Never been a better time to
get your fitness I'm here in
Springfield I the downtown new
anti it's well thanks for
having us out here.
this space is fantastic
brand-new tell me about is
because just opened in
November. I we we're so
excited about and we're so
glad that you're here so we
can share with people but.
Our brand new downtown
facility about 90,000 square
to believe it just seems like
it's. So much bigger than this
city has ever seen anything
like this before we have all
kinds of new amenities and
enhancements on all the
amenities so fitness has never
been easier that's right and
what would you call the space
that we're in because I'm lots
of weights and bikes and
punching bags for calling her
performance fitness area so
very specialized training here
which in our mind a small
group training personal
training really very specific
sports training like we even
have a little turf there for
people who are wanting to get
that kind of an enhancement to
their work out so it's really
a kind of a high tech. Very
specialized group lead
instructor lead area to get
just take your fitness a whole
new level yet and so we've see
people here taking that taking
the track such a great. Thank
cold outside maybe you don't
want to run or walk outdoors
and then just down below we've
got the basketball gymnasium
area for people to shoot some
hoops.
more to see here we go check
it out right so we've made our
way downstairs now and this
gymnastic area is fantastic
there so.
is one of the things we're
most excited about we actually
have a very robust an Essex
program but they were in a
teeny tiny room prior to this.
we have about 400 kids a year
now pre covid for the kids
here who take genetics lessons
with about 40 kids girls on a
competitive team. So this is
about 3 times bigger than this
face they had before and it
just makes you want to run
around and do what is shared
as well speaking of kids
you've got such great kid
programs whether it's after
school care childcare while
moms and dads are working out.
But let's talk little bit
about that the philanthropic
aspect of the ymc a here
because you really want anyone
come and enjoy what you have
here to be able to do that.
Absolutely and where we are
incredibly proud of this
beautiful building. What we're
we have what we call a
scholarship financial
assistance program. So anyone
who wants to use a y sus to
Libby's and programs but
doesn't have the means to pay
throughout the year to help
pay for that so that. Finances
are never barrier if you want
to come and participate at the
Y you can wonderful all right
so we're back up here on the
great view of the swimming
pool. So tell me about it.
Well one of the things that
we do community surveys the
community told us loud and
indoor water around here so
one of our commitment was to
double the left lanes so we
have for Darryl downtown so
now you can see we've got 8
lanes and then we have a
to our special Olympic
athletes so this is their home
pool we're just really proud
to be able to provide
something the community needed
beautiful. It sure is let's
kind of talk a little bit
about the
protocols that you guys are
following here at the wind
siya OK.
And so you're catching us a
day after you know we've got
moved to phase 4. So we're
kind of in a mode where we're
changing some of our
operations but what will be
consistent and what warning
consistent this whole time is
everything that we need to do
to keep people as safe as
possible so social distinct
disinfecting of equipment or
areas are open which they're
allowed to have opened their
hard for us to monitor safety
there. But I'm sanitizing of
all the equipment staff or
mass stop even our lifeguards
and chairs are wearing masks
know health as much as
possible, we know that being
physically active. He's so
important to people's mental
and emotional health that we
want to encourage people to
come in a look at what we're
because we think people will
be very we be very encouraged
once they see that exactly so
you had a great promotion
going right now we're waiting
end of the month to the end of
January so when you come in
and join you just pay your
first months. Membership fees
and no joining fee and also
Either enhance your New Year's
resolution or commit to your
New Year's resolution that you
know come enjoy at the end of
the month when there's so much
to offer here for people who
are looking to start on that
appreciate that you are inland
this check it out it's
fantastic yeah, thank you so
much for letting us showed off
this is the downtown location
so her mind body where you
downtown location 6 oh one
North 4th Street right on the
corner of 4th and Carpenter
they're yeah and if you need
any of that information maybe
want to come check out the ymc
a and get your membership.
At a discount will connect