Many people see the new year as a great time to make a new start, whether it is on your fitness or your finances. As it turns out, the Great Miami Valley YMCA is a good place to work on both! With high quality, professional group fitness classes that have been updated for 2019, available unlimited with membership, the YMCA delivers everything you need to make this a healthy start. As a non-profit organization, the YMCA is committed to reaching the whole community, both through the affordable fees and through financial assistance.
Group Fitness 101: Getting to Know the Classes
The YMCA makes it easy to get the workout you want, whether you are new to fitness classes or an experienced fitness pro. With Spinning(R), HIIT, Barre, and many more offerings, your local branch of the YMCA offers regularly scheduled classes as well as designated newcomer classes, where you can find your footing for the first time alongside others who are also starting the year off right. Let’s get to know some of the popular offerings available.
Spinning(R) – Brand new certifications for the instructors, top-of-the-line Spinner(R) bikes, and a flexible schedule at the YMCA’s many locations have revolutionized the spinning classes. Now, a spinning class at the YMCA will be one of the most technologically advanced bicycle-based classes available, offering you the chance to pedal it out with great music and skilled instruction. Even if you’ve never done spinning or a cycling class before, getting started is easy and fun, with instructors offering many ways to vary your workout as you push yourself to your next level of challenge.
HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is based on the principle that pushing yourself as hard as you can for a short time and then resting briefly can be the key to an incredibly effective workout. Rather than just trying to work out for as long as you can stand it, HIIT classes organize you to push toward your most intense workout and then take a break, alternating this way throughout the class. Scientifically, studies have shown that HIIT increases cardiovascular fitness to a greater degree than other more traditional endurance exercises, so it’s worth the effort, especially if you want to see your fitness improve by leaps and bounds!
Barre – In the past few years, many people have gotten excited about the small boutique classes where you get to know your instructor, get individualized feedback, and grow in your abilities. Barre has been a part of this trend, with ballet postures being used alongside pilates and yoga moves, all incorporated together into an elegant workout that still gets you moving and makes you strong. Unlimited barre classes are offered at the YMCA from qualified instructors. This is a great time to step up to that barre and learn something new.
These are only three of the many offerings available; check the YMCA’s website, www.gmvymca.org, for classes that range from Aquatics to Zumba.
All-In-One For Family Savings: Resolve to Save at the YMCA
Childcare, individual class prices, and sports teams can add up when you purchase them one at a time. The YMCA chooses a model that makes membership affordable, includes many of their services automatically, and offers discounts to members for activities like summer camps, swim lessons, and more.
Carrie Mancuso, Public Relations Manager at the Lane Library, loves staying active. With a child who wants to try many types of fitness programming, and her own need for childcare when she herself works out, the YMCA perfectly meets their needs by combining many offerings. “The YMCA is a unique asset in our community and of great value for my family because of the versatility of services we enjoy under one roof,” Mancuso explains. “Whether it’s a typical workout or a fitness class for me, sports involvement for my daughter, or even summer childcare, the YMCA fills all of these needs through one membership. Having so many opportunities in one place allows my family to feel like we’re in our second home at the Y and the staff is like family.”
This year, resolve to get involved at the YMCA: the typical activation fee is waived for January, and monthly memberships are affordably priced for individuals and families.