The Ward Y in Abingdon

Fun environment to exercise. Hours aee convenient for busy schedules. Exercise classes are challenging and fun. Instructors help to motivate all fitness levels and review techniques for success.

Great overall gym with polite and caring staff. Nice variety of fitness classes for athletes to those trying to just get in shape. Pool is great for laps and family fun. Clean locker rooms and showers. Very convenient hours and great price for the money. Also support the much needed mission of supporting kids in need in the community.

I have been a member here for a few years, but have been using it more in the past few months than I have ever before. I’m paying for the membership, why not use it? At first, I was just using it for the cardio equipment and occasionally the weights and pool, but now I have been using it for the classes and taking advantage of the Stay & Play for my kids while I work out. The gym itself is really clean and the front desk staff is friendly. The equipment is new and they upgrade the cardio equipment pretty often (I think they lease it for a year or two and then trade it in).
The last time I brought my kids to the daycare while I worked out was over a year ago and I think they were just too little to be away from me. So when I did come, I left them at home with my husband. A few weeks ago I brought them back and they were okay for the one hour while I worked out. So now I will be taking advantage of the daycare here since there were no tears. :) Make sure you bring in your ID if you plan on using the daycare. They will hold it while they keep your kids and give it back when you pick them up.
The swimming pool is great and I used it all summer to train for my first triathlon (which never happened because it was cancelled the day before, but oh well) and it was wonderful. Our kids are also enrolled in swimming lessons here at the Y and the kids pool is wonderful. There is a slide, pool noodles (just ask the lifeguards for them) and buckets that spill out water every minute or so. Make sure you check the schedule online before coming because there are certain times that the pool is open for different activities.
I have taken Body Pump, cycling, Body Sculpt, Cardio Kickboxing and yoga. All of the instructors are great and are really helpful. I can’t remember her name, but the older blonde lady that teaches Body Pump (and Body Sculpt and Cardio Kickboxing) is super nice and helpful. She is fantastic, too! I hope to be that energetic and strong when I am her age! The first time in all my classes, the instructors asked if anyone needed help setting up and made me feel really comfortable. Taking a class, especially if it’s your first time, can be really intimidating, but the instructors here are wonderful and I felt included. All the equipment for the classes are provided, so you don’t need to bring anything except a water bottle! I brought my own mat for yoga, but they provide those if you don’t have one. The list of classes available is pretty extensive. I really want to try the barre class, but so far it’s only available in the middle of the day when I’m at work, so I hope they add it to the schedule in the evenings.
Tip: If you are an employee at Johns Hopkins (and probably some other places), you can get a $ 15 discount each month off your membership. I think the Y is already priced pretty well since it includes the gym, pool, daycare and classes, but this $ 15 discount really makes it worth it for us!

I’m a big fan of this facility. The gym is always super clean, the staff are usually super friendly, and most of them are quite knowledgeable. There is a climbing wall (if that’s your thing), but it’s usually occupied by kids, this is not a climbing gym. There’s a swimming facility, with an Olympic style lap pool (not sure of the exact dimensions), and also kiddy pools. There are tons of classroom facilities, and many classes offered.
The only downside is the hours, they close at 10pm during the week, (which is reasonable, but I’d totally go later if they were open later), and at 7pm on the weekends, which is quite early. Also, they have very few classes in the evening. Their weekend classes are also concentrated in the mornings. I’m not a morning person, I want 8pm classes and late gym hours, but I know I’m not the majority of gym-​going clientele. They were also quite receptive to feedback I provided along these lines.
8pm to 10pm is a pretty nice time to swing through, as the daycare (I think?) facility closes at 8pm, so most of the parents leave, and the workout facilities get significantly less crowded.

Great place! Friendly staff and above average state of the art equipment. Classes are challenging, fun and engaging. They have healthy juices to aid in your recovery or for an energy boost. They have also expanded the menu to include healthy tasty edibles.
The reason why I didn’t give them 5 stars is they could use some diversity with the music selection for spin class. All rock/​metal music makes that class especially hard.
Maybe offer spin hip hop class once a week. It would be greatly appreciated! We always leave that class complaining about the music.

I really used to like going here, but I since they added the pool, I dislike that 1) the lifeguards, most of which are teenagers, socialize and flirt with each other instead of watching the pools diligently. It is beyond negligent, and 2) the lifeguards let people block the lap lanes just hanging out. They do not enforce the lap lanes or lane courtesy when people are there swimming laps. I was told by one group of very loud adults that were hanging out and blocking the lap lanes to «slow my roll» when I, and several other lap swimmers, asked them kindly several times to please move so we could swim laps. We went to the lifeguards, but they did nothing. A few of us ended up leaving instead of finishing our swim. I really want to go here more, but they need to get the pool area more in control or I’m going to just join the Arena Club.

Great value for your money. The other gyms in the area are overpriced. The YMCA has good employees, nice equipment, lots of classes to choose from, personal training options, a daycare on site, and a brand new pool. And again, the price is unbeatable. Definitely worth every penny!

I’m a professional fighter so really love the use of the pool. Pool it’s self is great, Olympic length, goes from 4−8ft deep and there are about 8 lanes that can fit 2 people swimming laps. Not to mention there is a pool for the kids with a slide. The hours are great, I usually swim early in the mornings but the access to the pool in the afternoon is good as well. Since adding the pool to my workout, I have notice huge gains in my athletic performance and recover a lot fast after a hard week of training a Top Flight MMA academy. I would most definitely recommend the pool here for antibodies workout.

I like the gym location and the new pool. I just do not like M-​F after 5 PM the middle and high school kids are annoying and they actually RUN the place.
The Y staff can not control the kids they are loitering in the lobby they fight and extremely loud in the basketball gym. Besides that great gym!