Healthy Living

‘Y on the Fly’ offering variety of classes throughout the summerThe Y is excited to renew its partnership with the City of Rochester this summer, bringing group exercise classes downtown to Parcel 5. Y on the Fly presented by the YMCA of Greater Rochester is a free program open to anyone.

TRY IT: PICKLEBALL YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING PROGRAMS FOR THE FIRST TIME Carly here again. If you’re like me, you’ve definitely heard of the famous game at the YMCA – pickleball.  I’ve seen it played during my six years of working at the Y, but I had never actually learned how to play pickleball.

QUICK TIPS TO GUIDE YOU TO HEALTHY EATING FIVE WAYS TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY OF YOUR HEALTH JOURNEY Content from Katherine Appleton RDN, CDN, Bay View YMCA Dietitian March is National Nutrition Month. At the YMCA, we want to help you along your health and wellness journey, and that includes what we put into our bodies to fuel them.

TRY IT: LES MILLS CORE YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Back again for another class! Personally, I’m all for a 30-minute workout, so naturally I was really looking forward to Les Mills Core.

TRY IT: BARRE YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Barre: a combination of yoga, Pilates, functional fitness, and ballet. I’ve done a bit of the first three…but ballet? Me?

TRY IT: FEELING FIT YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Carly again! For the next group exercise class I’m trying for the first time, I present to you Feeling Fit. Like Aqua Fit, I’ve heard of this class and knew it was wildly popular with our retired members. So naturally I couldn’t wait to go.

TRY IT: PERSONAL TRAINING YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Carly here again!

TRY IT: SILVERSNEAKERS® CLASSIC YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Carly here again! For my next adventure in our Try It series, I decided to try a class that is offered at almost all of our YMCAs – SilverSneakers® Classic.

TRY IT: AQUA YOGA YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Aqua Yoga… What a peaceful way to start the day! I (Carly) love yoga and I love being in the water, so I’m glad someone put these together. This is a popular class at our Northwest Family YMCA and I was grateful to have had a spot!