This is my family's preferred Lincoln YMCA. Lots of opportunities to exercise in a variety of ways, including classes. We love child watch and utilize it regularly for our small children. The child watch staff are friendly and helpful, and have become friends with my wife and kids. A monthly family membership costs $84, so child watch more than pays for the membership each month. We've done swimming lessons for a couple of our kids here, and enjoy the fact that they have both indoor and outdoor pools. The only negative I can think of for this YMCA is that the water in the showers does not consistently stay any one temperature. This means when I'm cleaning up with my kids after swim lessons i spend most of the time preparing to yank my child out of the water when it momentarily turns scaldingly hot. read more

Nice facilities. It is really hard to get a weight workout in. People virtually SIT on their machine and stare at their phones. For minutes on end. Sometimes people - all "macho" men - will hog 2 or more machines at the same time. So you have to wait around for people who don't know SQUAT about how to work out. I've had this happen on numerous occasions. Gets tiresome. When you mention this to the staff, they don't do a thing to rectify the problem. read more

I had a very bad interaction with an employee of the Y. She approached me while I was in the middle of my set to tell me I was breaking one of their rules. On top of that, she thought it was appropriate to wear her gym clothes and no indication that she works there. I had to ask if she worked at the gym. It's confusing to be in the middle of your set and interrupted in an unethical and moral way. As a young woman, I go to the gym to feel strong and sure of myself, not to be harassed by an employee of the y who is in the middle of their workout. It's hard for me to be in the weight area I general. Due to this experience, I no longer feel comfortable continuing to go to this Y. Hopefully in the future, the employees will be trained in how to approach those who go to the gym. For the future young women who have a hard time being comfortable in the weight area, if anything. read more

Super friendly staff!! I'm only here for a week and thought I could sign up for a membership for a month and continue using it back at home (Hawaii) for the rest of the month. They were very detailed about the situation and informed me that sometimes certain YMCA don't honor out of state membership. I already checked up with my local YMCA and got the full details of the situation. The gym offers a lot of equipment and activities. They offer rock climbing, basketball and a swimming pool. They have all the normal equipment for lifting weights and do get your cardio in. Only thing bad I have to say is being a new member they never offered me a tour of the place. Had to figure out where things were myself, not too difficult but I just thought it would of been nice read more

Cooper Branch YMCA - Gyms Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

Members of my family, as well as my family, have been members of the YMCA in Lincoln for over 30 years. I attempted to suspend my membership during the pandemic, and they charged me for approximately 45 days of membership I could not, and did not use. Refused to work with me. 10's of thousands of dollars in membership dues paid to them, and they were willing to break ties with 2 families over $130 bucks. Not really about helping the community anymore... read more

Absolutely horrible!.......... I joined because I have two small children, and want to take them swimming, so naturally have to pay for a family membership...80 freakin BUCKS!!.... k fine What they failed to tell me upon joining is that from 4 o'clock to 7 o'clock the pool is absolutely closed for swimming lessons. As in my three-year-old and one-year-old get kicked out of the pool for swimming lessons. No sharing, No little section for them.... NOTHING. Is it the YMCA for everyone?... terrible...... when I get off work I can't even take them swimming. POOL CLOSED..... oh wait if you are doing a swim aerobics class it's ok...but little kids get kicked out.......was my 3 year olds birthday and they kicked us out, he was heartbroken. HORIBLE!! read more

I typically only get a membership from November to end of January for the open swimming. This year will be my last. First of all, the pool is absolutely disgusting. Multiple hair monsters the size of softballs wandering around the bottom. There was gum in the skimmer that runs the circumference that had been there for weeks. No exaduration, I had seen it and then again over the course of the next couple weeks. The men's shower/locker room is beyond gross. The floor in the shower is slimy and really needs a complete cleaning. I really looked forward to swimming here in the winter. read more

Love this place. It has been our family's exercise, fitness, sports and recreation home for nearly 20 years.

It sucks here the life guards are worthless at cooper ymca my mother burned her feet outside on the cement the sun was brutal this sunday while trying to go inside to go to the changing room a life guard who had shoes on was blocking the door while she was trying to come outside read more

I love the Y. My daughter loves the child watch area and she also loves the pools. I have been here at all times of the day and even on weekends I can still get in a good workout without feeling crowded in. There is something for everyone in here. Overall, a good place to hang out and have some fun. read more

Float for life for kids 12 mo to 3 6mo is a MUST. Great class but hard to get into. You have to sign up for them at 5am! Meg is so great with them, and they will learn to swim in no time. We got our boys started at 18mo and they just love the water now. The pool is heated and its indoors so you can go year round for classes. The gym is really nice, but can get a bit crowded from 6:30-7:30am. Prime workout time. read more

Cooper Branch YMCA - Indoor pool - Gyms Near Me - Lincoln, Nebraska

This is my favorite YMCA in town. The staff is super friendly and the equipment is well taken care of and cleaned. There are lots of options for equipment to use and two separate spacious weight rooms on the main floor and the 2nd floor. Child care staff is nice and helpful with watching our kid and their hours are nice and convenient. Another plus is that a lot of our friends already go to this location so we run into each other often! I know that I will always have a great experience when I come to this location! read more

They need a suggestion box Here are my suggestions for improvement: Group class instructors: 1) Have your music ready before class. (Hate the stop and scan thru to find songs) 2) Know your own routines before trying to teach to us. Please move with the music. (I understand we all make mistakes- no problem, but if you don't know the steps, practice more, then introduce new songs) 3) Keep "zumba-ing" Don't stop to see if we got the steps. Don't worry if we are smiling or making whatever expression. (We are here to exercise, not prepare for a recital or a music video!) Favorite instructor: Jenny- no contest! Great music High energy Positive and encouraging Moves go perfectly w music- not too hard to follow or too easy to get boring read more

Friendly front desk staff. Zumba classes do have lots of jealous middle aged women who act like bullies in high school. Beware!

Visiting from out of town with a valid YMCA membership and we were told our little kids are not allowed to swim in the outdoor pool because they are not Lincoln YMCA members. This is not what the membership dictates when it is bought and secondly I thought it just simply rude to expel three little kids because they are from out of town. Secondly, the women's restroom and showers are disgusting and have been under construction from when we visited one year ago. They're slimy with hair everywhere and don't look like they have been cleaned in a long time. Thirdly, the pool area is also dirty-looking with things floating in the exterior sides. It needs a good cleaning and better trained staff when it comes to out of towners. read more

One of the best Y's in the Midwest. Newer facility with a great variety of equipment.

Really nice gym. Mostly clean and well maintained facility. Most staff are very friendly Most child care staff are exceptional! -friendly, welcoming, caring. (p.s. most, not all) Some fantastic group class instructors! Suggested improvements: 1) Redo floor in locker room and hall to pools! (like the sanded floor around indoor pool perhaps) It gets VERY slippery! I have nearly slipped and fallen and seen others fall. There are children and elderly folks who use this place. I expect better safety precautions!! 2) post schedule of classes with substitute instructors- both in facility (maybe a large board in lobby) and online please 3) Best group fitness instructors: a. know their routines well (yep, everyone makes mistakes. not what I'm talking about) b. music and moves go together- don't move off beat. annoying. c. don't stop the music to tell stories. and show "hard" moves keep it going. start slow and we'll catch on. d. correct dangerous moves. safety first. like lunges and swinging weights. 4) post full pool schedule online. I HATE to get here, change and get to pool only to have it closed for lessons. just inconsiderate of your members. 5) get rid of the TV in the child watch area. my kid comes here to interact with others, play games, move, play, color, look at books. there are so many better choices than the TV. LOSE IT! read more

Destiny's mom should wear flip flops! The place is fine. Friendly people work there. Keep it up

Honestly my experience here was just plan terrible. All the staff and employees were really rude and didn't respond to me when I tried to ask them for help. They had a blank and and undesirable expression, I'm never coming back here again unless I need to. If you're someone who doesn't like to communicate with others and have friendly staffs, this place is just for you! But if you enjoy seeing friendly faces I wouldn't recommend coming here unless you don't really care. read more