Healthy Living

TRY IT: AQUA ZUMBA® YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Carly here again. And I am exhausted in the best way. Why? I took my first Aqua Zumba®  class. For me, it was like someone said, “let’s take a hard class and make it harder.” But it was still one of the most fun classes I’ve taken so far!

TRY IT: STEP-CARDIO YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME It started off a rainy Saturday morning. I drank my coffee on the drive over because I needed as much energy as I could muster for a Step-Cardio class. Cardio isn’t my strength, but how hard could it be?

TRY IT: BODYFLOW YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Them: “How about BODYFLOW at 6 am?” Me: “…ok.”

USING THE YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER’S APP: CHALLENGES HOW CHALLENGES MAKE YOUR WORKOUT MORE FUN AND PUSH YOURSELF TO THE NEXT LEVEL If you follow the YMCA of Greater Rochester on social media, you’ve probably seen us post about our monthly app Challenges.

TRY IT: AQUA FIT YMCA STAFF SHARES EXPERIENCE TRYING GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES FOR THE FIRST TIME Hi! I’m Carly. You’ve probably seen me at your Y — working the desk, at your kid’s camp or Before & After School site, or taking a class. Some people can be intimidated taking a class for the first time and I totally get it.

THE JOURNEY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS IT IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT TIME TO START Blog content from Mike Avery, Associate Executive Director, Eastside Family YMCA Beginning a journey to care for your health and wellbeing can be overwhelming.

Blog content from Mike Avery, Senior Health & Wellness Director When we wake up in the morning our brain may scream, “get me caffeine!” but instead our body could actually be craving something else – water. All too often the coffee pot is the first stop in the morning, and the only source of fluid in the morning.

FREE WEIGHTS VS STRENGTH MACHINES BENEFITS OF BOTH FOR RESISTANCE TRAINING Blog content from Mike Avery, Associate Executive Director, Eastside Family YMCA Resistance training can come in many different forms. Two common forms are free weights and strength machines. So which is right for you? Let’s explore where they stack up against each other.

NUTRITION: ADOPTING A MORE FLEXIBLE MINDSET TIPS TO HELP FIND LONG-TERM SUCCESSES Are you someone who is either all in or all out when it comes to nutrition? Instead, try to shift your thinking to be more flexible. Nutrition and exercise are not simply good or bad; we don’t just win or lose. Our routines and habits around nutrition and exercise do not need to be perfect.