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Healthy Family Membership at the YMCA
The South County Family YMCA is proud to introduce our new Healthy Family Membership. Any family consisting of at least one parent or legal guardian and at least one child in grades k-8 is elligiable.The goal of the new membership is to provide access to our facilities and programming to families who have previously not been YMCA members,with the ultimate goal of promoting healthy, fit lifestlyes.
The monthly rate that families will be charged for the Healthy Family Membership will be deteremined based on annual income per number of people in the household. Rates will range from $25 - $55 per month for the entire family.
In order to take advantage of the new Healthy Family membership, families are required to participate in their choice of one of three family-oriented programs that have been specially designed by our team of exercise physiologist, registered dietitian and nutrition educator. Participants will attend a series of 8 weekly classes that are both educational and hands-on to develop the skills they need to create a healthier lifestyle. If a family misses more than one session in 8 weeks, the Healthy Family membership rate will automatically default to the normal South County Family YMCA family membership rate of $60/month.
The 3 family programs include: (Choose one)
- Family Nutrition Series
- Family Fitness Training Series
- Family Weight Loss Series
Family Nutrition Series
Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 PM beginning Sept 23rd
Eating a healthy, balanced diet can be a challenge with long work hours, convenience of fast food, and high sugar snacks. But despite these barriers, eating a healthy diet is possible. Good nutrition is a key part of health in both adults and children, so why not take part in making this part of a healthy lifestyle? It is easier than you might think.
In the Family Nutrition Series classes, you can learn how to incorporate simple changes into your every day routine. There is no need to eliminate foods, follow restricted calorie diets, or avoid your favorite foods to follow a healthy diet. The goal is to learn how to include a variety of foods in adequate amounts and make wise choices when faced with daily challenges.
This program includes 8 weeks of in-depth education and hands-on activities that emphasize the key components of a healthy diet.
Topics include:
- Understanding the basic food groups and the importance of diet variety
- Portion Control
- Metabolism
- Food Labels
- Media Influence
- Grocery Store Tour
- Food Safety
- Meal Planning
- Healthy Cooking
- Fad Diets
- Supplements
- Dining Out
- Social and Emotional Eating
- Pop Culture
- Barriers to Healthy Eating
- Goal Setting
Family Fitness Training Series
Thursdays 6:00-7:00 PM beginning Sept 25th
Incorporating exercise into your lives is important to achieving a healthy lifestyle. If having a healthy family is a priority, then it is necessary to get moving!!! The Fitness Training Series teaches you how to exercise properly, incorporating strength and cardiovascular conditioning with flexibility training for a well-rounded exercise routine. You’ll also learn ways to increase daily activity, helping to get your family off the couch and moving toward healthier lives.
Each week, your family will participate in various training programs. You’ll have fun with your family while improving your overall fitness, achieving a healthier life, and learning new ways to train. Each session challenges your family, while improving physical fitness, developing skills, and fostering confidence and self-esteem.
Family Weight Loss Series
Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00-7:00 PM beginning Sept 23rd
Keeping up with the latest diet and weight loss information can be a full time job. What works? What doesn’t work? What is the best way to lose weight and keep it off? There are so many questions with lots of different answers. Making small and gradual changes over time are the best ways to reach your weight loss goals and create a healthy lifestyle.
“Can my family make these changes? Is this something easy to do? How will they react? What about managing time?” These are all valid questions and the Family Weight Loss Series will help you recognize the steps that need to be made to overcome all of these barriers, as well as ways to include the necessary changes into your daily routine.
An 8-week, two-night per week session (or a 16-week, one night session) including detailed discussion and hands-on activities on both nutrition and physical activity are combined to aid in reaching and maintaining a healthy weight. The weight loss series combines of the Family Nutrition and the Family Fitness Training Series.
Sign up and registration:
Sign up for the Health Family Membership at the South County Family YMCA's Venice front desk. Your membership rate will be determined on the spot and you may select which family program you and your family would like to participate in. Your name will be given to the program facilitator and you will be contacted about starting your program on the next available starting date. If you miss the beginning of one 8-week series, you will be required to join the next one.
The second session will begin Tuesday, January 6 – Thursday, February 26.
Important note: Families are required to attend the 8-week program of their choice in order to be a Healthy Family. If you and your family are unable or unwilling to attend a minimum of 7 sessions of one of the 8-session programs, your Healthy Family membership will revert to a regular SCF YMCA family membership at the rate of $60/month. Participation in a family-oriented program is not optional. Attendance will be taken.
Please read the program brochure for additional details and call Josie Lodrigue at 941-492-9622 ext 161 with any questions.
