YMCA Family

The gym is old because the building is old, the Y is a non profit that does tons for the community! The instructors are beyond amazing and there is everything you could possibly want here! I absolutely love the Y! The people here will go above and beyond! Amazing place for fitness and family!

Yes, this is an old facility, no it does not have flashing lights and neon blaring at you that it is hip and cool. It does have an indoor running track, 2 swimming pools, plenty of courts for basketball, racket ball, etc. It also has the prerequisite exercise equipment, free weights, weight machines, treadmills, stair climbers, stationary bikes, and my favorite, recumbent stationary bikes. It also has a sauna, steam room, and hot tub in each of the Mens’ and Womens’ Health Centers which I absolutely love to relax in after a long day and a good workout. It is also not full of obnoxious fitness freaks, but normal people of every age range just trying to do what we can to keep active.

The ymca is a nice family place that has decent equipment and plenty to do. It is in need of updates but is nice enough and it supports good things.

Broke out with hives on my arm after swimming. The dressing room was extremely to hot. So glad I live in Albany. Never going here again. You guys suck!

Old building but they have fixed it up nice! Pool area is brand new although a 50 meter pool in Salem would be nice. Very friendly and professional staff treats everyone like family. Wish parking was better but its such a great value for the family with so much for EVERYONE!

Gross pool. I broke out in hives/​rash after taking a class with my son. Water and entire building is filthy dirty. Chlorine smell is intoxicating. Kid pool is down in a basement. Parking is expensive and inconvenient unless you are a member. I only went to two classes (tried to give it a chance) and they would not refund the money I paid for the class. I will never go back. Very frustrated, angry and disappointed.

Parking is the biggest issue for us, so it must be for most people…
The facilities are really old but clean…

I used to work here in the childcare department in fact; I loved all of the little kids they were very cute, and my co workers were great friendly people. I thought to myself when i have kids i’ll have to bring them here.
So speeding up I had a daughter and i was like i’ll go check out the ymca (after i stopped working there) and i went and the childcare director told me they had two days a week open so i was like ok one day was the day i wanted the other was a different day but i was fine with that and she said if it changed and the other day we wanted opened then she’d do it.
Well then i set up a tour to see which room she’d be in since i worked at the Calvary location and then the story changed to i’m not sure if the days are open i’ll have to check and call you tomorrow.
so tomorrow came and i never received a call, okay maybe she got busy i think, the next day comes and it’s almost the end of the day for them and she STILL hasn’t called, so i call and say hey she said she’d call me and let me know so i’m just seeing how it’s going; okay i’ll send it to her e mail she gets on her iphone i was told by the employee. So the next day rolls around still no call, so i call yet AGAIN and then the NEXT morning finally the woman calls me to tell me there are magically «no openings» Just «one day a week» which you have to have a minimum of two days a week in order to attend
I dont have a problem with there being no openings, in fact if i was told this BEFORE and not told hey we have two days a week open i’d be completely fine, however being lied to, led on, and the being ignored for that long I have a problem with. The woman in charge of the childcare department is unprofessional, you shouldn’t tell people you have openings when you don’t or when you’re unsure.

Signed up for a member ship, the guy up front was not friendly would give me rude looks (I’m not sure if he meant to or if that is just the way he is) every time I said thank you I never got a welcome back. And no it is not just me I have seen him inter act with other people and it is the same. signed my son up for bball was not able to find out when his practice was till 3 days before. He is suppose to have 2 practices a week untill games start (that is what the flyer said) but his team and only his team only has one practice a week. Tried to get ahold of the person in charge and never got a call back! Very disappointed!

This is a great family place. They have all sorts of family friendly activities for reasonable prices. I love that they have swimming lessons frequently with many schedule options. This place isn’t huge, but it makes up for it with friendly staff, reasonable prices, and they fac that they’re open 7 days a week. I just wish they has security so I’d feel safer.

I’ve went here once as a guest to a friend. Great equipment to work out on. I’m definately getting a membership here. It does get hot upstair though.

This YMCA in downtown Salem has my first gym, pool, racquetball court, and dojo (I did judo for a couple of months). I really like this place and I’m glad no one ever dressed up as a cop, indian, const. worker, or navy guy.
If you are there during the day some areas like the basketball courts might be off limits because the daycare uses them to exercise the children.
Numerous dance classes for kids aged 3 and up in ballet and jazz dance, my sister did ballet for a long time and enjoyed the teacher.
The YMCA has an indoor running track.
Racquetball and squash courts.
2 indoor pools.
The men’s health club, which is a special locker room by invitation/​waiting list only with personal lockers, towel service, sauna, hot tub, work out areas and TVs.