West Valley Family YMCA

It’s too dirty and super crowded also there is not even a good machine to working out !! I’m not going there any more

Check in was easy. Everyone is helpfull. The trainer is awesome. The people that come here are all cool with helping new people out.

Honestly, the Y is best thing that we could have asked for in regards to pricing. I believe it was a good deal and it includes a lot. Other places were charging way too much for the first payment and membership fee. Besides, the Y had a good deal this past July where they weren’t charging membership fees on Wednesdays. First we did the 7 day trial and loved it. After becoming members they give us the option of having free sessions for certain categories. We can pretty much use any YMCA in Los Angeles county. That’s definitely a plus.
Another main reason is that we needed a gym that had a daycare for my 17 month niece, and that my friends is also included. I can’t talk about the activities for kids because we have yet to try them but that will be when my niece gets older. For now she’s only involved in the sing & sign.
The only thing I don’t like is that the people in the weight room who use the weights do not return them back to their appropriate spot. When I’m there I don’t see any of the employees trying to put the weights back either. I usually spend a good 30 to 50 minutes in there.
Overall, it’s a friendly environment and a good place for the family. If you have kids and are trying to get back in shape then definitely go check out the Y.

If you are tying to enroll your kids into the YMCA I suggest you don’t. You will just go into anger mode when your child’s team is left with no soccer coach. And when you are half way into the season you get a coach and make it to finals and when the brackets are set a coach from the same league goes to the director Shelly Skaro and changes the bracket to make sure he gets his team up by cheating.
Parents who want to reach there kids what is playing soccer and learning how to lose the fair way I suggest you don’t register your kids at the YMCA. Your kids will only have the experience that cheating in life is ok.
I am really disappointed after four years of being a YMCA member I can say the Spring of 2015 has been by far the WORST season ever. And from what it looks like it’s just going to get worst by having someone that is not even involve in sports put in there point of view!

A cacophony of noise with people on cells, or listening to music on devices sans headphones, in cardio and weight rooms, with little or no supervision in either room. Very disappointed. Too bad, as it has potential if only there were people in charge of the place.

Gabriel has been the only person at the Y who has tried to make these conditions viable. I appreciate that a lot. Let’s hope that they can show more respect and helpfulness to the older members and not expect us to freeze or be in unsafe conditions.

Zumba with Roberto on Sunday is amazing!!! He is the best instructor on the planet. Today was my first class with him and I am super pleased. I was sweating like crazy and smiling bigger than I intended. He makes the class fun.

This review relates to their kids indoor soccer league.
First, I signed my kid up but we missed the first two games of an eight game season because no one contacted us to tell us which team my son was on. I had to contact them. They did process my full payment quickly, however.
Next, my son was placed on the worst team in the league. Other coaches poach the good/​older kids and there is no balance of teams within the league. Being 0 – 8 (0 – 6 for my son) is good fun. Don’t worry, son. It’s not that you’re bad. It’s just that all of you are a lot younger than all the kids on all the other teams.
Practices were chaos. The coach let the players from his older team run around the field and shoot on the goal even though it was not their time to practice while my son’s team had to dodge errant shots and play on a small portion of what remained of one half the field. The coach then honestly wondered why the kids didn’t know what to do in front of goal during games… Perhaps if they got to use it in practice… you never know what might’ve happened.
The condition of the field was ridiculous. The carpet was either torn or missing in multiple areas. It’s a mystery how more people aren’t hurt on this field.
Refereeing in games was also a joke. First, you shouldn’t text while officiating. Hide your boredom, please. Second, when a child gets hurt blow the whistle and stop the play. It’s not the EPL. They don’t know how to play act yet.
The other families were nice and my son did have fun. Well, until the last game that is and he got to watch his teammates get trophies. Just not him of course. Coaching 101 says you should probably have the same number of trophies as players on your team. He went to bed fighting back tears wondering why he was left out. YMCA, thank you for working together with me to provide this wonderful, esteem building experience for my son.

A bunch of CROOKS! It took 10 days for them to process my $ 30 refund since they over charged me. We have a family membership here. We were told that as long as our oldest (age 19) was in college, she would still qualify to be part of our family plan. Our normal fee per month is $ 72. I noticed that we were charged $ 102 for May.
I call and I am told that due to a system update, everyone with a child over 18 was charged this extra amount and that they are working on it. I was promised a call back that week. 5 days goes by, and nobody calls. I call again on Friday. I am told that they are trying to identify each account that has had this problem so they can process all the credits at once. WHY do I have to wait until they figure out what is going on when I am telling them I am a victim of this and I would like a refund. They can clearly see that I was charged too much.
More than anything, the lack of communication and consideration is what really angered me. Today, 10 days later, I see my refund. Again, no call. No apology. That particular location is run by a bunch of young people who seem like are there for community service or something and could care less.
75% of the time when I have a question, they are all standing around talking and laughing while I wait for someone to actually acknowledge that I am standing there. They see you. They just ignore you until they are done with their conversation.
I also witnessed one of the workers get in the face of a member and tell him he wanted to «take it outside» to physically fight the member. Absolutely absurd.
Do yourself a favor and go to Porter Ranch. This YMCA location is DIRTY, has HORRIBLE SERVICE, and RUDE associates.
What an utter disappointment. It is super ghetto and disgusting. So much for wanting to help support our community.

Great place. Clean, organized, and it has lots of great classes for adults and kids!
Friendly and very helpful staff. Def consider the Y to workout :)

We finally got to stop by the Y today to join. I was pleasantly surprised by how nice it was and how many options there are for moms who want to work out but have kids! The pool is great, the facilities are clean and the prices are very reasonable. My only complaint at this point is the lack of information on the website. Went to download the swim lesson times and it was from 2013! Will have to get it on paper when I go back in.

Friendly staff, clean well organized. Cool soccer field. The vending machine is soo over priced. But overall cool place for children and family.

Great to see the kids I’ve coached, grow up and take my place as a coach and serve as mentors to our community.

The West Valley YMCA is terrific. In particular, I love their Zumba classes.
I started Zumba about 18 months ago just before my 80^th birthday. Even with a replaced knee cap, and arthritic pain, Roberto Garcia, in particular has really spent a lot of time helping me. He teaches the class with such love and energy, that i can’t help but rave about it. Since I’m 80, he helps me to modify the moves so that I’m still getting a great workout, even if i can’t do the moves perfectly. Since I started Zumba I’ve lost 40 lbs, and my arthritic pains have been greatly reduced.

The membership isn’t cheap especially when my family of 10 joined. It was pretty expensive. Anyways, other than I thought the place is pretty neat. Pool gets packed but everything is nice. Thinking of re-​joining the gym.

I’ve passed this YMCA for yeaaaars and never stopped in to check it out, as i live right down the street. Well, now i go here once a week for adult dodgeball and i think its awesome! the league fees are not very expensive and everyone gets really into it and has a great time. i want to play as long as i possibly can!

Full disclosure: I used to work here back in the early 90’s, so I am probably biased, however the building that was here then was heavily damaged in the Northridge earthquake and this new facility was built after I’d moved on.
I love my Y. The staff here is friendly and helpful, the facilities are well maintained, and the price is right! I work out here 3 times a week using the treadmills and the weight machines, and I come to Yoga twice a week. My kids take advantage of the classes here, and it’s an incredible value.
Parking can be an issue when it’s busy, however there is plenty of parking on the streets nearby… listen, if you can’t walk half a block to get onto your treadmill, there’s something wrong with you. I have actually watched people wait for a parking spot right in front of this place when there was parking available in the back of the lot and then get out of their car and hop on the treadmill for 40 minutes. Go figure.
If you are looking for an alternative to the other gym options, one that isn’t filled with «bros» or a meet-​market, then this is your place!

This branch is nice and somewhat new still. The parking lot can be better since it’s always busy. (Oh, and don’t forget half of it becomes a «christmas tree lot» for the winter season.)
Good amount of cardio machines, weight room, olympic size pool, outdoor playground, outdoor kids soccer ground, and of course, classes for all ages.
The showers are clean and there are lockers available for use. They also have an accommodating staff.
I like that they have all sorts of classes to choose from, even Zumba. (Planning to try it out next time.)

Better than I expected.
You would think that going to a Y would be equivalent to… well going to the Y. Actually, its better than most military gyms. This one is also convenient since it is near home, and since my «membership» hasn’t expired yet… its been free since like forever… hehehhehe
Even if you weren’t a member, you should definitely take a look into it, still cheaper than the high end fitness centers and they Y helps with the community as well.
They also offer swimming lessons, ballet, guitar lessons for $ 15 per hour, cycling classes, yoga… etc
There’s an indoor swimming pool, a mini-​soccer field for the kids league, spin room, cardio room, ballet/​dance room and weights room.
Outside, there is a jungle gym for the smaller kids.
There is plenty of parking and the staff is very friendly and are willing to help you out and give you directions.
The Y is a family oriented gym so everyone gets involved.
Good job Y, and keep up with the community involvement.

The YMCA will always hold a special place in my heart. Throughout my lifetime, I took advantage of numerous YMCA activities. This includes: Teen Fitness, the GYM, Swimming Lessons & the Basketball League.
I started playing basketball at the ‘WHY’ at the age of 9. I played on numerous great teams, had numerous excellent and often crazy coaches and made great friends. I loved the basketball workshops/​shootouts at the end of the season and the championship games. I will never forget winning the YMCA basketball championship my first year playing. I through the ball in the air at the last second as I ran towards my teammates screaming in joy! It was amazing! The YMCA Basketball league is a great introduction to basketball, teamwork, sportsmanship and fun.
I learned how to swim at the YMCA. Upon entering the pool area a pyroclastic flow of Chlorine floods your nasal cavity. TOO MUCH CHLORINE IN THE POOL! But then again, gotta keep the area clean. The swim instructors are very patient and are great teachers.
After Basketball, I joined the GYM. Since I was not allowed an Adult Membership due to my age at the time, I was enrolled in Teen Fitness. The club/​organization is intended to teach teens how to use the equipment in the gym, how to live a healthy lifestyle, and holds team-​building retreat events. We went to Big Bear one year, slept in the cabins, and Seth, the Team Leader, told us one of the most scariest haunted stories of my life. His stories were so graphic, interesting and realistic, that I still have nightmares till this day.
The GYM is not very elaborate, and the workout machines are somewhat outdated. It is a satisfactory gym at best.
Thanks YMCA for all the great memories!