Ann Arbor YMCA

Positive experience: Everything nice. Good value. Staff are cool. Kids like it. Lack of power rack and lame reasons for not having one scream "we don't know much about fitness." Someone concerned with finding a "real gym" should look elsewhere. Other than that it's great. Also super convenient for anyone who lives/works downtown.

Fantastic experience: I don't normally write reviews, however I feel the need to start. I truly love this place. The atmosphere is conducive for family. Child watch is wonderful and my youngest is really adapting to the staff. They have many programs available for adults and children. Also for families that can not afford a membership to most exercise facilities they offer help. I recommend this location to anyone. They have something for everyone

Fantastic experience: The Y is a wonderful facility with a pool, weights, track, gym, studios, and lots of classes offered for all ages. Everytime I go there are friendly faces and I feel encouraged and welcomed. The Y also has youth development programs and is impacting the community on a much larger scale than you can see when you come. My whole family enjoys coming to the Y and we are involved in more than just the physical fitness side. Being members helps us to become stronger physically, mentally, and spiritually. I highly recommend the Y for people of all ages and walks of life- there's a spot for everyone!

Positive experience: Very good option for family - child care included in membership fee is great option for my family, allowing both me and my wife to work out.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member for several years. The staff is nice and helpful. Yes, if come at 6:30 PM it may be crowded. Why? because everyone is coming from work. Get use to it or leave work a few minutes earlier or go in the AM before work. I have never had a problem with waiting for a machine. The classes are great and a bargain. Our whole fmaily uses the Y. I don't understand the negative comments. They really aren't true.

Fantastic experience: Great with friendly staff. amazing pool, gym, fitness, and track. great for everyone

Fantastic experience: I freakin' love the Y!

Fantastic experience: Very good

Fantastic experience: Thank You for all you have done for my family

Fantastic experience: This is a high quality Y. Lots of equipment, a very nice pool, pleasant staff, and very clean. It also feels like a community gym, with people of all ages, rather than just another college town gym.

Positive experience: Best YMCA I've ever been to, feels more like a high class fitness center. But because it's so cheap to join, it's often overcrowded. Try coming during non-peak hours.

Fantastic experience: Nothing but positive experience. I am only there between 7-10am, but in that timeframe, I enjoy the various workout areas. Tour was nice, everything is clean in the AM, and it's not crowded in the AM.

Fantastic experience: Great for families, with family locker area, nice pool for little ones, and lots of classes for all ages. Friendly people with all types of classes. The sports teams for kids is very affordable. Nicely kept and clean everywhere. Very popular place to work out.

Fantastic experience: very good

Fantastic experience: Rrally great price for a gym. Some classes are included in the basic package but not all. The staff are friendly and the facility is always clean. A very welcoming gym environment for anyone!

Fantastic experience: So I go here for the gym for like a month while I am here but my home base is Austin, and I have to say I am very impressed with the YMCA of Ann Arbor. It's very clean, has pretty much everything you cam think of. I still would prefer the WCC gym though

Fantastic experience: I love the Ann Arbor YMCA. My primary reason for going there is Child Watch. If you have young kids and don’t know about it, you need to. I have a baby and a preschooler and Child Watch is the only reason that I can get any reasonable amount of exercise. They hire fantastic, loving staff and my kids always have a happy time there. I want to thank whomever came up with the idea. If it weren’t for them I’d have an aching back and clogged blood vessels. It’s like having a babysitter included in the price of your membership. Yes, please. Also: the place is beautiful and spotless. Nice people go there, and nice people work there.

Fantastic experience: Awesome facility and extraordinarily accommodating and friendly staff. The childcare team goes above and beyond any gym I have belonged to previously. They snuggle the babies and have the older kids running, creating art, and laughing. The kids are not just being watched, they are getting a fun experience! There are many things that make the Y great (clean facility, great workout equipment, warm zero entry pool, indoor track...) but the friendly atmosphere is what really makes it my favorite gym!

Fantastic experience: Great place for families and living a healthy, productive lifestyle.

Fantastic experience: I personally love the staff. The programs dedicated to the community are amazing, and to top that, the building is also a extremely new, high quality, modern building. The membership prices are high but definitely worth the pay!

Positive experience: Great for winter fitness. I mainly use the pool and have no complaints. A bit crowded at times, but not too bad. Sometimes the men's locker room smells pretty bad.

Fantastic experience: This Y does have a pool, a gym, a child watch center, and afterschool programs but the best thing about this Y is the community. It's easy to form a friendship - even if I was the only 17 year old in "active older adult" classes during a season of physical rehabilitation. Inclusive and full of diversity, this Y feels warmly welcoming for all.

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, great facility, convenient location

Fantastic experience: Ive only been there once or twice but it is a really nice place

Positive experience: Love the facility, lots of equipment, great variety of things to do. Only wish there was a playground or something equivalent for the kidwatch.

Fantastic experience: It's a great family friendly place to workout, though I find it a little expensive. The do have a large pool do laps and a smaller pool for family fun. Includes a basketball court and an additional running section in the third and fourth floors. Attendants are very helpful.

Fantastic experience: Friendly, clean, and well-maintained. Great place to workout.

Fantastic experience: AJ was really helpful along with all the other staff

Fantastic experience: Most down to earth and welcoming gym in town. Friendly staff and great child care programs/camps :)

Fantastic experience: the ymca a is a great place!

Fantastic experience: If you want to work out a lot (4-7 time per week), then it's very important that the gym you join be in a location that is convenient to access. Maybe it's just me, but if I have to go out of my way to get exercise, I just won't do it very regularly. So, for me, location is one of the best things about the Y. It's basically at the midpoint of the two mile line between my house and my job. I go past it at least twice a day whether I work out or not, so joining was kind of a no-brainer. The facility seems to me to be extensive and pretty all-encompassing for all different kinds of exercise, though I think (especially from reading other reviews here) that maybe this has resulted in a kind of "jack of all trades, master of none" situation. Even if that is true, for me it's fine because my primary needs are: 1. A daily cardio workout to burn some calories since I sit at a desk all day at work. 2. Some strength training equipment (machines and free weights), so I can dabble in that a couple times a week. It's nice to have all the other stuff that's there available to me in case I want to use it, but it's the location, cleanliness, and ready availability of equipment that I personally want to use on a regular basis that are the real selling points of the Y for me. I also made good use of some of the specialty machines that they have at the Y when I was rehabbing from shoulder reconstructive surgery, and prior to that also after a back injury. I suspect that the Y may be a generally good choice for people with anything that could be considered "special needs". Of course you have to think about what your specific needs are before joining. It is not as cheap as some other places. I have seen a few hardcore-looking muscle-guy types, but only very rarely. If that's the kind of "fitness" you're looking for, then the Y might not be for you. That probably shouldn't come as any surprise, though. Also not a great spot for trying to land dates with other singles, as it caters pretty strongly to families, senior citizens, and teens.

Fantastic experience: Multiple Bball Courts + free weights + pool