RYE YMCA MEMBER NEWS JANUARY 2015

In This Issue

Poster Contest Winners

New Classes

Health & Safety Classes

Rye Y Story Project

Staying Healthy

Spotlight on Healthy Living

Family Exercise Classes

Family Workout of the Week

My Family-A Year of Being Well

YMCA Diabetes Prevention

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2015!

GET READY FOR MORE!

Click here or below to read our new Health Connection newsletter.

IN THE NEWS

Rye YMCA Announces Winners of Heads Up! A Distracted Walking and Driving Poster Contest

Teens are getting the message: texting while walking or driving can lead to tragedy. As part of the Rye YMCA's 4th Annual Heads Up! Poster Contest, 74 Rye High School students have created posters that show the dangers of distraction. The winners, announced today, are:

1st Place (tie): Noe Abe and the team of Caroline Costa and Julia Mackey

2nd Place: Cayla Brown

3rd Place: Samuel Rukeyser
Read more.

NEW CLASSES

Look for these new classes in our program guide.

Youth

Duct Tape Fun - p. 14, ages 8-12 - Learn How to make outrageous designs with duct tape!
Snow Tubing - p. 29, in Middlefield, CT is planned on January 19 for 6-8 graders
Teens and Adults
Shred It - p. 34, a class to help you achieve your fitness goals
Jump Start - p. 34, a class focusing on the core and total body to help you

HEALTH & SAFETY CLASSES
Babysitting Training-Jan.19

CPR/AED - Jan. 7
Lifeguard Pre Course -
Jan. 7 or Jan. 21
Lifeguarding-starts. Jan. 26

Click here for details

COMING SOON

The 2015 RYE Y STORY PROJECT EXHIBIT is coming in mid-January. Watch for details!

SAVE THE DATE

March Madness
March 14, 7-11 pm at Manursing Island Club.

UPDATES

Did you know that every time you shop at Amazon you can donate .5% of your purchase to the Rye Y? Click here to visit AmazonSmile and choose the YMCA of Rye.

For the privacy of all members, please refrain from using your cell phone & camera in the Y locker rooms.

STAYING HEALTHY DURING THE COLD & FLU SEASON.

The Rye Y would like to provide a few simple reminders to help reduce the risk of spreading illness. Click here to read.

Rye YMCA
21 Locust Avenue
Rye, New York 10580
news@ryeymca.org
914-967-6363

Spotlight on a
Healthy & Happy New Year

By Laura Tiedge, Director of Healthy Living

Welcome to 2015!

With the ringing in of a New Year, many of us are busy making resolutions or other commitments to changing things up in our lives. As you prepare for taking on these pledges that you are making to yourself, please know that the wellness staff of the Rye YMCA is here for you!

This year, the Rye Y will help you explore a new wellness theme each month. In January, our focus will be Know Your Numbers. We will provide opportunities for you monitor your blood pressure, BMI and body fat, as well as opportunities to assess your swimming stroke mechanics and analyze your mobility and strength. With this baseline information we can get started discovering what the Y has to offer that will help you improve your numbers.

Are you ready? Let us help, and together we can help you achieve your health and wellness goals for 2015 and beyond! All our best for a healthy and happy New Year!
Click here to read the 1st quarter edition of our new Health Connection newsletter.

Highlights

Summer Camp

Online registration at www.ryeycamp.org starts:

January 7: Returning campers and their siblings.
January 14: All campers
View camp guide.

Program Registration

Rollover Week: January 5-11. (Rollover is for members already enrolled in a class who wish to continue.)
Member Registration: starts Wednesday, January 14. Online registration starts at 6 am. (Online registration not available for youth aquatics classes - mail in or drop off form by January 13 & need evaluation form.) Non-Member Registration starts January 16.

Click here to view our program guide

Prime Time at the Y

Our new Prime Time schedule (on the bulletin board across from the Member Services desk), focuses on after-school activities at the Y. Stop by our new Homework Haven in the Teen Lounge from 3-7 pm weekdays to read, work on homework or quietly hang out. Click here for new preteen/teen and family exercise classes.

Family Time

First Family Friday

Friday, Jan. 2, 6:30-7:30 pm
Rainforest Theme

Every 1st Friday of the month, we invite your family to join us for an evening activity with themed crafts, activities, snacks and fun. Free for Family Members.
Youth/Non-Members, $10/person. Click here to register.

Family Exercise Classes

Family Zumba:
Sun, 3:30-4:15 pm, Group Ex Studio
Family Boot Camp:
Wed, 6:30-7:15 pm, Racquetball Court
Family Fit Circuit:
Sat, 3:30-4:15 pm, Group Ex Studio
Free to Family Members

Family Workout of the Week

Every Monday, be sure to pick up your copy of the Family Workout of the Week designed by our personal trainers. This is a great tool to motivate your family to exercise together in the Freestyle Fitness Zone!

My Family - A Year of Being Well

Is your family looking for ways to make healthy living easier for everyone in your household? A Year of Being Well meets once a month to discuss healthy habits, talk about successes and challenges that you are experiencing, share stories and exchange healthy recipes.

FREE to Members (18 years or older)
Registration required and space is limited. Click here to register.

Meetings held in the Teen Lounge on the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 1-2 pm, January 13 through December 8. For more information, email Laura Tiedge, Senior Director of Healthy Living, at laura@ryeymca.org

Kids Outdoors!

Click here to view the January calendar with ideas for outdoor fun in our area.

Youth & Teens

Teen/Tween Prime Time Classes

Monday - Thursday at 3:30 & 4:30 pm

Grades 5-10 - Free for Members
Mondays: 3:30 pm - Strength Circuit
4:30 - Strength & Conditioning
Tuesdays: 3:30 - Teen Zumba

4:30 - Teen Spin

Wednesdays: 3:30- Teen Yoga

4:30 - Teen Strength

Thursdays: 3:30 - Strength Circuit

4:30 - Strength/Conditioning
Click here for complete schedule

Fun Club

Monday, January 19
Enjoy your school vacation day at the Y!
Click here for details and to register.

2nd Saturday - 6-8 Graders

Saturday, January 10 , 7-10 pm

Adventure Time!

Cliff Hanger Wall Climb, Candy Sushi, Pizza, Basketball, Game Room

Family/Youth Members: Free

Non-Members: $5
Click here to view photos of the December luau party!

Adult Health & Wellness

Personal Training
"Rolling Back Prices" - January 2-22
5 half hour sessions:$185
5 one hour sessions: $338
10 half hour sessions: $323
10 one hour sessions: $584
Purchase at the Member Services Desk

Sugar Busters

21 Days to a Sugar-Free Life

You'd be amazed at how much sugar can be found in the foods we eat. Join our sugar detox support group and spend 3 weeks together learning how to break the sugar habit and improve your health.

Weekly meetings will be held held on Tuesdays from 7-8pm (January 27, February 3, February 10), with a special celebration on February 16. FREE for Members. Space is limited. Click here to register.

New Classes - free to Members

Hatha Yoga with Nora @ Wainwright
Fridays, 3:30-4:45 pm
Core & Strength Yoga - JT/Jen S alternating
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm @ Wainwright

TRIBE info session

Triathlon Team for Women, Age 18 +
January 20, 10:30 am or 7 pm

YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program

Change your lifestyle by learning about healthy eating, physical activity and other behavioral changes. Small group, classroom setting over 16 weeks. Starts 1/26. Mondays: 6:30-7:30 pm or Tuesdays: 10:30-11:30 am. Click here for details.