The Gateway Family YMCA Celebrates National Women’s Health and Fitness Day

The Gateway Family YMCA Participates in National Event to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Women.

Elizabeth, NJ, September 26, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Gateway Family will join local groups across the country to celebrate the 14th Annual National Women’s Health & Fitness Day on September 30th, 2015. As an official host site, The Gateway Family YMCA will hold special events at all branches on the 30th including free health screenings hosted by Woodbridge Medical Group at the Wellness Center Branch 9am-2pm and a Zumbathon at the Five Points Branch gymnasium 7:30-9:30pm.

The Gateway Family YMCA locations:
· Elizabeth Branch 1:00-3:30PM - 135 Madison Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ
· Five Points Branch 1:00-3:30PM - 201 Tucker Avenue, Union, NJ
· Rahway Branch 1:00-3:30PM - 1564 Irving Street, Rahway, NJ
· Wellness Center Branch 3:00-6:30PM - 1000 Galloping Hill Road, Union, NJ

On this day, The Gateway Family YMCA will join with an estimated 500 organizations and 50,000 to 70,000 women of all ages across the country to help promote active, healthy lifestyles through physical fitness, good nutrition and preventive care. According to Krystal R. Canady, CEO, The Gateway Family YMCA, “Women’s Health and Fitness Day is a wonderful opportunity for women to make, renew, and revitalize their commitment to live healthier lives through better health and fitness.”

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is always held on the last Wednesday in September. The event showcases the many women's health resources available through local organizations hosting events on that day. The program is organized by the Health Information Resource Center and it is meant to encourage women to take control of their health: to learn the facts they need to make smart health choices, and to make time for regular physical activity.

The Gateway Family YMCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, health and community service organization of caring staff and volunteers dedicated to strengthening the foundations of community and stands For Youth Development, For Healthy Living and For Social Responsibility. The Gateway Family YMCA impacts the community by providing quality services to people of all ages, races, faith or incomes. The Y doesn’t just strengthen bodies – it strengthens people, families and communities.

For more information about The Gateway Family YMCA, please visit www.tgfymca.org or contact the Elizabeth Branch at 908-355-9622, Five Points Branch 908-688-9622, Rahway Branch 732-388-0057 or the Wellness Center Branch 908-349-9622.
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