Member Testimonials
nice range of equipment and reasonably priced personal training
I only use the courts to play handball.
Great
We have been coming to the Y to work out with our personal trainer Ed Groguhe since before the current building opened. We come other days as well. Ed and the YMCA staff and other exercisers have become an important community for us.
Leta and David Barry
equipment and large variety of classes
Variety of activity and indoor swimming pools.
Enjoy the spin classes.
Liked Leanes TRX class but she left after an issue with management which I’ve seen happen with other instructors. I’ve been with the Y” a long time and this is a problem, wishing they listen to their members more but that seems not to matter.
The parking garage is a nightmare with trying to get in the gate and out, and of course is not large enough.
I primarily use facility for racquetball. The courts are well maintained and I am able to reserve a court when I want to.
The building is amazing. Parking is easy. The instructors Yahudi and Amber make me healthy, Body Pump and Body Attack are hard but they make me feel good. YMCA changed my life.
I would like more tai chi. Mary's class is great. I miss Gustavo's class that was part tai chi and qi go g
The separate women’s exercise facility.
Available equipment is plentiful and great to use.
Enjoyed the raquetball courts and atmosphere.
Dancing classes! Hoping to join yoga classes.
Everything!
Classes
Availability of instructors , cleanliness of facility, hours open and friendly and helpful staff.
You provide different options for classes midday unlike other locations.
Plenty of weight machines & classes. Adequate parking. Clean facility like a spa!
Lots of variety. Also close to where I work
I love the downtown Y. I think it is very sad that the Richmond Y gets leftover and used equipment and the downtown Y is so amazing. Like night and day.
Child care staff is great!
I like the relationships I have with Y staff and members.
Fits my schedule
The group exercises classes are challenging & beneficial to physical and mental heath! Lose stress & fat while gaining muscle. The instructors are professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful! They provide alternative exercises while dictating the classes to provide options for members/attendees who might have physical challenges.
Note: all staff members are friendly and helpful! I look forward to going to YMCA downtown!
The pool is great. It’s outdoors and a good size.
Aquatic center
I loved the original Silver Sneakers class with Mary H. That class is the reason I initially began attending classes and I now go 5 or 6 mornings each week. The new (as of 9/10/19) Silver Sneakers class wouldn't have enticed me, and I'm mystified why it has been altered so radically.
Arielle's yoga class is superb and is enormously helpful to me. I won't miss it. I've praised it to more people than I can count and urged them to join the Y to take the class. Please, please, please don't make her change it!
They are plentiful and very accessible.
By far the best Y I’ve been to. Very friendly and professional staff. Always clean. Well laid out and easy to find a spot to workout whatever you’re doing. Well maintained equipment. Great locker rooms, also always clean. Free parking in the city is also a great benefit.