Member Testimonials
I like the spirit of the people feels like family. The overall cleanliness
great staff, never crowded, lots of equipment, clean
I took my first trap yoga class at the downtown Durham Y on Saturday and loved everything about my experience!! I can’t wait to go back!
I like the variety of classes available, and how welcoming classes are to newcomers. I like that in the workout room, I can always find a machine I want to use, whether it be weights or cardio, even when it's busy, because there is a good amount and good variety of machines. The sauna is a great feature & the locker room has always been clean when I've been there. Location is great & parking nearby is usually easy, even when the dedicated lot is full. I really want to shout out the staff, because I've always had extremely positive interactions with every single staff member, who have always been helpful and kind. And I also want to say that the YMCA is making a big difference for me in terms of being able to work out and work on my health consistently. I have weird joints & traditional workouts can sometimes be tough for me, so I've been interested in swimming/water fitness for a while. As a member of the Y, now I can take adult swimming lessons to work on my technique for effective swimming workouts; I can join water fitness classes (which have been great so far); and I can still work out using traditional weights and machines when I can or want to. Having the variety and ability to choose the safest workout for me on any given day has been such an incredible benefit.
Front desk staff are so friendly, clean facilities.
Convenient location and class selection. Variety of machines in the gym. Pleasant.
The staff is always so friendly and encouraging. It is also just regular people.
location
Great community. Has most everything I need for fitness.
Open earlier and have earlier child care hours on Sundays.
Great service and friendly staff.
Customer service at the front desk and over the phone with corporate is fantastic!
friendly Staff great equipment
I like the morning indoor cycling classes and the weight machines. The classes are motivating, and classmates are nice.
It has all one needs. The relationship with staff and other members are second to none. You become family. The only complaint is parking. I wish the Durham City Manager would give the Y more land to park.
Everything is always clean and well-stocked. Staff are always wonderfully helpful and friendly, and there are so many equipment, activity, and class options! I love the Y
The swimming pool
Price
I frequented the downtown Y for a very long time until covid. Actually, I tried going back several times, but staff were not doing a good job enforcing the mask policy. So I left the downtown Y. Later, I returned, but I visit Lakewood more than downtown. I still have friends downtown, but Lakewood has a group of us old guys that have become good friends and Ping Pong had much to do with that becoming a reality.
Saturday was my first time to visit the Downtown Y. I liked it a lot, and was (pleasantly) surprised to find that parking was easy and accessible. In addition, there was plenty of gym space, and the facility was not too crowded. Finally, the staff was very helpful, and made sure I could find my way around. Highly recommend!
I appreciate the friendly personnel and clean safe environment. It was a hassel-free experience.
Thanks
Dr. Hatch
I like group fitness classes.
The hand rail on the stairs going up from the lobby is perpetually sticky fo ryears and needs to be stripped and repainted
The Team that works there is Welcoming every day , kind attentive friendly and responsive.
The pool is excellent!!!!
It’s my home away from home.
Thank you all ❣️🙏❤️🌻
The classes, but would like more water aerobics, and the diversity of the membership.
The variety of equipment, Thrive classes, the community, access to an indoor track
I need to take this chance to mention the parking issue at the downtown branch. It seems clear that some people who park in the lot are not Y members. If we had cardstock parking passes, to display in our cars, and cars without the passes initially got warnings but eventually got towed, this might solve the problem.
I like seeing a lot of familiar faces - including many of the staff and members. I am greeted immediately when I sign in at the front desk. I also enjoy that the members are a range of ages.
Staff are always pleasant and accommodating. The bathroom is clean. Good variety of classes
Facility, friendly atmosphere, location.
the culture of kindness respect and acceptance, lack of overpopulated spaces, and flexible understanding staff
The quality of instructors and the diversity of the staff and membership.