White House Recreation Center

Phil Townsend

4 out of 5 stars★★★★☆

I was pleasantly surprised about this! I think I had read a negative review some months ago and kind of dismissed the gym here, but I had a couple of hours this morning and went for a workout. I had expected to have to decide which body groups I’d work out once I arrived based upon the presumably limited options but when I arrived I realized I could pick whatever I wanted. There is a dumbbell rack with options from 5-75 lbs, a curling bar rack with options from 20-110 lbs, plenty of machines to isolate muscles, a smith machine, a squat/multipurpose rack, plenty of adjustable benches, as well as a variety of cardio equipment. Everything is very clean and new and the equipment works as it should. Critiques I have: - having the heaviest dumbbell at 75 lbs is a bit of a bummer since in a few workouts I like (dumbbell bench, shrugs) I use heavier ones. - only one squat/multipurpose rack and no specific bench/incline bench racks would presumably lead to bottlenecks and really limit options for chest workouts in busier times, especially combined with the limited dumbbell ranges - there is one pulley machine for triceps and whatnot but there’s not one that has a built in lat pulldown or seated cable row. I guess you could move an adjustable bench over but there will be a big limit on weight since only one side could easily be used at a time for this. I also share the ambivalence about using so much space for a video game room while we have a borderline public health crisis because of massive overindulgence of screen time. This is more of a general governmental failure thing with me, kids already spend 8 hours of day staring at screens and the schools and rec centers seem dead set on taking up the rest of their days with screens. I would have loved that space to be expanded gym space or something else that would be a net positive for the community but I’m still happy with what they’ve built.

Zadok H.

5 out of 5 stars★★★★★

This fitness center is clean and not too busy. There are a variety of machines and weights to choose from. I really like how there are wipes to keep the machines clean. If any improvements could be made, I would suggest adding another Olympic 45lb bar in the fitness room. There is just one right now. If it's busy there may be a few people waiting for it.

Krazy W Farm

5 out of 5 stars★★★★★

Very clean, friendly staff, so much to do, that's everyone in the family can enjoy

Diane Lovison

5 out of 5 stars★★★★★

Beautiful new recreation building. Meeting rooms, basketball courts, pickleball court, gym, game room, walking track are among the anemities.

Freda Miller

5 out of 5 stars★★★★★

I would give the rec center 10 stars if I could! I love the gym and all of the equipment. The track is super nice, too. And they keep it very clean. The hours are also great! I’m happy to have this in White House!