Our wellness instructors are here for you; whether you need help getting started, a refreshed program as boredom is setting in or you have decided to train for your first marathon, we can and will help.  As a member of the Granite YMCA, you can receive up to 7 coaching sessions as part of your membership!

During your Coaching session you will be walked through all aspects of living a healthy life and leave with a clear program for success.  The goals are yours and the program is yours.  Typical orientations include the following components:

• General introduction to the facility
• Discussion around possible health concerns
• Goal setting; short and long term
• Warming up
• Flexibility work
• Cardiovascular training
• Resistance training
• Cooling down
• Reducing stress
• Program review

Our wellness instructors are always available to change, amend, or refresh your program whenever you need them to.  For more information or to make an appointment at the YMCA of Downtown Manchester, please call 603-623-3558 or at the YMCA Allard Center of Goffstown, please call 603-497-4663.

Move your body. Challenge yourself. Change a life.

Challenge yourself to complete our Tri Inside the Y! Participants will have 30 days (April 1 – 30) to complete an iron-distance triathlon and earn a FREE T-Shirt!

NEW THIS YEAR — Join as a Team! Grab two friends and register as a team of three to work together to reach the iron-distance goals. Split up the miles, keep each other motivated, and cross the finish line together!

Feeling competitive? See where you stack up against other participants by sharing your weekly tracking sheets with a Wellness Staff Member. (Weekly tracking sheets will be available starting March 16 at the Welcome Center or ask a Wellness Staff Member.) Each week, we’ll update a progress board so you can see where you stand in the pack!

MAKE YOUR MILES MATTER

When we come together as a Y community, we create opportunity. Every $1,000 raised sends five kids to camp this summer. Your miles matter and so does your support. Consider raising funds or making a donation to help us open the doors of camp to more children who need it most.

For infants/toddlers and children up to 3 years old.  Adults accompany children in the water as their own instructors with guidance from an instructor in the water. Children are introduced to the aquatic environment through exploration and are encouraged to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.  More experienced children will explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student's future progress in swimming.

For children aged 6+. Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student's future progress in swimming.

For children aged 3-6 with little to some experience in the water but not yet able to swim the full length of the pool on their own without flotation.  Instructors assist children in the pool while they develop comfort with underwater exploration and basic safety skills as well as basic swimming skills like body positions, breath control, and basic movement through the water using the swim-float-swim skillset when they are ready.

For children 5+ with little to some experience in the water but not yet able to swim the full length of the pool on their own without flotation.  Instructors assist children in the pool while they develop comfort with underwater exploration and basic safety skills as well as basic swimming skills like body positions, breath control, and basic movement through the water using the swim-float-swim skillset when they are ready.

For children 3-6 with some experience in the water but not yet able to swim the full length of the pool on their own without flotation.  Instructors assist children in the pool while they develop comfort with underwater exploration and basic safety skills as well as basic swimming skills like body positions, breath control, and basic movement through the water using the swim-float-swim skillset when they are ready.

For children 5+ with little to some experience in the water but not yet able to swim the full length of the pool on their own without flotation.  Instructors assist children in the pool while they develop comfort with underwater exploration and basic safety skills as well as basic swimming skills like body positions, breath control, and basic movement through the water using the swim-float-swim skillset when they are ready.