Wednesday, June 17, 2009
June 22 NEW Group Exercise Schedule including new upstairs tower room
Please check out our NEW schedule for group fitness classes, effective June 22. Some classes have changed times, some classes have changed rooms, and some classes are completely new. Be sure to try out all the workouts up in our new "treehouse" studio. Click on the "schedules" link and you will find the new room's schedule under "Studio X."
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Coming Soon - New Studio X
We are excitedly anticipating the opening of our newest group exercise studio room sometime during the month of June. Please keep checking our web site for the announcement of the exact opening date of Studio X, which will hold many of our yoga, pilates, dance, kickbox, and cardio classes. The studio will be upstairs in the new tower, with a gorgeous new wood floor, and lots of beautiful windows with treetop views.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
New Year's Resolutions
The Y is hopping! Everything is full from classes to Child Development to the pool to the parking lot to the weight room to the...well you get the idea. It seems a lot of us renew our commitment to personal fitness with the New Year. From the perspective of a Wellness professional, the timing doesn't matter. What matters is that folks seeking better health are coming to us, and we need to be ready. If you're new to the Y, we're glad you're here, and if you're newly returned, welcome home. If you've been around a while, thanks for staying with us through the holidays. Let's work on getting rid of that extra five pounds.
With the influx of so many new and newly returned family, there will be a little less elbow room. Everyone, hang in there! Come May, we'll have 50 extra parking spaces, and 7000 more square feet of Wellness space, not to mention the tripling in size of the Women's Adult Locker Room. Four months. In the meanwhile, why don't you check out things you've never tried? If your favorite cardio machine is always full at 5:30PM, you should be in a Group Exercise class. Or in the Pool. Or join us in the Gym for some pick-up ball. Or stretch and head out with our Runner's Club at 6PM. Of course, you can always come during some of our slower times and get that favorite machine with no trouble!
This year sees the return of one of our YMCA legends in the person of Laura Cascaddan! Now kids, this Energizer Bunny is not the instructor for everyone. Most of the classes that Laura teaches will be to an intermediate or advanced level, so if you see her on schedule, check the number of stars next to the class name. If you're up to the challenge and have been cleared by your health care professional, Laura is guaranteed to leave you gasping for more. Right now you can catch Laura on Wednesdays, at 6AM in the Cycling Studio and 4:30PM in the Fitnasium.
While Laura rocks for all the hardcore exercise lovers, we have a huge lineup of talent ready to teach to all needs and levels. There is an instructor to appeal to all tastes with our lineup. Sometimes you have to try a few before you find the one best for you. Fortunately, every class we offer is included in every membership.
While you're considering all the wonderful options available to you that are included in your membership, don't forget to look into the Tri-Club Training offered three or more mornings every week. If you want to take your training to the next level, you won't find a better way than the multidisciplined approach demanded by our coach, Hector Torres.
Whatever your reasons for being here, thanks so much for being a part of our growing family. And thanks for visiting our Group Exercise Web Site! Leave your comments, and we'll try to post them all.
With the influx of so many new and newly returned family, there will be a little less elbow room. Everyone, hang in there! Come May, we'll have 50 extra parking spaces, and 7000 more square feet of Wellness space, not to mention the tripling in size of the Women's Adult Locker Room. Four months. In the meanwhile, why don't you check out things you've never tried? If your favorite cardio machine is always full at 5:30PM, you should be in a Group Exercise class. Or in the Pool. Or join us in the Gym for some pick-up ball. Or stretch and head out with our Runner's Club at 6PM. Of course, you can always come during some of our slower times and get that favorite machine with no trouble!
This year sees the return of one of our YMCA legends in the person of Laura Cascaddan! Now kids, this Energizer Bunny is not the instructor for everyone. Most of the classes that Laura teaches will be to an intermediate or advanced level, so if you see her on schedule, check the number of stars next to the class name. If you're up to the challenge and have been cleared by your health care professional, Laura is guaranteed to leave you gasping for more. Right now you can catch Laura on Wednesdays, at 6AM in the Cycling Studio and 4:30PM in the Fitnasium.
While Laura rocks for all the hardcore exercise lovers, we have a huge lineup of talent ready to teach to all needs and levels. There is an instructor to appeal to all tastes with our lineup. Sometimes you have to try a few before you find the one best for you. Fortunately, every class we offer is included in every membership.
While you're considering all the wonderful options available to you that are included in your membership, don't forget to look into the Tri-Club Training offered three or more mornings every week. If you want to take your training to the next level, you won't find a better way than the multidisciplined approach demanded by our coach, Hector Torres.
Whatever your reasons for being here, thanks so much for being a part of our growing family. And thanks for visiting our Group Exercise Web Site! Leave your comments, and we'll try to post them all.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Power Yoga!
What is Power Yoga? It is a fun, fitness-based athletic style of yoga that will leave you sweaty, strong, flexible, and focused. Every class is different, but the foundation to Power Yoga is the Vinyasa - the Sun Salutation. Similar to Ashtanga Yoga, this vigorous style of yoga focuses on linking each movement with each breath.
You have probably seen a basic Sun Salutation: lift arms overhead, fold forward toward the earth, step or jump back to plank, lower down to a low push-up, lift into Upward Facing Dog, and then push back to Downward Facing Dog. Set to great music each week, we weave other yoga poses between the Sun Salutations in Power Yoga for creative, inspiring, refreshing classes.
Modifications will be offered to fit the needs of individual students, so give it a try! This class will be challenging, and it will be a great cross-training tool. This class will be difficult for those with serious wrist or shoulder issues, as we spend a considerable amount of time supporting ourselves in Downward Facing Dog or similar postures.
Power Yoga can help improve endurance, strength and flexibility. It can help bring better posture, better circulation, and better focus. Many participants even say it helps prevent injuries and improves overall confidence and conditioning.
Here is one of millions of links to great yoga sites giving examples of Sun Salutations and related poses. http://www.yogasite.com/sunsalute.htm
Our Downtown YMCA will be offering Power Yoga with Kim on Saturdays at 11am and Tuesdays at 4:30 pm when our new schedule begins October 4th. Everyone is welcome; come and do what you can, and each week do a little bit more! Also spread the word about our new Beginners' Yoga Saturdays at 10am.
You have probably seen a basic Sun Salutation: lift arms overhead, fold forward toward the earth, step or jump back to plank, lower down to a low push-up, lift into Upward Facing Dog, and then push back to Downward Facing Dog. Set to great music each week, we weave other yoga poses between the Sun Salutations in Power Yoga for creative, inspiring, refreshing classes.
Modifications will be offered to fit the needs of individual students, so give it a try! This class will be challenging, and it will be a great cross-training tool. This class will be difficult for those with serious wrist or shoulder issues, as we spend a considerable amount of time supporting ourselves in Downward Facing Dog or similar postures.
Power Yoga can help improve endurance, strength and flexibility. It can help bring better posture, better circulation, and better focus. Many participants even say it helps prevent injuries and improves overall confidence and conditioning.
Here is one of millions of links to great yoga sites giving examples of Sun Salutations and related poses. http://www.yogasite.com/sunsalute.htm
Our Downtown YMCA will be offering Power Yoga with Kim on Saturdays at 11am and Tuesdays at 4:30 pm when our new schedule begins October 4th. Everyone is welcome; come and do what you can, and each week do a little bit more! Also spread the word about our new Beginners' Yoga Saturdays at 10am.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Previous Comments
I said when I started this that I was going to only censor all your comments to the posts that were offensive in some way. I appreciate the support from the comments on the previous post, and while they aren't offensive, I think the original author has the right idea by asking us to keep moving in the right direction with communication. I'm not ungrateful, and I do appreciate the support, but the reason I posted the original authors comment was to let everyone know what's being said and how we're handling it!
Even if the comments don't make it here, I'll try to reply in some way. My replies won't always be what everyone wants to hear, but please do know that we all listen and we do care.
Thanks again for your support. And for those of you with comments, criticisms, questions or compliments, don't be afraid to keep them coming.
Even if the comments don't make it here, I'll try to reply in some way. My replies won't always be what everyone wants to hear, but please do know that we all listen and we do care.
Thanks again for your support. And for those of you with comments, criticisms, questions or compliments, don't be afraid to keep them coming.
Member Comment!
It's been a coon's age (I know, antiquated colloquialism, but I never get to say stuff like that) since I've posted a member comment, so here we go:
Tim: The schedule shows <......> teaching the <...... ..........> and <..........> spin classes. I regularly take this class with <......> but I haven't seen <.....> name on the schedule the last 2 times I have checked. I appreciate your putting the schedule online but if it isn't accurate, it really isn't helpful. Spinning, as you may know, is very instructor-dependent. A bad spinning instructor can make 45 minutes crawl by whereas a good one makes the time fly. Please correct the schedule if it indeed needs correcting. Thank you!
You have my apologies. I realize that the member facing “weekly” schedule has not been updated daily like I’ve tried to commit to. No excuses, only an explanation. My right hand scheduling coordinator is taking some much needed time off and I’m not keeping some of the things I’ve come to value her for on my radar (like doing daily updates). Again, not an excuse, but so you know this should be anomalous. I will try to do better!
Tim: The schedule shows <......> teaching the <...... ..........> and <..........> spin classes. I regularly take this class with <......> but I haven't seen <.....> name on the schedule the last 2 times I have checked. I appreciate your putting the schedule online but if it isn't accurate, it really isn't helpful. Spinning, as you may know, is very instructor-dependent. A bad spinning instructor can make 45 minutes crawl by whereas a good one makes the time fly. Please correct the schedule if it indeed needs correcting. Thank you!
You have my apologies. I realize that the member facing “weekly” schedule has not been updated daily like I’ve tried to commit to. No excuses, only an explanation. My right hand scheduling coordinator is taking some much needed time off and I’m not keeping some of the things I’ve come to value her for on my radar (like doing daily updates). Again, not an excuse, but so you know this should be anomalous. I will try to do better!
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