It is time to start training for the first 5k of the YMCA of Metro North Series! Here are some tips to get you started: Discuss your fitness goal with your physician. Make sure you let him/her know you are planning on walking or running a 5k. Gear up! It is not all about how […]
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A Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Pilot Program Y-Heart is a blood pressure self-monitoring program at the YMCA of Metro North, debuting in 2019. The American Heart Association has determined that 46% of adult Americans have high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease, heart attack and stroke. The purpose of this program is to […]
Full StoryCamille and Ruth rarely miss their weekly fitness class at the Saugus Family YMCA. Even surgeries can’t keep Camille, 95, and Ruth, 78, away for long. Y members for over a decade, they are part of a group of seniors who regularly attend the Y’s “Stay Fit” class, a whole body conditioning class targeted at […]
Full StoryPhil Brooks was waking up frequently in the middle of the night with trouble breathing but he didn’t think it was an indicator of anything wrong. At his wife Bernice’s urging, he finally went to the ER one night to discover that he had a weak heart that struggled to pump the needed oxygen. Further […]
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