Member Testimonials

Doing the upgrades is nice. Clean. Nice staff.

The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA is a great resource. It has excellent pool and gym facilities.

We love our Y in Marblehead! It is a place of activity, good health and great snack bar.
The equipment and locker rooms are clean and in excellent condition. Shout out to the staff who are welcoming and create this great fitness and family center.

Indoor and outdoor pool is a big plus. Large clean facility with plenty of access to equipment.

Because. Haha, just kidding.
It's clean, great for kids, the staff really seems to care and take their work seriously.

Great classes for older adults

Beautiful place for families

Good communication and facilities.

Lately construction has been difficult but appreciate the updates.

Thursday Juneteenth was crazy in the pool.
Lifeguard training (2 lanes) aquarobics (e
3 lanes) very busy lap swimming. Plenty of lifeguards not sure why the lifeguard training wasn’t moved outside or that the outside pool lanes weren’t utilized for additional lap lanes.

Friendly And Helpful Employees at the front entranceway and very competent instructors running the group classes. I would highly recommend joining the Y and enjoying the facility and classes to everyone wishing to improve their health.

The LVOO Y in Marblehead is a gem of a facility. It checks almost all of the Y boxes for me. I use the pool. The staff is friendly and super helpful and I love that there is a little cafe there as well as art by local artists on the wall.
My only quibbles are around the women's locker room. I wish the LVOO Y had another Suitmate machine (pulls water out of wet bathing suits). There is only one Suitmate opposite the showers and when there is a water aerobics class, there can be a line to use the machine. Also, people ignore the signs about not using cell phones and tablets in the sauna. I gave up gently and politely telling folks to please not use them. I would get either hateful, irritated stares or some bogus excuse like 'Well, I have to check on my infant son.'

Super place for so many reasons.

I like working out on the machines. I’m a cyclist and use the cycling machine. The few new ones are well made and look good. And the video screen is larger. It doesn’t have a fan but no big deal. But the seat, well for me it hurts. The older version was quite comfortable. This one gave me sores no matter how I position my behind. It may just be me but using it I have to think twice.

The facility is clean, well equipped, and staffed by welcoming people.

It is a nice place to go and it fits my needs sometimes

Good clean facility employing very nice people

It is clean, well staffed with helpful people and the hours are very good.

I really like the pool.

Excellent facilities. Agreeable staff.

Clean facilities with great activities for my child

The people are friendly, especially on the front desk, the facility is clean and
very well equipped.

If there's one problem, it's that some people occupy the machines for far too
long....texting and checking emails. But, they usually allow a work in if asked.
10-15 minutes on a machine is far too long....and poor gym etiquette.

Lots of fun to be had

Great variety of classes very clean and friendly

Many varied classes, clean well cared for spaces. Lots of equipment available. Classes for seniors. Instructors are very good.

It has fitness programs and equipment that makes working out easy and convenient

Love the complete facility. Employees are very nice. Easy to work the machines.

Many activities

Love the new equipment

Large room for chair yoga class

It’s a great Y with good facilities and in a super convenient location with easy parking and programs for everyone.

Friendly staff
Lots of classes to choose from
Well equipped gym

I have been a Y member for over twenty years and appreciate the many ways the Y supports the community. My children learnt to swim with Sue Guertin and I benefit greatly from Laurie-Sue's classes at the LVO. Just two superb examples of the care and expertise provided by the instructors at the Y.