Pickleball Provides Social & Physical Health Benefits
Started November 2, 2020
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Pickleball is a sport that is gaining momentum at all three local YMCA branches.
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Exercise Part of the Job for Local Police Officers
Started September 30, 2020
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Daily exercise is proven to save lives. But, for local law enforcement officers, those workouts are even more important to saving lives.
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Counselor Returns to YMCA Role After Tragic Accident
Started August 31, 2020
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After a tragic car accident left a former YMCA camper and counselor paralyzed from the waist down, she found a home again at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA.
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Friendship and Fitness Flourish in YMCA Pool
Started February 25, 2020
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When Gothenburg friends Linda Erickson and Barb Fink retired, they decided it was time to focus on their health and wellness. Today, the two friends make their weekday morning water workouts at the YMCA at Gothenburg Health a priority and have noticed the benefits. “Both of us have...
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Fitness, Fun and Friendship Found in Morning Class
Started February 3, 2020
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The 8:15 a.m. exercise class at the Don Sjogren Community YMCA provides a great workout plus social time, accountability and emotional support.
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Lexington Veterinarian Makes Exercise Priority After Heart Surgery
Started December 20, 2019
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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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Macho Dads Keeps Gothenburg Men Accountable to Fitness
Started November 25, 2019
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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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Allen Finds Motivation to Stay Healthy at YMCA
Started October 31, 2019
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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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Watson Thriving Decades After Cancer
Started October 31, 2019
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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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Alvarez Brothers Healthier, Stronger Because of YMCA
Started September 27, 2019
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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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