| LISA DELANEY on SECRETS OF A FORMER FAT GIRL |
| Lisa Delaney is a successful writer and editor at Health Magazine. She is a wife and mom. Her new book - SECRETS OF A FORMER FAT GIRL has just hit the shelves to rave reviews. Her reflections on her own journey will challenge and inspire you. She is a long time member of the Shades Valley YMCA and graciously share her thoughts through the blog section of her website. |
| DR. JAMY ARD on YMCA WEIGHT MANAGEMENT |
| Jamy Ard, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition at UAB gives expert advice that is practical. Healthy eating, weight loss myths, lifestyle changes will all be subjects that Dr. Ard "weighs in" on. Click here to check out some of Dr. Ard's latests posts.... For several months the Birmingham YMCA and UAB's Eat Right program have been working together to craft a partnership that focuses on both sides of the weight loss equation - physical activity and healthy eating. Getting to know Dr. Ard is just one of the many benefits of this effort! |
| DANNY HARALSON on YMCA RUNNING |
| Danny Haralson of the Birmingham Track Club and group exercise instructor for the Birmingham YMCA blogs about all things running- from 5ks to marathons. Danny is an all around gad-fly of running and his weblog will feature news about running opportuntities through the Y and around town. See what Danny has to say here! (and leave him a message if you want to.) |
| REV. TOM RAINS on YMCA SPIRIT |
| Reverend Tom Rains, Chaplain of the Birmingham YMCA, is now posting about matters of the spirit. Fundamental to YMCA philosophy is that health is a matter of wholeness. Wholeness of spirit, mind and body. An early YMCA leader, Luther Gulick, said it best - "Thus with the individual person, she or he is not a body and a mind and a spirit, but a wonderful result of their union, something entirely different from any single aspect of herself or himself." Luther Gulick - 1891 Click here to view and comment on YMCA Spirit posts. |
| BLOGGING TOWARD IRAQ - CPT MIKE TSIMPIDES |
| Trussville branch Executive Director, Mike Tsimpides, will post about his deployment and service in Iraq. Mike is a longtime staff member and our whole association will hold him close in prayer during his 15-18 month deployment. Keep up with his comments here and feel free to respond to his posts! |
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