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Adult
Aerobic Programs
We invite 9th graders through adults to
our aerobic and strength programs.
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 Group
Cycling
Cardiovascular workout without wear and tear
on the joints and muscles. For all levels.
Step Classes
From easy-to-follow step movements to more
challenging choreography, the YMCA offers a variety of different step programs
throughout the year for all fitness levels. Check the flier brochure
case and Health & Well-Being Schedule for those classes currently being offered.
BOSU
A multi-functional core training device used
in classes to improve strength and cardio fitness. |
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Flex
Free-weight training in a group setting with
music. Because there is an increased risk of injury for seniors,
this class is not recommended for our active older adults.
Strictly Strength
Tone and strengthen muscles using a variety
of training techniques with resistive machines.
30 Minute Express
Express classes are designed for individuals who are limited for
workout time. Participants are in and
out of the classes in a 30 minute time period.
Personalized Strength
Training Program
Required Class
Orientations
To introduce new participants to class structure, movements and body
stabilization, several Health & Well-Being programs require a one-time
orientation before participating in classes. Refer to the schedule for specific classes requiring an orientation.
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YMCA/IDEA Get
Real Weight Management
A 14-week program offering a realistic plan for taking charge of your
weight. It is a practical experience and
one that you control based on your own goals. Rather than placing the
focus on weight loss, we focus on the process that emphasizes feeling good
about yourself just as you are today.
Instructors help you work towards improving your weight and your
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YMCA Baseline
Assessment and Individualized Workout
A free service to determine your fitness baseline from which a personalized workout program can be designed.
American Heart
Association CPR & First Aid
Certifications offered monthly throughout
the year with a nominal fee attached.
Y Personal Fitness
A free community program in a caring and private environment.
Targets those who struggle putting activity into their lives.
YMCA Body Composition
Analysis
Certified Fitness Specialists determine your
percentage of lean tissue compared to body fat using skin calipers.
A target weight is estimated.
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Healthy Back Workshop
A free community workshop offered twice per
year at the YMCA. It can also be brought
to company sites. Handouts about back anatomy, back-pain risk, and back
exercises are provided. Execution of the
15 Healthy Back exercises are demonstrated by the instructor and then
practiced by the participants.
Yoga
Includes peaceful stretching and breathing.
With practice, students progress in strength, flexibility, health, and
relaxation.
Y Pilates
Pilates mat work exercises for the body’s core
muscles: abdomen, hips, and low
back.
Y Wellness Coaching
Work one-on-one with a certified personal
trainer and get the support, structure, and motivation you want to succeed with
your goal. Our core values of caring, respect, responsibility, and
honesty are reflected in our program to assure a comfortable and encouraging
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Activate
America: A YMCA of the USA Initiative
Let’s Activate Sheridan!
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As many of us know,
America is in a health crisis so severe that it threatens to reverse a
centuries-long trend. For the first time in memory, this
generation of children could face a lower life expectancy than their
parents. It is the defining issue of this generation and the next.
As
a result of over five years of extensive work and research through
National projects like the Gulick Collaborative and Pioneering
Healthier Communities, the YMCA of the USA has determined that the
factors defining this health crisis are within our society’s power to
influence.
Well-being is not just about exercising to lose
weight. It is about the condition of the whole person in spirit,
mind, and body as realized by the individual. It is a progressive
definition of wellness that provides a framework for the health seeker
and recognizes the many factors that influence total health.
Individuals
and organizations working in this arena must ask themselves if they
have programs that can support the health-seekers – those children,
adults, seniors, and families searching for ways to succeed in
improving their lifestyles. The ongoing research by the YMCA of
the USA’s projects mentioned earlier, is showing the following:
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Current program mixes do not provide a “starting
point” for health seekers and is predominantly exercise oriented.
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There are few options in which families can
participate together.
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Health seekers want to develop relationships
with health and fitness professionals who will listen to them, support
their goals and follow-up with them.
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Fitness facilities, public health departments,
hospitals, schools, government, and other community organizations must work
together and act as powerful catalysts for community change.
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Innovative and holistic programming is needed
for health seekers.
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Health seekers want comfortable relationships
with health and fitness professionals. They want to be listened to,
motivated without being intimidated, and be gently coached to succeed.
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Human resource professionals in health and
fitness must understand the staffing needs of the health seekers and hire
accordingly.
To succeed in overcoming our nation’s health
crisis, the YMCA of the USA has recognized five critical gaps that must
be closed. We have to:
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move from competing for a market share of
the fitness population to targeting health seeking youth, adults, seniors,
and families.
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move from viewing membership as providing
access to facilities, programs, equipment, and personal trainers to defining
membership in terms of relationships, engagement, support, and involvement.
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move from “canned” programs focused on a single
activity or service to a variety of programs, activities, and events developed
locally for and with health seekers, fostering small communities of support.
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move from environments primarily designed
to support fitness and program activities to those primarily designed to
support individuals in their pursuit of well-being.
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move from leadership that is building-centered
to leadership that balances internal and external focus on supporting the
pursuit of well-being by all.
Realizing that this community endeavor is a marathon effort and not a
sprint, the Sheridan County YMCA
has been receiving strategic and tactical support from the YMCA of the USA along with
tools and resources to assist us in
impacting the future health of our community. The Sheridan
County YMCA
committed to join the YMCA of the USA’s
next phase of “Activate America”
called Capacity Building. |
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