Member Testimonials
Friendly and helpful associates and members at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA. My personal trainer Emily is very knowledgeable and helpful with both cardio and weight bearing exercises. I have combined her exercises with lap swimming to strengthen my body and maintain better balance. Thank you for making this 76 year old feel like a 20 year old Olympian. - Tom Last name removed
Nice facilities and friendly staff
The friendly staff. Instructors make you feel include and willing to take time to explain exercises to newcomers
friendly staff
I love the pool. Hate it’s closed for 3 hrs in afternoon but am loving some of the aquatic programs.
Silvers sneakers classes. Always a friendly greeting upon arrival.
At the present, I only attend 1:00pm LIFE class by Emily. It's a perfect fit for my health needs.
Excellent!!
Like the instructors
Everything
Fun and friendly
I just use the weight machines and cardio.
Only suggestion is for a sign:
Please don't spray directly on the machines! (there are small signs on most of the machines but many people ignore them)
there's lots of activities that I can do
I like the private swim lessons. Carrington is awesome with my son. Also like the Aqua Zumba class.
Great programs and friendly staff
It’s fine and it’s consistent. The people are friendly to exercise with.
Variety of different classes and types of exercise body building experiences. Availability of pool indoor and outdoor pool.
I like the swimming and the basketball court. Plus, I like the stationary bike.
the time that the Saturday water group aero class is held
I like the variety of activities available.
I think that the full time staff is just the bees knees. They are the best humans that I have ever encountered in my ENTIRE life. God speed, BHY.
My primary use of the Y is for occasional cross training lap swimming, and unlike my home Y (Fishers) where there is a lot of inconsistant communication with aquatics and frequent surprise closures/issues, I have yet to have an issue with the pools here and the front desk is friendly. They are clean and generally well managed, so I stop by when I'm in the area (work on the east side, familiar with the area since lived in Lawrence from 2012 to 2015). I have not used it outside of the lap pool or locker room.
The people
Swimming, light work-out
Good variety of equipment and the facility is clean.
Love the arthritis class with Joy. Have been coimg for 9 years.
I love chair one. While Shar and Sonia have done a fabulous with classes, I was thrilled Quanay is back. Hopefully we can go back to three classes a week.
I enjoy the L.I.F.E. Class and the bikes in the gym.
The variety. Something for everyone.
As a retiree, I find the wide range of offerings to be great. From aqua aerobics to strength training, there’s plenty for me to enjoy.