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Seven years ago, Ken Reynolds of Lexington lay on an operating table with doctors performing open-heart surgery on him. A surprise heart attack at the age of 66 woke him in the middle of the night, and quadruple by-pass surgery was needed. After an 11-day stay in the hospital, Ken...
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The morning Macho Dads workout class at the YMCA at Gothenburg Health came about simply as a way to stay accountable to exercise. “When the YMCA first opened, Jason Wagner and I decided we would start going in to exercise during the mornings,” said local attorney Colten Venteicher. “I...
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“I’m disciplined enough to get up at 4:45 a.m., but I’m not disciplined enough to exercise on my own.”
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“I made a deal with myself that day that if I could ever get myself into that type of (triathlon) condition, I wouldn’t have to look back in my life and wonder, ‘What if I had done more to get healthy?’”
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“You only have one life, so I want to push the limits on what I can do. Lifting weights, living healthy and being comfortable in your own body are important to me and help me be more confident. Plus, knowing that you put in the work and the time to diet – just the work itself can make...
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Gothenburg minister loses 85 pounds by changing his diet and exercising at the YMCA at Gothenburg Health.
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The Orthman Community YMCA was in its beginning stages in the former library building in downtown Lexington when Amber Holbrook began her job there as a teen. Although she didn’t know it at the time, she was stepping into a part-time job that would have a big impact on her life. Amber...
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Megan, 22, started her life in Chennai, India, and was adopted by Nebraska parents when she was almost 3 years old. Her multicultural family also includes a sister from Ecuador, a brother from Africa and a sister from Haiti. Megan and her parents and brother are all little people...
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It was the fear of spandex that initially kept two retired Holdrege school teachers away from the YMCA. But, a tour of the Y changed their perception, and now Mrs. Erickson and Mrs. Stu are regulars at the YMCA. They have expanded their social network and have realized that the Y is...
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Corrine Brayton lost 60 pounds through walking at the Orthman Community YMCA and the Walk This Weigh program at the Lexingtion Regional Health Center.
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