{"id":3171,"date":"2011-02-16T01:30:13","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T06:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2011-02-16T00:15:26","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T05:15:26","slug":"ymca-offering-video-fitness-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2011\/02\/16\/ymca-offering-video-fitness-option\/","title":{"rendered":"YMCA offering video fitness option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Van Wert independent\/<\/strong><em>YMCA information<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The YMCA of Van Wert County now has a new video fitness option.\u00a0 A large flat screen TV and DVD player is now available anytime the Y is open and is free of charge, in addition to the rest of the free fitness class line-up offered to members of the Y.\u00a0 It is located in the Youth Fitness Center, which offers rubber flooring, mirrors, weights, stability balls, mats and more.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3172\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/YMCA-Video-Fitness-Option-2-2011.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3172 \" style=\"border: 1px solid black\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/YMCA-Video-Fitness-Option-2-2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">YMCA members exercise as part of a new video option offered at the Y. (YMCA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Members can call in advance to reserve the TV for a particular time, while walk-in use is an option when available. With this new option, Y members can bring in any DVD to work out to, whether on their own or with a group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are really excited to offer this new opportunity completely free to all YMCA members,\u201d stated YMCA Fitness Director Kelly Avalos. \u201cIt will allow members a lot more scheduling flexibility and variety in addition to our instructor-led fitness classes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome like to work out on their own to a DVD, but do not have the space or equipment,\u201d Avalos added. \u201cThis will solve that problem for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fitness director also noted that the new option is great for those who like to work out in a group environment and want to try some of the latest work-outs available on DVD.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the Y adding this free video fitness option, it demonstrates yet another great way the Y enables others to motivate each other and help each other stay on track in their workouts,\u201d Avalos concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Information about this and other fitness programs available at the Van Wert YMCA can be found by calling 419.238.0443, visiting the Y\u2019s website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vwymca.com\">www.vwymca.com<\/a>, or emailing <a href=\"mailto:kelly@vwymca.org\">kelly@vwymca.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The YMCA of Van Wert County is a United Way funded agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert independent\/YMCA information The YMCA of Van Wert County now has a new video fitness option.\u00a0 A large flat screen TV and DVD player is now available anytime the Y is open and is free of charge, in addition to the rest of the free fitness class line-up offered to members of the Y.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 10:45:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}