West Richmond Community Centre

Love the outdoor mini gym idea!!

good place for exercises and classes. parking is well available

All the sports anyone could ever need.

Hands down the best community center in Richmond. Especially the fitness center, ran incredibly by Murray, who is more relatable by us male youth than half of our peers in the same age group are. All of the ladies, and occasionally a wild Gabe, working the reception desk (or behind it, shout out Steph and Steve!) are filled with kindness and are an absolute pleasure to see when we come and go. One of the few places I've found to be genuine in their tolerance and acceptance of people from all districts of life, with an authentic diverse culture and warm, welcoming atmosphere overall. I'm stupid levels of weird, and I love every second of my workouts here - the only way to make it better would be to put a couch along the weight room wall so that we can lounge more and stay for longer.

Things to note for potential attendees of the fitness center:

Immediately after school (2:30 - 4:00) can bring some congestion and rowdiness with the youth coming to work out.

They have power bars, a hex bar, safety squat bar, you can deadlift and use chalk (clean it up though).

Squat rack, bench press, smith machine, leg press, adjustable cables, pec deck, machine row, machine dips, assisted pull up/dip station, hamstring curl, leg extension, preacher curl, seated calves, hyper extension, adjustable benches.

Dumbbells only go up to 90 lbs. It sucks, we know, but don't let that deter you.

Things like foam rollers, yoga mats, limited selection of kettle bells, bands, bosus, etc.

Limited area to warm up and stretch.

Lockers (BYOL) and cubbies always available.

Lots of space! You can play a lot of sports here, from Tennis, to Soccer, to Basketball. Not sure if the indoor centre is open again, but it has a well stocked weight room. Washrooms are accessible from the outside, and they have always been clean whenever I've used them. There is an adequate play area for smaller children, too, but is probably due for a bit of a refresh compared to some of the other play centres.