Is MyGym or Gymboree worth it?
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I tried MyGym and hated it. I have a 10 month old and she was the youngest. It was basically a rec center and hella kids. They rush through all the "activities" too. If you are close to The Little Gym, I'd recommend that. I took my baby when she was 5-7 months and it was an actual gymnastics class, learning skills, not just "play time." It's just as expensive but I felt i got my money's worth
We did Gymboree for my son 6 months through 3.75 years. We had a few months we stopped due to nap schedule, but he loved it. He only recently stopped doing the class activities and said he was done with it.
We do MyGym in Buena Park and we’re never leaving until our son is too old to keep going. However, the staff team is what makes a place worth going or not. We loooove the people at our MyGym but I recommend trying different programs and finding where you click the most with the staff
I would also try some more local type classes. I take a mommy and me Pilates class, the babies get the play and I pay like $30 a month for the classes. You can probably find something more reasonable in price from a local/mom and pop type place
Like the place I take my classes also have like baby/toddler dance classes (which I’m probably going to enroll my daughter in when she’s old enough), daddy and me classes, mommy and me dance classes.
We go to a MyGym in Vista and we’ve been going since my son was 8-9 months. He’s 18 months now and I think it’s fully worth it, and he loves it. We pay $129 a month.
@Julia I’ll look into it. I feel like I’ll have to drive a ways to find something more affordable. My guy just hates car rides 🫠
@Jessica they did rush lol but I kind of just did our own thing. I’ll look up the little gym. I’m sooooo tempted to just start my own for less and run it. I always coached the babies at the gyms I worked at and it was NEVER this expensive
@Breana I haven’t tried them yet. I want to take him there to try it before paying. Their price is definitely better though
@Marlene has the price always been $129 for you guys? I was wondering if location made a difference in price.
@SeaSea yes, there has been 2 owners since we’ve gone and the price stayed the same. They have a “play and practice” you can go to anytime. The membership includes a class once a week, with a practice and play for free and if you miss a class you have makeups
@SeaSea Gymboree usually offers a promotion where if you sign up the day you try the class they offer a discount on the membership
Depending where you're located you could check out your local parks & rec classes to see if they have something similar. I just started taking my 1 year old to kindergym at our community center. It's $9-$10 per class for an hour of play. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles of a full gym but it's definitely entertaining enough for my LO 😅 I'd say the price you gave would be okay once they're older for the exact reasons you gave, but it seems unnecessary for the super young ones IMO.