Member Testimonials
Excellent teachers, good classes, state-of-the-art equipment, and always friendly staff; it's a pleasure to be there.
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It’s very clean, swipes are everywhere, the weight room is nice and light and bright, and the equipment is in good shape (except for your rowing machines, which sound like they are falling apart. Luckily, I have a rower at home and don’t need yours).
Clean
Facility
Courtesy
Convenient
Classes, equipment, staff and pool
Very good instructors and classes. Variety of classes. Good educational programs. Sense of community.
Companionship
There are quite a few classes and other means of staying fit and active.
pleasant and helpful staff
it's clean and well organized
convenient hours of operation
excellent equipment and exercise opportunity
Been going off and on for 40 years. Friendly open place. All kinds of people. Not like a snooty health club with only beautiful people. Love that there are two pools as I use to swim there 40 years ago in the small pool only.
I enjoy the diversity of the group classes.
The variety of exercise machines, the compartmentalized set up, access to wipes/cleanliness and classes offered.
There are so many choices and opportunities for members; a great variety of classes with wonderful instructors all through the day and into the evening. I love the Park Street Y!
Love being in community with all ages of members working on emotion and physical health. I am inspired by each and every person there—from staff to other members.
The place has a friendly upbeat feeling to it. Everyone is very helpful. The water aerobics classes have helped me tremendously.
Feeling of community. I’ve made many friends from attending. Also, it caters to the entire family. My son learned to swim there as a young kid and my elderly mom took classes there too.
I also like the new redesign.
An important community resource and a great way to connect while improving health!
I frequently use the exercise equipment to work out.
The Y community.
The Park Street YMCA has the essential amenities, a knowledgeable, professional and amiable staff and the Steam Room & Sauna are superb & function at a superior level than other YMCA facilities in north Jersey. I've only been a member for two years but it's become an important part of my life and the ALL OF THE STAFF has become like an EXTENDED FAMILY!!!
all good - I am more than pleased with my experience with the location, the staff, with the facilities.
I do think there are a few areas of improvement:
a. enforce the rule that says swimmers should shower before they go in the pool - I see a lot of bedheads going in the pool and there are plenty of times I can smell the perfume or hair products on other swimmers who obviously did not shower before going in the pool. Once of the reasons I go to the pool at 5 a.m. on weekdays is because I figure it is the cleanest at that time.
b. the locker rooms are clean and well stocked with soap in the showers. Sometimes the dispensers are empty even at 6 a.m. Someone may want to stay on top of that
c. lifeguards are sometimes late at 5 a.m. I appreciate how early it is especially for younger guards but to show up at 5 a.m. ready to swim and have to wait until 5:15 and sometimes, 5:30 but rarely, is not acceptable.
d, parking is great at 5 a.m. and parking is covered so all the better during foul weather.
e. parking is a little tougher after 8
f. staff is friendly, attentive and helpful
g. happy that most days the sauna is started early so that it is hot when I get to it after the swim at 5:45 or 6 a.m.
Generally, all good at the Y. Holidays are limited. Staff is professional, friendly and helpful and generally the other members are interesting and a pleasure to be associated with. I have learned a lot from the other professionals at the gym, especially in conversations in the sauna.
JAM
Variety of classes & great group of staff & instructors.
Well communicating with members of what is going on with facility.
The place is very clean and organized.
I appreciate the variety of programs, and the levels within them, so I can find the perfect fit for my body. I have seen so much improvement in the month since I have been attending classes at the Y!
The welcoming staff, the ability to have my Forever Guest locker, the pool, sauna and, when it works, our steam room. The great cleaning and maintenance staff. The swimsuit spinner. And last and most: the extraordinary caring and leadership of Lisa Kievitz
Teachers are great!
Sauna pool
Pickleball clinics and open play
Great facility, welcoming staff, especially Clinton, Franklyn, Nina, and Glenda. great staff in the workout areas - especially Kaiden. The other members are warm and friendly
Well run. Clean. Not too crowded. Community involvement.
The Y has everything we need in terms of equipment for working out and the pool. There are so many classes. It’s well kept and staff is helpful. It’s a part of our routine and we feel lucky to have this in our town.