Downtown YMCA

10/15/2026

The countdown to YROX is ON! 👻 Grab your partner or a team of 3–4 and get ready to push your limits, cheer each other on, and have a BOO-tiful time! 🎃

📅 Saturday, October 31
📍 Farha Sport Center South Turf Fields

💪 Choose your challenge:
🔥 Elite Division — $75/person
🏃 Community Division — $50/person

🙌 New to YROX? No problem! Modified exercises are available, so your team can choose the intensity that works best for you.

👻 Bonus fun: It’s Halloween! Costumes are highly encouraged, so show up ready to sweat, compete, and have some spooky fun!

⏰ Registration closes October 24!

Register in person at the YMCA or online at ymcawichita.org/yrox.

👀 Who’s on your team? Tag your workout buddies and start making plans! 🔥💪

10/13/2026

📢 Locker Room Update!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 14, the women’s locker room will be closed starting at 1:30 PM for about an hour while we work on our fire alarm system.

Thanks for your patience and understanding! 💙

10/13/2026

🤩NEW Group Exercise Classes at the Downtown YMCA! 💪

🚴‍♀️ Monday: 6 AM Cycle Fusion – Stephanie
🧘 Tuesday: 8:30 AM & 12 PM Yoga – Cassie
🔥 Wednesday: 6 AM LIFT MIX & 6:30 AM Step – Stephanie
🧘 Friday: 4:30 PM Yoga – Cassie

✅All classes are included with your YMCA membership!

Come move with us! We can’t wait to see you! 💪

10/08/2026

10.13.2026

10/08/2026

🌟 October Employee of the Month, Jeannie!

Jeannie has a way of making people feel like they belong the moment they walk through our doors. 💖 She remembers faces, greets members by name, takes the time to answer questions, and makes even the everyday transactions feel personal.

For a new member, Jeannie can be the friendly face that helps them feel comfortable in a new place. For our longtime members, she’s a familiar smile they look forward to seeing.

Her kindness, consistency, and genuine care make a real difference in the member experience every single day.

Thank you, Jeannie, for helping make the Downtown YMCA feel like home! We’re so grateful for you. 🫶🎉

10/07/2026

What do you do when you feel so good about something, you just can't hold it in any longer?

Write a poem.

At least that's what Jan from the Hutchinson YMCA did recently to celebrate the special relationship she's built with her trainer, Mindy Gloria.

Her words are fun, witty, relatable and reflective of how connections are at the heart of the YMCA:

I didn't want to exercise at the Y.
I'd rather stay home and eat pie, read books, paint, and pet cats!
But to improve balance and health, I had to face facts!
Mindy, my trainer, with lots of smiles
put Gary, Lori, and me through tricks from her files!
Mindy knows exercises for every body part.
Encouraging and challenging, she soon won my heart!
Week by week we carried weights through the halls.
"Superman" and "birddog" and throwing balls.
We moaned, laughed, bonded and sweat.
When we left class we were proud...and wet!
You know a thousand ways to exercise, You made our strength and balance rise!
Thank you, Mindy, you're an amazing athlete!
As trainer (and MOM) you can't be beat.

10/07/2026

🚨👀 IT’S HERE!! 🤩

New equipment made its way into the Downtown YMCA! 💪🔥

We’re getting things set up… and trust us, you’re going to want to see what’s coming! 😎

STAY TUNED! 👀💪

10/06/2026

🎃👻 The October YMCA 360 Challenge is HERE! 👻🎃

Get ready for the Haunted HIIT Challenge! 💪

Every month, YMCA 360 brings you a new challenge to keep you moving, motivated, and having a little fun along the way. This month, turn up the intensity and see if you can conquer Haunted HIIT! 👻💪

✅ Easy to join
✅ Work out anytime, anywhere
✅ Stay motivated & accountable
✅ Have fun while getting stronger!

📲 Join through the YMCA 360 app or online

ymca360.org/challenges/2706-haunted-hit

If you are not a YMCA member, the YMCA 360 app and monthly challenges are reasons to start a membership. 🎃

10/05/2026

Downtown YMCA leadership and staff have been getting out into the Downtown community! 🙌🏼

From the Wagonmaster’s Chili Festival, Somewhere Festival’s Wellness & Fitness Kickoff, and the Exploration Place Drone Show, to ICT Latin Fest, HOPE Fest at WSU, and ending the season with Riverside Yoga, we’ve had so much fun getting out there, connecting with people, and representing the YMCA! 🎉

For us, it’s about so much more than being at an event. It’s about living out our mission by building meaningful connections, strengthening relationships, and creating opportunities for people to feel welcomed, supported, and connected to their community. 😊

We’re so grateful to be part of a community that cares so deeply about people and we love getting to show up! 🙌🏼☺️💙

10/02/2026

What a great way to end the week: Our YMCA family is getting bigger!

Please join us in giving a great, big welcome to our newest Greater Wichita YMCA branch, the YMCA of Topeka.

Our reach is expanding and so is our ability to increase the health and wellness of more Kansans. We have so many reasons to celebrate!

Read the full announcement here: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

Big announcement today ...

The YMCA of Topeka is now officially part of the Greater Wichita YMCA!

Mark Ault, Chair of the YMCA of Topeka Board of Directors, put into words what we all feel: "The momentum we’re gaining from the Greater Wichita YMCA solidifies our ability to impact more lives in the Topeka community for years to come. We look forward to this next step forward.”

Read the full announcement: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

10/01/2026

💙 MISSION MOMENT: BELONGING 💙

Cathy and Carey met in a water class at the Downtown YMCA and found something even better than a great workout, a BEST friend! 🥰

Their friendship has grown into adventures, laughter, and now a trip to France together. Yes, they’re even planning to take a water class at a YMCA in Paris! 🇫🇷💦

Watch their full story and see how it all started what belonging at the YMCA looks like.

Carey “Meeting my best friend here was something she’d never expected”!

MissionMoment

09/29/2026

Downtown YMCA Staff Rally! ☺️

A great time to come together, connect, celebrate our team, and remind ourselves of the impact we make every day at the Y. 💪🏼

And of course, a little extra celebration for:
✨ Robert — Making a Difference
✨ Jeannie — Relationships
✨ Grace — Accountability
✨ Noe — Growth

So grateful for our Downtown Y team! We show up for each other, support each other, and make a difference together. 🙌🏼

09/28/2026

September is Self Improvement Month! 💚

We asked some of our Downtown YMCA members and staff to share a goal they’re working on, because self-improvement looks different for everyone!

Whether it’s starting a new habit, learning something new, challenging yourself, or letting go of something that’s holding you back, every little step counts. 🙌🏼

What’s one goal YOU’RE working on? Let us know in the comments! ✅💪🏼

09/23/2026

You'll want the sound on for this video featuring ESPN Wichita 92.3's Pat Strathman and the Y's Catherine Seals.

The topic was YMCA youth sports and how any adult can explore volunteer sports coaching opportunities at our branches.

FACT: Volunteer coaches don’t need to be professional coaches or former athletes to make a difference. The YMCA provides training, so no experience is necessary.

ANOTHER FACT: Volunteering can fit different schedules and interests. There are opportunities for people who want to coach, assist a coach or simply lend a hand.

We’re currently looking for coaches for the Fall II sports season (all applicants go through a thorough screening process).

Contact the sports director at any one of our 12 branches to get involved so every child has a team to play on.

09/15/2026

Everything we do at the YMCA is centered around improving lives. Our nonprofit mission is as big as it gets, and it’s something we can’t do alone.

Our sincere appreciation goes out to HCA Healthcare, parent company of Wesley Healthcare, for its generous support of our LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program that helps cancer survivors take back their strength, independence and hope for the future.

Yesterday, Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare, and Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, presented the YMCA with a $25,000 check that will make it possible for nearly 100 individuals to attend 12 weeks of future LIVESTRONG at the YMCA sessions at area YMCA branches. Donations like this allow us to continue offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA free of charge to anyone, at any point in their cancer journey.

A gift like this will impact so many lives, and we’re incredibly grateful to partner with HCA Healthcare and Wesley Healthcare to strengthen our community.

Thank you!

(pictured left to right) Ronn McMahon, President & CEO of the Greater Wichita YMCA, Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, Shamain Bachman, Vice President of Marketing at the YMCA, and Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare.

09/11/2026

9/11 is one of those rare moment's in our nation’s history where you remember exactly where you were when the news broke. The images permanently etched into our collective memories.

Today, on its 25th anniversary, we pause to remember the 2,977 people we lost. They will never be forgotten.

Year after year, we are honored our YMCA branches have been gathering places for individuals throughout our community to take part in the 9/11 memorial stair climb tradition.

110 floors, 2,200 steps, representing the height of the World Trade Center towers.

Each climb honors the 343 FDNY firefighters who gave their lives while helping others on September 11, 2001.

Coming together, we honor their sacrifice and carry their memory forward.

09/04/2026

The YROX Fitness Race is intense – not impossible.

Advance preparation makes the difference, and that's where YMCA trainers come in.

Starting next week, 35 trainers at 11 YMCA branches will kick off YROX Group Training sessions. To get involved, you must sign up in person at any YMCA location by Monday, September 14.

ABOUT TRAINING: Attend early morning/daytime/evening sessions twice a week for 8 weeks with any trainer at any location.

⇾ You've not locked into one time or place.
⇾ Training is on your terms.

AND THEN THERE'S THE BENEFITS:
⇾ Learn beginner, intermediate and advanced modifications for each of the race's 8 functional fitness stations.
⇾ Be mentally and physically ready for race day on 10/31.
⇾ Become a ROX star in your own right

The only thing left to do is add your name to our training rosters. You got this!

Learn more at ymcawichita.org/yrox.

09/03/2026

A good night's sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health. This September, challenge yourself to prioritize rest by aiming for 100 hours of sleep throughout the month, or about 8 hours each night.

Track your sleep in the YMCA 360 app by manually adding a workout and selecting “Sleep.”

Need help winding down? Explore YMCA 360's Rest & Restore sleep support playlist, featuring Bedtime Yoga and other relaxation content designed to help you rest easier.

Join through the app or online at https://ymca360.org/challenges/2705-wake-me-up-when-september-ends.

Don't have the YMCA 360 app? Download it today >>>> ymcawichita.org/ymca360.

09/03/2026

Labor Day (Monday, SEPT 7) is the final day of our 2026 water park season. There's a reason people say time flies when you're having fun! The Fall season is up next with YMCA branches ready to keep the excitement going.

HOLIDAY HOURS: YMCA branches will be open on Labor Day, with adjusted hours. Please check the schedule first before heading out ➡ ymcawichita.org/laborday2026

09/02/2026

Our members have spoken ... the best part about the YMCA is the people!

Tell us: What keeps you coming back to your YMCA branch? Let's fill the comments with Y ❤