Ottawa Gymnastics Centre

I took classes here and personally I did not like it at all. They only focused on strength and fitness and they wouldn't allow me to do walk overs, flips, or anything. You aren't allowed to do flips on the trampolines. I got placed in a class with people that were way younger than me, and they were all learning cartwheels and handstands meanwhile I was trying to get my back handspring. My father was paying money for my classes and that was 3 of my classes wasted with younger children. Finally they realized that it wasn't a good fit and moved me up to a higher level. They do strength tests and grade you off of that. There also is not even close to enough parking. and kids are everywhere when you walk in.

Had a birthday party here but we're sharing the gym with regular classes. Also the party room was snall and not as clean as we'd have liked it. The kids had fun though, so that is the main thing, but it could have been betyer

My daughter attended OGC for 7 years. Our experience was up and down. Coaching is key. We had many coaches that were really old school and used negative reinforcement as a means of motivating. This went over badly and there were many nights of tears. There were also times when we had great coaches and my daughter was highly motivated. In a 4 hour session about half is conditioning, which my daughter found boring. Parking is an issue. They need a roundabout to improve flow. The facility is pretty good, always clean, equipment is good, viewing room is small and parents are told not to watch(one way windows would help.) Overall, our experience was average. My daughter learned commitment, time management, how to take criticism, how to be judged and not take it personally, which are all good life skills. The coaching and management leaves a bit to be desired. They don't take criticism very well, ironically; I give them a 6.89....haha.

I honestly love it I used to go before Covid-19 After the gym closed I didnt have the motivation to do gymnastics but now i've recently started again and going to classes makes me so excited even tho im still starting from junior thinking about going to itermediate my coach is really nice and the gym is really big. I honestly love it.

Nice instructors, poor administration - we hadn't had this problem with other sessions but for the last one we signed up for about halfway though we got an email indicating a shortened session due to some other event OGC was hosting. That was all, no offer to refund the last lessons or apology or anything just a quick FYI classes will end on this date not the original date""

Overall a horrible experience. Put my child into one of their summer camps and it was the worst experience. The young coach’s are nice but the administrator/manager was super heavy handed with the young boys. She would brag that she put kids in “time-outs” multiple times a day. They had staffing issues and couldn’t sadly take all the kids on the end of week field trip, so they found bogus reasons to exclude some children from the trip. Compared to other options it’s overpriced and the space is always dirty. The irony of the administrator taking such an active role in disciplining the kids is that the actual administration is poor, the website and other things she should be working on are trash. We moved to the Glebe Community centre and it’s been awesome and they understand how to work with little boys.

Great center for kids of different ages. The center offers recreational and competitive programs. There are programs for adults too. I personally really like the programs for kids. Both of my children started with babynastics and than went for recreational, and they are very flexible without any special stretching or other efforts. I am not the biggest fan of infrastructure facilities (the bathrooms are not so taken care of, the changing rooms feel dated). There is not enough parking spots in front of the gym, so make sure to come 15 min earlier to your class, or you'll be late for the class while looking for a parking spot.

I go to open gym time (Mon/Wed/Fri) Evening. Friendly staff, more than happy to help new faces get started with tumbles, hops, flips, and gymnast bars. Lots of crash pads and foam blocks for obstacles/parkour. And a couple nice trampolines, not the backyard/Sky-Zone ones.

Amazing! My daughter has some nights where she is sad but the Coaches make her feel better! (Sometimes not because it was her fault). She learned commitment She loved it and has been there of over 7 years! She loves, When Covid-19 is over she'll be Happy as ever to go back! They need to work on parking but I just drop her off and sometimes bring her in if she needs chalk or tape! I would rate it a.. 9.4! Just the parking, BUT They clean a lot and are very nice coaches! Thanks a lot OGC

My daughter had her first class today. I should have visited this place first. Coming from another gym club, I mistakenly thought that this club would likely be fairly similar. Big mistake. This club is filthy dirty - and the stench! Simply disgusting. The equipment is old and falling apart. We won't return. Would rather forego the money we paid, then step another foot in that stink hole. Seriously, how does this place pass as a club?