I'm not interested in joining a gym but after watching the swimming events on tv this week, I really miss swimming and was thinking about joining a YMCA just for the pool access.
Growing up in CA I had a pool but I moved to the east coast about 8 years ago and I have only been swimming a few times since. :(
Anyhow, so I'm wondering, where should I go in the NYC area? I've only lived here for a few months. Is there anything cheaper than the YMCA? I live in Queens and don't know where any of the pools are. I'm more familiar with Manhattan because I've been working here.
Is it necessary to take (intermediate) lessons?? I know the basics, but I'm sure I could work on my technique and def. endurance (I'm out of shape!).
For those of you who don't compete, what has it been like for you in the swim clubs? Which ones in NYC are best for beginners/not-so-in-shape-but-willing-to-work-it. Thanks.
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Sorry, meant for this to be in a NY discussion.
I will repost there.
Haven't checked if this thread took off in the NY page, but some of your questions have general interest.
You can get all you need to know about every YMCA out there on the YMCA page ( WWW.YMCA.ORG )
And the cool thing about YMCAs is that most other YMCAs across the country will accept your membership from your home YMCA. I just got back from a trip from Colorado to Indiana and back. We planned our overnight stops so that we were at towns with a YMCA so that we could do our morning workout before moving on for the day. We swam at Ys in Des Moines Iowa, South Bend Indiana and Council Bluffs Iowa. (We also got to do a workout at Notre Dame's aquatic center, but that's not really relevant to the point of my reply.)
