Central Connecticut Coast YMCA

Health & Wellness

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VIRTUAL 5K RUN/WALK

CENTRAL CONNECTICUT COAST YMCA VIRTUAL 5K RUN/WALK

HAPPY 177th BIRTHDAY, YMCA!

Enjoy our 2nd Virtual 5K Run/Walk in celebration of the YMCA’s 177^th Birthday!

• Choose a Fun Run/Walk (1 Mile) or a 5K. Run, walk, stroll or roll! Everyone can participate whether you’re training for another race or just want to walk a little further.
• They complete your Run/Walk between Friday June 4, Saturday June 5 and Sunday June 6. You get to decide when you be active.
• Participation is Free! Donations to support the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Annual Campaign will be accepted.
• Once completed email jroyce@cccymca.org with your Race Results. And a photo (with race bib, Y logoed gear, a birthday hat, treadmill brand or a landmark from the race route) that we can share in social media.

To register, click to go to RunSignUp.org

In conjunction with our Second Annual Virtual 5K Run/Walk we will be holding an Athletic Shoe Drive in each Y Branch! We’re partnering with GotSneakers? who will issue funds for our Annual Campaign in compensation for the gently worn, used and new sneakers collected.

Click here to print your Race Bib: Race Bib

For more information please email Josh Royce jroyce@cccymca.org

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EATING SMART AND MOVING MORE

Start 2021 Making Healthy Food Choices!

Join our 6 Virtual Nutrition Education classes offered weekly will include:

• Learning to read nutrition labels

• Shopping on a budget

• Food safety

• Weekly nutritious meal preparation including ingredients and tools

• Making healthy breakfast and lunch choices

These classes are offered in the comfort of your own home via WebEx.

Date: Mondays, February 1, 2021

Time: 6:30pm- 7:30pm

Register Now by emailing Ashley, afedak@cccymca.org, to join!

This class is sponsored by UConn College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources and Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program.

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Balance & Flex Together

Get Mind & Body Strong

BALANCE & FLEX TOGETHER will grow you longer and stronger with an invigorating 60-minute mind-body workout. It incorporates yoga and Pilates fundamentals with athletic training for balance, mobility, flexibility and the core. Emotive music drives the experience as you breathe and sweat through this full-body fitness journey. Getting Started Details

Try Balance & Flex Together! Class days and times are listed in the Group Exercise Schedule posted on our schedules web page.

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Our App Keeps You On Track

Download the Daxko LLC Central Connecticut Coast YMCA Mobile App!

Forget your membership card? Need to squeeze in a workout while you’re out and about?

The Daxko LLC Central Connecticut Coast Y app will give you everything you need in the palm of your hand – for all our Membership Branches!

Schedules – on one user-friendly landing page for all CCCY Branches / Calendar – for easy transition through days/dates / Filters – by area/room, time of day, class type / Notifications – from multiple branches / Locations – with facility status and hours / Member Cards – use your phone to check-in, load them into your IOS Wallet for display when near the Y / Programs – view and register / Push Notifications! Opt-in for updates on classes and the facility / Email the Y / FREE! 

Follow this link for a fast and easy install: https://apps.daxko.com/729IVBV9HU

 

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Personal Training

Inspire, Motivate, Maintain

If you are 14,80 or in between, and if your goal is to lose weight; gain strength; improve balance; flexibility and agility; rehabilitate a new or old injury, or just push yourself – a Y personal trainer can help you get there.

Our certified personal trainers will help develop a personalized program that is perfect for you. They will support you with expert knowledge, coaching and motivation to help you feel and live better! A trainer will work at your pace, on your schedule, to encourage and motivate you to be all you can be.

Schedule a FREE evaluation today! We’ll discuss your goals and define a training program tailored just for you!

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