Downtown YMCA

★★★★★Doris Cooper

Kathryn Jensen is an exquisite Pilates Reformer Instructor!! I am a novice and I took Kathryn's class yesterday and she was patient and gave very good instructions. I explained to Kathryn that I have been experiencing some continuous leg pains and walking was not helping as much as I thought or desired. Kathryn's Pilate Reformer Class was a blessing. My pain decreased and I'm looking forward to next week's Pilates class. Kathryn, YOU ROCK!! Thank you. Doris Cooper

★★★★Joe

I’ve been coming to the YMCA Downtown location for a little over a year now, and I genuinely love this gym. The facility is always clean, the staff is friendly, and the overall environment makes it a great place to train consistently. It’s one of the few gyms where you really feel like part of a community rather than just another membership. One thing I would love to see added, though, is a 100–120 lb heavy boxing bag. For members who enjoy boxing-style workouts or conditioning, having a proper heavy bag would make a huge difference and add another great training option to an already strong facility. That said, I still think this YMCA does an excellent job overall. The equipment variety, atmosphere, and staff make it a place I enjoy coming back to every week. Adding a heavy bag would honestly make this gym close to perfect—and it would definitely make me feel like I never need another gym. I’ll always have the Y.

★★★★★Chris Riggs

Have had great experience at the Downtown YMCA. Staff has been friendly and accommodating. They have all the amenities one could hope for in the downtown area. Steam room/ hot tub would be amazing but I primarily play basketball and weight lift. Plan to check out some of the various classes offered… and the pool! Looking forward to my next visit!

★Emily Aureli

We enrolled our child in basketball to try something new (they've never played a day in their life) and we took a leap of faith despite the heavy price tag. We had one practice last week and our first game this week where we were absolutely demolished by the other team that had obviously been playing together for quite some time and had a significantly higher skillset than our team. This was later confirmed by the opposing coach that the other team had been attending three skill sessions a week with the coach personally over a period of time. There is no way that this team was formed or happened by coincidence. The YMCA has created a process of allowing teams to be stacked during registration. During the game there was an employee who could have made changes. Instead they did nothing. The Y states on their website, "the Y is committed to empowering people to reach their full potential, to improving well-being, inspiring action, strengthening communities and ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to become healthier, more confident, connected and secure" was not reflected at any point during the game. In fact, it was the exact opposite. Our team did not feeling empowered after playing against a highly skilled team, our players will not reach full potential when there wasn't even a fighting chance, and to be clear this was not confidence building this was demoralizing. I'm saddened that this was my child's first experience at trying a new sport, that the YMCA allowed this to happen during registration, and that their employees who had an opportunity to step in during the game remained apathetic and did nothing. I don't recommend signing your child up to play sports here unless you want a less than favorable experience.

★★★★★Vanessa Ortiz

It has been three years since I came to the gym. As you can imagine I felt pretty overwhelmed. Where should I start? Will my body Remember how to navigate the space without feeling pain and mental overwhelm. Lucky for me I walked into a safe space filled with welcoming faces and an environment that was fresh, affordable and offered a gentle way to start. It just so happened I walked into a free promotional month called Fitness New Year bingo, so instead of being an overwhelmed and scared returning gym enthusiast, I just picked a square and went for it. Little by little I found myself accomplishing mileage on the treadmill, doing diverse weight exercises, swimming 1000 meters in a heated pool, and laughing away my stress on the court playing pickle ball with the locals. Thank you Chris K, Elaina, the kind custodial team, and all the folks that everyday choose YMCA and help create this motivational, fun and non stress environment.