Health and Fitness

Let the Y help you achieve your new year's resolutions! Whether you're hoping to lose weight, read more, make new friends, or eat healthier, the Y can help you cross off your goals for 2024! We're more than a gym.

The holiday season is in full swing, but not everyone is feeling festive. Although it’s supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year,” the social, financial, and time pressures to make everything perfect can make it the most stressful time of the year.

We're offering a new Group Ex class just for cancer survivors!This class is for cancer survivors and consists of cardiovascular conditioning, resistance training, and balance and flexibility exercises. We will have 45 minutes of movement followed by 15 minutes of open discussion.

Mental and behavioral health is health. When someone’s experiencing depression, anxiety, a substance use disorder, or other problems of this kind, it not only affects their quality of life but also impacts their overall health.

As I reflect on the past three years of my life, if I were to sum things up in one word, it would be: grateful. Incredibly grateful. My journey has been emotional, raw, powerful, scary. And, within all of that, there were some real moments of strength.

Kids are experts at distracting and derailing adults. How many excuses can a child come up with to avoid bedtime at all costs? All that childhood practice makes us experts at avoiding exercise as adults.

The Y is committed to connecting you to a healthier life, and that includes ensuring you stay connected to your health insurance plan. This is why we’re sharing important information regarding Medicaid changes for Pennsylvanians.

As adults, there are lots of things that we can do to protect our health. Eating right, exercising, getting enough sleep, and having a support system can help us keep our bodies and minds healthy. But for infants to stay healthy, they must rely on adults to make the right choices.

Who doesn’t love a 5-ingredient meal that is ready in under 20 minutes? Celebrate sweet summer corn with this easy vegetarian chowder that’s a cross between creamed corn and corn chowder. Enjoy it for lunch or dinner.