{"id":1021,"date":"2015-10-14T14:25:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T18:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ysandbox.org\/foxboro-ymca\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2018-10-15T12:09:20","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T16:09:20","slug":"livestrong-at-the-ymca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hockymca.org\/north-attleboro\/healthy-living\/health-well-being-fitness\/health-management\/livestrong-at-the-ymca\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LIVESTRONG AT THE YMCA PROMOTES CANCER RECOVERY<\/h3>\r\n

In 2008, the YMCA partnered with the LIVESTRONG<\/strong> Foundation to help cancer survivors begin the journey toward recovery with the LIVESTRONG<\/strong> at the YMCA program. Part of the Y\u2019s commitment to strengthening community through healthy living, the program offers adults affected by cancer a safe, supportive environment to participate in physical and social activities focused on strengthening the whole person. The Hockomock AREA YMCA was one of the first ten YMCAs in the country to launch LIVESTRONG<\/strong> at the YMCA at all three of its branches in 2010.<\/p>\r\n

Cancer is a life-changing disease that takes a tremendous physical and emotional toll on those affected. The Y and LIVESTRONG<\/strong> have joined together to create LIVESTRONG<\/strong> at the YMCA, a research-based physical activity and well-being program designed to help adult cancer survivors reclaim their total health.<\/p>\r\n

The program includes a no charge 12 week membership for the participant and his\/her family.<\/p>\r\n

Participants work with Y staff trained in supportive cancer care to safely achieve their goals such as building muscle mass and strength; increasing flexibility and endurance; and improving confidence and self-esteem. By focusing on the whole person and not the disease, LIVESTRONG<\/strong> at the YMCA is helping people move beyond cancer in spirit, mind and body. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n

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\u201cAt the time I was so fatigued, I literally dragged myself off the couch to go to the program. And I felt so good afterwards. The friends I met there, they are close friends now and are like family to me. I\u2019m still a participant at the Y. I exercise four days a week now. This program made me so much stronger.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

\u2014Sandy, LIVESTRONG<\/strong> AT THE YMCA alumna<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?<\/h3>\r\n

LIVESTRONG<\/strong> at the YMCA focuses on you\u2014the whole person\u2014not the disease. The free, 12-week program meets twice a week for 90 minutes, using traditional exercise methods to ease you back into fitness and help you maintain a healthy weight. You\u2019ll focus on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n