Member Testimonials
Nice pool
Instructors
Love it all
I LOVE the Les Mills classes, and the instructors are fabulous!!!
The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Members and staff feel like family.
Excellent instructors. Great offerings of classes. Responsive to customers. Clean facility.
There’s something for everyone
High quality expertise, training, and equipping youth of today with good wholesome standards.
I have only had time to explore the daycare as I'm working on dropping off my 2 year old. The staff there is amazing! I am excited to try the pool once I can complete a full drop off which is hopefully soon!
In general, all of the class instructors (i.e. yoga, spin, power pump, etc.) are friendly, careful and caring of the members. The Y offers a large mix of classes for all different ages and members can easily find classes that fit into their daily schedule. Some members play basketball or enjoy some pickleball. Others enjoy using the Wellness Center to exercise at their own pace with free weights or on exercise machines. The Salem Family Y also has 2 swimming pools and they offer swim classes for children and seniors, always with several lifeguards on duty..
The front desk staff personnel are always cheerful and helpful as are all of the other Y staffers. Everyone wants the members to enjoy themselves to the fullest. Our friend has a saying "When you're fit, you look good, and when you look good you feel good, and when you feel good your entire life gets better!"
The coaches and swimming staff truly care about each swimmer and invest quality time in training and improving their skills. They make practice fun but effective and my girls look forward to each and every practice.
There is no pressure to compete, although they encourage them to step outside their comfort zone and push themselves. It’s the best swimming team we have ever been a part of and I feel so blessed we found the Riptide family!
Group classes
Everything and all the coaches are great
The weakest program centers around the family pool. It has had sudden and unexpected closures that SEEM to be several times a month due to staffing, "mishaps", and/or issues with pool chemical levels.
The child care and the wellness center are great at the Y!
Our 7 year old is news to the Blue Team and we just love be part of this organization. She love practice and as of yet not able to participate in meets but really look forward to them in the future
The Riptides team and coaching staff is fantastic!
I like the classes provided, specifically yoga, Zumba, and Barre. The stay and play is awesome, my son loves it. I'm excited to check out swim lessons too.
My daughter loves all the care givers they are always so nice and upbeat.
I love that their is something for every age to do at the YMCA. The staff is very helpful and the YMCA is just a good place to be!
I like that place and also the people is so kind speak nice with the other people I liked at all since more than two years
I love that the Salem YMCA is a community. The staff creates such a welcoming environment full of activities for all ages. There is something for everyone! It is a wonderful atmosphere.
I really like the group fitness classes. Would love to see a lunch class for Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I love the pump classes on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:15. Can you add another step class or a lunch step class? Or a cross train class at lunch time? Instructors are great!
Love the pickleball group!
I love the variety of group excercise classes the Salem YMCA has to offer.
Diverse..fun..well led
I like to work out on my own in the wellness center, with staff available for help and guidance.
I like daily hours available in the lap pool.
The swimming classes and the GoLow classes. All the instructors & staff are friendly and I like socializing with the other members. It helps get me out of the house and keeps me active.
I can almost always find something to do there
Awesome communication between coaches and parents. Team building activities outside of swimming.