University Hills - Schlessman YMCA

This YMCA is excellent! We have utilized the Adventure Zone for our kids as well as Parents Night Out and our kids are always happy to be there and we feel that they are safe. The kids are also in swim class and we feel like they've made great progress in a few weeks. We utilize the fitness classes, aerobics and weights and are pleased with everything the gym has to offer. Only complaint is with the patrons - wish they wouldn't sit and look at their phones while others are waiting to use the weights/machines.

I was a member here in the past and let my membership laps because I was new and felt the staff treated us poorly. Not so this time we have been treated with respect and a friendly staff that gave us a tour of the new facility and offered to help us using the equipment.

Incredibly clean with wonderful staff and everything you could possibly need to achieve your fitness goals.

I love this YMCA. The customer service is excellent and I feel like it's a very friendly environment.

Michelle is one of the Great Aqua Aerobics instructors.

I am blessed and honored to have the opportunity to be such a great establishment.

Love the Y! Staff have been friendly and helpful to me as a new member. People who go there are welcoming and a variety of exercise classes are offered. Reasonable monthly cost as well.

Just recently popped in for a visit and was very very pleased with everything. I was very impressed with all of the options that are available at this club and will definitely be a front runner on my quest to find the perfect gym. Whilst working out, I was struggling with properly loading weight (never been to a club before) and a trainer, Alex came by and was very happy to assist me and answer any questions I presented. Overall I am extremely impressed with everything this place has to offer! Can't wait to return!!

I joined last month and so far I have been very happy! The staff are friendly and the members seem happy to be there. The gym is clean and the equipment seems fairly new. This location offers a lot of different classes. I feel like it'll take a long time to get bored here. I feel like the price of the membership is fair for everything you get. It's certainly cheaper than the CrossFit membership I had and I feel like I'm getting more for my money at the Y.

Myself and my wife have been members here for about 4 years. My wife has Silver Sneakers entitlement, and I have my membership as a disabled veteran. Do ask about the disabled veteran discount on YMCA membership tho as it is not on their website. You will need a VA hospital card denoting service-connected on it for the discount.

Overall it has been a great experience over the years, but in the past were some issues.

This YMCA is an excellent community resource. There's so many activities for every age group it's amazing. The staff here is very friendly and fun. They will do anything to help make our visits more enjoyable. Come and see for yourself what a great place this is to get a warm welcome and a great workout.

I've worked here and my kids has done several summers of camp here. Top notch! Best customer service! Camp counselors are always professional. There is no better place for enrichment if you have kids.

I love my Y! I've been a member of some YMCA my entire life and the past 10 years I've been at this branch. They open super early which works perfect for my schedule and everyone is so friendly (staff and members). Over the years I've worked with the various trainers at Schlessman and they've all beeen great to work with. I am very excited about the facility changes that are going to happen and can't wait for the new pool! Going to the Y is the best part of my day!

This gym is great! I see other reviews about facility maintenance being slow, and that is not my experience. I pointed out to the staff about broken straps on some equipment and new parts were ordered and installed within the week. Clean facility, new equipment, friendly staff

The Schlessman YMCA is absolutely top class. One of the best Y's I've used, even rivaling premium gyms such as Equinox in NYC ($230/month. I miss the lavender scented towels and luxury shampoo, but the Y is a much better deal).

This Y is clean, spacious, has a helpful and friendly staff, and offers the full gamut of exercise options. Whether you're a power lifter, a cardio beast, or a serious swimmer, all of the equipment is top notch and well maintained.

It features a true 25y lap pool suitable for basic competitive training (starting boards and a 9m deep end), an adjoined shallow pool for water aerobics, and a separate, shallow pool with a small slide just for kids!

My home Y is the historic McBurney YMCA in NYC, and while I love the 'Burn, the Schlessman has it beat.

As an out of state Y member, the Schlessman staff had me signed into the YMCA Away program and into the locker room in under 5 minutes, letting me keep my workout routine intact while I'm in Denver.

If you're a local, seriously consider the Schlessman over other Y options in town. I'll be back any time I'm in Denver.

Love this Y! My whole family have been members for 8 years, since my first child was born. It's a lovely community of people, who offer love and support in all areas of your life. So grateful for them.

My 3 and 4 year-old girls had a great swimming session with Sophia today. I was very impressed! The receptionist on a front desk, Kristine, was very friendly and very helpful! Thank you!

Love, love, love this gym. Super friendly staff!!! My son takes swimming lessons and they are wonderful!!! Shout out to Parker & James for being so wonderful with my son!!! Love the trainers too...Becky!!!

This place is great I have been a member here for years and it has only gotten better over the years. There are so many things to do at the Ymca. I mostly go here for the pool. The family pool is great for children of all ages and the lane pool is great for swimming laps. I love going here and would recommend this place.

I received a phone call on my birthday from the Y today. I just wanted to post that this is something that has always set apart local YMCAs from other gyms in the area. They provide a sense of community and something so small as a birthday wish really goes a long way. I could not be more satisfied with the staff of this YMCA.

We are blessed by the presence of a dynamic duo! Ryan and Juli are shining stars in a YMCA indoor cycling roster that has long been replete with excellent instructors. Lucky for us they take time from their endeavors in the helping professions (Ryan's a Special Needs high school teacher; Juli's a psychotherapist in private practice) to teach evening indoor cycling classes. (Juli also teaches Pilates).
Parallels abound. Both teachers exhibit extraordinary levels of fitness but do so with the grace that inspires. Both are subtly vigilant--attending to the needs and well-being of their students via timely reminders of posture points and frequent, light-hearted challenges to work harder.
Absent parental constructs and even the slightest whiff of superiority, this peer-to-peer experience, (which Juli and Ryan each evoke with their own inimitable styles) fosters a tribal experience for that hour.
But what really sets these two apart from other instructors--and drives me to prioritize getting to a bike in their classes as often as possible--is their music.
Ryan's mix is eclectic and fresh--and challenging!--especially if you are accustomed to working out to the comfort and predictability of mainstream A-B-A pop beats. First couple of classes I found myself wishing for the songs to end so I could catch my breath. Then one day the genius of Ryan's approach hit me. Every first Monday Ryan starts class 30 minutes early and screens a concert video. On that day he takes a bike on the floor with the students. First time I experienced this Ryan happened to be on a bike right next to me. As usual, the unfamiliarity of the songs disabled my egoic mind by making it impossible to use durational expectancies as my internal driver of how hard I should be working!
All that was left was to try to match Ryan's output by gear and pace. (Even THAT was easy since I could see him in my peripheral vision). No need for mimicry. No need for internal resistance. No place for longing for a break. Just trust him and push!

Juli does this whole other thing. Indoor cycling is the first group exercise I have ever done. I'm a sole proprietor and when I first started indoor cycling I reported to friends how good it was to have someone else tell me what to do for that hour.
I won't pretend to understand how or even what Juli does. What is abundantly clear is that she pours her heart and her soul into her mix. I've had the good fortune to attend many of her classes and I've never heard her repeat a mix.
Like Ryan, Juli leaves the lights off in the studio and since it is an evening class, we cycle to her beats in ambient light from the parking lot. I long ago surrendered any attempt to understand the relationship between Juli's beats and the various jumps and runs and climbs she calls out. I'd much rather fall out of my head as soon as possible...
and fall into that feral, linked consciousness that Juli generates for that hour every Wednesday!

At the YMCA!
Who knew?!

I am very happy with the youth swim lessons, soccer, and dance for my 7 year old!