Before joining a health and fitness club, be realistic about what activities
you are likely to participate in and how often you’ll use the club. If
you have never exercised before, or haven’t for a long time, question whether
you will be able to stick with a new fitness regimen. Most people who join
clubs stop using them after only a few months. Since many clubs charge
nonrefundable initiation fees, you can waste a lot of money if you quit.
If you still want to join up, this article should help you choose a club.
Our Ratings Tables list ratings of area fitness centers for quality
and price, and offer details on available facilities, activities, and amenities.
Some quick advice:
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Weigh all your options. Can you get exercise less expensively some other
way—for example, by doing push-ups and sit-ups, running, biking, or joining
a sports team or exercise class? Also check out fitness centers operated
by local governments; many operate less expensive fitness-club-like facilities.
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Shop around. You’ll find that some clubs charge twice as much as their
competitors for about the same facilities and amenities. Because many clubs
have several fee plans and discount options—and may offer the best deals
only if it’s absolutely necessary to close a sale—make sure sales staff
offer you the best available rates. When discussing costs, mention other
clubs you’re considering. And check whether you qualify for a discount
due to an arrangement between the facility and your employer or health
insurance plan (see below).
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Ask whether a membership you’re considering has a time commitment. If you’ve
never joined a fitness facility, test both your determination to exercise
and the club by taking a short-term or month-to-month option.
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Before signing on the dotted line, find out the rules for canceling and
freezing the membership.
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Ask for a guest pass to try out any club you are considering. While there,
check out the cleanliness and the condition of equipment. Use your pass
at a time when you’re most likely to exercise regularly to see how crowded
it gets, and judge how helpful the staff is.
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Get sales staff to put promises in writing. If a salesperson says you can
cancel your membership at any time, make sure it says so in the contract.
If the salesperson says the facility is about to break ground on a new
lap pool, don’t believe it unless it’s written down.
You had such good intentions when you bought that expensive recumbent exercise
bicycle—so why are you only using it to stack magazines? You were also
certain the “ab” contraption you bought—while sitting on your couch watching
late-night TV and inhaling a pint of Ben & Jerry’s—would make all the difference,
but so far it’s just a convenient footrest. Ring a bell? Well, at least
you have plenty of company: The fitness industry thrives on good intentions.
Maybe the facilities of a health and fitness club—coupled with the financial
commitment of membership—could finally provide the motivations you need
to get fit and stay fit.
If you are thinking of joining a health and fitness club, be prepared to
make a number of decisions. There are many clubs in the area from which
to choose, each likely to offer several membership options. And because
sales staff at some clubs use high-pressure and deceptive sales tactics
to close deals, it’s not always easy to make the right choices.
Membership at many clubs doesn’t come cheap. Although you can join a bare-bones
gym for less than $300 a year, many clubs charge more than $600 per person
for the first year, including initiation fees. Want a club that offers
racquet sports or has a wide range of facilities and amenities? Expect
to pay a lot more.
While the amenities and services vary from facility to facility, large
price differences exist among clubs with roughly the same basic features.
If you’re just interested in fitness equipment and group exercise classes,
a single membership that provides unlimited access to all facilities for
one year at the time of our last full, published article, costs $297 at
the Fitness 19 in Lakeville; at the Life Time Fitness in St. Paul, you’ll
pay $768. If you want to play indoor tennis and racquetball and swim, a
three-year couple’s membership costs $4,006 at either of the Life Time
Fitness locations in Bloomington; at Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis,
you’ll pay $7,263.
In addition to comparing the facilities and services of various clubs,
compare the costs of joining a club to the many other fitness options.
This article will help you sort through those options and, if you decide
that a health and fitness club is the best way to go, help you get what
you want at the best available price.
Before joining a club, think about your own motivations and interests—and
consider alternatives. Many consumers pay fitness clubs a lot of money
for activities available more cheaply elsewhere.
In fact, most people can save money and meet all their fitness and recreation
needs without joining private fitness clubs. You can do push-ups, sit-ups,
and many other exercises at home for free. Walking, running, and biking
are very inexpensive. A regular soccer or basketball game at a nearby park
is not only inexpensive but probably a lot more fun than lugging weights
around a smelly gym. For a one-time investment of a few hundred dollars,
you can buy various types of home exercise equipment.
Local governments offer exercise facilities and programs. Recreation centers
and local parks have cardiovascular fitness equipment, weightlifting rooms,
tennis courts, swimming pools, aerobics classes, basketball courts, sports
leagues, and much more—all free or much cheaper than comparably equipped
private health clubs.
For example, the Shoreview Community Center offers a fitness center, a
free-weight area, an indoor swimming pool, an indoor running track, a gymnasium,
and a wide range of group exercise classes. A one-day pass costs $7.23
for residents and $8.63 for nonresidents. A one-year pass for adults costs
$305 for residents and $395 for nonresidents.
Minnetonka’s Williston Fitness Center offers facilities that are comparable
to those at even the best-equipped private health clubs, with a fitness
room, a free-weight area, five indoor tennis courts, an indoor pool, and
group exercise classes. A one-day pass costs $8. A one-year prepaid pass
for adults costs $408 for residents and $516 for nonresidents.
The St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department operates nine recreation centers
that have fitness facilities, and one also has an indoor pool. A one-year
fitness center pass for adults is $30 for residents and $60 for nonresidents.
Below, we list all of the local government-run recreation centers in the
area we could identify as having weight rooms/fitness centers or indoor
swimming pools. Almost all allow use of exercise facilities—without requiring
a term commitment—for prices that are well below those you can expect to
pay at even the least expensive private health clubs with comparable facilities.
Even if you expect eventually to join a private health and fitness club,
spend a few months trying the alternatives. That will give you a better
idea whether you really are likely to stick it out at a club and which
activities and facilities matter to you.
If you don’t currently exercise on a regular basis, or want to increase
your fitness regimen, first develop a plan. For most people, beginning
a drastically new exercise routine is akin to quitting a bad habit: Having
a doable plan increases your chance of success. Your plan should include
realistic fitness goals, a list of exercises for achieving those goals,
an exercise schedule, and a list of reasons to keep you motivated. (If
you are older than 40, check with a physician before beginning any program
of increased exercise.)
Obviously, you have a better chance of changing your habits if you enjoy
what you’re doing. Although some individuals endure a few months of agony
before they start to enjoy exercise for its own sake, it’s easier if you
like it from the start. It helps if your new exercise regimen includes
opportunities to see friends or meet new people. So does an attractive
facility. And it certainly helps if you look forward to playing a sport
you enjoy, rather than pedaling in place or pushing and pulling on a machine.
When considering a club, you’ll want to consider several points, including
what its members say about it, its location, membership fees, contract
terms, facilities and equipment, classes, and amenities. Our Ratings Tables include many of these details for area facilities.
Our Ratings Tables report ratings of the facilities by their customers.
We surveyed area consumers (primarily CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers)
and asked them to rate health and fitness centers they had used “inferior,”
“adequate,” or “superior” on the following aspects of service quality—
- Quality/maintenance of facilities and equipment
- Cleanliness
- Adequacy of facilities/equipment for demand
- Quality of instruction
- Availability/convenience of organized group activities
- Friendliness of staff
- Providing what the sales staff promised
- Overall value for your money
For facilities in the Twin Cities area that received at least 10 ratings,
our Ratings Tables show the percent of each club’s surveyed customers
who rated it “superior” (as opposed to “adequate” or “inferior”) on each
survey question. (Click here for further
discussion of our customer survey and other research methods.)
Although several clubs rate quite high on all survey measures, we receive
scads of complaints about many other facilities, as evidenced by the ratings
shown for them on our Ratings Tables. The most common complaints relate
to lousy facilities and equipment, and indifferent customer service.
For firms that were evaluated in our last full, published article, our
Ratings Tables show counts of complaints we gathered from the Better
Business Bureau (BBB) for a recent three-year period.
You can check current BBB complaint information on any company by visiting
www.bbb.org or by phoning 651-699-1111. You can check current customer
survey ratings by clicking on the company’s name on our Ratings Tables
and, in the details under the listing, clicking a link to the BBB’s most
recent report on complaints about the company.
When using the complaint information, keep in mind that complaints are
not always justified; sometimes customers are unreasonable. And remember
that we didn’t have a measure of business volume; large health and fitness
centers are more likely to incur complaints simply because they serve more
customers.
Before joining any club, take a tour and ask questions. Most clubs also
provide prospective customers with free guest passes; be sure to take advantage
of these offers.
When trying out a club, ask members what they like and don’t like about
the club, and consider the following questions.
Is the location convenient?
If you can’t easily get to the facility, you’re not likely to use it. Surveyed
CHECKBOOK subscribers cited location as the most important factor in choosing
a club. Consider only facilities close to your home or workplace, depending
on when you plan to work out. Most chains offer memberships that allow
you to use several different facilities.
Is it open when you need it?
Check hours of operation. For early workouts, most open by 6 a.m. on weekdays,
but not until 7, 8, or 9 a.m. on weekends. In the evening, most are open
until at least 10 p.m., but a few close as early as 9 p.m. Also check hours
of the specific facilities you expect to use; for example, the tennis courts
may be open until midnight while the weight room closes at 10 p.m. and
all aerobics classes end by 9 p.m. If you’re interested in specific classes,
make sure they’re offered when you can attend them.
Does it have the facilities and amenities you want?
Check whether the club has the types of facilities and equipment you plan
to use. Our Ratings Tables list this information for the facilities
we’ve evaluated. All facilities listed on our Ratings Tables offer
some form of weight training. Many also have racquetball or squash courts,
but indoor pools, indoor tennis, basketball courts, and indoor tracks are
less widely available. The table also indicates whether facilities have
such features as saunas, Jacuzzis, showers, towel service, and lockers.
Remember that our Ratings Tables say nothing about the size or quality
of what is offered: One club’s pool might be barely bigger than another
club’s hot tub.
Does stuff work?
Even if a club offers all the facilities and equipment you want to use,
they won’t do you much good if they’re poorly maintained. Our Ratings Tables report how surveyed customers rated clubs for “quality/maintenance
of facilities and equipment.” Some clubs received “superior” ratings on
this question from 80 percent or more of their surveyed customers, while
others were rated “superior” by fewer than 30 percent.
Does it offer the classes and activities you want?
Our Ratings Tables tell you about a variety of classes and activities
offered by the rated clubs, including aerobics, yoga, group cycling, and
dance. You can check the club’s schedule of classes for the current period
to see how often these activities really are available, but that won’t
tell you how quickly classes fill up. To give you more insight on the availability
of activities, our Ratings Tables report ratings on our survey question
“availability/convenience of organized group activities.”
Is it crowded?
Good facilities and equipment won’t do you much good if you can’t use them.
Our Ratings Tables show ratings on “adequacy of facilities/equipment
for demand.” When trying out a club, visit it during the time you are most
likely to use it and check whether there are waits for equipment, find
out how and when to reserve court time, check sign-up rosters for courts
to see how full they are, and ask club members whether crowding is a problem.
Is it clean?
Our survey asked about “cleanliness”; as our Ratings Tables show, clubs’
scores varied widely. When you check out clubs, pay particular attention
to the state of locker rooms, showers, and swimming pools.
Does it offer childcare?
Our Ratings Tables indicate which clubs offer childcare. If you’ll
be toting along your tots, inspect the kids’ area. Is it clean and well-maintained?
Are age-appropriate toys available? Are workers attentive and caring? Are
there enough workers to safely supervise the number of kids? Do the kids
seem happy? Is the area secure?
Is the staff competent and helpful?
You’ll want a well-staffed club—with good tennis pros; experienced, inspiring
class leaders; knowledgeable instructors on weights and exercise equipment;
etc. A good staff can help you progress quickly, stay motivated, and avoid
injury.
Ask how much experience various staff members have and whether they have
certification—but be aware that there are many certification programs,
and some of them are meaningless.
Certification programs sponsored by the Aerobics and Fitness Association
of America (www.afaa.com), American College of Sports Medicine (www.acsm.org),
American Council on Exercise (www.acefitness.org), and The Cooper Institute
(www.cooperinstitute.org) are among the most respected. Although certification
through these programs may not ensure competence in every facet of exercise,
most provide a good foundation for personal trainers and fitness center
workers. Also find out whether any instructors have college or graduate
degrees in physiology or related fields. The fitness industry has become
increasingly professionalized.
You can judge staff competence to some degree by observing them in action.
For example, simply ask weight-training instructors what kinds of activities—and
what limitations—they recommend to reach certain goals, and then ask why.
Evaluate the coherence of their answers. Also make sure tennis pros, for
instance, provide students with the kind of feedback you’d want.
As our Ratings Tables show, our customer survey question “quality of
instruction” yielded some of the lowest scores.
Does it have the right atmosphere for you?
Different clubs have different atmospheres. Some are very attractively
decorated, others more down-to-earth. Some seem oriented toward socializing;
others provide little opportunity for mingling. At some clubs, standard
dress is come-as-you-are casual; at others, you might feel uncomfortable
arriving in jeans. Although in-person visits are the only way to find out
how a club feels to you, our survey’s feedback on “friendliness” might
provide some enlightenment.
Although it’s easy to check on clubs’ facilities and activities, finding
the right membership option for you could be a lot more difficult. Some
clubs refuse to give price information over the phone. And even when you
can get the information, it can be hard to compare rates since initiation
fees, monthly charges, facilities, and many other features vary widely.
Even worse, you may be expected to make a substantial upfront financial
commitment—a high initiation fee or long-term contract that may cost a
lot even if you, like many club members, stop using a facility after a
short time.
At some clubs, already-confusing fee structures are made worse by salespersons
who try to squeeze each prospective customer for all they can get.
When our shoppers called clubs, some salespersons pushed long-term contracts
and mentioned month-to-month or lower cost options only after our shoppers
hesitated or asked about them. A common ploy is to offer a steep discount
only if you sign a membership contract that day.
In addition to allowing selective price-squeezing, multiple pricing plans
open the way for other abuses. A salesperson might not offer you the best
prices because he or she thinks you’ll use the facility too heavily, complain
too much, or won’t “fit in.”
Another ploy is the discount that isn’t a discount. Many clubs print up
membership fee schedules with inflated prices so that they can cut the
price during the sales pitch.
The same non-discount strategy appears in advertising. While many advertised
specials truly offer special prices, others are confusing or misleading
come-ons.
Careful shopping is your best tactic. When deciding whether to sign up,
forget about the discount on the table and focus on how the club’s price
compares to prices at other clubs.
As previously noted, fees vary dramatically from club to club. Our Ratings Tables report fees for six different profiles, ranging from full access
for three months for one person to full access for three years for a couple.
Based on the fee information collected from the clubs, we’ve attempted
to calculate the lowest possible fee for each profile for each club that
was evaluated in our last full, published article (see further descriptions
of the profiles in the footnotes for our Ratings Tables). For the three-month
user profile, we assumed the user planned to use the club for three months
and then quit. Charges might be much higher for someone who planned on
being a member for a year but quit after three months.
For each profile, fee differences are large. For example, the one-year
full-access individual user would pay $279 at the Gold’s Gym in Blaine
and $1,779 at Calhoun Beach Club in Minneapolis.
When comparing fees, keep several factors in mind—
- Which facilities you can use. One reason for the price differences is that some clubs offer much more than others. Evaluate the price in relation to the facilities, equipment, and activities offered (also shown on our Ratings Tables)—especially those that you expect to take advantage
of. Some clubs offer lower fees for memberships that exclude certain features, such as racquet sports.
- Times of day. You can sometimes save money by using a club only at off-peak hours.
- Per-use fees. Some clubs, or membership options, require you to pay separately for court time or other benefits, while others offer a broader array of benefits for a basic fee. If you want tennis instruction, regular massages, or other personalized services, check the clubs’ charges for these services.
- Other clubs you can use. If you are interested in using more than one club location, either locally or outside the area, ask for details on multi-club use opportunities. Our Ratings Tables report whether each club offers membership options that allow customers access to other local clubs and has memberships that allow access to other clubs nationally (typically through a national reciprocal-use program that gives its members access to participating clubs for a per-use guest fee).
If you are interested in using more than one club location, get a list
of participating clubs. Some clubs offer use of only one other local club,
while others let you use dozens.
If you know you will be using only one club location, mention it to membership
salespersons. Health club chains often have lower membership-rate categories
for customers who agree to limit their access to one club location.
- Renewal fees. Some clubs charge lower fees for renewals after an initial contract period.
Check whether you qualify for a discounted membership rate.
Many clubs offer steep discounts for seniors. The age requirement varies
by club, with some clubs offering discounts to members age 50 and up. Keep
in mind that some clubs limit access of senior memberships to off-peak
hours.
You may also qualify for a discount through your employer. Many clubs have
agreements with employers for “corporate” rates typically 10 to 20 percent
lower than normal rates. If your employer doesn’t have an agreement, you
may be able to foster one by recruiting coworkers to join with you. Clubs
typically extend corporate rates to employees of businesses with even a
handful of employees willing to sign up.
Finally, find out if your health insurance plan offers benefits for fitness
services. Most area insurers reimburse you a portion of your health and
fitness club membership costs if you work out frequently (see below for
more information).
Once you identify clubs that have the range and quality of offerings you
want, examine the kinds of financial commitments they require.
You might expect a health and fitness club would let you use it when you
want for a daily fee. A $10-per-day fee, for example, adds up to $1,040
per year if you used it twice a week. In fact, YMCAs and government-operated
facilities—which aren’t out to make a profit—allow such per-day payment.
But most private clubs are not so flexible. Many clubs want to lock you
in with a substantial initiation fee, a long-term contract, or both. That’s
good for the clubs: They collect your money even if you—like most new club
members—lose interest and stop using the club. But it’s bad for you. Oral
promises salespersons make when pitching clubs may not be legally binding.
If a club does not meet your expectations, or its service is terrible,
you still may be responsible for paying off the contract.
Don’t join a club without carefully reading its contract’s fine print.
For the most part, clubs are merciless in enforcing their contracts. If
you’ve signed up for a year and want to quit after a week, your club may
come after you for payment for the full year. You need to look for several
contract terms to determine how much flexibility you’ll have.
Initiation Fees
The Marsh’s $200 initiation fee would seem stiff if you quit after two
months. Fortunately, most initiation fees aren’t so high.
A big initiation fee does more than raise the risk that you’ll waste your
money if you lose interest; you also risk losing all or part of the fee
if the club goes out of business. In the past several years, many clubs
have failed—and many members have lost their fees.
Long-Term Contracts
Some clubs require you to sign up for a year or more. While most clubs
let you pay monthly fees throughout a contract’s duration, others demand
the full fee for a long-term contract upfront. Our Ratings Tables indicate
which clubs offer month-to-month or short-term contracts that permit you
to drop out at any time without obligation for future payments.
Low initiation fees and the availability of month-to-month memberships
may also be signs of quality. Clubs that require no initiation fees, or
only modest ones, or offer month-to-month memberships, display confidence
that you will be satisfied enough to continue your membership. Also, clubs
that don’t devote enormous resources to advertising are likely able to
count on word-of-mouth recommendations of satisfied members to recruit
new members.
Cancellations/Refunds
While most clubs will not release you from a term contract or refund payments
if you quit, they will let you stop monthly payments or refund a pro-rata
share of annual fees if you quit because of illness or move out of the
area. Some clubs will let you off the hook for monthly fees or refund unused
shares of their annual fees in the absence of illness or injury. In many
cases, however, you’ll have to repay the club for any discounts received
for committing to a term or pay a cancellation fee.
Transfers
If a club won’t let you out of your contract and refund your fees, you
might be able to sell your membership to someone else. However, most clubs
don’t allow members to transfer contracts to someone else, and those that
do usually charge a fee for the privilege. Selling memberships is not easy.
You can advertise on Craigslist or similar websites, or pass the word among
other club members who may have friends who’d like to join. Expect little
help from the club itself.
Freezes
For members who need to take some time off, many clubs defer monthly payments
during “freeze” periods. Or they may have you continue making discounted
payments on schedule but extend your membership and waive the initiation
fee when you become active again. Most clubs that allow freezes restrict
them to cases of illness or injury, pregnancy and childbirth, or temporary
relocation: You can’t just take time off because the weather is nice. But
some clubs allow membership freezes regardless of the reason. Many have
a minimum length of freeze (for example, at least three months), a maximum,
or both. And some require you to pay monthly fees at a reduced rate for
the months when your membership is frozen.
Since the financial commitment of a club membership is substantial, and
since some clubs employ aggressive sales tactics, Minnesota law provides
for a cooling-off period. You have three days after signing a contract
to cancel and get your money back. You should cancel in writing by certified
or registered mail. If you can persuade the club to give you a longer cooling-off
period, or trial period, than the law requires, do so.
Many health and fitness clubs have reciprocal arrangements with other clubs
in the area, or participate in reciprocal programs that allow members to
work out at other clubs worldwide. Our Ratings Tables show which clubs
offer local and/or national reciprocal benefits.
With most chains, you buy a membership to a “home club” and can purchase
an upgrade that admits you to other clubs affiliated with the chain either
for free or for a discounted guest fee.
Some area clubs belong to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub
Association (IHRSA) or International Physical Fitness Association (IPFA).
Generally, members of clubs that belong to either of these organizations
can pay a discounted guest fee to use all other member clubs on a per-visit
basis. To utilize these reciprocal benefits, members must be at least 50
miles away from their home club and present proof of membership in good
standing. It’s a good idea to call a club you will be visiting ahead of
time, as most clubs place a priority on meeting the needs of their own
members.
If a club’s reciprocal arrangements with other clubs are a factor in your
choice, ask for a full list of clubs that reciprocate and the rules and
fees for using reciprocal privileges. IHRSA (www.healthclubs.com/passport)
and IPFA (www.ipfa.us) list all participating clubs worldwide on their
websites.
Several health insurance plans reimburse members’ fees at health and fitness
clubs, if the member uses a club often enough. Insurers usually publicize
these programs as ways to promote healthy habits among their members. Cynics
argue the insurers are trying to attract a large pool of health-conscious
customers who are less likely to run up huge medical bills.
The available programs are pretty good deals—
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Medica, and HealthPartners reimburse
members up to $20 per month for fees paid to participating health and fitness
clubs. To collect, members of Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Medica must
work out eight or 12 times (depending on the plan) during the month, and
members of HealthPartners must work out 12 times during the month. This
reimbursement is available for up to two adult plan members per household.
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UCare reimburses members up to $15 per month for fees paid to participating
health and fitness clubs. There is no workout requirement.
HealthPartners also has a relationship with GlobalFit.com, which claims
to offer the lowest rates for thousands of fitness centers. (If you find
a lower rate on your own, GlobalFit promises to reimburse you the difference,
plus five percent.) When we compared its rates with what our shoppers were
quoted, we found that most GlobalFit rates were lower.
Even if your health plan has a reimbursement or discount program, don’t
limit your choices to only the participating clubs. A facility outside
the program may offer you a better deal, even when you take into account
your insurer’s reimbursements and discounts—without requiring you to hit
the gym two or three times a week to get it.
Below we list the local-government-run recreation centers we could identify
as having at least weight rooms/fitness centers and/or indoor swimming
pools.
Brooklyn Center
Brooklyn Center Community
Center
6301 Shingle Creek Pkwy, 763-569-3400
Brooklyn Park
Brooklyn Park Community
Activity
Center
5600 85th Ave N, 763-493-8333
Chanhassen
Chanhassen Recreation Center
2310
Coulter Blvd, 952-227-1400
Chaska
Chaska Community Center
1661 Park
Ridge Dr, 952-448-5633
Eagan
Eagan Community Center
1501 Central Pkwy, 651-675-5550
Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie Community Center
16700
Valley View Rd, 952-949-8470
Edina
Edinborough Park
7700 York Ave S, 952-833-9540
Hopkins
Hopkins Activity Center
33 14th Ave N, 952-939-1333
Inver Grove Heights
Veterans Memorial
Community Ctr
8055 Barbara Ave, 651-450-2480
Maple Grove
Maple Grove Community Center
12951
Weaver Lake Rd, 763-494-6500
Maplewood
Maplewood Community Center
2100 White
Bear Ave, 651-249-2100
Minneapolis
Creekview Recreation Center
5001
Humboldt Ave N, 612-370-4965
Minnetonka
Lindbergh Center
2400 Lindbergh Dr, 952-988-4519
Williston Fitness Center
14509 Minnetonka Dr, 952-939-8370
Monticello
Monticello Community Center
505 Walnut
St #4, 763-295-2954
New Brighton
Highview Middle School Pool
2300
7th St NW, 651-638-2130
New Brighton Community Center
400 10th St NW, 651-638-2130
Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Community
Gyms and
Fitness Center
3730 Toledo Ave N, 763-442-1686
Shakopee
Shakopee Community Center
1255 Fuller
St, 952-233-9500
Shakopee Junior High School Pool
200 10th Ave E, 952-233-9500
Shakopee Middle School Pool
1137 S Marschall Rd, 952-233-9500
Shoreview
Shoreview Community Center
4580 Victoria
St N, 651-490-4700
St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park Recreation Center
3700
Monterey Dr, 952-924-2540
St. Paul
Battle Creek Recreation Center
75 Winthrop St
S, 651-501-6347
Conway Recreation Center
2090 Conway Ave, 651-501-6343
Edgcumbe Recreation Center
320 Griggs St S, 651-695-3711
El Rio Vista Recreation Center
179 E Robie St, 651-789-2500
Hillcrest Recreation Center
1978 Ford Pkwy, 651-695-3706
Martin Luther King Recreation Center
271 Mackubin St, 651-290-8695
North Dale Recreation Center
1414 St Albans St N, 651-558-2329
Oxford Community Center & Pool
270 Lexington Pkwy N, 651-642-0650
Wilder Recreation Center
958 Jessie St, 651-298-5727
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis Recreation
Center
1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, 612-625-6800
St. Paul Gymnasium
1536 N Cleveland Ave, St. Paul, 612-625-8283
Waconia
Safari Island Community Center
1600 Community
Dr, 952-442-0695
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