YMCAs have led community-based health and fitness for more than a century. Research continues to support the approach to health that YMCAs have taken since 1891 when Luther Gulick proposed the red YMCA triangle as a symbol of a person's "essential unity -- spirit, mind and body" each being a necessary and eternal part of man.' Participation in Y health and fitness programs offer opportunities for friendship and community, a sense of well-being, self-confidence, and improved mental abilities and cognition -- not to mention the obvious benefits of healthy hearts, lungs, bones and muscles.
Ys believe exercise and health education are important for people of all ages, incomes and abilities. The government agrees that all people can benefit from good health and wellness programs.
Adult programs include strength training, injury rehabilitation, walking, personal fitness, exercise for beginners, yoga, tai chi, healthy back, weight management, and group exercise including aerobics, martial arts exercise, studio cycling, and much more. Many Ys offer stop-smoking programs and stress management classes. Hundreds of YMCAs collaborate with hospitals to provide these programs. The list of YMCA programs and services goes on and on.
Youth programs include preschool movement, youth fitness, teen fitness and kids' gyms. Many Y child care programs incorporate health and fitness, too. YMCA Healthy Kids® Day -- the Ys' annual, nationwide celebration of kids' health in spirit, mind and body -- brings family members together to learn how to live healthier lives.
Please see our Program Guide under the "Our Programs" tab for specific information about each program.
Why Is Everyone Talking About ZUMBA?
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Zumba® is fun...it's the type of exercise you'll want to do everyday and feel good about doing it!
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It's different. You probably never thought you'd be exercising to this type of music.
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It's effective. It is an aerobic workout, which we all know works. But it's more fun, which will make you stick with the program until you get results.
- See Zumba for yourself!
Zumba classes are available at both our Rome and Oneida branches NOW with certified, excellent instructors
For More information about Oneida YMCA Health And Fitness Programs, contact Patty Trunko at 363-7788 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For more information about Rome YMCA Health And Fitness Programs, contact Gary Fahey at 336-3500 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
