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The first U.S. branch of the YMCA started in Boston in 1851; there are now more than 2,500 locations nationwide, making it the country's largest nonprofit community service program. Each YMCA reflects the...
citysearch.com - expert review - 12/11/2007
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This place attracts a suit-and-tie crowd, but lacks the snobbery of other yuppie gyms. The cardio equipment is located in two adjoining rooms and includes 18 treadmills and 14 Netpulse Internet-equipped...
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never worked out here a day in my life. But, after reading Paul B's review...that might change! However, my son has been going to camp here since he was five and now he is a CIT and my youngest…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Y. I understand that you keep my dues cheap by not having them famdangled freemotions or hammer strengths. I respect that you are trying to "go green." But please, please invest in some…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've had memberships at most of the brand name gyms and this ymca provides the best workout experience. first of all, they do not give you the hard sell bullshit like many of the other gyms. i believe…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have to credit the Embarcadero Y for making me accustomed to being naked around a lot of naked women (in the locker room).
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this swim. It was the first open water race I did back in 2005 (!) and I have come back for more each year since. The swim is unique, deceiving with its straight shot along side the Bay…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Last month I decided to get my butt (and arms, and legs, and abs...) back into shape and joined the Embarcadero Y. Although I haven't exactly kept a perfect routine, I feel like this is a great…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
First of all the have carpet throughout the locker-rooms which kind of creeped me out. It's at a great location right on the water so you have a great view while you are working on the cardio…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best gym for the price in the city. Construction seems to finally be over after several years and it was worth all the headaches. The entire space is beautiful. The women's locker room has a much…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There is one thing that really separates the YMCA from other gyms - they are widely regarded as a well-run and effective community-oriented non-profit. Do you ever have a month or two where you blow…
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A great facility. Newly remodeled locker rooms complete with steamroom and sauna. Pool! Lots of very up-to-date work-out equipment. I was particulary impressed with the fitlinxx system that they…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Y is great. When I first moved to the city I checked out Crunch on Van Ness. The girl trying to sell me the membership was all of a sudden by best friend and wanted to tell me about all these…
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Embarcadero YMCA is one of my Top 10 favorite things about SF. Clientele is diverse, staff is super friendly and helpful, it's rarely so crowded that I can't get on a cardio machine, it's clean,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The YMCA... was my home away from home as a teenager in upstate NY. I worked there as a lifeguard, swim instructor and camp counselor. I even spent one weekend painting the weight room because I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't tried enough SF gyms to be certain this is the best SF gym, but I have been to enough Y's to know that this is the best one. Besides the great location with a view of the Bay Bridge as you…
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2007
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Great gym in the heart of San Francisco. Location is fabulous, facing the Bay .... great scenery while working up a sweat on the Elliptical machine! Up-to-date weight machines and gym equipment .... f
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
why so many stars? Cheap. No hidden fees or random charges.
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the big annual open water swim sponsored by the Embarcadero YMCA. It was; - Beautiful. Best time of the year to swim the bay.
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love to stay at the Y-M-C-A... I love to stay at the Y-M-C-A- Hey! For many years, I believed gyms to be foul, indoor sweathouses that charged you an arm and a leg to do things that you could easily…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place is located next to the harbor court hotel. i received a free pass to check it out and i did. ironic since the only time i didn't need to work out was during my stay here since, well, i did…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I moved to San Francisco from NYC 2 months ago and my boyfriend had already signed me up at SportsClub LA that he has been a member at. I really did not like it. Lots of snubby, never-smiling people,…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My past exercising involved running so all of this gym stuff is new to me. There's a lot to like about this gym. 1.) How often can you be at a gym conversing to a fellow gym member about football and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
My child went to there for summer camp for 1 week, we withdrew after that. Her dad was dropping her off and there were a handful of kids using foul language and a YMCA staff was standing there,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The view from the cardio machines is of the Bay Bridge and the Embarcadero...what could be better than that?! The location is perfect and as they say, when speaking of real estate, Location, Location,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When there isn't construction (which is rare), this is a great gym. The problem is that in the 5 years I've been a member, there has been so much construction and promised improvements, that it has…
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I had a yoga class today is a Iyengar Yoga Intermediate. I have been taken yoga and love yoga very much. However, today's class totally crash my confindence about yoga. I left the class feel very…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Embarcadero Y is the best work out facility in the city. You can engage in a wide range of activities here from basic weights to every manner of machine to full court pick up hoops to yoga and karate…
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association, but it could just as easily stand for Old Russian Woman's Orthodox Association or Young Blind Buddhist Association. In my particular case it would be…
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For the pool- 3.5 stars. Rest of the gym is good too. Likes:
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Embarcadero YMCA is connected to the Harbor Court Hotel, where I've been staying all week long. And as a hotel gym the Embarcadero YMCA is a 5 star establishment- every machine you could possibly…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Embarcadero Y!!! I love the down-to-earth overall vibe of the gym, the friendliness of the staff and the random freebies (t-shirts! apples!).
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
so you remember that whole communal roman bathhouse social scene? this Y is a modern day version of that bathhouse (not the dirty kind..). it's a piazza of veritable health-conscious people that'll…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've come to love the Embarcadero Y. It's a few minutes from where I work and is a fully equipped modern facility. Plus, the views from the elliptical machines out to the water and the Bay Bridge are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have never been a member of a gym till my girlfriend and I made a pact to do so. Fast forward two months and it's been a surprisingly good experience being a member of this Y. The facilities are…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I belong to the Embarcadero Y and to the Berkeley Y , and I love them both. There's more of a sense of community at the Y, and I love seeing people of all ages AND all sizes at the gym. This isn't a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going to the YMCA Embarcadero location for only two months, I have always been a member of the El Camino branch, but I can say that I am really enjoying the Embarcadero YMCA! Granted…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hurray for the YMCA! I joined a few weeks ago because I was tired of going to a gym far, far away or a gym where people spend more time getting ready for the gym than actually AT the gym. I can't find…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This gym has a good vibe and a beautiful view of the water. It's in a great location if you work in the financial district. The staff are the kind of people you look forward to saying hello to on you…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Update as of 9/7/07: I just got off the phone with someone at the Y for a billing problem and someone gave me major attitude. I signed up in April and gave them my Visa check card for automatic…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just went to this Y for the first time last night. The facility is going through renovation right now which makes it difficult to find your way around, but the staff was friendly and helpful. I took…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So it's better than "dirty 4 hour" that's for damn sure - meaning it doesn't smell like a dirty wet puppy - unless you happen to be next to a big sweaty guy on the swishy machine. It has the standard…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I joined the Y recently on a 3 month hiatus from work. I go almost every day and love it. True, I've never "technically" been a member at another gym, so I don't have anything to compare my experience…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where I come from, the Y is, like, THE gym. Obviously San Francisco is a different world than rural Central Pennsylvania, but the Embarcadero Y can be considered "up there" in terms of city gyms.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a big fan of the Y Embarcadero. For a gym in the middle of the city, they've got one of the nicer facilities around, including: - 5 lane swimming pool
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
a nice swimming pool in the city? very nice. some of the free weight equipment could use a little modernizing, but otherwise, a nice, spacious gym. Good weight equipment and a view of the Bay while…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
best gym in the city...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the YMCA Embarcadero because it is convenient, affordable, clean, friendly, diverse, and most of all, unpretentious. It's not about the view of hot scantily clad gym rats (although there are a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I'm here at least 3-4 times a week, whether it is doing cardio on their wonderful ellipticals (sp?) overlooking the bay or their yoga and other work out classes. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my friend calls this place "the cadillac of ymcas". i didn't believe her and then i went inside. wow! although it kinda freaks me out that the pool is on the second floor. i don't want to be there…
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Two cats fighting in a bag. I once heard a comedian use this phrase to describe a woman's large ass. I'm not entirely sure if it was a compliment or an insult, but the image has been burned into my…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the Y. The facilities are pretty nice--bikes and stair masters with TVs. The classes are pretty good, and I always get a spot.
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love the idea of the YMCA and all the programs that they provide to the community. I chose this gym because it is not only convenient and reasonable but I feel good about giving them my money every…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I respect the Y as it is an organization "for the people". The facilities here are modest with a excellent breadth of options for any workout. This place has good vibes. The pool is OK. I've been…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a tough one to review. I've been searching the city for a good and clean place to swim. Looking for a clean, pleasant, and comfortable atmosphere, with water that is clean and purified with…
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This gym is several blocks from my home, but the surrounding views from the gym make it worthwhile!. The workout room is on the third floor, looking out over the embarcadero with a view of the bay…
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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I have been a member of the Embarcadero YMCA for many years now. I love how the gym is always clean and never too busy. The staff always are offering new free classes to take. I highly recommend this gym to...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Convenient location and unpretentious. Lots of average people just trying to stay healthy. Clean, quiet, well-equipped facility. I haven't yet taken advantage of the free courses, but there are plenty…
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall, this gym is pretty good. The workout floor with all the machines and weights could use a higher ceiling, but other than that, it is a good spot with a great location. The pool is definitely…
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My only complaint about this gym is that I did not go often enough. Its not an uptight, everyone looks perfect gym, but you may have to wait for the machines sometimes. The view, the free towels, the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the YMCA I hit most often these days on my YMCA San Francisco Area Membership, a convenient half-a-mile from my workplace for a good after work workout. Like the other YMCAs in the city, the…
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Let's face it, the Embarcadero YMCA is one of the best gyms in San Francisco - especially if you work downtown and incorporate swimming into your work out. Granted that the pool is a no nonsense lap…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It takes me 45 minutes, and 5 trips going back and forth from the lockers' floor to the reception floor in order to secure my stuff at a guest locker thanks to the unhelpful and impatient staff . The…
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really only use the pool. It is usually always really clean, I am not scared for my life if i swallow water. I go after work and most of the time just have to split a lane. There are many kickboards…
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Three reasons the Embarcadero YMCA is fantastic (one of the best YMCAs in the USA): 1. The rooftop. I often went up here and did yoga and martial arts poses unobtrusively. The roof area looks back…
yelp.com - user review - 10/06/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so I feel a little bad giving a non-profit a one star. However, I have to say avoid this YMCA like athlete's foot. First off it is only worth going to if you Swim or play basketball and you are…
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
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yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this YMCA! It is such a nice facility...clean, bright, modern, beautiful views of the bay and the bridge, and a very nice location next to the Financial District. The staff is awesome and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They closed my local Y for renovation (the Chinatown Y) so I've been walkin' my butt 20-30 mins to get to this gym ever since. Despite that, I still come because this is a great facility - clean,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I end up paying the hefty fees here because it's a great gym for a variety of reasons: the people are real, there's tons of equipment, there's a basketball court AND a pool (a very unique…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
ya know, if you're 25 and under, you're getting a REALLY good deal at $47 a month. There are great views and there's plenty of equipment even if you go at prime time after work. The classes are…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is best gym I've ever been to (well.. my hometown ymca was bigger and a tad cleaner). but this is the best of the lot here... and way better than your local 24 hour fitness and the like. No…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything about this YMCA is welcoming. The people look like real people. Not tan Barbie dolls and ken dolls. They just look like real people who are there to get into shape. Same with the people who…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
*sniff sniff*....(sigh). this was my gym since 1998. i loved this place. when i was working in the city, i would always look forward to taking out my frustration at work by running on one of the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2006
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After touring several big-name local gyms, I finally settled on the Y on Spear Street. I was origin...
judysbook.com - user review - 06/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I never leave the gym in the mornings without a good story to tell my housemates about the characters I run into while there- the woman who wears the blindfold and thong leotard on the eliptical, the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great gym, great views and young, friendly, and courteous guests. This you know. You may not know:
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A mega gym, san francisco style. People with real-world bodies, young, old, flabby, toned, mentally challenged, some in wheelchairs. The members and staff are such characters, and so distinctive…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This used to be my gym. MY gym. All the staff knew me (and made fun of how much I ran on that one treadmill), I met some really good friends (they laughed at me, too) and got some really buff legs.…
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2006
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I love my lunchtime break at the Embarcadero Y. Weather permitting I run along the Embarcadero then return for some strength work and a shower before going back to my office - refreshed and ready for a...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/02/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For the first time in my life, I used the internet and I also bicycled and now I am pretty sure I can waste my life away on nothing and get good looking doing it. The entire faculty is so well…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2006
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They do not try to rip you off or to sell you anything here. People are not judgemental and are not constantly people watching - everyone just wants to get healthy. Also, there is a very nice complimentary...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/30/2006
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I just joined the Embarcadero YMCA club and I am very pleased with it. The equipments are new, the class instructors are professional, a large program varieties, fabulous message services with reasonable rates...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/28/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For the price, you can't beat the equipment and space. But I can't justify giving this place more than 3 stars due to the relentless stench in the men's locker room. They close the club once a year to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very nice operation. Everyone is really nice and helpful. It's truly a community center. The gym is very large, there's a great pool, full gymnasium, basketball courts, rooftop deck/track. Best…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I blame this gym for my dislike of all OTHER gyms. That's probably a little demented and a lame excuse not to work out but really, when you go you will see what I mean. The people here are all nice…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It does the job with plenty of equipment and class variety. You can't beat the view. I wish the ceilings were higher.
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am so grateful for Yelp, so I can sing the praise of my gym. I work at Mission and Spear and this is my favorite thing about this most desirable location. Great classes that are sked for people that…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2005
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I love this gym, and they love me back. All the cardio equipment overlooks the bay - what could be better? It is a great location for those who work in the financial district. The classes they offer are well...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/24/2003
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I love this gym, the group classes are awesome, and the pool is clean! I highly recommend this. One more thing that is great, you don't have to go through the process like buying a used car to get your...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/27/2002
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