FOREVERWELL
Discover everlasting wellness with YMCA programs tailored for individuals aged 55 and above! Experience invigorating group exercise classes, rejuvenating aquatic exercises, and engaging social events. Benefit from specialized wellness programs and connect with your community.
At the YMCA, we’re here to support you on your journey to a healthier, more fulfilling life.
As a participant in the Y’s FOREVERWELL programming, you will:
- Learn healthy lifestyle skills
- Take responsibility for your health by prioritizing your wellbeing
- Improve your health and wellbeing to prevent, manage or reverse chronic conditions
- Feel connected to the Y community
The Y FOREVERWELL program offers opportunities to nourish and move your body and discover ways to help you reflect, connect with others, and restore your balance to ensure you can achieve your full potential.
- Fitness Center
- Group Exercise Classes
- Water Exercise Classes
- Strength Training
- Pickleball
- Health and Wellbeing Coaching Support
- Groups and Clubs
- Events and Activities
- Intergenerational Activities
- ...and so much more!
Learn more about our partnership and work to create an age-friendly community with Brainerd for All Ages.
ForeverWell Class Offerings
SILVER SNEAKERS® CLASSIC: (In-person & Virtual) This class moves through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement, and activity for daily living skills with small cardio bursts and hand-held weights. A chair encouraged for seated and/or standing support. This class can be adapted depending on fitness level and abilities. It is suitable for beginning and intermediate levels.
OUIGONG - MEDITATION FOR HEALTH & RELAXATION: Quigong is a simple and very effective method to help you heal physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Through gentle moving and sitting meditations you can gain relief from pain, sickness, depression, and anxiety.
DANCE FITNESS: Music and dance come together for a dynamic and effective fitness class. No dance experience is required-just keep moving! Routines combine fast and slow rhythms that tone, sculpt and inspire. All levels.
DEEP WATER EXERCISE: This class is held in the lap pool (deep end). All class participants wear an Aqua Jog buoyancy belt provided by the Y. The water’s resistance provides a great non-impact cardio and strength workout for all fitness levels. Deep water can be modified for the shallow end of the lap pool. No swimming skills necessary.
SHALLOW WATER EXERCISE: This shallow water class is choreographed to music and will provide a total body workout using the resistance of the water. No swimming skills necessary. Exercise at your own level.
AQUA COMBO WATER EXERCISE: This class is for those who would like to workout in the deep water (with flotation devices) or shallow water exercises for a total body workout. Participants can decide what area they would like to workout in...deep, shallow, or both.
INDEPENDENT WATER EXERCISE: This is an independent open swim time. It can be utilized by those wanting to extend their water workout, do their own workout, or have a more social workout time.
Open Pickelball
Check out our current gym schedule for our current open play times.