The YMCA of the USA is encouraging Americans to improve their nutrition and increase their amount of exercise during the America on the Move Week from Sept. 23 to 30. ...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
WAYNESBORO, VA City workers are running on the treadmill and swimming laps at the Waynesboro YMCA as part of a $15,000 fitness program funded by the city...
The YMCA is doubling the size of two of its fitness centers and building a new athletic center in Massachusetts as part of a $15 million project. The Greendale Y branch will spend about $5.5 million ...
More than 80 members of the Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA participated in a fitness competition to see who could lose the most weight and body fat and show the greatest improvement in flexibility, upper body strength, abdominal strength and recovery heart rate...
The YWCA of White Plains, NY, helped preteens lose 10 to 30 pounds during a three-week Fit Camp by teaching them how to change their eating habits and exercise. The campers worked out two hours ...
A 6,100-square-foot YMCA with two Olympic-style pools, a rock-climbing wall, aerobics studio, cardio area and free-weights section will open its doors in January 2007 in Peabody, MA. ...
Jewish teenagers around the world are competing in 14 sports in three host cities this week and next week. The 25th annual Olympic-style games are underway in Scottsdale, AZ...
In response to employers' increasing demand for fitness and wellness services due to rising healthcare costs, Corporate Sales Strategies, LLC (CSS) launched operations in March to help fitness clubs enhance ...
By: Amy Fischbach
SEATTLE Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) nationwide ramped up their security after a July 28 fatal shooting at the Greater Seattle Jewish Foundation in...
To boost worker productivity, the Waynesboro YMCA in Waynesboro, VA, is launching a 12-month fitness program for city workers, who will be selected through a lottery...
The J. Smith Young YMCA changed its pricing structure to make fitness classes a part of the total membership package after surveying its members and studying other YMCAs across North Carolina...
Every YMCA branch in Arizona’s Valley now offers kid-sized hydraulic equipment and fitness programs for children aged 5 to 13 years old. A pilot program began in Mesa, AZ, more than a year ago...
Humana, a health benefits company with 9.3 million members, is offering free membership in the Silver Sneakers fitness program to its 2.6 million Medicare prescription drug plan enrollees until Dec. 31. ...
YMCA members trimmed their waistlines and improved their health after six months of healthy eating and exercise during the Biggest Loser competition....
Jewish teen athletes from Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Great Britain, Poland and Venezuela will compete against 5,000 U.S. and Canadian teens in the 2006 Maccabi Games next month....
The Greene County YMCA, which has 200 members, is looking for additional funding to keep its fitness center open. The Y was founded four years ago with money from a grant, but the facility will need more financial suppor...
Two laptops in a locked office at YMCA’s administration building in Providence, RI, were stolen in late May...
The Jewish Community Center is proposing to build a new campus on an 8.5 acre site in a busy area of Palo Alto, CA. ...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
CHICAGO Neil J. Nicoll, the new president and CEO of the YMCA of the USA, is looking forward to helping families attain a healthier lifestyle. The 59-year-old...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
CHESAPEAKE, VA To concentrate its resources on clinical and medical services, the Chesapeake Hospital Authority in Chesapeake, VA, sold its Lifestyle...
By: Jennipher Shaver and Amy Florence Fischbach
BOSTON Despite the life-saving benefits of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) if used properly, a recent study shows that one in five AEDs in the...
By: By Jennipher Shaver, associate editor
Imagine if hitting the gym regularly could help you win a trip to Cancun, Las Vegas, or Hawaii. Your members might visit your club more often, right?...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
SKOKIE, IL A steady decline in adult fitness memberships and insufficient community fundraising efforts forced the Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
CHICAGO To positively affect the health and wellness of individuals and communities, the YMCA and the Kimberly Clark Corp. awarded 30 grants totaling...
By: Amy Florence Fischbach
NEW YORK As girls chart their course from childhood to adulthood, the Jewish Community Center Association (JCC) is helping them to lead a healthy lifestyle...
JCC Maccabi Games Now Underway 
