Member Testimonials
Love love love the Pilates class with Jackie!!! Please add an extra day so the class is offered 2 days per week!
Also love the swim lessons!!
Wish there was more “open swim time” offered for our kids.
Love the classes and the staff. Mary and Cory are extremely helpful and friendly. Pool staff also very friendly.
I have made many Y friends over the years.
Exercise equipment, sraff
The South Oakland is well-run, well-maintained, and friendly. The staff iss responsive and helpful. Thank you
The pool and great teachers for the classes
I feel better, healthier, more alert after I exercise. I am not an exerciser by nature. I like to sit, read, but I was getting too sedate, and, frankly, dull.
What I like best about the Y is that it has real people my age, my shape, not beautiful 20-somethings. My teacher is knowledgeable, friendly, and the classmates have become friends. I exercise now as much to see them as I do to stretch muscle groups. It is easy to keep coming back to my swim class, so I am not likely to revert to bad habits.
I love the Y.
Responsive staff, good facilities, varied class offerings distinguish this Y. The bldg & facilities are open many hours, both early & late. People are willing to help each other here - you will make friends @ this Y.
We like that the gym area is very quiet, people are courteous and even use the supplies to wipe down the equipment. We also appreciate the walking path upstairs as we can be pleasantly distracted by younger folks playing basketball. The pool! We joined just to have access to the pool. A dream would be if it fit our schedule all seven days a week - 5 days a week it’s filling our desired schedule. The lifeguards are professional and pleasant, the rules are clear and posted, children are well supervised during open swim/family swim. South Oakland is a really good YMCA - and it has a parking lot!
Friendly staff. Very clean, thank you Patty!
Many classes to choose from. EGYM!!
I love the YMCA
I like the classes and the instructors. The Y is always clean. And the staff is very knowledgeable and friendly
The friendly atmosphere and the great activity offerings make the Boll YMCA a great place to get your exercise on while enjoying friendly staff and members.
Enjoy all the employees at the Y and especially the use of the pool.
The amount of classes from young to young at heart. The friendliest folks at the front desk and the fantastic teachers!
Love swim fit
Great classes.
Location close to my home. Friendly staff.
Your staff is very friendly and caring from people like Jamie, Sonjay, Barb and Ann Marie. While the facilities are clean, your focus seems to be on younger people. Those of us who are retired have been asking for more recumbent bikes. These would be easier on our old joints. But we've not seen a single new bike. The bikes that are on the second floor tend to be in need of repair often. At the earlier hours, retirees seem to be the people who are there. However, some of our age group are going else where where the bikes are available.
I love all of the classes offered at the YMCA! It is always clean.
Helpful and professional team members greet me at every visit.
Great instructors for senior gym classes
The staff is friendly, the exercise instructors are very good.
Love my senior exercise class with Linda
Adult water aerobics.
Friendly staff 👍🏻
Good staff, it suits my needs
The best thing about the Birmingham YMCA is the staff-specifically, my trainer, Flavia. Flavia is very knowledgeable about the structure of the body, how to build and maintain strength and flexibility, and she helps me feel confident about my fitness level.
All of the staff are friendly and welcoming when I arrive. I’m very happy with the Birmingham YMCA and hope to continue for a long time!
Pam Voss-Page
Great group classes, great instructors and great people. Clean, modern facilities.
Egym. That is all.
The Oakland Y has exceptional courses and super exceptional instructors. It's a great community and collaborative atmosphere for all participants and the community.