An older woman smiling while using a stationary exercise bike at a gym with a red wall in the background and large white letters.

At our gender-inclusive, affordable gym near downtown Asheville, you’ll not only find everything you’d expect from a top-notch fitness facility and aquatics center, but you’ll also find acceptance and community. When you become a YWCA Fitness Center member, you become part of our mission! The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, nurturing children, and promoting health.

  • Gender-inclusive gym facilities and classes

  • Comfortable, accepting community atmosphere

  • Group Classes: Strength, Core, Yoga, Pilates, Stability and Balance, Myofascial Release, and Senior Stretch

  • Indoor heated pool with lap lanes and Water Exercise Classes
    *Pool is Temporarily Closed*

  • Swim lessons for all ages with special member prices

  • Personal Training and small group classes are available

  • Weekly free classes open to the community, so bring a non-member friend!

An older woman smiling on an exercise bike at a gym with a woman in the background also riding a stationary bike. The background has a red wall with large white text.
Empty fitness gym with cardio and weight machines, wood flooring, and red wall with large white text reading 'YWCA IS ON A MISSION'.
Three women in a gym lifting small dumbbells, smiling and engaging in a fitness class.
Indoor swimming pool with pool lift, safety cones, and a digital clock. The wall bears signage promoting eliminating racism, empowering women, and supporting the YWCA. Blue tile walls with triangular flags hanging from the ceiling.
Indoor swimming pool with clear water, starting block in the foreground, blue lane lines, wall decal promoting racial equality and women's empowerment, and gym equipment on the side.
A family of three enjoying time in an indoor swimming pool. The man is holding a young girl, and a woman is smiling and waving at the camera.
An indoor pool with several women participating in a water exercise class. The pool area has flags hanging from the ceiling, a slide, and equipment along the walls. The wall has text that reads, 'eliminating racism, empowering women, ywca'.
Three women participating in a fitness class on yoga mats in a gym, doing abdominal exercises with their arms raised and legs lifted. Fitness equipment such as stability balls and dumbbells are visible in the background.
Three women of various ages participating in a yoga class in a fitness studio with exercise balls on the wall, practicing side plank poses with their right hands reaching towards the ceiling.
Two women practicing meditation or yoga on mats in a fitness studio with a red wall that says, 'YWCA IS ON A MISSION.'
A young woman and an older one, exercising in a gym, lifting gray dumbbells while standing on yoga mats, with large exercise balls on the wall behind them.
Two women practicing yoga or meditation, standing in a yoga studio with their hands pressed together in a prayer pose, eyes closed, and focused expressions.
Group of people participating in a yoga class, stretching in a room with yoga mats and props.
A woman cheering and motivating a man lifting weights in a gym.
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Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women and Promoting Peace, Justice, Freedom and Dignity For All -

Eliminating Racism, Empowering Women and Promoting Peace, Justice, Freedom and Dignity For All -

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YWCA is on a mission. For 118 years, we have been at the forefront of movements for social justice, freedom, and equality.

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