Healthy Living

YMCA Diabetes Program

Evidence-based Fitness Intervention designed to help manage diabetes and track changes in glucose levels and fitness parameters.

The program is designed for individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and provides group instructions, supervision, and motivation.

Benefits of the program include: 

Join us for this evidence-based program towards a plant-based diet.

Learn how to prevent: 

• Heart Disease
• Diabetes
• Cancer
• Gastrointestinal Disturbances
• And more

Cost is FREE! 

Schedule:

A Program for Cardiac Recovery Patients

Many cardiac patients need additional recovery supoort after their medically-supervised cardiac rehab program. This program, offered at the YMCA Healthy Living Center at North River, will help individuals gain and maintain long-term healthy lifestyle habits through physical fitness and healthy choices. 

LIVESTRONG at the Y exists to help cancer survivors along their health journeys both physically and emotionally. It is a 12-week program designed for the period survivors go through between completing treatment and feeling strong enough to return to normal life.

Many older adults experience a fear of falling which may cause them to limit activities, resulting in physical weakness--making the risk of falling even greater. This program designed for people ages 60 or older and includes eight two-hour sessions for a small group led by a trained facilitator.

Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact boxing based curriculum serving individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Through rigorous exercise, emphasizing gross motor movements, balance, core strength, and rhythm, RSB is providing hope, enabling people with Parkinson’s disease to fight back and favorably impact their range of motion, gait, flexibility, posture, activities of daily living and overall quality of life.

Research has shown that physical activity can help alleviate some of the symptoms of this disease such as tremors, stiff muscles, slow movement, and trouble with balance or walking. This program is designed to improve the quality of life of Parkinson's patients and their caregivers. It also educates patients, caregivers and the public on the benefits of maintaining an active lifestyle after a diagnosis.