Category: Healthy Living
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At a recent Pistons game, Mark Ralko, a personal trainer at the Birmingham Family YMCA, was recognized as a Detroit Pistons Game Changer for the incredible work he is doing in the community. Game Changers are the everyday people making a difference within their communities through service, leadership and volunteerism, and only a handful of…
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By Megan Carolin, Member of the Birmingham Family YMCA My weight loss journey began in June 2013. I was 311 pounds at 25 years old. I was experiencing headaches, dizziness, heart palpitations and general discomfort. My day-to-day life was fairly miserable. I was slow to move, often feeling run down and sick. Every day when…
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Through a partnership with Gleaners Community Food Bank, the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit is hosting Cooking Matters, a six-week, hands-on cooking course that educates Detroit families how to get more food for their money and maximize nourishment from their food. Participants learn how to select nutritious and low-cost ingredients and prepare them in delicious and healthy ways. The two-hour-per-week…
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Kym Reed, Group Exercise Coordinator and Personal Trainer at Carls Family YMCA, gave fitness tips to Fox 2’s Alan Longstreet during his Get Fit segments on Jan. 22. Check both clips out below!
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The Carls Family YMCA recently initiated its annual food drive and has accumulated more than 500 pounds of nonperishable items that will benefit two community charities. The food drive kicked off on Thanksgiving morning and will run over the next several weeks. Both Community Sharing and Active Faith, local community health centers that have food pantries…
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Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for the many blessings we have in our lives. It’s also a holiday known for extravagant feasts shared by family and friends. But for families living in urban food deserts without the means to gather healthful food, Thanksgiving can be a difficult time. To aid this effort,…
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Steenie Casadei, who attended sleep-away camp at Nissokone in 1997, writes a message to Piper, her lifelong friend from camp, as Piper’s son is planning to attend the same camp I had originally decided to go to camp because I wanted to ride horses every day for two weeks straight. What ended up being…
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We are thrilled to announce the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit will be doing even bigger and better things for kids in our community as a result of a recent partnership with Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). As part of its initiative to improve the health of children in Michigan, MDCH has awarded the State Alliance of…
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Girls on the Run (GOTR), a transformative youth development program that teaches life skills through running lessons, was an official charity partner of the 2014 Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon on Oct. 19. On race day, the GOTR support team of 104 adult runners ran a combined total of 1,617.1 miles through Detroit and helped…