Roxborough YMCA

This is one of my favorite YMCA branches to visit. Mainly because they have the most flexible guest policy which doesn’t regulate guests to a small, inconvenient time frame during the day. My guests and I mainly use the cardio machines and the gymnasium for basketball.
I visit the branch mostly on weekdays around 10a-​12p or after 7p. I’ve never felt like it was overcrowded during my visits but the main parking lot is extremely small. If the area by the front entrance is full, there’s a second lot on the side of the building.

Great, friendly staff who will bend over backwards to help. The facilities are a little dated, but that can’t be helped.

I hate to give a Y a bad review but if you are like me and want internet while you workout then you will not be happy here as the wifi is horrible. Most of the time the signal is too weak to get on Netflix even when the place is almost empty. I’m quitting because of this.

I have been a member at this YMCA for over a year and I am having a great experience. The instructors for group classes are very caring and motivating. TRX (personal training session) Body Pump, RPM and Sculpt and Trim classes are my favorite. All of the staff that I have interacted with have been friendly including my personal trainer, group instructors, aquatic director and front desk staff! I will continue to work out here for as long as I live in the area.
The only reason that I’m not giving it five stars is because the pool is very inconsistent. I’m a lap swimmer and very often the pool is not properly functioning. The biggest complaint with the pool is the water temperature is often way too hot to comfortably swim laps. I understand that the pool is used of people of all ages from 6months — 80 years old but there needs to be a happy medium. 87 degrees is on the high side for lap swimmers… just saying. But at least the pool is always clean!

I’m so happy to finally be getting here early in the morning! You can’t beat having the weight room practically to yourself at 5:30 am!

Building/​Facility Excellent… Expensive

I LOVE THIS YMCA!!! Though it’s been in the neighborhood for decades, half the current building was build in 2008, so its big and bright and new. The staff is better than any staff at any gym. As an ex-​personal trainer and a massage therapist, I am really picky. The class teachers are true professionals. They never look at notes or botch things up. They are constantly on the participants about form to avoid injury, and they motivate fabulously. After baby #3 I lost 20 pounds this year by just showing up to classes and letting them kick my butt. To lose the final 10 I’ll have to crack down hard core on the diet, but thats another story. Excellent array of equipment in the workout rooms. Fabulous staff in the kids-​watch room (free to full members!!). And, AS A NON PROFIT, THEY HAVE A SLIDING SCALE FOR MEMBERSHIP BASED ON YOUR INCOME!!! They also work with insurance companies to save you money. Kids programs are top notch. And they have a full time daycare. And where else will you see the facility director — the top dog himself — working just as hard as everyone else? The love comes from the top down, baby.