YMCA EPPING December 2016

Meet the Trainer

Qualifications

Bachelor of Applied Fitness

Diploma of Fitness

Certificate IV in Fitness

Certificate III in Fitness

Specialities

Sports Specific Training

Strength and Conditioning

Rehabilitation Nutrition

Experience Coming from an extensive sporting background my journey into the fitness industry came naturally through developing and fine tuning my own training which then led to the desire to train others. After coaching both basketball and soccer, working with sportspeople and helping them develop as athletes became my focus with emphasis on injury prevention and rehabilitation. I am constantly trying to learn and further develop as a trainer I find variation is the key to staying motivated and progress towards fitness goals.

Fitness Quote “Growing stronger is about accumulating wisdom, learning from your mistakes and inspiring others to become the strongest version of themselves.” Elliot Hulse

Healthy Holiday Hints Below are a few hints to help you though the Christmas season

Don’t skip meals. It may seem logical to skip lunch to save room for a dinner party. But arriving starved may result in overeating, and drinking on an empty stomach will give you a quicker buzz, which is more likely to lead to mindless munching.

Even if you do not have time to make it to the gym, stay active in other ways. Walking, cleaning, and lifting some light weights at home are all good ideas.

People who sleep less weigh more. Make sure you get your ZZZs, even during the busy holiday season. Make plans for January. Sometime people feel a post Christmas let-down, but if you have something to

look forward to, you’ll be more likely to stay upbeat.

YMCA Epping Celebrates 50 Years

On 19th

November 2016 the Epping community, as well as past and present members came together to celebrate YMCA Epping’s 50th Birthday. The celebrations included a mega raffle, jumping castle, kids craft, face painting, bbq and cakes, as well as karate, cricket and soccer clinics, and a badminton tournament.

One of the highlights of the day was a special legends lunch held to recognise the contribution of the many people who have helped to make YMCA Epping great! Amongst the guests was the centre’s first manager Karl Peksis, long time gymnastics coach and past centre manager Ken Benson and Barcelona Olympian Lisa Read. The birthday cake was cut by YMCA NSW CEO Leisa Hart and Epping state MP Damian Tudehope.

“This milestone was worth celebrating as the YMCA at Epping was the first suburban centre to be opened in NSW,” said Jimmy Ball, YMCA Epping centre manager.

YMCA Epping Wishing Tree

This Christmas YMCA Epping will be supporting Give and Take, a volunteer based organisation that distributes goods to families in need. Please help make a family’s Christmas brighter by donating toys, canned or non-perishable food, toiletries, books or baby goods. Your donations can be left in the Christmas sack at reception.

Holiday Opening Hours Friday 23

rd December: OPEN normal hours

Saturday 24th

December: OPEN 8am – 1pm Sunday 25th December: CLOSED Public Holiday Monday 26th December: CLOSED Public Holiday Tuesday 27th December: CLOSED Public Holiday Wednesday 28th December: OPEN 6am – 6pm Thursday 29th December: OPEN 6am – 6pm Friday 30th December: OPEN 6am – 6pm Saturday 31st December: OPEN 8am – 1pm Sunday 1

st January: CLOSED Public Holiday

Monday 2nd January: CLOSED Public Holiday

Fitness Classes The group fitness and small group training timetable has been adjusted for the period 24

th December to 7

th

January. Please see the revised time table below or visit our website.

Term dates

End Beginning

Gymnastics 17/12/16 16/01/17

LTP 16/12/16 30/01/17

Karate 17/12/16 16/01/17

Gymnastics End for Year activities

Levels presentation: 17th

December, 11am-12:30pm

Colours, Stages, Levels & LTP disco & BBQ: 17th

December, 4-6pm

KinderGym & KinderRec class celebrations: 10th

-16th

December

Lean to Play End for Year activities

Presentation of achievement ribbons 10th

-16th

December

LTP and gymnastics disco & BBQ (for over 5 yr olds), 17

th December, 4-6pm

Health and Fitness Timetable

24 Dec – 31 Dec: No classes 2 Jan – 7 Jan: See amended timetable below

Tues 3rd Jan Wed 4th Jan Fri 6th Jan Sat 7th Jan

6:05am Boxing YMCA Bootcamp Boxing

7:30am

YMCA Bootcamp

8:30am

Program: Lvl 2-3

9:00am

Box & Burn Program: Lvl 1

9:30am YMCA Bootcamp

YMCA Bootcamp Zumba

Teen Gym Access

7:30pm

Zumba

Caringbah Gala day

On the 27th November Caringbah Y held the final Gala day for the year. These fun days introduce our Stages gymnasts to presenting their skills in a non-competitive environment. Gymnasts are assessed and receive merit ribbons for their performance. This year YMCA Epping attended 3 gala days and held one day at Epping (Winter Wonderland). We commend the efforts of our gymnasts and look forward to attending more of these rewarding days.

Cables Water Park

On the 26th November our Levels gymnasts and coaches let their hair down and celebrated all their hard work for the year with a relaxing day at Cables Water Park, Penrith. A fun day in the sun was had by all.

Key Dates

As 2016 draws to a close, there is some important information we would like to share with you. Saturday 17th December: End of classes Monday 16th January: 2017 classes begin

It’s Time to Celebrate

To celebrate a great year there will be a number of end of year functions. Please save the dates below.

Levels Presentation/Display On the 17

th December the levels Presentation/Display day will be taking place. The morning starts at

11am and families of levels gymnasts are welcome to attend. After the presentations there will be a BBQ in the park behind the centre. Please see reception if you would like to attend.

End of Year Disco & BBQ Gymnastics and Learn To Play children aged 5+ will celebrate the end of the year on 17

th December, 4-

6pm with a disco and BBQ. Entry is $5 and we will have a professional DJ, smoke, bubble and laser show, glow sticks and take home CD for all attendees. It will be a fun afternoon full of entertainment.

Bring along your friends and siblings. Please see reception for an attendance note, due before 9th December.

Kindergym Xmas parties Our little ones will celebrate a great year on their regular class days in the week beginning Saturday 10

th December. Times are a follows: 10

th December 8-10am and 12

th – 15

th December 10am-12noon.

Come along for games for the first hour followed by a party downstairs. These hours replace normal class times for the dates mentioned. For more details please speak with your coach.

Key Dates As 2016 draws to a close, there are some key dates you should be aware of.

Friday 16th December: End of classes Monday 30th January: 2017 classes begin

To celebrate a great year we are holding a disco and BBQ party

Date: Saturday 17th December 2016 Venue: YMCA Epping, Gym 1 Time: 4pm to 6pm Cost: $5 RSVP: 9th December 2016 (Please see reception for an attendance note)

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