Member Testimonials

Friendly supportive environment for children. Combines classroom learning with fun activities - love the yoga and swimming lessons.

Programs are supportive of the children. The instructors are awesome. Just the right amount of pressure to get the kids to try something new, but not so much that they are scared and upset.

They are organized and the staff is fantastic!

We love CELC for our child. He started at the end of the summer and we couldn’t be happier that we made the switch.

We love that our child is able to take walks in the buggies, run around in the mind and body studio on rainy days, and gets outside for fresh air whenever possible.

We've tried 3 places to teach our son to swim and the Y was the one that caught

Our regular swim instructor was awesome. One week we had a sub and he was awful. He talked to the instructor in the other lane the entire lesson. He just had her swim laps. He didn’t correct her technique once. Even my daughter said if he subbed again she wasn’t going to get in the water. Wasn’t worth it.

But our regular instructor is amazing.

Friendly people, nice atmosphere clean and warm!

Teachers are good.. and he facilities are also well maintained.

So many great classes at great times. Family involvement. Sense of community.

Family oriented.

Great yoga classes, friendly staff, cleanliness of the facility.

Pleasant attitude of the staff. Also, the availability of lap lanes for swimming, and especially the steam room! I also enjoy the book exchange.

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Convenience. Friendly staff & people

Clean facility, great variety of classes, great instructors, friendly, helpful staff. I really enjoy the sense of community I feel when I go to the Y.

Staff is extremely pleasant and helpful. I love the classes

Child care

The exercise classes (body combat/pump/cycle/etc.) and friendships made

Programs and personel

Ease of access, friendly and helpful staff, loads of things to do.

Classes like spinning are great, excellent instructors, good challenge yet fun. Staff is always very helpful which is related to great overall experience!

You offer a variety classes that suit my schedule.

BUT, please change the list of "We accept all . . . the entire alphabet" to The Y accept all, etc.

I enjoy the diving well am classes M-F.

I also appreciate the restorative yoga on Saturday morning. It would be great to have an opportunity to participate in this class more often.

Love the coffee service😊

Staff were friendly, enthusiastic and informative.

Affordable and lots of amenities!

Great staff, excellent facilities, and spacious.

Great classes, it’s clean, like the instructors and the people at the counter

Unlike the Upper Main Line Ymca, the West Chester branch values it members whose children are grown and are not there for kid's activities. Your branch always makes room in the competition pool for lap swimmers even during swim practice. The Upper Main Line Ymca does not show any respect for lap swimmers unless they are under the age of 18. Thank you for being a welcome alternative for the over 40 crowd.

The y is a great place to be, everyone is very friendly and there are a lot of options of great fitness classes and workout machines

Clean facilities, multiple options for fitness/wellness, and convenient hours of operation.