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Fitness: Kids & Teens > Fitness Classes

 

Couch to 5k

Have you always wanted to run a 5k? Don't know where to start or how to train?  This class will take the beginner 4runner through the necessary training to prepare you for a 3.1 mile run.
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Group Strength Training for Teens

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Homeschool Phys Ed

Principles of physical education with an emphasis on games, fitness and nutrition. Overall wellness program teaches proper nutrition and improves your physical fitness skills to help live and begin a healthy lifestyle. Your child will learn to love being fit and know what it takes to get there.

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Kids Boot Camp

A workout that will get your kids up and moving.  This motivating workout will include, healthy activities with Strive strength, cardio and fun games.  Join us for the challenge.
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Kids Circuit

A fun and exciting program rotating youth participants through circuit training and educational health and fitness components including nutrition and basic strength training guidelines.
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Kids Running Club

Learn how to prepare for a short distance or long distance run.
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Kids Zumba!

Yes! Kids can Zumba too!  An exciting new way for kids to exercise and have fun while learning to dance.
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Move It to Lose It

This great program will is a team work approach that incorporates nutrition and fitness components to help you make lifestyle changes for results that last.
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Music and Movement

Music, rhythm, and rhymes encourage movement which helps to increase body awareness, strength/agility, improve coordination/balance, develops muscles, builds self-confidence, and social skills.
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Speed and Agility Training

Prepare yourself for spring sports with this new program.  The focus will be on improving your sport specific speed and agility through advanced training techniques.
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Sport Specific Speed and Agility Training Camps

The key to imporving speed is a systematic and progressive approach to speed development.  Systematic refers to a structured approach, never losing sight of the specific objective: A FASTER ATHLETE! You can prepare yourself for any sport (i.e. Soccer, Football, Lacrosse, and Basketball).  This program is broken down into three parts:  Straight Ahead Speed, Lateral Speed, and Agility and proper stretching.  Each of these broad componenets is developed sequentially through detailed progressions.  Each step in the progression must be mastered before attempting the next step.  No matter what the level of athletic ability, our experienced, certified strength and conditioning specialist and personal trainer will provide the training to make you more explosive. Clinics will be a week long.
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Tae Kwon Do

This Korean form of Martial Arts will be taught by certified instructors. Class will focus on learning and applying defensive and offensive techniques, physical and mental skill
sets, and developing positive self attributes such as caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility.
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Yoga for Kids!

Yoga for Kids improves health, concentration, physical fitness, emotional balance, self-esteem, relieves stress and encourages cooperation!  This class will encourage chilren of all ages to have fun while learning yoga.  When presented in a childs language, yoga can help counter the stress experienced by young people living in a hurry up world.

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Youth Strength Training (Strive)

This class is 45 minutes of circuit training held in the Strive Family Wellness Center to help your pre-teen/teen get into shape for sports, or just for life.  Led by a certified personal trainer who will make the class fun and geared toward reaching the goals your kids need to succeed.  Class will also touch on pertinent issues such as body image and healthy nutrition.
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The mission of the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids is to put Christian principles
into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.

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