Member Testimonials
The outdoor pool aerobic class!! The instructors are fun and knowledgeable.
Thrive classes
Child care
Family oriented
Programs for kids
Large selection of gym equipment
Gym equipment new, clean, in good shape
All the staff are friendly and helpful. Equipment is in good working condition. Facilities are clean. Different classes offered. Good price
The facilities are clean! When you check in, you are always greeted with a smile, and any questions are immediately answered.
I like the family atmosphere, early weekday gym availability, and indoor/outdoor pool options.
To improve, we’d like better class options early in the AM. More yoga classes in general, especially on weekends and earlier morning weekdays. Earlier availability on Saturdays.
Variety of activities. Location (blazing trails).
We recently moved to Raleigh and my daughter didn't know anyone at day camp. But by pickup of the first day, she rattled off the names of six new friends she spent the day with! She absolutely loved her week, never complained about being hot (a big deal, since she went to a camp at the end of July), and is already ready to return.
I appreciate the good workouts I get with Brenda and Sherri in the areas of strength training and cardio. It's a solid hour of working out that I would not otherwise do.
Nearby locations with character-focus rewards and engaging camp themes and activities. Our kids have enjoyed the variety of day camp, camp e, and sports camp. The staff has been great. We have enjoyed interacting with Shelly, Ken, Spencer, Caleb, and many other counselors and staff.
The counselors care about my kids!
The facilities are in great conditions and the service is excellent.
The pool.
I love all the activities and trips that the camp offers but I do think it's a little crazy everyone is outside in this heat all day long. I feel like there should be a little bit more time inside with the AC
Outside and pool time kids get to be kids
Variety of group exercises, enthusiastic staff, offering Livestrong program.
I was very impressed with the maturity of the camp counselors at the AE Finley YMCA. They were consistently kind, polite, knowledgeable. I was confident with their abilities to care of my child.
My kids love sports camp and traditional camp. My only request would be to make the sports camp showcase later in the afternoon. My kids always want to come home after, and we lose a half day of camp. Plus it's hard to get away from work mid-day. I imagine the closer to the end it's pushed, the easier it is for folks to get out of work to watch.
Friendliness, comfortable when working out. Helpful employees.
I like that they have structured activities, fun field trips and a safe environment for kids.
The staff are amazing. My child loves it!
Friendly staff, good equipments, cleaness and more.
It's welcoming and very active outdoors. It's a great environment with excellent staff.
I thoroughly enjoyed the outside 9 am water aerobics class on Wednesday July 30. I LOVE that the water class was outside AND that it was an hour class AND that there were 60 spots. I wasn't thrilled with the distance that I had to drive to get to Finley but that is nothing Finley can control:-) I live much closer to the Kerr Y. It's been tough at Kerr because the facilities are smaller and we have had an onslaught of new members with the closing of the Rex Center. I plan to continue coming at least once a week to Finley. When Kerr goes inside for water classes, I'll definitely come to Finley (I do water classes every day) to be able to stay outside longer. Outside water classes are awesome!!!
My child has had a great time each day!
My daughter has enjoyed her years at Finley YMCA. She has found lifelong friends during the summers. She has gained responsibility and principles and morals while having fun at the same time.
It's the little things that makes Finley stand out from out from other Ys in the area - the coffee/drink lounge, the individual changes rooms with multiple chairs to sit/set items on, and the strategic placement of speakers playing not so quiet music near the bathrooms to dampen surrounding noise ;-)
My main feedback is to revamp and update the YMCA App. I run into at least 2-3 different problems every time I log in including:
- Error message if I open up the app after it's been idle for too long
- If I'm scrolling through the group fitness classes too long and/or going back & forth getting more info on classes, it will eventually pop up all activities including open swim lanes. I have to exit out of 'Find a class' and start again.
- When a popular class becomes available, there was a significant lag time between when you click on the class and sign-up. This is a big problem during the holidays when membership attendance spikes.
- In the 'find a class' section, clicking the date in the upper screen takes me to the wrong date (usually 1 day off)
Like all YMCAs the facility was clean and the workers were very friendly and helpful. What I really like about this YMCA is that you have more than one of the same exercise equipment for a few stations. Most of the YMCAs that I have attended usually just have one of each.
Love having an outdoor swim option now during the winter!
Nice community