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Hear from our members...
Over the last few weeks, we have been touched from all the positive feedback we have had from you, our members. Our aim of the classes and sessions was to keep the Club community alive and also...
Mental Health Awareness Week
Staying active, both mentally and physically, is so important in these odd times. This year, Mental Health Awareness Week is from 18-24 May and we are running a number of interactive workshops and a...
Coronavirus update
Some of you may have heard the announcement from our Prime Minister in response to the COVID-19 virus, where the Government has taken steps to close all leisure centres from Friday 20 March.
As...
Meet David Bryan – the YMCA Club’s fastest ‘bleeper’!
David, a 33-year-old award winning Animator from Enfield, has been a YMCA Club member for nine years. He also currently holds the enviable Club title of ‘Fastest Bleeper’ having achieved a result of...
Beat the bleep!
Every month at the YMCA Club, Health & Fitness Advisor, Shun-Yin Chan, runs ‘bleep tests’ to measure fitness levels. Bleep tests can be taken by anyone, regardless of age or fitness. Whether you’...
"Why did I have to be so short? PE was my escape"
At 3’ 5”, 11-year-old Kammall from Kennington, was the shortest kid in school. In the face of ridicule, he used sport and Calisthenics to channel his anger. Now 18, the FTA Nike student and...
YMCA Swimathon 2020!
Swimathon is the world’s biggest annual fundraising swim. It has been running for over thirty years and - since it started - has raised more than £48 million for many different charities. Here's...
“Little changes can make a big difference”
The ‘Wellness Wednesday Workshops’ return in the New Year. YMCA Club Nutritionist, Nick Owen, and former Michelin Chef turned Personal Trainer and Manager, Ed Lindinas, have joined forces once again...