Y offers medically supervised back exercise and training class
My back hurts … I should work it out … how?
Back pain can be one of the most frustrating conditions we try to manage and it can disrupt our life. Have you ever wanted to specifically strengthen your neck or low back but did not know how? Maybe you have suffered from back pain and did not want to risk further injury. What is the best way to do this?
The Waynesboro YMCA is offering a medically supervised workout program taught by a physical therapist from Barren Ridge Physical Therapy with specialized training in back conditions, to safely and effectively work out both the upper and lower spine promoting stabilization and optimal function.
The class will include back care insights as well as progressive yet safe flexibility exercises and core training exercises, giving you the knowledge to allow you to continue independently on your own routine.
Classes will start in September, held Tuesdays and Thursdays, running for a total of six weeks, each lasting one hour. Must have a minimum of five people registered for the class. Jeremy Smith, PT, from Barren Ridge Physical Therapy will instruct each class and answer questions as they arise.
Want to know more?
We’ve got your back!
Please feel free to call if you have any questions. 540 949-5383.
Let’s go to the movies!
Join the Waynesboro Family Y at the Waynesboro Library – Mondays at 10 a.m. and at 5 p.m. – for screenings of movies highlighting health issues.
The schedule of screenings includes:
Monday, Oct. 4: “Food, Inc.”
Drawing on Eric Schlosser’s “Fast Food Nation” and Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore Dilemma,” director Robert Kenner’s Oscar-nominated documentary explores the food industry’s detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies.
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Augusta Health, Y team up to promote good health
Edited by Chris Graham
WaynesboroYMCA.com
The Waynesboro YMCA will host a presentation by Augusta Health Cardiology on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m.
WaynesboroYMCA.com has the story.
Join the Y at the Spring Gala!
Edited by Chris Graham
WaynesboroYMCA.com
The Waynesboro YMCA is hosting its annual Spring Gala on Saturday, April 23, at the Best Western in Waynesboro.
WaynesboroYMCA.com has the story.
WaynesboroYMCA.com: Exercise Your Brain!
Edited by Chris Graham
WaynesboroYMCA.com
Learn more about the Exercise Your Brain! event being held at the Waynesboro Family YMCA on Wednesday, March 24.
Information on the brain-exercise program and a downloadable PDF can be accessed here.
The man behind the whistle
Spears recounts 32 years at the Waynesboro YMCA
Story by Chris Graham
www.waynesboroymca.com
You just assume that John Spears was always the John Spears that we all know and love – the basketball coach who knows how to get the most out of his players, the high-school and college referee who can bring a hostile gym or arena to silence or an uproar with a single whistle.
It all started because Spears got hooked on noontime basketball at the YMCA 32 years ago.
“I was working second shift at the Howard Johnson’s, and somebody told me about noon ball at the Y. I came down, and I got hooked, and the rest is history,” said Spears, the director of youth sports at the Waynesboro YMCA. Read more
