Healthy Living
In support of its mission to improve community health, the YMCA of Central Florida has begun a major renovation to the Oviedo YMCA Family Center. It is the fourth Y...
Healthy Living
Gary Appelsies, the YMCA’s Director of Healthy Eating, has been inducted into the Orlando Sentinel’s 2017 Culinary Hall of Fame. Immediately following the Pulse Orlando tragedy, Appelsies created a Facebook...
Healthy Living
With February as American Heart Month, the YMCA of Central Florida is encouraging local families, seniors, and individuals to get up, get moving and take charge of their health and...
Healthy Living
Chances are 2017 isn’t the first time you’ve resolved to lose a few pounds. In fact, last year, losing weight topped the charts as the most common New Year’s Resolution. The pattern...
Healthy Living
Getting started on a fitness plan isn’t always easy, especially as the end of the year approaches. With the holiday season starting to kick in, schedules get busier, and your...
Healthy Living
If you have visited the Downtown YMCA in the last few months, you may have noticed our new Technogym® equipment. And, if you have been into the cycle studio or upstairs...
Healthy Living
by Gary Appelsies, YMCA Director of Healthy Eating It’s March and it’s National Nutrition Month. Most of us are still reeling from that January let down of the all American...
Healthy Living
’Tis the season of temptations. For most of us, the battle of the bulge begins with Thanksgiving dinner and lasts through New Year’s. Add in all the extra stress, holiday...
Healthy Living
The average American spends 42 hours on holiday activities ─ adding the equivalent of a full week of work on top of already busy schedules. Not surprisingly, research shows that...
Healthy Living
With summer winding down, the Y is here this fall to help every member of the family – starting with kids – to get back to a healthier, more active routine....
