YMCA Healthy Tips #4
Amy Klein, Personal Trainer, Chris-Town Legacy YMCA www.valleyymca.org Get S.M.A.R.T The method of SMART goals (an acronym for the 5 steps of specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based...
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Amy Klein, Personal Trainer, Chris-Town Legacy YMCA www.valleyymca.org Workout variety Making sure that your workouts are consistently different keeps your body guessing and minimizes boredom. Doing...
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Mom taking the ultimate leap of courage for her daughter
x “She had a stroke and the doctor said she would never smile again and the first thing she did was smile,” Rose Hochgraef said. Hochgraef is talking about her daughter, Gracie. “I want people to...
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