Early EducationOur Early Education programs are for children from 6 weeks to 6 years old. Part-time programs are available.
School Age Child CareBefore and after school care for children in grades 1-6. We also offer school vacation camps, and Y Half Days for early release days.
Kids Stop BabysittingBoth Y branches offer this wonderful convenience for parents while they work out or swim in our facilities.
Camp SargentCamp Sargent is a summer day camp on lake Naticook in Merrimack which offers programs for boys and girls 5-16 years old.
Westwood Park CampsSports Camps at Westwood Park focus on individual skill development as well as the team ideals of sportsmanship for kids entering grades 1-8.
Merrimack Day CampsCamp is about learning skills, developing character and making friends. The Merrimack Y has summer day camps for kids in preschool to grade 6.
Nashua Day CampsCamping is for everyone, and the Nashua Y has summer camp options for kids in preschool all the way up to grade 12.
MARTY VOWELS: HAPPY AND SMILING ABOUT GETTING HIS STEPS IN BACK AT THE YMCA
YMCA Welcome Center staff are ready for a hearty ‘hello’ and a big smile when Marty Vowels enters the Y. “I spend two-and-a-half hours at the Y daily. Before the pandemic, I would normally walk 7,500 steps on the track and 7,500 steps on the treadmill!,” he shares. Marty is a big fan of the elliptical stepper. “It’s what I do now. I’ve been having some balance issues, so I don’t go on the track anymore.”
Marty missed the Y when we had to close for a couple of months last year due to the pandemic. “When the Y opened back up, I was impressed with the way the staff opened the building. Everything feels safe. The equipment is clean. The track is clean. And the social-distancing regulations of being 6 feet apart, and everyone wearing masks, they enforce it. If I didn’t have the Y, I’d go nuts! I was going six days a week at one time.”
Marty joined the Y when the new building opened up in Nashua in 2011. He started by walking on the track, then moved to the treadmill. Now he enjoys the elliptical stepper.
Marty’s wife Judith has also been a Y member. She took classes and especially enjoyed P.A.W.S. classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. (This is Power Arm Walking & Strengthening – PAWS, where participants did varied types of arm movements using their body weight while walking and strengthening their upper and lower body.)
Marty shares that he would highly recommend the Y to anybody. I’ve made a lot of friends, and I like that part of going there. We have social time after working out!”
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