"Our YMCA Aquatics team has put together dry-land home activities—no pool required! These home activities help to develop good form and build stamina. When the skill has been mastered on land, it becomes easier to perform in the water."Find the listing of activities on their page
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| Dry-land activities to do until you get in the water |
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| Franklin Residents: Recreation COVID-19 News |
“I have some good news. Nature is not canceled,” said Bonnie Combs, marketing director for the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. “Fresh air and sunshine are good for you. Just practice social distancing.”
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| on a trail in the Franklin Town Forest (off Summer St) recently |
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| the long awaited Prospect Street tunnel has been funded. This is a design rendition |
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| Still Time To Register - Exercise & Wellness Classes |
"After opening last month, Altitude Trampoline Park held its grand opening on Saturday, giving out free, all-day jump passes to its first 50 customers.Continue reading the article online (subscription may be required)
About 30 people were in line at 9 a.m. when the park at 303 East Central St. opened, said Assistant General Manager Gladis Guardado, extending the last of its 20 free passes to others visiting the park throughout the day.
Outfitted with more than 26,500 square feet of bright purple, blue and orange mats and indoor trampolines, the park offers attractions like “Trampoline Basketball,” “Wipeout,” “Extreme Dodgeball,” “Valo Jump,” “Cardio Wall,” “Kids Court” and “Foam Pit.”
The park is in the Horace Mann Plaza at the former home of Bob’s Store, which closed late last year."
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| For more about Altitude Trampoline Park, visit their web page |
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| globalrunningday.org |
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| www.FranklinLifelongLearning. |
"Massachusetts State Police, US Coast Guard, local police and fire departments, federal public safety officials, private sector partners such as Gillette Stadium and Boston Harbor Cruises, the Massachusetts National Guard and representatives from other states prepare for a training exercise that will test the procedures and processes of these agencies by stressing them with large scale disaster and domestic threat scenarios.
To keep the integrity of the scenarios for the first responders and those involved in the exercise, the times, locations and type of disaster or threat have not been disclosed to the public. The responders will need to react as they would in a real-life situation - with no prior notice.
“This type of stress test is what we need to be prepared to support government and private entities during a real world disaster,” said Col. Margaret C. White, the director of military support for the Massachusetts National Guard, in a press release. “I am confident that this exercise will make us collectively stronger, more focused and more effective than ever before.”
The National Guard said there will be five training locations statewide."
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| Meet Me at the Y on “Welcoming Wednesdays” this September |
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| Timeless CrossFit and Fitness Women's FIT Boxing - May 15 |
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| Announcing Spring Livestrong at the YMCA |
"Though the local Urban Air Adventure Park franchise opened on March 17, anticipation had been building for some time before then.
“Every night before we’d opened, we would see five or 10 cars driving by and looking in,” said co-owner Chad Darling.
When the trampoline and family amusement facility had its grand opening, fellow co-owner Andy Powell said, that excitement had reached a fever pitch.
“We had lines wrapped around the building,” he said. “It was cold, but everyone had a great time - we gave out coffee and doughnuts.”
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| Urban Air Adventure Park franchise opened on March 17 |
"The inbound trains are full on weekday mornings. Now Keolis and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority are trying to get passengers on the outbound trains at the same time, embarking on a new marketing campaign to encourage reverse commuting and leisure travel on the commuter rail.
“The whole principal is driving ridership in ways that aren’t being utilized,” said Dave Walker, director of revenue and marketing at Keolis, the commuter rail operator. “What we’re trying to do is slightly change that balance of where our riders are.”
Walker said about 90 percent of the roughly 125,000 daily journeys on the commuter rail are taken by 9-to-5 commuters to and from Boston."
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