Equinox Yorkville

The center has a huge 4 levels gym room, swimming pool, basketball courts, squash courts etc. They are also operating a Child Care Center inside the center which serving all types of age groups of children from infants to school ages. The place is always clean and tidy. Used their gym room and swimming pool few times and every time i satisfied the service, cleanliness and quality. This is also a good place to bring your kids to visit. I would recommend this place for people.

1️⃣ Overcrowded: Playing Turns into "Standing in Line" The YMCA badminton courts are like a battlefield for "court-grabbing wars." Singles? Forget about it! Besides the four players battling on the court, there are at least another four waiting eagerly on the sidelines. And that’s not even counting the "reserve team" sitting and waiting. If you’re not thick-skinned enough, getting cut in line after waiting for two rounds is just part of the routine. A group’s warm-up plus a 21-point doubles match takes at least 25 minutes. So, while you’ve booked 2 hours of court time, you might only end up playing 2-3 matches. This "punishment-style" badminton experience is something only those who’ve been through it will understand. 2️⃣ Slippery Floors: Safety Concerns The YMCA’s wooden floors are like an ice rink. Despite being used at an extremely high frequency every day, no one bothers to clean them properly. The oversized mop probably hasn’t been replaced in at least two years. While the staff does push around a big mop to clean the dust, the effect is minimal. The reason? Most people wear dirty sports shoes, or even shoes covered in snow-melting salt, straight onto the court. The lack of carpets in the hallway means your clean shoes pick up dust on the way from the locker room to the court. These slippery floors are fine for casual play, but if you’re serious about the game, you’ll quickly understand why there are disinfectant wipes by the court. Pro tip: Wiping your shoes only gives you about 10 good starts (with proper non-marking badminton shoes). If you can’t even start properly, well, this isn’t the badminton you’re looking for. 3️⃣ Chaotic Management: Random Discriminatory Incidents If you don’t leave quickly after playing, you might get ambushed by a "grumpy staff member." This staffer will demand that you pick up all the shuttlecocks used by the 70+ people who played, without providing a trash bag, because "there’s a trash can at the entrance." The farthest court is about 30 meters from the trash can. If you explain that you’ve already cleaned up your own shuttlecocks and trash, the staffer will emphasize that it’s your "group’s" responsibility. Since everyone else has left (and you look polite and humble), the staffer will give you the following "options": Leave your name and get banned with pride. Rat out your playing partners and get everyone banned. Name everyone who came to play (which you obviously don’t know, and they can’t ban that many people anyway). This unreasonable management style not only lacks basic service awareness but also carries a clear discriminatory tone. ✅ Summary: The issues with YMCA’s badminton courts can be summed up as overcrowding, safety hazards, and chaotic management. I’m not sure what those who recommend YMCA are thinking, but here’s my advice for those considering it: If you’re looking for social interaction, head left and check out PBC’s groups. If you want to improve your skills, head right to Can Etobicoke, where drop-in sessions cost around $30 a month. If you’re okay with the above three points and still want to go, I’ve got an advanced version of this "avoidance guide." If you’re interested, let me know, and if this post gets 200 votes, I’ll share it.

Yes, it’s a massive fitness centre, swimming and sports facility, but it’s so much more than that. A lot of the people who go have been going for years or even decades. There are also a ton of young people, for whom The Y is their first gym experience. It’s also a very nonjudgmental environment and you see people of all ages, sizes, fitness levels, abilities and ethnic backgrounds. So there’s definitely a feeling of community that you won’t find in most other places. The Plus membership is a bit expensive compared to similar concepts at commercial/corporate gyms, but it is well worth every penny because they don’t limit the number of towels; the sauna, hot tub, steam room and showers are much larger; and there’s unlimited coffee and tea and unlimited shaving supplies. There’s also a lounge with cable TV.