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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Notes From The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA

Goal Setting for 2012

What are your resolutions for this year? Here are some tips from YMCA Personal Trainer Ryan Healy to help you stay on track!

Having a goal to shoot for is always a good thing as it keeps you motivated and engaged.  Not to mention achieving something you’ve worked really hard for feels great.  Where many people go wrong is in creating the plan, or lack thereof, to help them reach their goals.  As the old saying goes, “He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” If you wanted to go on a road trip you’d use a map to figure out the best way to get to your destination depending on what you wanted to see.  Goal setting works the same way.  You need a map to get you to your destination quickly and safely.  At the Y we use the acronym S.M.A.R.T to help our clients set their goals and create a map.  Let’s use an example of someone, we’ll call her Jane, that wants to lose body …

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Notes From The Lynch Van Otterloo YMCA

7 Tips for Surviving the Holidays

Lynch/van Otterloo YMCA Personal Trainer Ryan Healy offers some tips to help your waistline get through the New Year!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner and although it’s just one day, there will be many parties and treats between now and New Year’s Eve that can cause your waistline to slowly grow. Not to mention breathing down New Year’s neck is Valentine’s Day and then Easter- both of which are associated with fattening goodies and candies. Here are my tips for keeping your waistline in check during the holidays.   Find more posts from Ryan on the Lynch/van Otterloo Health and Wellness blog! You can find out more about our health and wellness programs here - check out some of our classes or workshops to help you through the holidays.

Jacob

10:11 pm on Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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