Half hour of fitness for 12 Days?

Win for the Challenge  Moisture- Wicking Shirt, Bragging Rights, and MAYBE a Partridge In A Pear Tree!

Join the 12 Days of Fitness and keep your wellness goals top of mind while having fun during the most magical time of the year.

Getting Started: 

 Sign up online by clicking the registration link below or by contacting your branch. Pick up a 12 Days of Fitness tracker from the membership desk or download a digital tracker with the directions found at the bottom of your registration email. Place your name on your tracker to keep it safe. 

Tracker Storage:

Keep your paper tracker with your personal workout gear or hang it up on the 12 Days of Fitness display. It is your choice, but do not lose it!

Check Off Days:

Check off 1 activity for each of the 12 days. Missed days cannot be made up or completed ahead of time.

Eligible Activities:

Each day, participants must complete a minimum of 30  minutes of a chosen

activity. This challenge is meant to be accessible for all individuals and should be personalized to challenge participants at a level that is safe, achievable, and suits their individual needs. Participants are encouraged to connect with a Wellness Attendant or Personal Trainer for equipment instruction, safety, and wellness floor guidelines. Personal trainers are available and offer sessions with expertly designed workouts tailored to their clients’ needs, abilities, and selected goals.

The “Donation” activity is displayed at membership in your branch and is a great option for days when 30 minutes of physical activity is unattainable or a recovery day is needed.

Prize Eligibility:

To successfully complete this challenge and earn the prized moisture-wicking shirt, participants must turn in a completed 12 Day Fitness tracker to membership or hang it on the 12 Day Fitness display in their branch. Digital trackers can be emailed to wellness department leaders in your branch.  All trackers are due no later than 12/12/2023. Trackers must have 1 activity checked as completed for each of the 12 days. Participants’ names must be on the tracker.

You Got This!

Come join us at Camp Spirit for cookies with Santa! On 12/16 from 9AM to 11AM. Families are encouraged to join us for this event. Enjoy some freshly baked cookies and enjoy some fun family activities. Participants will be able to take picture with Santa and his friends. This event is FREE for all YMCA members. Non-members will need to pay $10.

Join us for an evening of decorating cookies and visiting with Santa!  This event is free for YMCA members and $5.00 per child for non-members!

Bring the whole family for a free paint night at the Y! Let the artist in you come to life as you create a masterpiece!

Join us for a fun evening of family game night at the Y!  We will supply all the games!

Join us on Friday, December 15, from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm for a night of holiday cheer! Our indoor pool will be completely open for teens (13-17) only with pizza, snacks, and holiday-themed games!

Appropriate swim wear and towels will be required.

Registration is required – $5/member or $10/non-member.

Sign-in for the event will begin at 5:15 pm on December 15 with the party starting at 5:30 pm.

For more information, please contact:

Jordyn Kapustka, Youth Programming Coordinator

[email protected]

 

Katie Foulke, Aquatics Director

[email protected]

Join us for a holiday flower arrangement workshop on Wednesday, December 13 from 6 PM to 7 PM. Jennifer Leedy, from Indigo Woods Floral Design, will lead everyone through making a winter white holiday arrangement. She will supply everything you need from a variety of seasonal greens, blooms, floral food, and an assortment of containers/vases but you may bring your own if you choose. The arrangement will be a quart sized (medium) arrangement if you are bringing your own vase.

Scuba Diving Santa!

Join us for a chance to meet Santa in our pool as he has some fun before the big day diving with us! 

Hot coca & treats will be served and do not forget your towel, and a donation of teen hygiene product for the Lampeter-Strasburg Guidance Offices, and a smile for pictures with Santa.

Questions? Email us here.

– NOTE: we do not accept Christmas Lists or letters from Santa through that email. (*Those can be sent here.)\

Santa!!!! Santa’s coming!! SANTA!!  I know him! 

– Buddy the Elf

Come join us on December 3 from 1PM to 3PM for an afternoon of fun, swimming, cookies, hot chocolate and of course hanging out with big man himself Santa Clause. Participants will be able to take picture with Santa and his friends. We hope to see you there!

We will be collecting hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for a local food bank. Please feel free to donate the listed items to help our local community in need. We will be collecting items throughout December. Thank you for contributing to our local community.