My Gym Upper East 83rd — Local services in New York

My son has attended My Gym for the past four months and it’s been such a great experience for him. I chose my gym initially because it is a great value. I compared my gym with other similar children’s gyms in the area and my gym had the best schedule of classes and offered unlimited practice and plays, which other gyms did not. My son (and I) love the practice and plays. They are a great way to blow off steam and enjoy some open ended play. The teachers do a fun short puppet show at the end which is adorable.

My gym also has such enthusiastic, warm, fun teachers. They seem to really enjoy working with children and have such positive attitudes. They greet them by name warmly at the beginning of class and remember things about your child. One day my son was being cranky and one of the teachers (Miss Melanie) took apart one of the play structures they had put together to give my son the ladder piece because she knew he loved it so much.

I find that the classes have just the right level of challenge and the teachers respect children’s boundaries. They encourage them to try new things but don’t push or force. The classes start out with a short circle time (about 5-10 minutes I believe which seems developmentally appropriate) with a warm up, skill, and song/game and then breaks into stations that switch out every 10 minutes or so. During the stations, they are encouraged to participate and try the activity but also able to explore freely if they choose.

I have also appreciated their flexibility during our time there. My son is a bit of a spicy pickle and went through a tough phase during teething and kait (the assistant manager) worked with us to find a setting that would work for him (that ultimately meant joining a weekend class so my husband could join and tag team). Luckily he quickly grew out of it and blossomed.

Thank you so much to my gym for giving my son such a wonderful first gym experience! We look forward to being members for...

My husband and I cannot say enough good things about the staff and facilities of My Gym on East 83rd Street in Manhattan.

Our children, now 5 and 3, each started taking classes there at age 1. I was constantly amazed by how much the staff members all love what they do – Karine, Emily, Vanessa, Liz (the owner) and others. It’s obviously very comforting as a parent to see your infants and toddlers with people who are not just “doing their jobs”, but by those who genuinely care.

A number of the employees have attended birthday parties of our children and their classmates in Central Park. And during the Ice Bucket Challenge craze of a few years ago, several other mothers and I participated in a group “splash” hosted by My Gym.

My Gym is also a great place to meet other families. As new parents we were overwhelmed with unfamiliar responsibilities, and prior social lives become extinct. Although many of us have since moved out of Manhattan, some of our closest friends now are those we met there.

Several of us tried other children’s gyms but we all agree that none compare to My Gym on East...

We joined my gym just as my son was turning 10 months old. He had little exposure to other people/babies at the time as we had been terrified of covid. From the start, Finn was always happiest at My Gym. From the moment he walked in, he was always proud to show us all the things he could do! My nanny would send us videos of Finn trying to crawl up a ramp and the message would say, one day he'll do it and then one day he did! I remember when the gym emailed and said Finn was ready for the Waddlers. He was just 1 and I thought, but he's not even walking... Just a few sessions in - he was walking! My son really grew up and developed so well here and I would recommend this class to any new mom in the city - it’s great for adventure, socialization, testing new skills and...