Meet Mary, a YMCA volunteer at the membership desk at Stoney Creek YMCA, Community Centre & Library. Mary first started as a member in 2012 and now she’s often the first point of contact when people walk through our doors!
“I retired from teaching at Medway High School and then I joined the YMCA as a member. I was the head of Guidance there. I live close by, and I wanted to stay healthy and get more active. I walked in one day and asked about the membership. I usually talk about what brought me here and the classes I like to make people feel more comfortable about it.
My favourite classes are Group Active and Centergy. Group Active does a little bit of everything so you have cardio and weights, balance, and core. I like that because it works all parts of your body. Then Centergy is good because it’s more stretching. It has core and balance as well, but movements are a bit slower. It’s like a combination of Yoga and Pilates.
In group fitness, you get more motivated. When you go to a class the instructor motivates you and the people beside you as well.”
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