Member Testimonials

I like the crowd and the atmosphere.

Atmosphere

I love the Y in Downtown Youngstown. It seems like they have alot of activities for school kids. A good mix of programs for kids.

I appreciate how clean and maintained everything is. Outstanding!

Great atmosphere and always very clean

I have gotten a lot out of jump stretch, and I occasionally do group fitness yoga.
Additionally the room with the elliptical and other cardio machines is good for solo workouts.

N/A for me, don’t use them, just the facilities

All exercise rooms and areas are spacious and very well equipped for a vast variety of exercise routines.

I really enjoy the silver sneaker class.

I am motivated to go mainly for the steam room and sauna. The bathrooms are disgusting tough. It smells so bad. Part of it is due to the bad hygiene of the visitors - you can’t change American culture I guess. Please do more to ensure bathrooms/locker rooms are kept clean and encourage visitors to maintain and clean atmosphere. Floors are just filthy and the smell is overwhelming.

Also - sick and tired of all of the nudity. Not very Christian like. It’s borderline homosexual and I’d like to see YMCA encourage visitors to stop walking around naked so freely.

Plenty of variety of activities to try.

Great selection. Equipment is great

I love everything about the YMCA ,The staffing is very nice and I always enjoy my workouts.

VERY professional staff!
Lots of room and equipment for training/exercise
Counselors are teaching my daughter a lot about athletics and social interaction.
I’d recommend the YMCA to all families!

I am a fan of Aquatics. The Y has two swimming pools. The shallow pool hosts children learn to swim classes and adult aerobics. A lane or two stay open for anyone wanting a warmer swim temperature.

The deep pool hosts youth and adult swim meets to include Masters meets, coaching events and virtual open water swim challenges as well.

A 40yr+ member…HFD for 30yr your facility downtown is the best. Worked for the city for 30 years and moved to another county after retirement. Still make the drive to work out downtown.

I try to swim three times a week @
the YMCA. I also use the Cardiac
Room.

The comradery of the members and staff.

Programs available are great, but there aren't enough choices and they seem to be dwindling.

Love the Y.

My dad grew up at the Y. I have been an off and on member for years, unlike my dad, who was a member nearly until he died in 2014.

Now my granddaughters, my dad's great-granddaughters are in the Neptune Swim Club. I am sorry to see racquetball and handball going away, but I play racquetball there once a week.

You have all the exercise "stuff" needed for long, hard heavy workouts, or quick, lightweight workouts.

As a former Golden Glove boxer, I really have an interest is some of the classes I see with heavy bags.

Hope to stay a member like my dad, until I die!!! Believe it or not, that is a positive statement!

Considering attempting to work there one day, as my post retirement job! We'll see.

Thank you for the vine.

Pat Castronova

(Ironically, years ago, I worked with Gary Krohn).

It's clean.People are very cordial and respectful,also very friendly.Great atmosphere.And a healthy environment.

I like that there is an array of quality equipment. I like that the staff generally is, or has been trained to be, accommodating to the members’ requests and willing to help.
I do not like there is only 1 pickle ball court available. It has been explained to me as to why additional courts can’t be put in the upper gym, a combination of the age of the gym floor and use for other activities, primarily basketball. However with the current popularity of pickle ball I think the Y is missing an opportunity to draw upon that interest.

Socializations

Great lap pool!

They'e accessible. Good equipment. Excellent instructors. Concern about hygiene. Friendliness.

The pools are fantastic! What a nice facility, we are lucky to have this in our area.

Everything, all my students love the staff and the environment is amazing at the downtown YMCA. Thank you for at that you do and continue to grow out young children’s minds. I’m also growing and learning more ways the Y helps not just the kids but adults as well. With the classes for Am or Pm. Thank you for the cleaning staff the kids care and the class instructors.

LaToyaM
Calogerõ M

I like the Yoga

Great place for Health Wellness, comradery and moral boost! Appreciate all the programs, staff and fellow members.

Freedom do utilize equipment. Friendly and helpful staff. Great for me to improve my mental and physical health