YMCA

They do a good job with what they have to work with.
This facility is probably the oldest Y in the area. It is 50 years old, and parts of it look it. The problem is that this branch gets very little funding from YMCA corporate. All the branches send money downtown and it is redistributed to the branches much like the federal government and the states. This location gets the short end of the stick. Many of the other branches are much nicer because they get money from their respective cities. This location is competing with the Kettering Rec Center.
The pool is terribly small, the multipurpose room is small, and the gymnastics room is in a poorly-​done addition. The gym is good sized, the weight room has been remodeled, and the kids love the block room. Heating and cooling are hit or miss.
The facility is clean, and overall the staff is very friendly. The various classes generally seem to be popular.
Like I said, the people are great and they try. But, the facilty is shabby and out of date for current needs, and doesn’t give them much to work with.

I do the Y primarily for the classes; so this review is geared towards that aspect. They do have a variety of classes and times; TRX is a nice addition. All the instructors are great (Meg, Molly, Taryn). As a male, I appreciate the strength/​muscle conditioning as opposed to the straight cardio classes. I was pretty happy with this place!
I wish they would update the equipment-​room; The facilities overall seem overdue for renovation.
Normally I wouldn’t comment on this, but I was really disappointed this fall during one of the morning classes. The staff let the exterminator come in DURING our class to spray. So as I’m down on the mat sweating & breathing hard, I had the ghost-​buster-​dressed exterminator walk the whole room perimeter spraying his exterminator juices 3 feet away from our heads. Everyone in the class glared at them is disbelief… and the staff replied, «don’t worry, it doesn’t smell.» REALLY? YGTBKM. C’mon guys! Let’s keep our members long term health best interest in mind. That is just unacceptable. After that incident, I began looking for a different gym.

This is where we usually go to work out — not as close as the Beavercreek YMCA, but definitely preferred.
The key to this location is the facility seems cleaner and better kept, and the cardio and weights are all in one large space so it’s very convenient. The pool folks will be disappointed vs. Beavercreek, but whatever blows your skirt up will determine where you’re going.
The staff that work in the space seem pretty good and friendly enough, the equipment is well kept and there is plenty of it, even when they’re busy — there have only been a couple of times when an elliptical is not available, and in that case there is almost always a treadmill.
Our favorite Y in our neck of the woods.