The YMCA's virtual workouts are helping young athletes while sports are canceled

The YMCA is helping young athletes stay in shape while sports are canceled with their online workouts.

TO CANCELLINGTEAMSPORTS...ATHLETESARE FORCED TO FINDNEW WAYS TO STAYFIT.IDAHO NEWS 6REPORTER LYNSEYAMUNDSON SHARESHOW SPORTINGCLUBS ARE KEEPINGTHEIR ATHLETESACTIVE.... THANKS TOTHE YMCA.THE CANCELLATIONOF SPORTS HAVELEFT YOUNGATHLETES WITHOUTTHE EVERYDAYSTRUCTURE THEYARE SO USED TOHAVING."I DON'T KNOW WHAT IAM SUPPOSED TO BEDOING BECAUSE INORMALLY HAVESCHOOL ALL DAY,THEN I DO TENNISAFTER SCHOOL ANDTHEN I'D GO TOSOCCER PRACTICEAND THEN I COMEHOME AT 9 AND DOHOMEWORKBUT WITH WHATSTARTED AS VIRTUALWORKOUTS FORYMCA MEMBERS...HASALSO TURNED INTO AGREAT RESOURCEFOR YOUNGATHLETES TO STAYACTIVE."WE ARE REACHINGTHOSE TEENS THATWERE ATHLETESTHAT DON'T HAVESTRUCTUREANYMORE."THE VIRTUALWORKOUTS ALSOTAKE AWAY THESTRESS OF CREATINGYOUR OWNWORKOUT."I DON'T REALLYKNOW HOW TO DO AWORKOUT ON MYOWN, SO I LIKE HOWIT GIVES MESOMETHING TO DO."THE INFERNOSOCCER CLUB ISTAKING FULLADVANTAGE OF THISOPPORTUNITY FORTHEIR ATHLETES."THEY STILL WANT USTO STAY FIT ANDGIVING US THINGS TODO BECAUSE IT'SOVERALL HELPINGEVERYONE STAY INSHAPE WHICH I THINKIS A GOOD THINGWITH ALL THE GYMSCLOSING AND NOTHAVING TO BE ABLETO DO SPORTS.THE WORKOUTS AREKEEPING ATHLETESACTIVE...BUT THE Y ISALSO USING THEM ASA LEARNING TOOLFOR TEENS."WE CAN TAKE THISOPPORTUNITYDURING THIS TIME TOREALLY EMBED THEIMPORTANCE OFEXERCISING FORHEALTH AND WELL-BEING."AND WITHEVERYTHING GOINGON ITS EVEN MOREIMPORTANT FOR KIDSTO STAY ACTIVE."RIGHT NOW WHENTHEY EXERCISE ANDENGAGE, YOU HAVETHOSE HAPPYENDORPHINS ANDRIGHT NOW WE DEALWITH LONELINESSAND BEING ISOLATEDAND KIDS NEED TOHAVE THATCONNECTION."THE CLASSES AREOFFERED ALL ONLINE...TO ACCESS THESEWORKOUTS VISITTHIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE...LYNSEYAMUNDSON...IDAHONEWS 6.THE TREASURE