Tag: Simi Valley YMCA

Summer Swim Sessions Start Soon At The Simi and Yarrow YMCAs

The Simi Valley YMCA and Yarrow Family YMCA have opened registrations for their first summer session of swim programs. This session’s swim lessons are from June 19 through July 29 (no lessons from July 3 to July 8).

Group and private lessons are available for members and non-members in the community. Classes are offered in the afternoon and early evening during the week and on Saturdays for children as young as 3 years old. Children are grouped by age and taught the same skills. Lessons are once per week and class sizes are at a 1 to 5 instructor-student ratio.

Southeast Ventura County YMCA Offers Virtual/Outdoor Class Membership and Full Membership Options In January

New Year’s resolutions often include promises to ourselves to get in shape. The Southeast Ventura County YMCA, serving the Conejo and Simi Valleys, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Oak Park, Moorpark and Santa Rosa Valley, is offering a number of membership options through January to help keep those resolutions.

Full memberships are available at the Yarrow Family YMCA in Westlake Village and the Simi Valley Family YMCA. Membership includes access to all adult and youth fitness and cultural programs. Virtual and live outdoor class memberships are also available. They include unlimited participation in over 65 weekly virtual and outdoor, in-person physical fitness classes.

Oct. 15 — Halloween Fun At Simi Valley YMCA’s ‘Trunk or Treat’

The Simi Valley YMCA is hosting a “Trunk or Treat,” Friday, October 15 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in its parking lot (3200 Cochran Street). Volunteers adorn their cars in Halloween decorations and pass out candy to kids as they walk by. The event is free and open to the public.

“It will be fun and a little bit spooky. Trunk or Treat is appropriate for all ages,” says Jaime Gonzalez, Sr. Program Director of Child Care. “We encourage kids to dress in costume. Parents can too.”

Outdoor Fitness Center Opens at Simi YMCA

With Ventura County shifting back into the purple tier, which prohibits gyms from operating indoors, the Simi Valley Family YMCA is opening a new outdoor fitness center in the parking lot behind the facilities.

The approximately 3,000 square foot outdoor center is partially covered to protect from the elements and contains cardio and strength training equipment.

Simi Valley YMCA Fitness Center Reopens

After being closed for seven months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Simi Valley Family YMCA fitness center is now open.

During the closure, the YMCA underwent significant renovations. The facility has new locker rooms, a new multipurpose room, new flooring, paint and energy-efficient lighting.