Member Testimonials
Friendly, clean, and many ways to improve yourself mentally and physically
Farmer market is located at nearby!
9-10 am Saturday class is my favorite.
It helps me to maintain good health and regular exercise. I also like the friendships I have established over the years.
The people, the vibe , the activities
The amenities the ymca offers
The MetCon class with Natalie is a great workout! She’s challenging and demonstrates options. Always allows time for stretching afterwards which is a plus!
Very Helpful
I enjoy the body pump classes .
The front desk staff are very friendly and helpful. They seem to enjoy working at the YMCA.
The daily cleanliness of the lobby, locker room, and the shower floors.
Is paramount
Equipment is always clean and available.
The late evening and evening weekend front desk staff is impeccably responsible and respectful of all patrons.
Even to the members that are intentionally unprofessional and disrespectful
In my humble observation they hold fast to the core values of the YMCA and YWCA
Respectfully
B. Goins
Great atmosphere
The staff and people there are so friendly and open!
I love the Downtown Durham YMCA except for two things: the parking -frustrating; and the lack of space for classes, especially the body pump class. I doubt there is much you can do about the parking, but I've stopped going to the Sunday afternoon body pump class because it is too crowded. People are jammed in there and I'm afraid I'm going to stumble over someone's equipment. Also, there isn't enough equipment. Despite the instructor being awesome, I started going to the NE Cary Y because there is much more room for classes and way more parking, plus, since I live in South Durham, it's just as close.
Front desk staff are always welcoming and kind. Teachers are amazing. Mr. TJ and Ms. Maria never fail to greet me with a cheery good morning. Other Y members are supportive and a strong community.
Class was fantastic! (Clayton)
Front desk person stood up to say hello and greeted with a smile
easy parking
Yoga Classes; Gero fit program, steam room!
Zumba and line dance. I wish there were more of them during the morning hours.
I love the Y! I REALLY would love to see one of the Durham locations try a 24/7 model with a keycard entry system and staffed only during the day.
I love the YMCA, has a lot of programs and activities to do, there are some things that are not being repaired anymore like my favorite steam room, but I understand the reason as the new building is coming up. I will continue to enjoy the Downtown location for now and looking forward to the new building that's coming.
The staff is great! Friendly and always willing to help.
Location
The pool
Variety of equipment available
The staff all seemed to care about, and other members, is individuals, not merely customers
The staff is friendly and helpful. The facility is well maintained and welcoming.
The main challenge is there is not enough parking in the lot for all the folks who use this location.
Access to baskeball gym and size of facility. The staff were very friendly and helpful.
Friendship
It is a wonderful atmosphere and I have some good buddies who encourage me.
Other:
I wish the TVs in front of the treadmills offered HGTV, cooking and news, not too much sports.
And all of us older folks are sorry the table and four chairs were removed from the workout area. We enjoyed that space after working out.
Overall, I love the Y and the staff and my workout buddies.
Gail Carson
Diverse population so everyone feels welcome, friendly staff, Lu’s conditioning class
The people mainly the front desk and the man in the gym
It’s quiet. I like the machines even old ones as they are better then the updated ones at other y’s. Really good variety and number of machines . Layout is good. Lockers are clean. Mainly it’s quiet and not crazy busy
Lap pool