Shoreview Community Center

Elite '09

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Norton L.

Shoreview, MN

4/29/2008

It's a water park.  It's a fitness center.  It's the Shoreview Community Center.

This place is one of the best things about living in Shoreview, but you don't have to be Shoreview resident to use the facilities.  They have a pool with a huge waterslide, workout room, two large gyms, an indoor track, and meeting rooms that you can rent for parties.  They have swimming lessons, classes you'd find at any fitness center (yoga, pilates, spinning) and personal trainers you can hire to get the most from your workout.  They even have free daycare.

My daughter takes swimming lessons at the pool and she loves to play there.  They have a shallow area for little kids with a small slide, a couple of swimming lanes, and floating animals for older kids to play on in the deep area of the pool.  If you come to use the pool, take note of the open swim schedule because there's always something going on there.

The pool is always staffed with lifeguards and they are a very well run group.  They are mostly teenagers, but they're attentive and professional.  They run surprise drills on them to keep them on their toes.  My wife has seen them in action when it hasn't been a drill and was impressed at how quickly they acted and how each of them knew exactly what role they had in the rescue and what they should do.

The Shoreview Community Center is as good, if not better, than any chain fitness center out there.  They have annual memberships as well as daily admissions.  It's a great place for families and a great place to have a gathering, whether it be for a club or a party.

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