Category Archives: Health and Wellness

The Y at Home – Virtual Y

The Y at Home – Virtual Y

Virtual Y is a free platform with a great range of online fitness, nutrition, wellbeing programs, as well as dedicated spaces that cater to families and our youth community. You can keep fit through workouts and training at home; learn all about nutrition with our delicious recipes and Healthy Living Magazine; look after your wellbeing… Read more…

Tips for Mental Vitality

Tips for Mental Vitality

Tips for Mental Vitality As the days pass in this unprecedented lockdown, there continues to be more and more information rising to the top around our mental wellbeing. Whether we are working or not, most of us are confined to our homes for many more hours than we are used to. This compounded in either… Read more…

Build Your Workout: Fitness Edition

Build Your Workout: Fitness Edition

The Y at home has your next workout sorted! Running out of ideas when it comes to creating your next at home workout? Spell your name and reveal your personalised workout! With a mix of exercises and different reps, this workout will get you sweaty, raise your heart rate and help burn some calories! Encourage your family… Read more…

Gymnastics – Warm Up Video

Gymnastics – Warm Up Video

Get the blood pumping with this fun warm up routine, with gymnastics coaches Jemma and Katherine from the Y Epping! A fun routine to complete before moving onto other strength, flexibility, and fitness activities.   #theYathome Activity Disclaimer All participants must ensure they have a clear area to perform all skills and activities prior to… Read more…

Challenge of the Week: Core Attack

Challenge of the Week: Core Attack

Challenge of the Week: Core Attack Are you ready for this weeks #theYathome Challenge? Count how many completed rounds inside 10mins of: 10 x Crunches 10 x Toe Taps 10 x Reverse Crunches 10 x Prone Shoulder Touch 20 x Mountain Climbers Make sure you share your results (and a post workout selfie) with us on socials… Read more…

Youth Survey – Age 13-29

Youth Survey – Age 13-29

Young people across Australia we are listening to you! We want to hear your thoughts on how you are feeling during the COVID-19 crisis in terms of overall health, wellbeing, community connection and having your voice heard during this difficult time and what we can do to support you. Access the #SURVEY: https://bit.ly/theYathomesurvey Read more…

Les Mills Class Highlight: BODYATTACK™

Les Mills Class Highlight: BODYATTACK™

Try LES MILLS BODYATTACK™ now! BODYATTACK™ is a high-energy fitness class with moves that cater for total beginners to total addicts. The class combine athletic movements like running, lunging and jumping with strength exercises such as push-ups and squats. Combined with energizing tunes to lead you through the workout – challenging your limits in a good… Read more…

Challenge of the Week: Legs 300

Challenge of the Week: Legs 300

Are you ready for this weeks #theYathome Challenge? LEGS 300  How long to complete the full total: 50 squats 50 lunges 50 jump squats 50 sumo squats 50 lateral lunges 50 jump squats Want to WIN a $50 Rebel Sports voucher? Share your post workout selfie and results with us by using the hashtag #theYathome. The most… Read more…

20 Minute Chair Yoga for PrYme Movers

20 Minute Chair Yoga for PrYme Movers

20 Minute Chair Yoga for PrYme Movers This workout is suited to our PrYme members and is aimed at keeping you moving! Enjoy a calming, upper body chair yoga where you will enhance your breathing, posture and relax your mind. With our centres closed and most of us doing less exercise then normal it’s really… Read more…

15 Minute Circuit Class for Teens

15 Minute Circuit Class for Teens

15 Minute Circuit Class for Teens This workout is suitable for kids ages from 8 – 15 years and is aimed at keeping you moving! With the extra time at home that families currently have and no weekend sports happening, don’t let the kids spend all day in front of a computer screen. Let’s encourage… Read more…

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