Member Testimonials

I love the group exercise classes!!!
Body pump, body combat, core, barre,etc
The instructors are outstanding!!!

Pickle ball currently our only use.
My wife is using a personal trainer.

Silver sneakers, yoga and water aerobics. Excellent teachers

Customer Service. Flexibility. Class instructors are knowledgeable.

I love the variety of programs available for members to enjoy!

My family loves UMLY because it has activities for the entire family to enjoy from the amazing gym/fitness facilities to the camp and sports for kids. We love the energy of the YMCA and the staff is so welcoming and always there to provide support when needed. There truly isn't anything I can think of that is missing from UMLY. We even love to attend the theatre productions from the incredible theatre team! My daughter loves the dance classes, swimming, camp and just playing on the playground. She's also participated in a nature class which was so much fun learning about the beautiful grounds the YMCA sits on. We have nothing but praise for all you do at UMLY!

Thank you! The Maylott Family

I think that the Y does a great job!

There seem to be a lot of pickleball clinics and play times available.

I do have a serious complaint, however, about my experience with the Kennett Y. I signed up for a Beginner Serve and Return clinic to be held on Monday, June 20. Having never been to the Kennett Y before, I went to the main desk at 101 Race Street (the address on my confirmation) to ask where the outdoor pickle courts were. Unfortunately, they were about 3 miles away so I drove to those courts. There was only one other participant there for the clinic (Bruce Fromm). We waited quite awhile for a pro to show up. Finally Bruce contacted Tim Irwin who didn’t know anything about the clinic and who gave Bruce another number to call. Bruce called that number, but was only able to leave a voicemail message. We finally gave up waiting, and I left to file a complaint at the Kennett front desk.

I am very angry, frustrated and downright mad at having to experience this, my first time with my new Y membership. I wasted two hours of my time when I could have been doing something else. This is definitely not a good introduction to membership at the YMCA.

I like swimming

I enjoy the Fitness Center and the pool, however for outdoor runners it would be nice to have a running trail similar to Rocky Run only flat

Extremely friendly and knowledgeable staffs. Nate at the front-desk is very knowledgeable and has a very good customer handling skill. I am yet to explore all the areas, but I like open gym facility.

One thing you can still do better is to extend child watch hours to 8 PM.

a multitude of prgrams offering to a wide age group of kids and families supported by a friendly staff

You can schedule what you like

Everyone is friendly and cordial.
The pickleball program is well organized.
The gym is always clean with lots of sanitizer.

Great variety of classes and excellent instructors.

I don't use the programs or activities. I appreciate that the staff are friendly, and I'm definitely appreciative of the lifeguards and the Y's efforts to hire adequate numbers. I'm all for paying them reasonable wages, too. $12 an hour sounds almost miserly, given their responsibility. Many thanks.

I love the pools, camp and classes

I like the family/therapy pool

(1) Great improvements under way for pickleball—-new court construction and plenty of opportunities to play. I’d like to see more offerings for the intermediate to advanced players. There is a league night which shows great promise once it is fine tuned. You have one of the best guest instructors around, Julie Kessler. I’m thrilled you have her on board. The clinics are a wonderful idea, but I have a suggestion for the Y: separate the beginner and intermediate/advanced clinics. No intermediate wants to pay $30 and be partnered with someone who cannot get the ball over the net during drills. It is a waste of time and money.———(2) terrific gym facilities and super classes. I love Tina’s HIT classes!

There is a significant number of different machines, free weights, treadmills, etc to avoid waiting an insurmountable amount of time.

Wellness Center,

The knowledge and availability of staff(I love being greeted by Paula, Sally and John!), cleanliness and very hard-working team of cleaners, Steve and his management of gym, the outdoor 50 m pool, heaven on earth. I have had the opportunity to move from the area but declined because the Upper Main Line Y is the center of my well-being! My son and granddaughter as well, who is thriving as a competitive 9-yr-old swimmer. Thank you UMLY for giving us this quality of life!

Availability of pools to lap swim
Coordination with other Y programs. My spouse now attends Parkinson’s Cycle class at west Chester y

so many options for things to do

Excellent fitness classes and instructors.

Pickleball is easy to access and play!

Programs, friendly staff , well equipped & clean facility. The Y atmosphere is so inviting and welcoming.

Swimming and group exercise

Everything and the communication from staff

I am most interested in Pickle Ball