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About

Clean, spacious community center offering a fitness center, programs and kid-friendly features.

The JCC of Greater Phoenix maintains its pools at specific temperatures for various uses. The outdoor lap pool is typically kept around 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the indoor warm water pool is maintained at approximately 90-92 degrees Fahrenheit, ideal for therapy and gentle exercise. The outdoor activity pool, used seasonally, is generally maintained around 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? This gym consistently receives high praise for its extensive and clean facilities, which include excellent weight rooms, a wide variety of cardio machines, Olympic-sized and other pools (indoor/outdoor, kid-friendly), and multiple basketball courts. Reviewers highlight the friendly, welcoming, and helpful staff, as well as a strong sense of community fostered through events like barbecues. Many appreciate the robust security measures, including armed guards and temperature scanners, which contribute to a feeling of safety. The gym is described as huge, with a luxury, corporate-like feel, and offers unique features such as a 1-mile indoor track and shaded parking. Exercise class instructors are noted for their attentiveness and help with posture. While the selection of workout equipment might not be as vast as some larger chains, there's generally plenty available due to lower crowding. The primary area for improvement mentioned is the group fitness class schedule, which is often criticized for being repetitive, stagnant, and catering to an older demographic. Some also note that the large size of the facility can make it easy to get lost.

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Amenities

• Accepts Credit Cards
• Accessible Entrance
• Accessible Restroom

Reviews

Listing Reviews

August 6th, 2025

Amy Smith

Unfortunately the group fitness classes rarely ever change. Same old tired schedule. It's not a surprise that the demographics caters to a much older crowd.

March 31st, 2025

Stephane Fitch

Love this gym! Super nice staff. Amazing vibes. The pools and courts and weight rooms are already fantastic. I'm hoping they'll continue to expand and evolve offerings like yoga and rock climbing in the years to come.

July 4th, 2023

D D

Wonderful community center! Amazing sense of community and love with great machines and equipment. It’s clean and friendly. They are always running barbecues and events of appreciation for member. And it feels safe staffed with security and armed guards. Hard to believe this is necessary but glad they are keeping members safe. Amazing job they do at JCC!

December 24th, 2022

Jonathan Siegel

Excellent weight room, any cardio machine you could think of, Olympic size swimming pool with kid side, two indoor and one outdoor basketball court. This gym offers it all, as well as being exceptionally clean. I would recommend this gym to any family looking to have a lovely experience and absolute peace of mind.

March 29th, 2021

A Z

This gym is not your typical gym. When I walked in I thought I was entering into a corporate office. The location was just huge and had a bit of a luxury touch. Outside, they had shaded parking and then walking inside you have to pass by the security and they also have one of those advanced temperature scanners. There were a lot of staircases and it can be easy to get lost. The great thing was the front desk security guy and the front desk lady were just so welcoming and kind and they were able to help me to find the place I needed to be at. You have to go up the stairs and then the workout equipment is along their 1-mile track which they have indoors. The selection of the workout equipment what not as large as you would see in LA Fitness but then again there weren't too many people in that gym so there was plenty of equipment to go around. They also have a huge pool outside. Very expansive facilities. You can also take exercise classes here which is what I did. The teachers are great and really care about their students and even did and help with posture and form corrections doing the class.