What a great year it is going to be at the Washington County Family YMCA! With a new calendar year comes new opportunities for taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle.

The most common physical New Year’s resolutions are:

• Exercising to lose weight
• Strength training to get in shape
• Adopting better eating habits (nutrition)

The success rate for sticking with healthy lifestyle New Year’s resolutions has skyrocketed in the past few years. The 2011 statistics show that a full 80% of those to join the YMCA for the purpose of fulfilling their New Year’s resolution are still members one year after joining. That is about an 70% higher success rate from just five years ago.

The Washington County Indiana YMCA Preschool will host a Scholastic Book Fair on February 7 thru March 4, 2012 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Funds raised will help purchase books for YMCA preschool and our goal is to be able to purchase a Smart Board for our class. Families, faculty, and the community are invited to attend this fun reading event that helps inspire children to become lifelong readers.