LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA OF GREATER SPARTANBURG
FREE for cancer patients and survivors!
Upcoming LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Alumni Events:
DATE/TIME
November 14, 1-2PM
2026
January 1, 9:00am
January 18, 4-5:00pm
February 11, 5:15-6:35
March 14, 1:00-3:00pm
April 6, 1:-00pm
May 2, 11-12:00pm
June 12, 1:00-2:00pm
July 14, 10:30-11:130
ALUMNI EVENT
Free weight circuit
2026
Hair of the Dog run (registration req’d)
BodyBalance Launch!
Step it Up
March Madness Pickleball
Hatcher Gardens walk
Salsation class followed by chips and salsa
Pickleball
Water Aerobics for Arthritis
LOCATION
THY LiveSTRONG room
2026
THY Field
THY Group Exercise Room
THY Group Exercise Room
WRY Pickleball Court
THY Group Ex room/Comm rm
WRY Pickleball Court
THY Therapy pool
LIVESTRONG® at the YMCA is an evidence-based program that helps adult cancer survivors reclaim their health and well-being following a cancer diagnosis. Offered at all three Spartanburg locations, our certified LIVESTRONG® Coaches create a welcoming community in which survivors can improve their strength and physical fitness, diminish the severity of therapy side effects, develop supportive relationships, and improve their quality of life. Since 2007, the LIVESTRONG Foundation has been the YMCA’s partner in developing and delivering LIVESTRONG programs to local YMCAs. Recent research from the Yale Cancer Center and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Institute have confirmed that LIVESTRONG at the YMCA improved fitness and quality of life, as well as, significantly decreased cancer-related fatigue. The program has served more than 30,000 cancer survivors in more than 400 communities across the nation. It is open to adults 18 years or older at no cost.
Description and Goals:
- Small group and supportive environment
- 12-week program with two 90-minute sessions per week
- Includes cardiovascular conditioning, strength, balance, and flexibility exercises
- Held in the Healthy Living Room
- Evaluation includes Functional and Quality of Life Assessments before and after participation
- Facilitated by YMCA-certified Instructors
- Requires referral and medical clearance from a physician
The YMCA’s LIVESTRONG Program Has a Proven Impact to:
- Help survivors MEET or EXCEED the recommended amount of physical activity
- Help survivors SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE their cardiovascular endurance
- IMPROVE cancer survivors’ overall quality of life and DECREASE their cancer-related fatigue
Who Qualifies?
Any adult 18 years old or older who is living with or beyond cancer treatment.
Fall 2025 Cohorts:
Thomas E. Hannah YMCA morning and evening cohorts begin the week of Sep 8.
To learn more about LIVESTRONG at the YMCA or enroll contact:
- Kate Branson
- THOMAS E. HANNAH YMCA
- WILLIS ROAD YMCA
- [email protected]
- (864) 335-7205
- Sherry Johnson
- MIDDLE TYGER FAMILY YMCA
- [email protected]
- (864) 433-9623