R. Richard Bittner Downtown YMCA

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2024-04-28

This is the nicest Y I've ever been to! I'm a visiting member from Des Moines. The staff here is great! They've been so very helpful. There appears to be childcare here as well, though I'm not sure what those hours are. I love that each floor has something different to offer. The pool is on the ground floor. The cardio machines, spin studio, basketball court, and e-gym are on the second floor along with some weight machines. The track and free weights and more machines are on the third floor along a terrace overlooking the Mississippi River. The machines and other equipment are super modern unlike other locations. I also like that some of them keep count for you. Very cool that they use washable towels here to wipe everything down instead of paper towels. Most notable to me is the e-gym. You're set up with a trainer who will assess your goals. You get a fob to connect to the machines which will prepare the machine at the weight and reps that your trainer has set for you. I've spoken to several members that use the e-gym and they all agree that it's made a huge difference. Honestly, this is my favorite Y, by far!

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2025-02-28

For context of my review, traveling on business and was seeking an alternative to hotel gyms. In terms of YMCAs, the footprint and space is both massive and modern. In trying to serve the community, the offerings and choice of equipment is impressive. It’s fairly busy with some waiting times that can occur. Also, the number of activities occurring concurrently presents a very busy space. For cost, it’s $14 for a day trip. Keep in mind that to secure your personal items, a combination lock is required. Overall, I think it’s a good space and would consider coming back. For my preference, it’s probably a bit more clustered around social groups and pairs than I would prefer. While not as gym focused, it’s also to be expected given its overall mission.

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2022-12-27

My wife and I were visiting the Quad Cities for the weekend and went to this location for a quick workout. The staff was friendly and honored our membership from our local Y. I was pleased that this process was quick and easy. The facility had everything you could want. There were several floors worth of great equipment, machines, free weights, etc. The sauna in the men's locker room was out of order, but the steam room was open, so I took advantage of that instead. I was happy to try that out as my local Y doesn't have one. Overall, it's a very impressive facility!