Greater Joliet Area YMCA

GREATER JOLIET AREA YMCA

C.W. Avery, Central City, Galowich, Morris

You are here: Home / Morris

A Prenatal Exercise Program for Expecting Mothers


A prenatal exercise class taught in partnership with Morris Hospital is available at the Morris YMCA. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, regular exercise during pregnancy benefits both mom and baby in significant ways, including:

  • Reducing back pain and easing constipation
  • Helping to decrease your risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and cesarean delivery
  • Promoting healthy weight gain during pregnancy
  • Improving your overall general fitness and strengthening your heart and blood vessels
  • Helping you to lose baby weight after your baby is born

This program is free and open to all. Join us!

Regular Schedule

  • Tuesdays, 9-9:50 a.m.
  • Wednesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m.
  • Thursdays, 10-10:50 a.m

Summer Schedule – Starting June 3

  • Mondays & Wednesdays, 5:30-6:20 p.m.
  • Fridays, 9-9:50 a.m.
SHARE THIS:

Skills for Life: The Importance of Learning CPR

CPR Classes Grundy County

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, also known as CPR, is an emergency life-saving technique that’s performed when the heart stops beating. More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of hospital walls annually, which makes bystander CPR extremely important. Immediate CPR can double or triple the chances of a person’s survival.

If you’re looking to learn this vital skill, be sure to register to attend one of two ‘Friends and Family’ CPR classes being hosted by the Morris Community YMCA and Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers later this month.

  • Saturday, May 11 9-11:30 a.m.
  • Wednesday, May 15 6-8:30 p.m.

Both classes will be held at Shabbona Middle School, located at 725 School Street in Morris. Cost is $5 per person.  These classes are open to area residents, ages 12 and older.

To learn more, please contact Membership and Wellness Director Jamie Nelson at (815) 513-8080, ext. 515 or via email at [email protected].

To read more about the importance of learning CPR, check out this great article, courtesy of Harvard Health Publishing.

SHARE THIS:

Annual Campaign Fundraiser & Dance-A-Thon Set for May 16


The Morris Community YMCA is hosting a luau-themed dance party…And you are invited! Led by our instructors, Stacey, Kelly and Crystal, this high-energy 75-minute dance-a-thon will challenge participants to complete Hip-Hop Fit, Pound and Zumba classes, back-to-back-to-back. All proceeds from this special event benefit the Morris Community YMCA’s Annual Campaign.

Date: Thursday, May 16
Time: 6-7:15 p.m.

To set the stage, the Y will be decked out with decorations. Come dressed in your best luau attire!

Cost: $25 minimum donation to the Morris Community YMCA Annual Campaign
All participants will receive a 2019 Annual Campaign t-shirt.

Register Now

SHARE THIS:

Enroll in a ‘Friends and Family’ CPR Class

The Morris Community YMCA and Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers are teaming up this spring to offer Friends and Family CPR classes in Grundy County. Open to area residents, ages 12 and older, these trainings will provide participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to recognize and provide lifesaving care in a medical emergency until first responders arrive.

Class participants will learn:

  • How to perform CPR for infants, children and adults
  • How and when to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Please note: This class will be taught in a Friends and Family format. Participants will not earn a CPR certification for completing this class.

Date #1: Saturday, May 11
Time: 9-11:30 a.m.

Date #2: Wednesday, May 15
Time: 6-8:30 p.m.

Cost: $5 per person

Location: Shabbona Middle School
725 School Street
Morris, IL 60450

Register Online

SHARE THIS:

Eating Right: Honey Glazed Ham

A Healthy Recipe from Our Partners at Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers

If you’re looking to make the perfect ham for your Easter festivities, you may want to consider this delicious recipe.

HONEY GLAZED HAM

PREPARE AND COOK IN THE SLOW COOKER:  
• 4 lbs ham (uncured, sodium nitrate free, and fully cooked, or two 2 lb hams)
• 3 cups vegetable broth (low sodium, or low sodium chicken broth)

Place in the slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours.

MAKE THE GLAZE:
• 1 tsp butter (unsalted)
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 2 tsp fennel seeds (crushed, or 1/4 tsp ground fennel)

Place in a small saucepan and cook over medium-low heat. Once simmering, reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Then, remove from the heat.

PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 375 DEGREES  

BAKE AND GLAZE THE HAM:
• 1 pineapple (peeled and cut into slices)

Remove the ham from the slow cooker and place in a greased 9-inch x 13-inch baking dish. Place pineapple slices around the ham and spoon 1/3 of the glaze on top of the ham and spread until well coated. Bake for 30 minutes, adding more glaze every 10 minutes.

SERVE AND ENJOY!
When done, remove the ham from the oven and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

QUICK TIPS

When you buy a ham, it will typically be fully cooked.  This recipe lets you cook it slowly to heat it through, so it will be moist and juicy, and then it’s placed in the oven to let the glaze season the ham and brown.

NUTRITION INFORMATION FOR ONE SERVING

Calories: 320, Fat: 7 g, Saturated Fat: 1.9 g, Total Carbohydrate: 27 g, Cholesterol: 97 mg, Fiber: 1.5 g, Sugars: 24 g, Protein: 36 g, Sodium: 1485 mg

SHARE THIS:

United Way