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The best cure to anything is usually prevention. That’s why we offer programs in the Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania area designed to support heart health, manage your weight, and encourage healthy habits through regular exercise and healthy dieting. Check out the many ways the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA can help you prevent chronic diseases.
More than 200 Ys across the country help thousands of people reduce their risk for developing type 2 diabetes with the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. This small-group program helps people with pre-diabetes eat healthier, increase their physical activity, and lose weight, which can delay or even prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes. Learn more about Diabetes Prevention.
TAKING ACTION, CHANGING ODDS
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a small-group program developed and established in partnership with the LIVESTRONG Foundation, assists those who are living with, through, or beyond cancer to strengthen their spirit, mind and body. Recent research from the Yale Cancer Center and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute confirmed that LIVESTRONG at the YMCA participants experience improved fitness and quality of life as well as significant decreases in cancer-related fatigue. Learn more about LIVESTRONG.
MODERATE-IMPACT CLASSES FOR HIGH-IMPACT RESULTS
We are proud to offer offer Fit & Strong!, an evidence-based group exercise program for older adults that uses simple, easy-to-learn movements that motivate individuals (particularly those with arthritis) to stay active throughout their life. Join our program!
DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
High blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, falls and many other common chronic diseases and conditions can be treated and even prevented with proper dieting and exercise. That’s why the Y offers a variety of fitness programs designed to combat chronic illness and get you back to your healthy self. It’s one of the many benefits of regular exercise. Check out our programs to see which one is right for you to get started on your road to prevention and recovery.