Tennis at the Port Orange Family YMCA

Tennis is a fun exercise alternative that can change your life!

People who play tennis three hours per week cut their risk of death in half. Additionally, tennis builds strength and flexibility, lowers your resting heart rate and blood pressure and stimulates your mind.

Because of this, the Port Orange Family YMCA has developed an upcoming tennis Read more…

Kids Staying Active!

Helping our youth stay active and healthy is one of the main concerns that we as a nation face today.  The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta reports that the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 – 11 increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008 Read more…

Get up! Get Moving! Get a Healthier You! By: Steven Gallas, DO

More and more Americans have become accustomed to a sedentary lifestyle. Lack of activity puts you at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other medical problems. Benefits of exercise can include reduction in heart attacks, stokes, cholesterol, and blood pressure, prevention of bone loss, enhancing immune system function, improving energy levels, decreasing stress, improving anxiety and depression, improving insomnia, and delaying or preventing chronic illnesses associated with aging. Exercising daily can actually help eliminate some medications taken regularly for chronic diseases. Read more…