting hours. Basketball courts are more often than not booked with kids activities. Overall good value & would recommend if you have M-F work flexibility.

We enrolled our 2 youngest children in the basketball league. They are having fun at their young age and I do realize it is a free service. Its hard for the teams to get coaches or for them to get their to coach the kids. Although the staff step up to fill in and other parents try to make it Happen....

(I still didn't get email from director about getting my money back) I have canceled membership 3 months ago, only 2 months I wasn't charged and 3rd month $49 was taken out at 1AM ( like thief ) without any notice. Isn't YMCA Christian company? I demand my money back to my account ASAP. And stop stealing money from members.

The facility runs promotions to attract teens and families however only to upsell later thru promos. Different staff have different information about the same thing, some are helpful some are not. They wont let parents to guide teens on how to practice weights unless you pay for family membership. You can use one guest pass once a year and you pay $99 a month for family membership. They give you promotions for free upgrades for 15 days and have cancellation policy of 30 days so you will always be charged with their promotions. Pools are hit or a miss, restrictive schedules and so less activities that too just run by volunteers. You still pay $99. Ymca was supposedly for communities not for profit however its quite the opposite now. Supervisor when told, lives in state of denial. A simple acceptance on feedback would have meant things can change but thats not the case here.

Beautiful facilities. Secure, safe, clean. Well run. Pool offers lifeguards. YMCA Staff walks the building to answer questions and clean up.

The staff is amazing! It can get very busy...like Costco but the people are actually nice! Lol The facility is pretty clean and registration was easy but lengthy for my large family. The family changing room is pretty nuts and extremely wet but I'm glad there is the option however I was told there was no nudity allowed and my first experience there, that was not the case...not what I want my little boys to see. There was a lot more splashing and jumping than I expected in the free swim zone. My 10 year old signed up for the swim crew but got bumped because she could not keep up after the first class. The class description should notify parents of the requirements (swimming 8+ laps) however switching classes was very simple. The child care crew is great, only wish they changed diapers and mixed formula but I understand the risks. Overall it's a great budget friendly membership for big families.

I'm a little frustrated. I was super excited to join, love the facilities but now have gone 2 times with the women's locker room being closed for 2 hours in the middle of the day for cleaning and once all day for repairs. This means no shower, no stream room or sauna. I called the San Pedro facility and asked if they had a steam room thinking the closure was Torrance specific. Got to San Pedro to see the locker rooms would be closing there as well in less than the time I would finish my workout. Super disappointed. I understand wanting a clean facility and appreciate that, but can it not be done in spot checks throughout the day without closing the entire locker room?! Closing a locker room for 2 hours in the middle of the day for cleaning when the facility is closed every night doesn't make sense to me. The frustration of never knowing what I was going to find at 24 hour fitness, in terms of things being open and available was literally why I decided to go the YMCA in the first place. The YMCA is world's better than the other but this has me really frustrated and discouraged. I can't afford an expensive gym and really enjoy going.