Member Testimonials
The people
Staff is very friendly and helpful. The building is clean. Members are very friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend the YMCA
Everyone is very friendly and they make you feel so Welcome!
Facility is super clean, lots of classes offered and friendly staff!
The Y has “served me” for over 45 years. To be brief, the old and new facility has truly been a benefit to my physical fitness. The association with its members has been a genuine asset to my mental fitness as well.
Sense of community the support it provides for families in the community & atmosphere when you go
Safe friendly environment with good equipment
Very friendly staff. Clean. 24 hr access.
the watrr exercizes and hot tub
I love the building openness and all the light that comes in from the large windows surrounding the upper level!
Great location, fantastic organization. Makes working out fun and convenient. Love playing pickleball inside when weather is not cooperating outside.
Love your 24 hour part, the pool, staff is always very friendly, I tell anyone who's interested to sign up with you guys.
Think we have a wonderful facility!
It’s a fabulous facility with many things to offer. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful.
Please bring back some version of a towel service
i particularly like the steamroom and the cleanliness of the wet areas, ie swimming pool etc. . keep up the good work!
I enjoy swimming. I use the lap lane often. My husband likes the smaller workout area. Everyone is very friendly & helpful!!
The services offered and the pool are great!! The staff are nice and answer all my questions.
Feeling of community, general facility cleanliness and equipment available. 24/7 access though I don't use it, it's there for me.
As a stay-at-home mom, I love the opportunities the YMCA gives me to get out of the house and exercises, both by myself, with help from the kidzone and with my kids, utilizing the pool and gym. I also love all the opportunities they have for younger children in the community.
Erin
Excellent facility and programs.
I like that we have such a great facility in our Community.
Everything!
I like that the Y keeps updating the facility and keeps it in good shape (i.e. gym floors being refinished, repairing broken equipment, keeping the members updated on the status of the broken equipment).
My favorite thing is the fitness classes. The class instructors are all awesome and so dedicated. Jeff, Shannon, Christina, Andrea....all make the experience so much better. It is so much fun to be able to interact with other members while working out. I have made many new friends at the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA. Great atmosphere.
The new CEO seems very responsive to members concerns and acts to make changes (i.e. he kept the 5:00am class at 5:00am, he now has the Y open a couple minutes earlier so we can get set up for class, and the equipment room on the gym floor is kept open so we can set up our weights and equipment for class). Those small things mean a lot to the members.
I also like that I get the emails with announcements and new programs. Very well done.
(A suggestion would be to have staff periodically clean the cardio equipment like they used to and to clean the gym floors more frequently as well)
I was in a severely abusive marriage and I couldn’t get out of and had no access to money I applied for a scholarship to the YMCA and it was the only safe place I could go or I could work out and work on my mental and physical health but I was there I was able to get out of that marriage I live on Social Security now but I’m safe and I’m still able to have social time and workout time at the YMCA. Ymca is my lifeline
Pool exercise and socialization
Great facility, clean, so many exercise options, wonderful staff, terrible jokes on the white board -- love it all!
Well coordinated schedules and programs and clean conditions. I’m really missing the mens steamroom though and the permanent lockers in the mens lockerroom need to be deodorized more often, I know that is a tough one to police but it can be quite rank sometimes
The new hours starting this September are great!
I love that my family can go spend the day at the Y. I wish the daycare you offered was longer because I never make it in time to take advantage. My husband can play basketball, hit the weights. Meanwhile the girls and I walk a few miles on the track then go swimming. I love that you have so many programs for all ages young and old. I love that you're providing meals to kids. Something that probably a few kids look forward to especially during these hard times.