South County Family YMCA

· New Pre-teen Fitness Days and Times!!  Starting June 9th, Monday and Wednesdays at 7:30-8:15 pm.  Later time will allow more parents to come in a workout while their pre-teen is in class!  $35.00 members, $45.00 non-members.

· New ZUMBA Dates!: Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:00 am, July 11-Sept. 7.  Wednesday and Fridays at 6:30 pm, July 9th-August 31.  $39.00 per session for members, 49.00 for non-members.  You must register to attend this class!

· Triathlon Training sessions: Structured Group Training Program.  Meets mornings  Tuesday through Friday 6:00-7:00 am.  Beginning and Intermediate Athletes.  Get ready to do the Englewood, Venice and Sarasota Triathlons as well as the Tropical Splash swim competition.  Support, accountability, fun!!!!  All ages welcome.  $49.00 Y-members, $69.00 non-members, $25.00 Tri-a Tri participants. 

· New "Body Blast" Muscle Conditioning Class!   Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 6:30 to 7:15  am,.  A dynamic all over muscle strength and conditioning class that will pair perfectly with your cardio workouts.   Free to members.

· Next Women's Wellness 12 Week Session begins July 9th!  Get balanced in all areas of your health and well-being!  Includes a nutrition series every Tuesday at noon or 5:30, and a Wellness seminar series every Thursday evening at 7:30.  Fitness, nutrition, education, prevention, and connection with other women.  Also, discounts, gifts, awards and more!  You deserve it!  Only $49.00 members, $69.00 non-members.  Scholarships available.  RSVP at the front desk or with Deb Betterly. 

· New! Walking Challenge!  Free to members.  Sign up in the binder at the front desk.  Keep track of miles in binder.  Earn 100 mile, 500 mile and 1000 mile t-shirts!  Free beginner program handout available.  Start now!

· Calvin's Extreme Kickboxing!  For Men and Women ages 13 to adult!  Come and learn the amazing World of Muay Thai and Sanshou Kick boxing!  Get fit with kick boxing moves that use your hands, elbows, feet and knees in a one hour fun filled class!  Please register and pay at the front desk.  Started June 25th, but you can join any time and pay a pro-rated price.  According to one of the participants "The best workout I've ever had!" Mondays and Wednesday evenings at 7:30 and Saturdays at 9:00 am in Studio B.  8 weeks of unlimited classes for $39.00 members, $59.00 non-members. 

I am a 37 year old woman who has never worked out consistently.  I'm not a runner or an athlete, and while I eat healthy today, making exercise a part of my life has been a huge challenge on my road to being a healthier person.

After almost dying from gastric bypass surgery in 2001, I did loose a lot of weight, almost 100 pounds.  But 6 years later, I've still never incorporated exercise into my life, and the weight has been coming back on. 

(Also Known as "Parents' Date Night!") 

In the month of July, Kids Night Out will be held at the Englewood YMCA on Saturday,  July 7^th and Saturday, July 21^st.  Parents, this is your chance to enjoy that night out you've been wanting, so sign your kids up today for the next YMCA Kids Night Out.  For more information, contact the Englewood YMCA at 475-1234.

The Venice YMCA Kids Night Out is held on Friday evenings from 6:30 - 10:30.  In the month of July, Kids Night Out in Venice will be held on Friday, July 13th  and Friday, July 27th.  For more information, contact the Venice YMCA at 492-9622. 

According to the CHIP 2006 Community Health Survey over 30% of Sarasota County residents report having arthritis, over 25% report suffering from weight problems, 34% say they have high blood pressure and 31% report high cholesterol.

These health conditions, so prevalent in our community, are all positively affected by diet and activity levels, often to the point where the condition vanishes. However, knowing what to do and having the motivation to stick with it are elusive. The South County Family YMCA has addressed this problem by creating what we call our Medically-Based Programs. Using reputable, nationally known programs as models and under the guidance of a physician's advisory committee, we have hired the most qualified team in the area to design individual rehabilitation and weight loss programs tailored specifically to our members' needs. Our exercise physiologist, registered dietitian and nurse design and supervise the programs insuring sound principles, safety and efficacy.

We have programs for weight loss, arthritis rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation, diabetes management and prevention, and cancer wellness.

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Where did you learn to swim?  Literally tens of millions of people across the United States would answer "at the YMCA".    Thanks to the generosity of the Kiwanis Club of Englewood-Cape Haze, twenty-five local children will be able to say they learned to swim at the YMCA, too. 

For the second year in a row, the Kiwanis Club of Englewood has provided a generous $1,000 grant to the Englewood YMCA Aquatics Department.  Intended to assist low income families, these funds will provide swimming lessons for twenty-five children between the ages of 6-12 yrs old.  The scholarship program provides one lesson per week for four weeks, from July 6-30, and lessons are available either Mondays or Fridays from 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.  Swim lessons are available for YMCA members or non-members, and registration is on a 'first come first serve" basis.