Ymca Buffalo Niagara

HAPPY Thanksgiving & thank you all for a very well organized 130th Annual YMCA Buffalo Niagara Turkey Trot ! I had a great time- and to everyone who dressed up in a costume for the Trot - thank you!! It’s an amazing atmosphere and experience! Try it out and let’s fundraise together ! YMCA The after run party at the convention center was FUN! See you next year!

Seriously, what's the deal with the lifeguards at this pool?? The steam room gets shut down the SECOND it gets steamy—like, hello, that's what it's for! And no water bottles? Are you kidding me? So we're paying for a facility where we can't even hydrate? It's beyond frustrating. It feels like the lifeguards are on some kind of power trip, focusing on ridiculous rules instead of making sure people can actually use the facilities they're paying for. Get it together this is getting out of hand.

Review for YMCA on Tech Drive I want to share my experience as a member because I feel very defeated after this morning’s Body Pump class. A little back story: over the past two years I’ve lost 140 lbs through diet alone. Recently I’ve been adding exercise to my routine because I want to tone up and enjoy moving my body in new ways. I joined the YMCA because it’s a family-friendly place where my kids can also be active — a true win-win. At least, that’s what I hoped. Last week, I brought my three daughters with me to the 5:30am Body Pump class. They were excited to use the track to practice for the Turkey Trot while I worked out. When class ended, I found them upset because a staff member told them they were too young to be on the track. I understood — rules are rules — and asked if instead they could sit in the class quietly next time. The staff member told me to check with the instructor, and he said it was completely fine. Fast forward to this morning: I had an amazing Body Pump workout while my girls sat quietly in the corner, completely out of the way, just on their phones. Everything seemed perfect… until we were leaving. That’s when the director stopped me and said I can’t bring my daughters at all, calling it “too dangerous.” I could understand if my kids had been disruptive or unsafe — but they weren’t. They were simply sitting quietly, minding their own business. As a mom, especially a single mom, trying to model healthy habits for my kids, this felt incredibly discouraging. It’s already hard enough to motivate myself to get up at 5:00am, let alone three little ones. Having my effort shut down by leadership left me feeling unsupported at a place that should represent community, family, and encouragement. I want to be clear: every instructor I’ve met at this YMCA has been absolutely wonderful, supportive, and welcoming. They’ve been the highlight of my membership. Unfortunately, my interaction with leadership has left me questioning whether this is truly the right place for me and my family. As members, especially parents trying to balance fitness with family life, we need solutions and support — not discouragement. I hope leadership takes this feedback seriously and works toward being more inclusive of families like mine.

This used to be my happy place. Now it is unfriendly, overcrowded, high priced and dirty. I've stayed way too long. Going to another gym, you should too!

This gym is like the one in West Seneca- Looks great from the outside but the inside is getting dated. Both locations need remodels in various areas while the price keeps going up. Not everyone can get silver sneakers or Y for all access. The ones who do not are left footing the bill. This model has to change or the ymca will cease to exist. Way to much monthly for what you get.