Healthy Balance

Have you been thinking about instituting Healthy Balance at your YMCA?

Not currently affiliated with a YMCA? That's OK - this program can be taught in any group or individual setting.

Why incorporate Healthy Balance into your YMCA programming?

Healthy Balance is an already successfully established program in many YMCAs.
Healthy Balance is a lifestyle changing program that includes nutrition, exercise and stress management; a great addition to your current programming.
Healthy Balance generates additional income. “We began the program January 24th and by mid-April we increased our income by almost $10,000”, says Charlie Clute of the Rye, NY YMCA.
Healthy Balance allows a YMCA to safely and legally provide nutrition information to its members.

Not sure what Healthy Balance is? The YMCA and Dr. Jane Pentz of Lifestyle Management Associates have joined forces to develop the “Healthy Balance” Program.

Healthy Balance is an exciting new program that utilizes specially trained fitness professionals -Nutrition Managers- to instruct participants in nutrition and menu planning, exercise, and stress reduction techniques.

Does Healthy Balance work? YMCA of Greater Boston initiated a pilot program utilizing Nutrition Manager Consultants. Results revealed that all participants made healthy lifestyle changes; all participants indicated that they were provided with the tools necessary to continue to make healthy lifestyle changes; and all participants indicated that they would continue to make healthy lifestyle changes (see Pilot for results). Three nonmembers become members of the facility after the program, along with two family members, for a total of five new memberships. See Pilot for further details.

Fitness Management (FMY) featured the Healthy Balance program in October of 2005.

What do participating YMCA's have to say about Healthy Balance? Charlie Clute (Rye YMCA), Ann Glora (Hyde Park YMCA), and others share their experiences.