Retrain & Regain Your Body With Arthritis and Parkinson's Exercise Classes

In an effort to empower those living with Parkinson's disease and Arthritis, the Summit Area YMCA now offers exercise classes that help individuals manage their quality of life, coordination, range of motion, flexibility, and more. Our programs incorporates the newest research principles in aerobic training and movement to retrain and optimize function for individuals with balance and movement disorders.

Parkinson's disease exercise class

A science-based exercise program that caters to improving Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) symptoms and specific exercises that help restore lost function. Our exercise class incorporates the newest research principles of forced exercise, aerobic training and dissociated movements to retrain or optimize function for people with PD and other balance or movement disorders.

When: Fridays, 1:00-2:00 PM
Where: Berkeley Heights YMCA, Gymnasium
Cost: The class is free for members and $10 for non-members. If a non-member, visit the online registration here or by visiting the front desk prior to class.  

To sign up, visit the SAY's mobile app or online schedules. 

Schedules 

Arthritis Exercise Class

The Arthritis Exercise class is a fitness program to help with any joint that has arthritis, including joints in your fingers, hips, shoulder, neck, and back. This class is for participants who experience symptoms of Arthritis and want to improve their overall mobility and strength. Special exercises and stretches are key components of the program to improve participants' overall strength, well-being, and regaining stability.

When: Wednesdays, 12:15-1:15 PM
Where: Summit YMCA, Triangle Room
Cost: The class is free for members and $10 for non-members. If a non-member, visit the online registration here or by visiting the front desk prior to class.

To sign up, visit the SAY's mobile app or online schedules.

SCHEDULES 

GENERAL FITNESS LEVEL OR ABILITIES:

Participants should be able to climb a flight of stairs
without help (no steps during the class), stand up from
a chair without help and be able to tolerate about 40
minutes of activity.

Questions? Contact:

VALERIA TENREIRO

Wellness Director
SUMMIT AREA YMCA

valeria.tenreiro@thesay.org

(908)273-3330 Ext. 1137

SUMMIT AREA YMCA

BERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA | SUMMIT YMCA | THE LEARNING CIRCLE YMCA

In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men's Christian Association, but today, we are The Y. An association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.