My Gym Children’s Fitness Center in Yorba Linda. It’s one of my favorite places for play dates. I used to go to the one in Huntington Beach, and my kids love it! My son with autism was one of the kids that ran around like a kid in a candy store. He wanted to try everything from climbing, tumbling, jumping in ball pits, bouncing on trampolines, sliding down slides, walking on balance beams to rolling around a huge wheel (there are balls too). He received lots of exercise for the day and if you know my son, he has sensory issues and it’s usually a struggle to get him to try new things. NOT this time! He was doing all this without me encouraging him with incentives. I was so proud of him.

I like that everything is padded and kid-friendly. The 1.5 hour play is structured with plenty of breaks in between. It’s so nice to see the staff interact with the children – Jeremy and his staff member likes to play with the kids and you can totally tell. What’s also nice is the smooth transition from activity to activity – they can easily change up the layout custom to the activity in minutes such as a maze, zip-lining, circle time, and floor activities – all to encourage movement. It’s different every time I go.

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