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The Grand River Area Family YMCA is excited to introduce our new blog: Work It Out With Shane. Our very own personal trainer / strength and conditioning coach, Shane Midgyett, will be here helping you...
View ArticleIntroducing Personal Trainer and Strength Coach, Shane Midgyett
Hello fellow YMCA members and the greater community, and welcome to my new strength and fitness blog site where you can receive helpful information every week concerning your fitness needs and get...
View ArticleAre all calories created equal? Food for thought to improve your weight loss...
For those of you who are currently on a weight loss (or gaining) diet and tend to find yourself doing all the right things and still for some odd reason cannot seem to reap any results, this tid bit of...
View ArticleBalancing Your Workouts: The Keys To A Successful Workout Program
Have you ever noticed, whether with work, study, school, our personal relationships or what ever it is that we do in our everyday lifestyles, can become pretty monotonous and ineffective if we never...
View ArticleLetter of Encouragement to Clients and General Exercisers
I’m pretty sure that everyone who exercises or currently doing a workout program (whether with me or on your own) has set for themselves an ultimate goal that they would like to accomplish, whether it...
View ArticlePutting Together A Complete Daily Workout Routine
First, just want to tell those of you who have either subscribed or read my blog posts each week ‘thank you’ and again, hope they are all reaching your inbox, and has been helpful information for you...
View ArticleActivity vs. Exercise
Hello fellow YMCA fitness members and greater fitness community! Once again, I’m excited to be here to discuss exercise, fitness, and the results that come from a structured exercise program. I hope...
View ArticleAquatics and Swimming
Hello “Y” members, subscribers, and viewers alike! Once again, I’m here this week to talk about exercise and fitness, and all of the benefits that go along with being actively involved in any of the...
View ArticleGet Fit: Taking Advantage Of Your Exercise Programs
Hello YMCA and fitness members. It’s good to be back talking about fitness, exercise, and all the various ways to incorporate exercise into your daily activities. I continue to have people ask about...
View ArticleSetting Practical Goals For The New Year
Hello YMCA members and the greater community! I’m back once again for the first time in 2016 to talk about fitness, physical activity, and exercise, and how to continue maintaining those programs...
View ArticleFollowing Up On Exercise and Fitness
Hello YMCA members, subscribers, and community! I’m here again to talk a bit about fitness, exercise, and to check in on how your exercise programs are going for the new year. I talked in my last blog...
View ArticleFirming, Toning & Shaping: What’s It All About?
Hello YMCA and exercisers! It’s certainly been awhile since I have blogged, but at the same time, have certainly missed talking fitness and exercise, and the opportunity to get feed back from you all...
View ArticleBurning Calories: 3 Ways To Accomplish This Goal
To all members and general exercisers at our YMCA: a little info below on the ways our body burn calories, their differences, and how it can ultimately influence our fitness goals. Enjoy, continue to...
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