Virtual Health and Wellness

During this temporary closure, we are committed to helping keep Erie healthy and strong in spirit, mind and body. The Y is still here to help you stay active, healthy and connected in your own home, and on your own time. We invite you to utilize new virtual tools shown below. Virtual Health and Wellness is a place for us to share content, resources and activities with you to keep you healthy and active. Make sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram (search ymcaerie) for additional information.

Y360
The YMCA workouts that you love, but at home! Choose from a variety of classes including Barre, Yoga, Bootcamp and Active Older Adult Videos. Workout videos are 8-30 minutes and categorized by type of exercise.

Stay Health-Y
This fitness challenge is designed for members to keep moving and be active in ways that may have never been thought of before. Participants log, track and complete 600 minutes of activity throughout the course of 30 days- and compete with Y members to see who can rack up the most points! This is FREE to members across the country. This challenge will feature many suggested workouts, including what is found on Y360.

Your Y At Home: Active Older Adults
YTHRIVE
Stay virtually connected to the Y through these activities from Ys across the U.S. that will help you maintain a healthy mind, body and spirit from the comfort of your home.

Les Mills At Home On Demand
Thanks you our partnership with Les Mills, this temporary site allows free access to 100+ workouts during the COVID-19 disruptions. There is something for everyone from high intensity interval training designed to improve strength and fitness fast, dance fitness workouts, the martial arts inspired BODYCOMBAT Invincible program through to mindfulness practices to slow the stream of thoughts that can cause our stress. The BORN TO MOVE children’s workouts will get everyone from 4 to 16 years moving, and out post-partum series will help get mothers back to exercise safely.

Beachbody
During this unprecedented time, we want to continue helping families stay healthy and sane by offering some fun ways to expend energy together. With schools not in session and no formal recess or P.E., we hope you will use these workouts to make family fitness fun and a part of your daily routine.

Life Fitness Digital Coach
Choose from three workout of the day categories each day. Digital Coach can be launched using any web browser on your computer or mobile device. Refresh each day for a new set of workouts, created by our Life Fitness Academy trainers (ACE and NASM certified), you can stay in shape at no extra cost until you can get back into the gym.

SilverSneakers On Demand
SilverSneakers members can view classes, health tips and workout videos designed by top SilverSneaker instructors.

YMCA of Greater Toronto Daily Facebook LIVE Workouts
Family Word Workouts
Family Fitness BINGO
Workout of The Day

Health

Educational Resources

Home Learning & Brain Smart Starts
Listen in as Certified Instructor Mara Spencer shares what a Brain Smart Start is and how you can utilize it as a family to unite, disengage stress, connect and commit, not just in the morning but as needed throughout the day. ⭐️ #iHeartCD #COVID_19 #brainsmartstart
Posted by Conscious Discipline® on Friday, April 3, 2020