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Pilot Program At Hampton Roads YMCA, Free For Cancer Patients

29 October 2014 by

Wonderful Opportunity For Cancer Patients Through A New Pilot Program At The YMCA In Hampton Roads:

The Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA was selected to pilot a new program at their Newport News and Luter (Smithfield) locations. The pilot program begins a national effort called LIVESTRONG at the YMCA that has been implemented at 100 Y’s selected to roll out the program nationwide.  

The program is absolutely free and helps anyone touched by any type of cancer, at any cancer stage, at any age, living anywhere in the area.

Paul M. Anderson, Program & Membership Development Director for the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA, hopes to move from the pilot program to a total of six locations in 2015.  “The program currently runs twice a year at both the Newport News YMCA and the Luter YMCA in Smithfield. Our aim is to expand the program to also run twice a year at the Hampton YMCA, Victory YMCA in Yorktown, Northern Neck YMCA, and R.F. Wilkinson YMCA in Williamsburg. We need to raise $42,000 to make that happen.”

The FREE, 12-week program meets twice a week for 90 minutes. Traditional exercise methods ease you back into fitness and help you maintain a healthy weight.

Amy Henry, who manages the program at the Newport News YMCA, knows the power of the program. “The response has been overwhelming. The men and women in our program come to understand that even small moments of progress are huge when you are regaining your sense of wellness. Sometimes, you just have to find a new healthy normal,” adds Amy.

The program offers a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities focused on strengthening the whole person.  Participants come to the program with different physical challenges and lifestyle goals. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA focuses on the whole person – not the disease.

Upcoming Classes:

Graduation Day for the pilot program is Thursday, November 20, 6:30-8 p.m. at the Newport News Family YMCA

Upcoming Sessions 2015

12-Week Program Schedule:

Spring I 2015 Newport News: Tuesday/Thursday 11-12:30 p.m. Session 1: Tuesday, February 17 – Thursday, May 7 Contact: Amy Henry, 755 245 0047, amy.henry@peninsulaymca.org

Spring II 2015 Luter: Tuesday/Thursday 3 – 4:30 p.m. Session 2: Tuesday, March 24 – Thursday, June 11 Contact: Connie Chapman, 755 365 4060, connie.chapman@peninsulaymca.org

Fall I 2015 Newport News: Tuesday/Thursday 6:30-8:00 p.m. Session 3: Tuesday, September 8 – Tuesday, December 1 (No class Thursday, November 26, Thanksgiving holiday) Contact: Amy Henry, 755 245 0047, amy.henry@peninsulaymca.org

Fall II 2015 Luter: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Session 4: Tuesday, September 29 – Thursday, December 17 Contact: Connie Chapman, 755 365 4060, connie.chapman@peninsulaymca.org

 

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