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THE Y FOCUS

At the Y, our cause is to strengthen the foundation of our communities. How do we do it? Through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility.

• Our Focus
• For Youth Development
• For Healthy Living
• For Social Responsibility

• You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching TV

  Turn off the TV, take a walk, and then go to sleep – think how many calories you will burn.

  

• Your skin is an organ

  This one just intrigued me!

  

• The beat goes on…

  During a typical human life span, the human heart will beat approximately 2.5 billion times.

  

• 25% of your bones are located in your feet

  Take care of your feet, wear socks that pull moisture away and make sure your shoes aren’t worn out.

  

• Gardening is said to be one of the best exercises for bone health

  We knew Grandma was right on. Plant a flower or vegetable garden!

  

• Diets are a part of life

  Take a healthy approach and combine exercise with healthy eating and you’ll do all right.

  

• Apples are more effective than caffeine at waking you up in the morning

  They said an apple a day keeps the doctor away, now one more reason to start the day with an apple.

  

• A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons a day

  Whew, no wonder we go through so many towels at the Y!

  

• The right lung takes more air in than the left

  Take a deep breath, fill your lungs and relax – you earned it!

  

• Each human nostril registers smells differently

  Smells in the right nostril are more pleasant than the left.

  

• The heart pumps about 1 million barrels of blood during an average lifetime

  Wow, the heart sure gets a great workout. Make sure to keep it healthy by taking a walk or run today.

  

• The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap

  Yikes, that is kind of disgusting, but interesting.

  

• The average human body contains enough iron to make a small nail

  Hmmm, not sure what to say about this, but kind of cool.

  

• Deep breathing gives you health benefits similar to aerobics

  Slow down. Take a deep breath. But, don’t forget to do aerobics to make your heart strong.

  

• The most pushups ever performed in 1 day was 46,001

  Want to learn how to do the perfect pushup, ask any of our fitness coaches for show and tell.

  

• Each pound above your ideal weight lowers your life expectancy by 34 days

  So, manage your weight through healthy eating & exercise. Our fitness coaches can help you!

  

• There are 206 bones in the human body

  Keep them strong with strength training exercises and healthy eating.

  

• It takes about twenty seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body

  Faster than a speeding bullet!

  

• Your heart pumps 2,000 gallons of blood each day

  That heart sure does a lot of work. Keep it healthy with aerobic exercises.

  

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