YMCA Youth Fitness Fundamentals Online Training

Member Information

A certificate of completion will be sent to the email address entered above. Certificate must be presented to YMCA Healthy Living staff to proceed to next steps of the program.

Introduction

Welcome to YMCA Youth Fitness Fundamentals, our well-being program for kids and teens focused on teaching good nutrition habits, msucle groups, safe equipment use and more.

This is Step 1 of the program, the online training. You will need to complete this training to move on to Step 2. This online training consists of a combination of slides and videos, and you may be asked to pass a short quiz after some sections of the training to move on.

So let's get started with 6 slides to introduce you to the Y and to the program!

Basics of Health and Wellness

Now let's learn about the basics of health and wellness. There are 3 slides followed by a video.

Now it's time for some warm-up exercises! Push your chair in and join the instructor in the video below.

• Always do a warm-up before exercise
• Full range of motion
  • Walk or light jog before a run
• Never stretch a cold muscle (stiff and tight)

Aerobic Exercise: Key to a Healthy Heart

Next we'll learn about aerobic exercises. There are 12 slides, followed by a video, and a short 3 question quiz to review what you've learned in this section.

Push in your chair and join the instructor below in some cardio exercises. Pay attention to how your body feels before and after the exercise.

How do you feel? Take a deep breath and exhale.

• Body temperature
• Heart rate
• Breathing rate
• Muscles
• Focus

Aerobic Exercise Quiz

After you've reviewed the slides and watched the video, correctly answer the quiz questions below to move on to the next section of the online training.

 

Note: You must answer all questions correctly before you are able to advance to the next section.

Strength and Endurance Training

Next we'll learn about strength and endurance training. There are 7 slides, followed by a video, and a short 3 question quiz to review what you've learned in this section.

Below is a video that is example of a strength where the instructor uses resistance bands

Please use resistance bands if you have them. If not, you can do another strength exercise such as pushups or just use this as an example of an exercise you can do in the future.

Strength & Endurance Quiz

After you've reviewed the slides and watched the video, correctly answer the quiz questions below to move on to the next section of the online training.

 

Note: You must answer all questions correctly before you are able to advance to the next section.

Flexibility and Cool Down

Next we'll learn about flexibility and cool down. There are 5 slides, followed by 2 videos, and a short quiz to review what you've learned in this section.

There is a stretching and cool down video below. Feel free to follow along.

Remember, please don't stretch a cold muscle (stiff or tight).

Flexibility and Cool Down Quiz

After you've reviewed the slides and watched the video, correctly answer the quiz questions below to move on to the next section of the online training.

 

Note: You must answer all questions correctly before you are able to advance to the next section.

Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Next we'll learn about healthy weight and nutrition. There are 14 slides, followed by a short quiz to review what you've learned in this section.

Healthy Weight and Nutrition Quiz

After you've reviewed the slides, correctly answer the quiz questions below to move on to the next section of the online training.

 

Note: You must answer all questions correctly before you are able to advance to the next section.

Goal Setting

We wrap things up with a short section about goal setting.

You're almost done! Just hit "Submit" to finish your training!

You've completed the online training and there is just 1 step left for you to do!

 

Please hit the Green Submit button to submit your training and to receive your certificate of completion.

 

If you do not hit the Submit button, your results will not be saved and you will not receive a certificate of completion, meaning you will have to take the online training over again.