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Madison Area YMCA Announces Spring 2014 Classes and Registration

(Madison, NJ) – March 13, 2014 - The Madison Area YMCA Spring 2014 Session begins Monday, April 7, with an exciting lineup of 10-week offerings.

Priority registration for members begins Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. Registration for members is on-going, both online and in person. Non-members may register in person only starting Tuesday, April1, at 9:00 a.m.

New classes in the Sports Department! Tired of the same old sports? Try Backyard Games for 2nd-5th graders. Every week, kids will play a sport or game like kickball, dodgeball, captured the flag and soccer. A dodgeball class is also offered for 3rd-5th graders.

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The gymnastics department’s new offerings include: Tumble Tots for 2 ½ - 3 year olds and Rumble, a run and tumble class, for children in grades1-2 and grades 3-5.

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New adult offerings include: BODYPUMP™ The original LES MILLS™ barbell class, will sculpt, tone and strengthen your entire body, fast! Using the BODYPUMP™ formula: THE REP EFFECT™ is a breakthrough in resistance workout training. Focusing on low weight loads and high repetition movements, you will burn fat, gain strength and quickly produce lean body muscle conditioning. BODYPUMP™ is a great way to get in shape as it challenges all of your major muscle groups while you squat, press, lift and curl.

BODYCOMBAT™ This empowering cardio workout is fiercely energetic, inspired by mixed martial arts. The class draws from a wide array of disciplines such as karate, boxing, taekwondo, tai chi and muay thai. Experience the driving music and powerful role model instructors which make BODYCOMBAT™ the world’s most popular martial arts group fitness class.

TRX Small Group Training is a progressive group training for all fitness levels and all fitness goals. Utilizing one’s own body weight, our trainers will challenge the group through a series of exercises that build strength, endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, power and core stability. TRX TEAM Training engages your core on every exercise in addition to providing cardio in every workout. Our TRX Small Group Training Class is a 9-week progressive workout designed to deliver maximum results.

The Kettle Bells workout engages hundreds of muscles at once resulting in a calorie-burning cardio workout that builds lean muscle while strengthening the core.

MVe chair Small Group Training is a fast-paced, fun class utilizing the Peak MVe® Pilates Chair. Incorporating Pilates fundamental exercises to give you a great workout, chair class focuses on building strength, coordination, and balance. As a change from many Pilates classes where most of the exercises are performed while lying down, chair work is mainly performed starting upright in a sitting or standing position, creating a totally new challenge for the core muscles.

Other offerings include Stretching For Active Older Adults and Mat Pilates.

The YMCA offers hundreds of specialty classes and numerous competitive team opportunities for children. Financial Assistance may be available. For additional information, contact Member Services at the Madison Area YMCA, at 111 Kings Road in Madison, 973-822-YMCA (9622), ext. 2276 or visit the Y’s website at madisonareaymca.org. 


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