PhilaYMCA

This app makes it easier to plan and then also to remember what you do, in order to better balance the exercise options available. The rewards are nice, too—I now have a Y towel for each day of the week, which helps me get my 6 miles in 65 minutes on the open stride elliptical, when heavy, toxin-removing sweat would normally flood my eyes and tickle my nose. The app also accepts my trail mileage outside of the Y. It’s one of my few apps with near daily use.

I downloaded the app so I could get a clear time for when the areas were open at my local Y per the recommendation of a staffer. The ease of use and introduction of Y Rewards poured on the exploratory taps and swipes and sure I may not be ready for Kickboxing tomorrow, but I do think I’m about to benefit from the Meditation class. The challenges are nice but it’d be great to see them curated by local staff.

Update: reverted to the old system of recording workouts! So much easier/better Previous: It used to be quick and easy to enter workouts but now it is a complicated pain. Moreover now the only distance unit seems to be feet — perhaps the least useful besides inches. They call it an improvement but it’s so bad, I'm giving up on this as a way to track workouts. I also lost about a week’s worth of exercise with the so called improvements.

This app does everything I need it to do. I can view class schedules, check in and track my workouts. I’ve never had a problem with it. I love the simplicity of having an app on my phone. No need for a member card or anything else. Love it, I have this and app fir a Pilates studio that I belong to. They haven’t taken the time to make it as functional as the Y has done.

I really like the app for the scheduling and can see all of the classes which is great for my schedule and being able to add to my calendar. I like the notifications of changes or when something is closed or open it’s very informative and on time. While it does connect to a lot of fitness trackers I would like to see it connect to the Apple Watch or connected to the health app in Apple‘s iOS. Otherwise I love it.