Your Y At Home Resources
We know life may look at little different right now, but we want to offer some resources to help the whole family! Whether it be a workout routine or art project, we are here to help! Our doors are open for members, but we know some are still relying on our at-home content!
See Nationwide YMCA At Home Resources ›THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH US
Thank you for being patient while we worked on decisions and logistics behind the scenes. These are hard times for everyone with many unknowns. We know that our community relies on our YMCA not only as a place to be active and exercise, but also as a safe space where we can come together to build connections and find friendships. Now, more than ever, we need to band together to provide friends and families with the help and encouragement they need during these uncertain times. We are asking you to #StayWithUs as a cause-driven member so that we can continue our mission of strengthening community. #WeAreCommunity
Active Older Adults
We know you may still be missing your normal routine including taking classes and socializing. Check out these low-impact workouts, recipes and entertainment ideas.
Stay Active
- Low Impact Exercises For Health & Wellness (Submitted By Mrs. R. Houston)
- Low Impact Class With Lara
- Y360 videos on YouTube
- 14 Exercises to Improve Strength & Balance
- Boost Memory and Lower Dementia Risk
- Why Walking is the Most Underrated Form of Exercise
- Try These 8 Equipment Free Exercises
- Seated Exercises
- Lower Back Pain? Try These
Lifestyle
Technology Assistance
Arts, Entertainment & More!
- Virtual Tours of Amazing Architecture Around the World (Submitted By Lily For Her Girl Scout Troop)
- Interactive Historical Virtual Reality Field Trips (Submitted By Lily For Her Girl Scout Troop)
- Geography Games & Virtual Travel Through The USA (Submitted By Cisneros Family)
- Dance, theater, music, spoken word from around the globe at AllArts. Also streaming 70+ short films that were set to appear at 2020 SXSW
- Enjoy free videos of extraordinary live and on-demand performances and activities with Kennedy Center@Home. New releases daily!
- Local group of musicians livestreaming performances at Bridge of Music. Simply request to be added to the group to view schedule of free, live performances
- A variety of games to play in the comfort of your home with AARP Games
- It’s a good time to return to the classics with ‘A Shakespeare Sonnet A Day’. Join English actor, Patrick Stewart as he performs daily sonnets via Twitter
- Lunchdoodles with Mo Williams! Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.
- Calling all book lovers. Join in on hundreds of different book clubs at GoodReads
- The Show Must Go Online! A weekly live Shakespeare reading Thursday’s at 2pm CST, covering the plays in the order they were written
- Virtual Zoology: The Animal Kingdom Branch of Biology. This link provides a bunch of links to different Zoo webcams! Thanks to our friend Kelly at Hastings Recreation Center in Minnesota for sending this in.
At Home Workouts
Join people nationwide for the YMCA’s FREE fitness challenge to Stay Health-Y 600. Click Here To Sign Up
We know you are missing classes, but YMCA’s around the nation are sharing their resources to keep everyone active. View YMCA360
Low Impact Exercises For Health & Wellness (Submitted By Mrs. R. Houston)
Virtual Fitness Pass
Your virtual fitness pass gives you exclusive recorded content Monday to Friday from instructors you love. Register weekly to receive our daily emails.
Sign Up For Our Virtual Fitness Pass ›Our At Home Workouts
While you are at home, we want you to be able to stick with or even start a new workout routine. We have daily workouts that allow all fitness levels to get something out of it.
Follow Our Fitness Staff
- Follow the Edwardsville Workout Warriors
- Follow Strength In Group Fitness
- Follow Barre With Mary
- Subscribe To Move With Amy
- Subscribe To Yoga With Catherine
- Subscribe To Workout With Liz
- Subscribe To Workout With Lara
- Subscribe To Workout With Wendy
- Subscribe To Workout With Beth
- Subscribe To Workout With Kim
- Subscribe To Workout With Lacey
- Subscribe To Workout With Mary
- Subscribe To Workout With Mandee
- Subscribe For Yoga With Julie
7 Steps To Inner Peace
Ruth Kubicek will offer tips to find ways to deal with these unprecedented times.
7 Steps To Inner Peace
- Step 1 – Acceptance
- Step 2 – Identify My Obsessions
- Step 3 – Identify, Feel & Express Your Feelings
- Step 4 – Become A Witness Or Observer Of Yourself
- Step 5 – Pause On The Bridge
- Step 6 – Create Your Vision Board
- Step 7 – Daily Practice Of Mindfulness & Self-care
Let’s Get Zen
Helping Our Kids Stay Active
We have found some third-party resources to help get your kids active!
Aquatics & Sports
Aquatics
YMCA SWIM LESSON – TAKE HOME ACTIVITIES
Keep your children engaged in water safety with these home activities from our YMCA Swim Lesson Program. These are activities broken down by the various skills that parents can practice at home with their children. No pool, goggles, or swim suits necessary!
Rec. Sports
Our Rec. Sports team is here to help keep you busy and work on skills during the quarantine!
Volleyball Skills With Kari
- Overhand Serving Drills
- Setting Drills Part 1
- Setting Drills Part 2
- Passing Drills Part 1
- Passing Drills Part 2
- Hitting Drills
- Hitting Approach
Workout Wednesdays With Greg
Virtual Gymnastics
We know you are missing your Gymnastics classes, but we got you covered! Follow our Gymnastics Facebook Page
Make a Homemade Floor Bar
Follow along with the Women’s High Performance Team Director, Tom Forster, as he provides instructions on how to make a floor bar from home! Click here to view.
Norbert’s Athletic Equipment
We recently received an email from Norbert’s providing us with a coupon code that provides our gym with 5% cash back on all purchases. Currently, they have many items in stock and ready to ship for athletes to exercise at home. You can visit their website HERE. Make sure to use code YM010 at checkout!
Preschool Sing, Stretch and Dance-A-Longs
Preschool/Rollers/Beginner Tumble & Tramp
Floor
- How To Do A Tabletop To A Donkey Kick
- How To Do A Bridge
- Handstand Progression Part 1
- Handstand Progression Part 2
Bar
Swingers/Novice Tumble & Tramp Skills
Bars
Basic Dance for Gymnasts
Cheerleading
Stretching & Conditioning Resources
Activities
Crafts, Dance, Music & More
Your Dancing Needs
Our advanced dance teacher, Darla is here with a poem and a #MovementMonday challenge for kids. Get your best dance moves together and share them with us on this post or by emailing Natasha Howard at nhoward@edwymca.com. We can’t wait to see your ideas!
Theatre & Music
Miss Caitlin is here with some fun songs for the whole family to do together!
- Wave Hello
- Wave Goodbye
- If You’re Happy And You Know It
- Oh How I Love The Spring
- Bright Sun Shining
- Animals In The Barn
- Baby Beluga
- You Are My Sunshine
- Shake Your Sillies Out (Song)
- Baby Shark
- Head, Shoulder, Knees & Toes
- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
- The Wheels On The Bus
- Old McDonald Had A Farm
- Rain Drops
- I Love Mommy
- Five Little Ducks
- I Can Play The Drums
- I Love You Mommy
- I Really Love You Mommy
- Happy Mother’s Day To You
- Wave Your Ribbons
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- We Wave Our Ribbons Together
- A Stormy Night
The Show Must Go On
Make A Difference
Face Masks
Medical Gowns
Let's Get Crafty
In The Kitchen
Virtual Tours
- Virtual Tours of Amazing Architecture Around the World (Submitted By Lily For Her Girl Scout Troop)
- Interactive Historical Virtual Reality Field Trips (Submitted By Lily For Her Girl Scout Troop)
- Geography Games & Virtual Travel Through The USA (Submitted By Cisneros Family)
- Virtual Zoology: The Animal Kingdom Branch of Biology This link provides a bunch of links to different Zoo webcams! (Submitted By: Kelly at Hastings Recreation Center in Minnesota)
- Virtual Museum Tour List
- The Great Wall of China
- The Louvre
- The Van Gogh Museum
- The Guggenheim Museum
- Cincinnati Zoo: Home Safari Facebook Lives
- Houston Zoo
- The Georgia Aquarium
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- San Diego Zoo
- Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam
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Fine Arts
School's In Session
Preschool
Our teachers miss seeing their preschool kids at the Niebur Center everyday!
- Let’s Go On A Scavenger Hunt from Ms. B
External Resources
The Khan Academy has some suggested schedules to keep the kids in a routine. They want to support teachers and parents to the best of their ability as we all navigate this crisis together.
Fun Things For The Kids!
- Dance Party – Baby Shark & Summer Songs
- Royal Albert Hall Story Time
- Fruits & Veggies ABC’s
- Geography Games & Virtual Travel Through The USA (Submitted By Cisneros Family)
- Geography Quizzes (Submitted By Bob From GeographyQuiz.org)
Allison Cassens Early Childhood Development Center
Our teachers miss seeing their kids everyday!
Check Out Ms. Kim’s At-Home Content:
- Don’t Forget Dexter Story
- I Know a Chicken Song
- The Goldfish Song
- Penguin Loves Colors Song & Story
- Splatter – Story About Teamwork
- Snippet Story
- A Police Officer, That’s What I’ll Be – A Story About Heroes
- Silly Story & Song
- Nuts Keep Rolling Story
- How To Catch The Easter Bunny Story
- Hippity Hop, Hippity Hop
- Pete The Cat Helps The Easter Bunny
- Learn About Colors From White Rabbit’s Coloring Book
- Dance Party & If You Can We Can Story
- If You’re A Robot And You Know It
- If You Can We Can Story & Dance Party
- Fidgety Fish Story
- Science Experiment
- Barney Goes To The Pet Store Story
- Let’s Make A Lava Lamp
- If You Give A Moose A Muffin Story
- Groovy Joe & Ice Cream Dinosaur Story
- Spots Story
- Invisible Scribble Story & Art
- Sticks Story
- I’m Not Just A Scribble Story
- Are You My Mother Story
- Mommy Song
- Llama Lama Mad At Mamma Story
- Stories For Mom
- What Mom’s Can’t Do Story
- Dance Party With Pete The Cat & I Don’t Want To Kiss A Llama Story
- What Does The Weather Look Like
- Rain Clouds In A Jar Science Experiment
- Little Clouds Story
- Sky Color Story
- We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
- Found
- Magic Water & Germs Science Experiment
- The Bear Ate Your Sandwich
- Old MacDonald Had A Truck
- Way Down Deep Sea
Check Out Ms. Danyelle’s At-Home Content:
Check Out Ms. Stephanie’s At-Home Content:
- Let’s Learn About The Weather
- Little Clouds Story
- Weather Activities
- Indoor Mud Activity
- Hot or Cold
- Stormy Hands
- Rain Clouds In A Jar
- Edible Art & Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Too Late Story
Miss Caitlin’s Musical Corner
Ms. Meredith Cooking Corner
Ms. Megan’s Art & Craft Corner