After an injury or an illness, returning to activities can be stressful, physically and mentally. There are multiple programs to help you get active safely.
The award-winning City of Lynchburg Department of Parks and Recreation offers so much: 17 parks, with organized and open areas for recreation, picnicking, fishing, canoeing and kayaking, and children’s play, over 40 miles of trails that wind through Lynchburg, & 9 recreation centers, which support planned group programs, birthdays, baby showers, community meetings, and more! They offer classes and programs year-round including camps for basketball, soccer, tennis, and more.
Fit and Strong is a FREE local Parks & Rec program specially designed for older adults with osteoarthritis to improve movement, strength, balance, flexibility and challenges. If you have not been exercising, but are ready to get moving again, this is the class for you. This evidence based class, funded by Centra Foundation, will help participants maintain an independent lifestyle.
LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA, a small-group program developed and established in partnership with the LIVESTRONG® Foundation, assists those who are living with, through, or beyond cancer to strengthen their spirit, mind, and body. This 12-week program with two 90-minute sessions per week is open to adults 18 years or older at NO COST.
Rock Steady Boxing is a special class designed for people battling Parkinson’s disease through non-contact, boxing-inspired fitness training. With this program, you can build impressive power, strength, flexibility, and speed! By exercising with coaches who know the ropes, you can fight your way out of the corner and start to feel and function better.
The YMCA's Diabetes Prevention Program is specifically for adults who have "pre-diabetes" or are at risk for Type 2 diabetes. The small group-based program covers nutrition, physical activity and behavior modification with a trained lifestyle coach in 25 one-hour sessions delivered over the course of a year. The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program outlines lifestyle changes —modest weight loss, healthy eating, and regular physical activity—that have been shown to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
