TEEN GYM GOALS
WHY A TEEN
GYM?
Healthy Bodies.
Healthy Minds.
Healthy Spirits.
That's what the Teen Gym program is all about!
Training in the Gym is healthy even for young bodies.
Training in the Gym is safe even for growing bodies.
Training in the Gym is possible especially at Mill Park Leisure
and Services Centre YMCA.
The
Teen Gym (TG) program exists:
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To
develop an awareness of Health & Fitness in Teenagers
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To
provide a place for safe gym training for Teenagers
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To
motivate Teenagers to become physically active
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To
develop leadership skills in Teenagers
The
Teen Gym (TG) will achieve these goals in the following ways:
GOAL
1 – Awareness of Health & Fitness
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Providing formal educational sessions that teach about Health
& Fitness
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Supervision of Fitness Instructors who attempt to live with an
awareness of Health & Fitness in their
own
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Exposing Teenagers to resources that educate them in Health &
Fitness
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Listening to Teenagers’ felt needs and communicating (Health &
Fitness) facts in ways that are sensitive to the Teenagers’
development and understanding
GOAL 2 – Place for Safe Gym Training
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Opening the Gym to Teenagers (who are signed up as members of
TG) during designated times
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Providing supervision for the Teenagers by a qualified Fitness
Instructor during the designated training times
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Encouraging Teenagers to treat each other with respect and
dignity
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Promoting an attitude of “achievement” rather than “failure”
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Promoting a positive self-concept regardless of body
composition or physical abilities
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Maintaining Gym equipment to safe operating standards
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Maintaining a clean (neat, tidy) Gym floor
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Administering Health Evaluations and Program Starts to all TG
members
GOAL 3 – Motivate Physical Activity
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Providing a fun environment for Gym work
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Educating Teenagers regarding the benefits of exercise
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Encouraging participation in exercise that the individual
Teenagers enjoy
GOAL 4 – Develop Leadership
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Relationship – Demonstrating leadership (skills) to Teenagers
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Helping Teenagers to develop their strengths
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Encouraging “character” development in TG members
WHO DO I CONTACT?
Carol
Andrews
At Mill Park Leisure and Services Centre.
Phone: (03) 9404 4811
Email:
carol.andrews@ymca.org.au
If Carol
is unavailable, the Reception staff should be able to
help with most enquiries.
