YMCA, WTA present Mad Hatter’s Easter Parade
Waynesboro will once again welcome spring to the Valley with the Annual Mad Hatter’s Easter Festival on Saturday, April 23.
The Mad Hatter and the Moms Club’s White Rabbit will open the gates to the Easter Festival in Waynesboro’s Constitution Park at 10:30 a.m. For the next three hours, the park will be the place for magic, puppets, music, juggling, stilt walking, free pony rides, obstacle courses and arts and crafts. The Mad Hatter will also be joined by other characters from Alice in Wonderland, including the White Rabbit, Alice, the Red Queen and a set of her Cards. Read more
A little Zumba to deal with the fitness blahs
So you’re the type that isn’t much into exercise for the sake of exercise. Lifting weights and running on a treadmill – thanks, but no thanks. Can’t get motivated to do that.
A dance class, though – you know, there might be something to that.
“It’s exercise in disguise. It’s like being at a party rather than at a fitness class,” said Trish LaGrua, who teaches Zumba classes at the Waynesboro Family YMCA.
LaGrua is a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor who also teaches yoga and spinning classes. She has the most fun with Zumba, which mixes a number of Latin-based dances with a full-body workout. Read more
Y Childcare schedules for the rest of March
Waynesboro Family YMCA Childcare has posted its activity calendars for the month of March.
Exercise Your Brain!
Join us at the Waynesboro Family YMCA on Wednesday, March 24, for a lecture on the importance of exercising your brain.
The event is called Exercise Your Brain! It is being held in conjunction with Big Read 2010 being sponsored by the Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge, which this year is focused on Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451.
The event will be held on March 24th at noon at the Y.
You must preregister for Exercise Your Brain! by Monday, March 22. You can preregister at the front desk or by calling 540.943.9622.
The first 15 people to sign up and show up will receive a free copy of Fahrenheit 451.
Lose 2 Win!
The Waynesboro YMCA is kicking off a 10-week weight-loss competition for the community on Monday, March 15.
Lose 2 Win will determine who can lose the most weight/body fat in a healthy manner.
Participants will have four weigh-ins – during the weeks of March 15-19, April 5-9, April 26-30 and then the week of May 16-19.
You can also call the YMCA at 540.943.YMCA (9622) or e-mail waynesborofamilyymca@gmail.com.
