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Whether your child's not sleeping well, misbehaving at school or lacks a little self-esteem, no doubt a friend or family member has said your child would benefit from exercising more. And chances are, they're probably right, but perhaps without knowing why.

So in case you've ever been offered this advice, here are some of the benefits of children exercising, which you might not know:

Meet John Hall our Pool Operations Manager. He has been working at YMCA Onehunga War Memorial Pool for over two years now. 

Get to know more about John and his weird fear of loud noises as a kid by clicking here.

For Josephine Lio, what started out as being a supportive friend by going to the gym resulted in her joining the YMCA Jumpstart programme, because she wanted to make a positive change in her life. Before starting the programme Josephine said she often made poor food choices, and didn’t stick to ideal portion sizes.

In October Seven Sharp covered one of our members and group fitness instructors who has been on an outright incredible journey.

During his last interview, Chris shared his goal with us. Sometimes it's the little things in life that matter the most, but Seven Sharp helped make it happen - click here to check the story out.

We are very pleased and proud to be able to share the exciting news from the NZ Exercise Industry Awards, on the weekend.

New Zealand’s most fit and energetic professionals were awarded for their efforts in helping motivate people to stay healthy and active at the annual New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards. The awards recognise professionals and organisations that have excelled in the fitness industry and demonstrated a notably positive impact on the lives of New Zealanders.

Few organisations can boast four wins at any awards ceremony, yet at the NZ Exercise Industry Awards, last weekend, YMCA Auckland enjoyed just that.

YMCA is super proud that our centres, our programmes and our people have been recognised at this year's Exercise Industry Awards

Kerry and John Edwards had just retired and were looking for a gym to join but never having been ‘gym people’ they weren’t sure where to begin. After a recommendation from a friend they ended up finding never2old at Jordan Rec Centre and found it was perfect for what they were wanting.

Eleven-year-old Manahal Arshad from Hay Park School has been coming to Cameron Pools for four weeks now as part of our GAAAP (Greater Auckland Aquatic Action Plan) Programme. The GAAAP programme is fully funded for targeted schools in the Auckland Region that provides swim and survive education lessons to students.

Our inaugural Senior Cyclist ride is steadily approaching on the 8th December @ 10:00am. We are looking for members and community to join us.

On Friday 7th October the Auckland City Never2old Group joined Lynfield in celebrating their 10th Birthday.

Erin Conroy from TVNZ does it, so does Megan from ZM. Together with Chris Kanuta from Avondale, they're coming clean about their habit.

Last week Seven Sharp visited Cameron Pool & Leisure Centre to help our guests come clean. Find out what their big secret was.

On the 27th September our Auckland Holiday Programme planted our summer vegetable and herb garden. It was just one of the activities to learn about the environment. Come summer we should see some fantastic varieties of herbs, veges and edible flowers for our local community to use and foster. Be sure to keep and eye on the progress as these seeds turn into plants.