We are pleased to offer some amazing specialty classes for members and nonmembers.

        YW Run Club!

 

YW Run club is here! Runs are aimed at ~3 miles in walk/run style. Do you regularly get moderate exercise (3-5x/week) and want to take the next step to running? Next run club dates and times: June 1, 8, 15, July 13, 20, 27. 7 am. Meet in the YWCA lobby. Click here to view running course.

 

 YWCA 40 Days to Summer Partner Fitness Challenge

Perfect for ALL fitness levels and ages, join this motivating challenge designed to help you reach wellness
through a diversity of activity. Team up with a friend and together, per your individual availability, work
through the fitness scorecard. The top 10 teams with the most complete scorecard will be entered in a
raffle to win a prize. Visit the front desk to register and receive a scorecard.

  

Complimentary Running Clinic May 23 from 12pm - 1pm

(YWCA Art Gallery) 

Join a representative from Run for Your Life and learn. Feel free to bring your lunch!  A running specialist will provide an introduction and tips to walking and running to include:

·  How to correct pain or discomfort in your feet, knees or hips when walking or running.

·  How you can get started or improve your walking or running training.

·  Injury Prevention Tips and more!

 

 

 

 

American Red Cross Babysitters Training Classes offered by Charlotte Safety Training at YWCA
Saturday, July 2, 2013: 9 AM- 4 PM

The Babysitters Training Course is one-day class that prepares youth ages 11-15 to become responsible babysitters. Participants will learn how to care for children ages 0-10, activities to do with young children, create a babysitting business plan, and be prepared to handle emergency situations. Students will leave with the knowledge of how young children act and play. This course provided hands on caregiving from feeding, changing, playing, and preparing for bedtime. This class is a great opportunity for older siblings who may be caring for younger siblings and those looking to pursue babysitting or be mother's helpers.

Cost: $65 members/ $75 non members

Location: YWCA Central Carolinas, 3420 Park Road
For info, call 704.525.5770. Click here for more information.

 

Free Fall Prevention Course

The Center for Aging is launching a first of its kind program in Charlotte which has proven to significantly reduce falls in seniors. This is a medically developed program which will run for three-months on Tuesdays and Thursdays for one-hour. Led by Arthritis Foundation of America Certified trainers, participants will gain skills and strength which will help preserve quality of life. International research has shown that a regular and consistent balance exercise program in older adults significantly decreases falls. **** Program is open to those ages 60 and older not wheelchair bound ****

Course Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 11 – September 19, 2013 / 10:15am – 11:15am
Location: YWCA Central Carolinas: 3420 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28209
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, June 4. Deliver this completed form to the YWCA front desk.

You will be contacted by the Center for Aging to confirm your selection for the program and receive answers to your questions. Contact Dianne Chase with Questions: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 704.606.1144