Member Testimonials
Staff very pleasant and helpful. Facility seems very complete with a variety of activities and equipment in good condition. Enough space and equipment to meet needs.
I have found the staff Very friendly and helpful. The group Zumba class is outstanding.
Friendly
Good programs
Clean
Staff is always pleasant!
Staff is great; facilities are clean; equipment is state of the art!
I really like all the different classes you offer
Great instructors and group classes. Welcoming staff.
The nice people who work there!!! XOXO
It’s a perfect place for seniors to exercise as well as socialize.
Friendly people and a clean environment.
Staff was Great. Brittany gave me a tour and made me feel wanted.
I like group classes, and the instructors there are very good.
I love the friendly and relaxed atmosphere at the Y. It’s a nice feeling to be greeted upon arrival to the Y, particularly when you’re greeted by name.
There’s a nice variety of classes and the instructors are knowledgeable. The Zumba instructor, Erica, is excellent. She puts so much enthusiasm and energy into her routines, making the class fun and a great workout.
Everyone is so nice and helpful. The instructors are nice and seem to enjoy their jobs. The treat everyone equal.
The staff...they are very friendly. I enjoy the array of classes that are available.
User friendly, clean, friendly. Delighted that my Silver Sneakers membership is welcome at the YMCA making my experience with the Y free!
Staff is friendly and welcoming. I enjoy the variety of activities available. I made made several acquaintances.
The group exercise classes. The place is clean
Excellent most of the time cards sometime late but other than that, I think the wise wonderful
The staff is friendly and helpful. Improved facilities are very nice. Good variety of programs offered.
Staff is nice and polite.
I enjoy the classes that are offered and the wellness center.
I use the pool as part of my rehab. Everyone is always friendly, and I feel at home.
So glad lifeguards are back and the pool hours are expanded!
Nice place, nice staff, good programs.
Like having one BIG friendly family.
Everyone very friendly.
The people, both the members and the employees. Just like family.
Amazing staff

I'm so chuffed (proud, so happy) that my wellcare insurance has fitness benefits Silver & Fit. My favorite ways to exercise is lap swimming, and the elliptical. The YMCA is not like other gyms, fitness centers and that's good. The YMCA is a calming and safe place to exercise. And I appreciate the building in Royal Oak is old fashioned.
I feel comfortable at the Y. I don't feel as anxious, and I'm not stressing about anything. And when I feel better, less anxious than it's easier to exercise and benefit from exercising.
I'm trying to describe how other gym, fitness centers, for example LA Fitness which is a newer type place is awful. It's intimidating how humongous the building is, and everything about it, it's lacking that comfortable home feel, safe, cosy, and positive energy feeling that I get when I'm at the Royal Oak YMCA. At the newer fitness center LA Fitness, this man who works there was arrogant, and condescending, and ridiculous. He caused both me and my husband to feel like we were idiots and didn't know better. He was condescending, belittling and insulting. It made it uncomfortable for us and I don't feel comfortable exercising in a place; crummy LA Fitness, where people judge and belittle us. It's also overcrowded, intimidating how huge the place is and I don't care that it's new, it's not worth the fluff someone paid for that asinine and excessively expense place. Not the YMCA. That's not what I meant.