What is LIVESTRONG
at the YMCA?
Livestrong at the YMCA, a free 12-week fitness
program, helps a person shift the focus from
fighting cancer to regaining strength and
confidence and improving an overall sense of
well-being.
Participating Branches
North River Family YMCA
4138 Hixson Pike
Chattanooga, TN 37415
423.877.3517
Hamilton Family YMCA
7430 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
423.899.1721
Downtown Family YMCA
301 West 6th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
423.266.3766
Cleveland Family YMCA
220 Urbane Road
Cleveland, TN 37312
423.476.5573
The program is open to all adult cancer
survivors and offers both one-on-one coaching
and the use of the Y facilities and group
exercise classes.
Participants are paired with YMCA-certified
Livestrong coaches, who tailor the program
to meet individual needs, whether it’s building
muscle mass and strength, increasing flexibility
and endurance or improving confidence
and self-esteem. New exercises are added
gradually.
With the Livestrong program, survivors are
given the tools to continue their fitness
practice and the can go beyond the physical,
strengthening mental and emotional well-being
and establishing a supportive network of
friends.
“
LIVESTRONG
at the YMCA
helped me
live strong
again.
”
- Flower, cancer survivor
PARTNERS
IN HEALING
THE WHOLE
PERSON
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
301 West 6th Street Chattanooga, TN 37402
ymcachattanooga.org
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
ymcachattanooga.org
HOW TO GET STARTED
• A LIVESTRONG at the YMCA professional will conduct an
interview to determine if the program will meet your needs,
and to get permission from your doctor.
ONCE ENROLLED
• During weekly meetings, certified YMCA health and
wellness instructors will give personal, individualized
instruction to the participants. The instructors are trained
in the elements of cancer, post rehab exercise, and
supportive cancer care. Participants, and their families,
will have full-access to the Y with a three-month
membership.
• The LIVESTRONG at the YMCA professional will develop a
plan based on the needs of the survivor that incorporates
cardiovascular exercise, resistance training, balance and
flexibility.
“
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA gives survivors a game plan
and guidelines on how to stretch muscles,
do safe cardio exercises and make lifestyle changes.
Cancer takes so much of your life away…
it zaps your strength, your freedom,
your independence. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
is a way to gain some of that back.
”
- Paula Smith, cancer survivor and YMCA volunteer
For more information
or to make a donation,
contact:
Michelle McDougal
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA
Project Manager
423.877.3517
E [email protected]
F 423.877.3538
• Additional goals include reducing the severity of side
effects, managing unwanted weight changes and improving
energy levels. By focusing on the whole person and not the
disease, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is helping people move
beyond cancer in spirit, mind and body.
PARTNERS IN HEALING