Pretty good YMCA. The staff are mostly friendly, I've only ran into one real jerk. They offer great classes and the wellness center is up to date. They have multiple gyms and courts. The RecPlex is located across town, which is inconvenient. You can't take back to back classes at the Y and RecPlex because they are a 15 min drive apart. They do not offer towel service, which compared to other Y's I've been a member of, surprises me. In fact, they charge $2 to use one of their towels. With a family membership being around $900 a year, they could help out with towels. But this is a small price to pay for the other things they do offer. read more

We have been members of the Fox YMCA for over eight years. We have paid our membership every year, but have had two,or three year spells where we merely paid for the luxury of simply having the membership. I believe most YMCA's along with other excercise facilities make a large portion of their earnings selling memberships that are rarely used. Our experience at Fox YMCA have been okay for the most part. Front desk staff are challenged to provide accurate information concerning LYST Swim Team information. Communication between the two is lacking at times. Communication between Parent Board about its policies and procedures is lacking as well. The Fox YMCA is privately owned, they do not accept other YMCA membership cards and the Fox YMCA membership is not accepted at other YMCA locations. I recently terminated my membership because I feel the LYST swim team Parent Board has forgotten has forgotten the four core values the YMCA is supposed to employ in everyday practices. The Fox YMCA either cannot or won't require the LYST Parent Board and LYST Swim Team to ensure their policies and practices include Honesty, Dignity, Caring, and Respect. The LYST Parent Board apparently fails to remember that there are families with different incomes, structures, employment requirements, multiple children playing multiple sports or other extra curricular activities that require parent attendance. $150 dollars in fines for not volunteering was stiff during the Summer 2018 swim season. The 2018-19 swim season brought about an increase in fines to families who do not volunteer. The per credit fine for regular 3 credit season requirement increased to $75 per unfulfilled credit. The 2018-19 season requires parents/guardians to agree to these increased fines in addition to agreeing volunteer an additional two volunteer credits for two LYST hosted invitationals, one in November and one in March. Failure to volunteer for either of these events will result in a fine of $125 for each event. Families that do not volunteer any of the five required volunteer credits will be fined a total of $475. I realize volunteers reduce costs and enable organizations to save money, but there is no other sports organization anywhere in this area that charges such hefty fines with no regard towards the families they are automatically charging these fees. It is equally disappointing that a YMCA allows such practices to take place regardless if they are a privately owned YMCA. read more

My teens have been members of the Fox YMCA for 3 years. The teen membership is very affordable and can be used at other YMCA's, like Jerry Garver in Canal Winchester. The front desk has always been helpful and have answered any questions I've had with accuracy and kindness. We also have been members of the LYST swim team for the past 3 years. This is the one of the most competitive and talented set of coaches in Central Ohio and competes at the highest level of competition as well as accepts and trains the newest swimmers of all ages. The Parent Board is probably the best-run and most communicative sports organization that I've ever had. Everything is told to you up front. They also help with the local high school swim teams in Fairfield Ohio. The aquatics director is hands-on and very responsive when we had an issue a few years ago. I often refer any swimmers who are interested in a winter season, or to get ready for the high-school season to LYST. read more

We have been Y members for over a decade. The Y offers a family fitness atmosphere with activities for ages birth through senior. I participated in the Livestrong program and both of my children have participated in the swim program. Swim is a parent volunteer based sport and the team has a fair practice to make sure each family does their part unlike other teams we have swam with. The facilities are clean and issues are fixed in a timely manner. read more

Something for everyone! Dance, gymnastics, tennis, running groups, swim lessons, swim team, huge workout facility, even a ladies only section, sauna and yoga. Plus a variety of workout classes. You cannot get bored here and the staff is phenomenal. They offer lifeguard classes too for your teen! I'm partial to the swim team and with two pools, they have a wide variety of options. The swim team is the only year round club in Fairfield County too. The swim team has years of experienced coaches and is one of the top teams in the Great Lakes Zone Region. They just placed 8th out of 86 teams at the YMCA Great Lakes Zone Champs in 2019 and then took 8 swimmers to the YMCA National meet this spring. The new CEO of the YMCA, Howard Long, is committed to being involved and making this facility one of the best in Fairfield Co. You really can't go wrong here. read more