Corrine Brayton lost 60 pounds through walking at the Orthman Community YMCA and the Walk This Weigh program at the Lexingtion Regional Health Center.

When you’re too old for summer camp but not old enough to get a job, it can be easy for summer boredom to set in. But, Ashlee Johnson and Eva Forkner found that volunteering and learning at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA was a great way to stay active and prevent summer boredom.

Just keep swimming. That’s what Mary Sue Newth of Holdrege did to complete the YMCA’s 100-mile swim challenge. Nothing could stop her. Not a full-time work schedule. Not a busy family life that includes six kids. Not even a broken boiler in the Y pool that made the water feel more like...

Gracie Harris was just 14 years old when she saw her dad die of a massive heart attack. He was only 48. That tragedy sparked a profound lifestyle change in Gracie and her mom, Christina Harris, of Oxford. Today, Gracie and Christina are a combined 100 pounds lighter and have found the...

Sometimes, it just takes a little extra incentive to gain motivation to exercise. For Kristina Cates of Holdrege, that motivation came in the form of an exercise challenge offered at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA and a little encouragement from a YMCA staff member.