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Whether you’ve just joined the Y or you’ve been a member but just haven’t found the motivation to get started, here are 7 tips to help you get the most out of your valuable YMCA membership!
1. Grab A Friend & Try A Class
Working out in a group is always more motivating than working out alone. Try yoga, spin, dance fitness, BodyPump and a number of other classes included with your membership! Take advantage of your membership’s Guest Passes and invite a friend to try out Group-Ex classes with you for FREE! View a Group-Ex schedule here.
2. Join Our Get Fit Challenge
28 days, focus on building healthy habits –– together, let’s reach our daily goals!
Join us for this simple, easy and fun daily challenge to keep yourself busy at the gym or at home. Grab a Get Fit Calendar from the front desk or download here. For every 5 daily workouts accomplished, you will be entered in a raffle to win one of the following prizes!
Raffle Prizes
1-Month Adult Membership
Gift Card
3. Login To Your Account For The Essentials
Take a few minutes to visit our website and create a login for your Y account. Once you’ve logged in you’ll be able to view your check-ins, schedule an orientation, add payment methods, register for programs and even make a donation. While you’re there, find essential resources on our website including the most up-to-date pool, gymnasium & Group-Ex schedules.
4. Get To Know Our Staff & Members
Whether it is at the gym, by the pool or in the daycare center, it is practically impossible to not make friends at the Y. 0ur staff has worked hard to create a community that is full of friendly and welcoming faces and place great importance on strengthening the community that we live in.
Be prepared when you join the Y to become a member of a close-knit and caring community; what some consider a second family.
5. Take Advantage of Kids Zone
Your YMCA family membership includes access to Kids Zone. Wonderful YMCA employees are ready and waiting to play with your kiddos at no extra charge so you can work out. Your kids will have a great time in a safe, enriching environment while you clear your head and exercise. View Kids Zone hours here.
Sweat away the stressors of parenting then pick up your happy kids as a healthier, more peaceful parent.
AND ABOVE ALL...
7. Leave Your Insecurities At The Door
There are no perfect people at the YMCA. It is a safe place where people of all fitness levels, ages and body types can come as they are with the goal of improving their well-being. So, whether you want to walk on a treadmill alone, lift weights with a trainer or shake your booty in a Werq class.
