Strength Equipment Coming Soon

11/21/2023

If you have visited the second floor of the Hale Family Y branch lately, you’ll see that we are well underway with our Health & Wellness Reimagined project, with some major milestones recently completed or near completion.

EXCITING NEWS! NEW STRENGTH EQUIPMENT ARRIVES 12/5

We are delighted to share that our NEW strength equipment will arrive December 5! We are replacing MORE THAN 50% of our existing strength and resistance training equipment, increasing our functional and free weight equipment by more than 60%.

EXPECT MAJOR DISRUPTION TO STRENGTH TRAINING AREAS 12/4-12/5

On Monday, December 4 and Tuesday December 5, crews will remove our old strength training equipment and weights and deliver our NEW strength equipment to our Y. Our strength training areas will be unavailable for member use during that time:

OUR FREE WEIGHT & STRENGTH TRAINING AREAS & EQUIPMENT WILL BE UNAVAILABLE 12/4-12/5

THE FOLLOWING AREAS WILL BE OPEN 12/4-12/5 BUT MAY EXPERIENCE LIMITED ACCESS

• Functional/Turf area & equipment
• EGYM “smart training” area & equipment
• Cardio area & equipment
• Partnership area & equipment
• Group Exercise & Cycling Studios
• Indoor Track
• Elevator

NOTE, the first floor of the Hale Family Y, including pools, basketball courts, and playroom, will be fully open and accessible during this time. The turf in the Brigg’s Family Field House will be closed starting December 4 for our Hope for the Holidays program.

CHECK OUT THE NEW EQUIPMENT!

Starting Wednesday, December 6, our Health & Wellness team members will be available for group demonstrations on the new Precor Selectorized and other strength equipment. See your Health & Wellness team for details and schedules.

OTHER PROJECT UPDATES

• Installation of our new EGYM “smart training” circuit is complete… come in for a demo!
• Relocation of our Indoor Cycling Studio is now complete… come try a class!
• NEW functional fitness turf area is complete, with new equipment coming soon… look for pop-up classes!
• Construction is nearly complete on our newly expanded free weight area. We will reveal this newly renovated space soon with all new equipment, weights, benches, and mirrors!

HERE TO SERVE YOU ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE

Thank you for your patience and positive feedback as we work to make these major improvements to our Health & Wellness experience. If you are looking to complete a strength training workout during this time, as a member of the South Shore YMCA you have full access to our Emilson Y branch in Hanover. Please stop by the Health & Wellness desk or contact Jenny Bustin, our Health & Wellness Director, at jbustin@ssymca.org with any questions.

All the best,

Katelyn Szafir
Executive Director
Hale Family YMCA

Jennifer Bustin
Health & Wellness Director
Hale Family YMCA