South YMCA

10/15/2026

Workout of the Week is Here! 🔥

This week, we're focusing on building strength & power! Choose a heavier weight that challenges you while maintaining good form, and focus on powerful, controlled reps.

🏋️Ready to put in the work? Give it a try and let us know you did it in the comments below and tag a friend to join in on the fun! 👇

Let's see what you've got! 💥

10/13/2026

💙Parkinson's Support Program is Coming to the South YMCA!

Starting November 9th, this free program is designed for individuals with Parkinson's disease or similar symptoms.

The classes will focus on:
💪Strength, Balance, Posture, & Mobility
🧠Practice Cognitive and Vocal Exercises
❤️Build Confidence in a Supportive Environment

Come join us:
📅Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays
⏰1:00P-2:00P
📍Studio A

The program is free to participate, but enrollment is required. Contact the Fitness Director at [email protected] for more information.

10/12/2026

✨ Employee Highlight ✨

Please help us congratulate Jason for being our employee highlight of the month!

10/11/2026

10/08/2026

✨ NEW ✨

Fresh off the truck and still has that new gym smell

These guys have been working hard all morning to get us setup with brand new equipment

10/08/2026

10.13.2026

10/07/2026

What do you do when you feel so good about something, you just can't hold it in any longer?

Write a poem.

At least that's what Jan from the Hutchinson YMCA did recently to celebrate the special relationship she's built with her trainer, Mindy Gloria.

Her words are fun, witty, relatable and reflective of how connections are at the heart of the YMCA:

I didn't want to exercise at the Y.
I'd rather stay home and eat pie, read books, paint, and pet cats!
But to improve balance and health, I had to face facts!
Mindy, my trainer, with lots of smiles
put Gary, Lori, and me through tricks from her files!
Mindy knows exercises for every body part.
Encouraging and challenging, she soon won my heart!
Week by week we carried weights through the halls.
"Superman" and "birddog" and throwing balls.
We moaned, laughed, bonded and sweat.
When we left class we were proud...and wet!
You know a thousand ways to exercise, You made our strength and balance rise!
Thank you, Mindy, you're an amazing athlete!
As trainer (and MOM) you can't be beat.

10/07/2026

Need a good push in your workout this week? Try this one! 🔥

This Week's Workout focuses on building strength and muscle endurance while challenging yourself! 💪 Aim for about 75% of your max effort with the weight, but still maintaining good form!

Now it's your turn! How many rounds can you knock out?

Drop your score in the comments ⬇️below, and tag a friend to challenge them to beat it! Your workout starts now!

10/06/2026

🥇 YROX Fitness Race 🥇

Join the hype on Saturday, October 31st at FARHA Sports Center- Indoor Turf Fields.

Register in teams of 2, 3, or 4. Teams divide the workload and take turns until the required number of reps or distance is reached for each segment.

Each team determines the intensity:
✔️ beginner, intermediate, and advanced modifications available
✔️ videos that show individuals how to modify each YROX exercise are available online at bit.ly/yroxmods

Register in person or online at ymcawichita.org/YROX by October 24

🟠 Elite division (NEW) - $75/person
🟠 Community division - $50/person

👻 Costumes encouraged

10/02/2026

What a great way to end the week: Our YMCA family is getting bigger!

Please join us in giving a great, big welcome to our newest Greater Wichita YMCA branch, the YMCA of Topeka.

Our reach is expanding and so is our ability to increase the health and wellness of more Kansans. We have so many reasons to celebrate!

Read the full announcement here: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

Big announcement today ...

The YMCA of Topeka is now officially part of the Greater Wichita YMCA!

Mark Ault, Chair of the YMCA of Topeka Board of Directors, put into words what we all feel: "The momentum we’re gaining from the Greater Wichita YMCA solidifies our ability to impact more lives in the Topeka community for years to come. We look forward to this next step forward.”

Read the full announcement: ymcawichita.org/news/ymca-topeka-joins-greater-wichita-ymca

10/01/2026

👻 October Challenge 👻

Each month there is a new fitness challenge in the YMCA 360 app. Check out Haunted HIIT

Stay engaged, motivated and consistent in your fitness journey. Join directly from your app or YMCA360.org/challenges/2706-haunted-hit 

Not a member? The YMCA 360 app and monthly challenges are a great reason to start a membership!

 Are you in on the challenge?

09/29/2026

📣 CALLING LIFEGUARDS & REFS

Join the team and enjoy the Y benefits:

⭐️ Free employee membership
⭐️ Flexible scheduling
⭐️ Job training available
⭐️ Community impact

If you want to join the YMCA family just email us
[email protected]

09/29/2026

PB&J: Personal Best & Jams!

Ready to push yourself and have some fun? Join Matthew W for a 2-night Cycle Challenge!

Night 1 — Thursday, Oct. 1: Bring your Personal Best and set a new record for yourself!

Night 2 — Thursday, Oct. 8: Bring it back and see if you can beat your Personal Best!

Matthew brings the Jams, you bring the PB!

📅 Oct. 1 & Oct. 8
🚴 Cycle with Matthew W
🏆 Challenge yourself. Chase your PB. Have fun

Let’s see what you’ve got!

09/23/2026

You'll want the sound on for this video featuring ESPN Wichita 92.3's Pat Strathman and the Y's Catherine Seals.

The topic was YMCA youth sports and how any adult can explore volunteer sports coaching opportunities at our branches.

FACT: Volunteer coaches don’t need to be professional coaches or former athletes to make a difference. The YMCA provides training, so no experience is necessary.

ANOTHER FACT: Volunteering can fit different schedules and interests. There are opportunities for people who want to coach, assist a coach or simply lend a hand.

We’re currently looking for coaches for the Fall II sports season (all applicants go through a thorough screening process).

Contact the sports director at any one of our 12 branches to get involved so every child has a team to play on.

09/15/2026

Everything we do at the YMCA is centered around improving lives. Our nonprofit mission is as big as it gets, and it’s something we can’t do alone.

Our sincere appreciation goes out to HCA Healthcare, parent company of Wesley Healthcare, for its generous support of our LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program that helps cancer survivors take back their strength, independence and hope for the future.

Yesterday, Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare, and Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, presented the YMCA with a $25,000 check that will make it possible for nearly 100 individuals to attend 12 weeks of future LIVESTRONG at the YMCA sessions at area YMCA branches. Donations like this allow us to continue offering LIVESTRONG at the YMCA free of charge to anyone, at any point in their cancer journey.

A gift like this will impact so many lives, and we’re incredibly grateful to partner with HCA Healthcare and Wesley Healthcare to strengthen our community.

Thank you!

(pictured left to right) Ronn McMahon, President & CEO of the Greater Wichita YMCA, Dave Stewart, Director of Communications & Community Engagement at Wesley Healthcare, Shamain Bachman, Vice President of Marketing at the YMCA, and Bill Voloch, President & CEO of Wesley Healthcare.

09/11/2026

9/11 is one of those rare moment's in our nation’s history where you remember exactly where you were when the news broke. The images permanently etched into our collective memories.

Today, on its 25th anniversary, we pause to remember the 2,977 people we lost. They will never be forgotten.

Year after year, we are honored our YMCA branches have been gathering places for individuals throughout our community to take part in the 9/11 memorial stair climb tradition.

110 floors, 2,200 steps, representing the height of the World Trade Center towers.

Each climb honors the 343 FDNY firefighters who gave their lives while helping others on September 11, 2001.

Coming together, we honor their sacrifice and carry their memory forward.

09/04/2026

The YROX Fitness Race is intense – not impossible.

Advance preparation makes the difference, and that's where YMCA trainers come in.

Starting next week, 35 trainers at 11 YMCA branches will kick off YROX Group Training sessions. To get involved, you must sign up in person at any YMCA location by Monday, September 14.

ABOUT TRAINING: Attend early morning/daytime/evening sessions twice a week for 8 weeks with any trainer at any location.

⇾ You've not locked into one time or place.
⇾ Training is on your terms.

AND THEN THERE'S THE BENEFITS:
⇾ Learn beginner, intermediate and advanced modifications for each of the race's 8 functional fitness stations.
⇾ Be mentally and physically ready for race day on 10/31.
⇾ Become a ROX star in your own right

The only thing left to do is add your name to our training rosters. You got this!

Learn more at ymcawichita.org/yrox.

09/03/2026

A good night's sleep is one of the best things you can do for your health. This September, challenge yourself to prioritize rest by aiming for 100 hours of sleep throughout the month, or about 8 hours each night.

Track your sleep in the YMCA 360 app by manually adding a workout and selecting “Sleep.”

Need help winding down? Explore YMCA 360's Rest & Restore sleep support playlist, featuring Bedtime Yoga and other relaxation content designed to help you rest easier.

Join through the app or online at https://ymca360.org/challenges/2705-wake-me-up-when-september-ends.

Don't have the YMCA 360 app? Download it today >>>> ymcawichita.org/ymca360.

09/03/2026

Labor Day (Monday, SEPT 7) is the final day of our 2026 water park season. There's a reason people say time flies when you're having fun! The Fall season is up next with YMCA branches ready to keep the excitement going.

HOLIDAY HOURS: YMCA branches will be open on Labor Day, with adjusted hours. Please check the schedule first before heading out ➡ ymcawichita.org/laborday2026

09/02/2026

Our members have spoken ... the best part about the YMCA is the people!

Tell us: What keeps you coming back to your YMCA branch? Let's fill the comments with Y ❤