★ 5

Great staff, coach, and season! Thank you YMCA!

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Extremely crowded ...no where to work out. DO NOT SEND YOURS SONS TO THE MENS LOCKER ROOM ALONE AND ESPECIALLY THE SAUNA!!! I only use coed saunas because of having to grow up going here. Don't leave anything in a locker overnight. They will cut it and go through your stuff. I learned to play basketball and swim here when I was 5. It's the only courts only reason why. This place sucks.

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★ 5

The YMCA has the equipment I need, classes, a pool, air conditioning, pickle-ball, basketball, parking, friendly staff who are welcoming, it’s clean, the machines and building are maintained. Only negative is, everyone is compacted into one room and the locker room is a maze and just old. The person who keeps the flowers and other plants looking great deserves a shout out too! They are beautiful! I love the YMCA!

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★ 5

A great gym membership there are several locations all around town some of them have pools

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20 years ago, this was the spot. Now, you wait in line for machines (on which people sit with their phones), wait in line for a swim lane (or share with men lacking special awareness- always men!), wait in line for the sauna (in which everyone talks loudly). It’s AWFUL. Only bright spot is the sweet front desk staff- although they have no idea how crowded it is and don’t enforce any kind of shared space etiquette. Guys just stop with new memberships for like a month! Please! And focus instead on the quality of the experience for current members. Love the Y’s mission but gosh has this place gone downhill. These are solvable issues- and that keeps me hopeful.

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★ 5

Love love the instructors (Suzanne Ion, Ava, Raven, Becky are all amazing!), the class offerings, the sense of community. Feels very inclusive and empowering!

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★ 5

Such friendly people, lots of different classes and time choices. I always have fun at all the western NC YMCA's.

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★ 5

I love the ymca. It accommodates me for everything that I look for in a gym. I would recommend it to anyone.

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★ 5

Clean facilities, friendly and knowledgeable staff

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★ 5

Great plethora of programs for everyone!!

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★ 5

Great Place!

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★ 5

Awesome programs and staff are amazing. I recommend the Y to everyone. Not only for adults but for the whole family.

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★ 5

Great equipment and friendly helpful staff

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★ 5

I enjoy the interaction and the knowledge of a personal trainer. I like that the training is structured for my body and its needs.

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★ 5

Great group of people

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★ 5

Your Bike rack is a Gem. I love accessing places of interest on my bicycle. What if all the folks who biked to the Y, shared their routes, then we traced those routes on a map and discovered the absolute safest way to navigate to the Y from our homes. This would put more of us on safer roads and we could honor each other during our trips to the Downtown YMCA with a smile, or ring the bike bell.

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★ 5

I trained with Andrea and she is great! Very knowledgeable and helpful. She has a pleasant attitude, and was a pleasure to work with!

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I love the pool access!

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★ 5

Good facilities, two pools, generally not too crowded, great staff. What more could you want.

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★ 5

Healthy, social, and never dull.

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★ 5

Awesome!!! So much to do. Friendly staff!!! Great all around exercise, pool, child and youth care!!! Love the Y 😉

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Disappointed that the steam rooms have been closed for over a week with no explanation or expected re-open date. I heard that the Y is "negotiating" with the supplier of the failed equipment about who is going to pay for the replacement.

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So my daughter went to get her BMI for the Air force paper she needs and the person who is suppose to do it did not feel like doing it that I'll have to come back . I understand if he was busy .but not wanting to do it just because he don't feel like it is unacceptable..that's a horrible response and he needs to start doing the job he is hired to do in the 1st place. Maybe hire someone else to do the job. Do better

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★ 5

So far, I have had a pleasant time whenever I go to the centers. My kids really enjoy the pool and I appreciate that the facility in downtown Asheville is always clean.

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The BMT YMCA is perfect for me - I am retired and enjoy taking my grandkids (also members) swimming. The sauna is nice and I enjoy yoga classes and the space to do my exercises

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★ 5

Good equipment, friendly and helpful staff

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I went in with a member to look around and see if it was anything I was interested in (joining). I was quickly reminded why I don’t like big corporate driven gyms. The woman at the desk couldn’t have been more unfriendly and short with us. I doubt they know what true community driven experience is about.

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I give a three star due to friendliness of workers & hygiene of certain individuals that attend the YMCA

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Love the YMCA swim lessons. My kiddo is learning so many skills to keep him safe in and around the pool and having fun. And then they go to the youth lounge and I get a few minutes to work out!!!!

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★ 5

The Y is not just a gym, it's a community. I have made good friends with similar interests. The staff is top notch and knowledgeable, especially Sharon and Babette at the front desk, and Greg, Dee, and Cici (among others) of the aquatics staff. There are great yoga and exercise classes to suit just about any situation. To really get your money's worth, try some of them, you'll meet great people and really appreciate the value of your membership. I'm not an actor nor a paid endorsement representative. I'm a member and I really love the Y.

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I'm really enjoying my membership. I enjoy the water workout classes as well as the sauna. They are really helpful. Also the staff is awesome they are very friendly and helpful it's a wonderful place with a variety of activities for our family members and all ages.

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We had an amazing experience with the soccer program at the downtown Y!

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★ 4

Pickleball in the gym is very popular. The Y is a bit dated but still a great place to go.

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This gym charges you a $99 fee if you cancel within 12 months of joining, even if you have been a member for many years in the past. I have never seen a ymca do this to members.

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★ 5

Friendly and very helpful staff! Great classes and equipment.

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Friendly and convenient.

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YMCA entire team is exceeds highest expectations in health / wellness in @ExploreAsheville . ##TrainItLikeYouHikeIt #LeaveNoTrace #EveryOneHikesTheirOwnHike

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★ 5

Me encanta YMCA! Su Sauna en la ubicación del centro esta muy bonito!

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I love the Asheville Y. The instructors and staff go the extra ten miles. I am so thankful for the steam sauna and two pools. One for laps and the other warmer one for classes and free swim. I can't say enough good things about this Y. Thank you to all who make it a possibility.

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★ 5

I have been a member of the YMCA for over forty years and it’s my home away from home ❤️

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★ 4

The Y is a wonderful place, great staff, people, and caring individuals. My biggest challenge is this location's pool schedule. It is hard for 8-5 jobs to get a swim in around both swim lessons and the swim team, as the entire pool shuts down for about two hours. This is very frustrating especially in the middle of a work out. I may have to go to a different location for the pool during the week, which is fine. Othen then the pool schedule, it is great!

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Hydro burn with Shonna is an excellent workout and FUN!

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★ 5

knowledgeable staff in all positions
cleanliness of facilities
variety of well-maintained fitness equipment
lots of TV screens

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★ 5

The AVL downtown Y is the best! The employees are all so nice & terrific energy🌞

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★ 5

In the last few weeks have been working with my new personal trainer, and dare I say friend, Julie! I have been in decent shape most of my life and being an athlete since I was a kiddo, but I love the experience that Julie is providing. She is a fantastic trainer! She has had different exercises to help me target weak areas, keeping track of my abilities, and pushing me past what I think I am capable of completing. She has really been helpful with my exercise and diet goals outside of teaining sessions too. She has talked me through diet goals that make sense for me, and sends me workouts that will help me reach my goals faster. I really didn't think I'd get that much out of a personal trainer when I started. You know the thought; they're just going to tell me to do the same thing I've been doing, but I am a convert for sure. I've been truly enjoying my personal trainer experience and look forward to my sessions each week!

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★ 5

We love the Y! Great gym, great child programs, all around 10/10!

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★ 5

I'm 75 and have a ball everytime I go to workout.

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★ 5

The YMCA is a wonderful place for people that want camaraderie, support, diversity and inclusion.

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Way too crowded. Never enough parking or machines.

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The website openings can be different that the actual open and closing, very disappointed in the past pandemic arena. 😵‍💫

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★ 5

Spelling correction: I love spin classes taught by Copeland, Kate & Becky! Roxanne is always energetic and motivational.

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The rule on cell phone use is a joke ! Even your own staff uses their cell phones when not on duty and working out . Why have the rule if you're not going to enforce it!! Waiting on equipment while members use their cell phones is out of control!!

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★ 5

Great staff, great options....from Gym, Weight/Cardio room, Classes and the PoolS. Well cared for facility.

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Very mid. The saunas and steam room are always closing 1hr to 30 min before close. They don't stay open that late either. Everything here is really dated. Holes in walls, things falling apart or in disrepair. The gym equipment is on the fritz with rep counters out of batteries, treadmills and stair masters out of order.

I've been to the YMCA in downtown Charlotte and seen how good it can be. Sad

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★ 5

A great place to exercise that’s accessible to many in our community.

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★ 5

Inclusive of all ages bodies abilities and races. Lots of class options, and I get to use my membership at other locations. So valuable. I absolutely love it!

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Just love the vibe, cleanliness and condition of the facilities. Staff are very friendly and approachable. We also love the variety of availability activities. Keep up the great work, and thank you for creating a wonderful community asset.

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★ 5

I've been a member since 2022 and absolutely love the atmosphere. Everyone is so nice and helpful at both the Asheville and the Black Mountain YMCA facilities. I love the aquatics department , the machines in the gym but mostly the members and staff.

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This is a great location with a charismatic, helpful, and respectful staff. All the equipment and amenities you need to make small or big changes to your wellness routine are at arms reach. The staff is warm and welcoming, the gym and equipment are well kept, and the reps are knowledgeable, attentive, and eager to help you get the most out of your experience. They also have a variety of relevant and engaging classes and programs. Happy to be here!

Update 9/6/2024

Oddly, soon after posting this wonderful review of what started as a warm and wonderful relationship with the center, I began having problems within the facility, first with members constantly hovering over me in a bully-like fashion in the locker room and then with staff treating me poorly. I voiced my concern to management as a woman and physician who was focused on an important career phase and received discriminating treatment from more than one staff member since posting my first review intensifying over the last few weeks. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the connection between what I experienced in the locker room and the treatment I began receiving from the staff that slowly snowballed into something much more concerning. The situation worsened. I was then stalked and even recorded by staff members on different occasions which I found to be completely inappropriate and disrespectful, two of them whose names are Bobbet and Jen. Ironically, Jen is part of the local healing community. Despite me having escalated the issue that obviously created a pinch in my workflow and wellness routine, I was unheard. This created an even more serious concern and made me question the ethical practices of the facility and organization as a whole. These occurrences and my concerns were all voiced along the way every time something occurred over the last few months up to now no one did anything about it, not even show honest concern with the exception of one wonderful person, Eric Barsotti.
It is ironic how my good intentions turned into a dangerous circumstance and that this business supposedly exists for the wellbeing of others. If I could remove all my stars for this experience I would. From a humanitarian standpoint, this was incredibly disappointing and on principle alone, I cannot recommend this organization.

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★ 5

Great pool, equipment and friendly staff.

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★ 5

Always a good experience, whether playing b-ball in the gym, swimming in the pool. Staff is very friendly and user-friendly.

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★ 5

There are several locations, and I always find them to be welcoming, clean spaces with friendly staff and a nice variety of classes.

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Love the facilities, staff is very helpful and friendly. Love the pool!

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Clean with great customer service!

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I just met someone there but it looks nice

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Well-kept facility. Good variety of machines. The sauna and steam room are nice.

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It was a horrible experience. They couldn’t find my name in the system and that took about tens mins, which is crazy considering at ever other I get in in under 2 mins flat.

Then we get into the gym and are shooting the basketball before we go swimming when a worker comes up and tells us that we can’t shoot the ball because it could hurt other people if they trip on the ball 😑🤔. And let it be known that others were in there playing games where they hit a ball with paddles, which is much more dangerous than through a ball in the corner.

Then we try to go swimming. Before we go down the stairs we ask a worker where we can change and where the pool is, just like we told the front desk lady we would, and after we get completely dressed and get to the pool a worker at the pool tells up we can’t swim either. I won’t be returning, it was just horrible

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Variety of classes offered / friendly staff / clean facilities

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Way too expensive for most single people. Yea they offer a reduced rate, still can’t afford that. Boomers get a special rate on Medicare which is cool. Sucks social security and Medicare will be totally drained before I get a chance to use it.

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★ 5

Great YMCA. Back after several years to find it better than ever. Great place for kids to play basketball, too.

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★ 5

Great group classes and daycare is a real lifesaver!

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★ 5

This is a wonderful gym with a warm and welcoming staff. Love working out here and the facility is very nice and well maintained.

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★ 5

The best staff❤️❤️

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★ 4

It has a pretty good pool, except if you do not have goggles the pool water really really stings you eyes. bye😉

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Great place to exercise in the morning.

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Bunch of hippies working out. I love it

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It's a good environment to work-out in and a good place to relax

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★ 5

great, helpful,clean

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★ 5

Early morning classes that suit my schedule that I enjoy and look forward to! Friendly staff. Clean facility.

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★ 5

Love the YMCA! Always a welcoming atmosphere and the equipment has is well maintained, and with a wide variety of classes and convenient locations to choose from what's not to love?!

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★ 5

Wonderful experience with Heidi as she enrolled myself & my granddaughter & gave us a tour. Very welcoming & knowledgeable!

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Nice staff, clean facilities, and functional sauna and steam room. Thanks for letting me borrow a lock.

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We love the Y!

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★ 5

Great gym with more amenities than other gyms in the area. Has a pool, weight room, basketball court, yoga studio, steam sauna, and dry sauna. Plus it’s clean and well maintained with good staff.

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★ 5

Accessible, affordable. Great group class schedule. Gym, pool, and more!

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I love everything about the YMCA, especially the Woodfin location where I work out. It doesn't have a pool, and it certainly is short of space. But it does have a "community" feel that makes it special. It's like the Cheers of YMCAs. Everybody knows your name!

The front desk people are always friendly and welcoming. The instructors and personal trainers are great. Jessica Medlin does a great job juggling the various class schedules. I could go on and on.

I proudly volunteer and the Woodfin Y and gratefully serve on its Advisory Board. It really is a welcoming and inclusive space, with a focus on physical and emotional well being.

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Love the YMCA toddler swimming programs- 2 to choose! What a great way to spend time with your little one while setting the foundation of learning to swim!

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Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. The north pool has so many swim lanes for lap swim almost all day long every day.

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The downtown Y needs more handicapped parking spaces. I believe there are 6, and anytime you go before lunch, they are all full. I have had to not go in several times for this reason.

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Weird vibes. Seemingly nice staff. Place smells.

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★ 5

The Asheville YMCA is a wonderful organization that offers facilities at multiple sites They offer an array of classes for young and older at all locations. They offer workout rooms & equipment, swimming pools, basketball & racquetball courts, sauna and steam rooms. Give it a try. ring the family. The YMCA of Asheville.

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★ 5

This place is amazing. Kind people who really care, great equipment, super hot sauna, great pool. Love it here.

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★ 5

In my experience with downtown or Woodfin, these Y's are wonderful. Great classes, wonderful staff.

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Downtown Asheville YMCA is never a regret. They have literally everything, except... I'll explain. No hot tub. For leg day no hack squat or calve machines, just leg press. They have sauna steamer for locker room. They have most machines, cables and free weights, squat racks and bench presses. Largest dumbbell was 105 pounds, I was able to use it for Dumbbell Flat Bench Pullovers for Chest and Back training that day. The basketball courts and pools are well above par. The staff is off the charts friendly and into their careers.

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★ 5

The classic Asheville gym.

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Family friendly. Great front desk staff

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★ 5

The staff is always friendly and helpful. The dressing rooms are modern and comfortable. I love the hot tub at the YMCA in Black Mnt. Its always a pleasure going to the gym.

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I love the YMCA in downtown Asheville! I especially love personal training as it motivates and encourages me. I’m much stronger and more capable than I was a year ago. I like how many rooms there are too, so I can often find an uncrowded space to do my solo workouts in. I get gym anxiety so this is the biggest perk to me. It would be nice if there was always a room like this (sometimes classes book both studios).

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FIVE-STAR ACROSS THE BOARD - EVERYTHING THE Y DOES IS FOR THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY !!

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Fun classes! Welcoming, encouraging, and motivating. I've been enjoying trying many new things, and feeling myself get stronger, and more agile.👍

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★ 5

I the it is great the number of classes they offer and the variety of disciplines. There is something for every fitness level. I'm a fan of Greta's Cycle class.

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The Woodfin Y is a great place for a quieter workout. Great staff and management❤️

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wonderful welcoming atmosphere and space. Variety of classes
and space for your own personal workout

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Great place! Wide variety of equipment with a Friendly staff and clean facilities.

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★ 5

The Rock Steady program is fantastic and everyone is very helpful in the facility

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kerry is a great swimming instructor

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★ 5

I and my family have been members at the Asheville ymca since 1993, mostly attending woodfin street downtown, often Reuters location, rarely woodfin and Candler’s Ferguson to find the evening or saturday class I need.
Staff are always great, with enthusiastic and careful certified instructors.
I started doing HIIT, athletic conditioning, TRX and sometimes yoga and pilates classes three times per week in 2015 and LOVE the motivation that group classes give me to show up and work really hard. What i like most is how i feel at the end of class having done what i need to do!
I also make a point to donate each year to the kids’ summer camp program.

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Obnoxious policy about locking up your purse. I understand not wanting to let people leave a bunch of bags on the floor but a personal item should always be allowed. The Y has started to feel like a police state. Also, too many TVs everywhere and bad hours on Sundays. Not everyone goes to church, folks!

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Great Place!

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I love the variety of class options, racquetball courts, and access to all kinds of gym equipment. The staff is super friendly and very inclusive. I highly recommend this location!

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★ 5

Can not express how accommodating cheerful and hospitable Jada at the front desk is. She is all about customer service! The Y should be thankful to have her.

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★ 5

Great Facility! 2 pools, great fitness room, basketball court all well maintained. Friendly & helpful staff

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★ 5

Clean spacious facilities with a wide variety of programs and activities.
many branches for one membership charge
I really enjoy swimming laps in the pool and playing pickleball. Sometimes I enjoy dance classes. Very friendly professional helpful and polite staff.

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YMCA team members are willing to help you on anything.

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The employees, especially the ones at the front desk, are all so kind and friendly!

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Friendly staff. Salt water pool. Super clean.

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I love the classes because they make me do things I would not do if left to my own devices. It's great to have the chance to make friends and also to be able to visit other Ys when traveling

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★ 5

What do I love about the YMCA? Smiling faces! Inclusive programming and pricing! Ever since I moved to Western North Carolina 20 years ago, I have been involved with the YMCA. As a mother of 8, the family plans were my go to, and this meant that I could bring my children to swim at the Corpening Y in Marion when they were little. Now that they are all grown up and we live in Swannanoa, we enjoy the many facilities and programs on this side of the mountain. I am truly grateful for all that the Y has to offer! - Melissa Henry

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I love the Y and for me it’s a perfect place to practice spinning in my Cyr wheel. The classes are fun too. The trainers are very friendly and supportive. They want to see you grow through your training and make you feel special. I also like running into people I know.

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★ 5

The Asheville YMCA has a wonderful staff, great program offerings, and an ever-expanding array of group exercise classes. It’s great that there is a dedicated lap pool as well as a secondary pool for the lessons and independent exercise. The front desk team strives to get to know the membership base and give them the best experience possible.

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★ 5

Good bunch of pickleball players.

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My wife and I enjoy the diversity of classes - Yoga, Zumba, Groove, and TRX that the Y offers. In our retirement we have come to appreciate how all forms of exercise improve our quality of life. I attend Y classes 5-6 times per week; my wife does classes 3 times a week and on most of those she also does weight machines.

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★ 5

Friendly staff, clean, wide selection of classes and times

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Great place

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I come to this ymca almost everyday and almost always have a good experience. They have some very nice staff, however some of the gym equipment is outdated and some newer machines should be implemented. Overall I give it a good 4/5

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★ 5

Thee sauna is my go to along with fabulous water zumba!

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