Ymca Of Delaware / Branch Programming

This is a great place to join. I myself do a lot of volunteer work for the Y They have pool parties during the summer. They have a fall event in October which consists moon bounces,trunk and treat, Halloween costume contests. They have a nice indoor and outdoor pool. In December they have picture with Santa and Mrs. Claus

I usually go to the Middletown ymca but decided to try this one out. As a gay guy like myself I felt very accepted and welcomed by everyone. Got to work out with some cute twinks and jocks which was fun. Hit on a few guys in the locker room and also got their numbers which was a bonus!! Indoor and outdoor pools r very well maintained and clean. I enjoyed this one a lot more than Middletown one. I live a half mile from the Middletown one and this one about 15 minutes. I will drive 15 minutes rather then go to the Middletown one that’s always over run by rude teens and immature middle school boys running around naked in the locker room. This one feels a hell of a lot safer than Middletown . Definitely coming back again !!!!

Absolutely terrible. My son plays soccer here he is only 3 and has asthma and bad allergies and we still did our best to make it to the practices and games which are inconveniently too early (9am). At the end of the season they are all supposed to get trophies and they apparently didn't have enough for the team so my son didn't get one. He already was having a bad day but he is only 3. They also didn't have the jerseys for several weeks and the kids were forced to wear extra large jerseys. Even when they came in, not a single one was 3t. The same people who coordinate the sports also coordinate the after-school program which we had issues with. Even the elementary school knows it's a mess and unstructured. After the experience with soccer, I will be canceling my membership at the gym. I only joined for the convenience but I can't support a business that is reckless with children this way. The only positive experience I had is the kids club. They are wonderful.

I have visited YMCAs in the Southwest, the South, and the Midwest, but I've realized this Bear-Glasgow location is one of the best. Having been built in more recent years gives us an advantage. We have an indoor and outdoor pool (not as common as one would hope for), larger workout spaces than many YMCA's—even in heavily populated areas and a variety of programs. Now it is disappointing despite having mostly excellent interaction with staff members, that there are a couple of people who were not as welcoming. In general, I think they do an excellent job, and it seems most who work there enjoy helping people live a healthier life and recognize how important it is to the community. I know we are bound to encounter someone who may be negative or have poor interpersonal skills. Back to the positives: the private swim lessons my two children had were excellent, a trainer who worked with me shortly after I was struggling with a new newly diagnosed autoimmune disease was compassionate while setting excellent goals for me to attain, the exercise equipment gets updated and so far any concerns I had over something working inefficiently has been addressed so this is where my family continues to work out. One of our sons uses his university gym while he's at school, but anytime he's home for a visit, he's ready to go back to the YMCA. For me, I feel much more comfortable and accepted I don't worry about my physical limitations after illnesses and at times when I've struggled with my weight, I didn't feel uncomfortable coming in to work on getting my weight down. The people who show up at the YMCA are always a variety of sizes, shapes, colors, and capabilities! My attention recently shifted to the water classes to help me deal with mobility issues, autoimmune arthritis and chronic pain. I will be attending these more and appreciate not needing to find another gym. I just have to shift areas that I focus on in the gym now. To me, this gym WOULD be a 5 star if the prices were more reasonable for a family and if they extended their outdoor pool times and the whole gym's closing times. I can remember when the outdoor pools were available for a longer time frame after their summer camp will use it in the morning, and I remember not long ago when they used to close at 10:00 p.m. At least adding that hour back or even more would do wonders for health and fitness conscious students, working individuals, or those who just prefer working out at night.

I really really enjoyed my visit at the bear YMCA! One of my bestie's works here as a Zumba instructor!! Almost 60 and doing Zumba for the first time! I had so much fun this day!!