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Gymco is going fresh and healthy…

In American society today, it has become socially acceptable for junk food to be available everywhere we turn, and sometimes it’s the only option we have. With today’s popular and convenient foods and drinks loaded with sodium, sugar, fat, and preservatives, it doesn’t come as a surprise that our younger generations are on track to be the first to live shorter lives than their parents. Incredibly, 12.5 million American children are considered overweight. It’s clear that the way we’re going to turn this around is by getting our children to be more active and helping them eat better. Adding Nutrition to the Equation For more than 30 years, Gymco has focused on teaching kids the importance of physical fitness in a healthy lifestyle…and we’ve made it fun! More and more, we recognize that fitness is only part of the total equation when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. Now, we are proud to bring the other half of the equation into our “children’s health club”. If you’ve been with us for awhile, you may have noticed that we (ahem…) gave our old vending machine the boot. We found it was full of that socially acceptable “junk”…that may be ok [...]

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2012 |

Play is Work – by Doreen

I attended a business presentation recently and the speaker quoted some statistics that made me sit up and take notice: “45 % of all parents feel they don’t have time to play with their children” (IKEA) “73% of all children think it’s more fun to play with their parents than watch TV”. I often hear parents say that their kids watch too much television. Now you know that YOU are the secret weapon to get your kids active! As difficult as it might seem, make yourself drop the chores and play with your kids. Play a game, go for a walk, to the park, bike riding, do silly dancing to music, cook together, so many possibilities! Take time to be a kid again – with your kids. Every time you stop to play with your kids you make memories, increase the bond between you, and increase their self-esteem. You demonstrate that they are important to you by making time for them. There is no more powerful message than your time and attention! My own kids are grown now and some of the best memories they have are of the endless hours we spent playing together, and we did lots of [...]

Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 |

Jill’s Blog: I learned a lot from the preschoolers!

Our fall/winter session of Discovery Preschool wrapped up this week. I have been looking back at pictures of the students and am amazed to see how much they have grown in the past nine months. We had so much fun and I am really going to miss the children who are moving on. I loved teaching these kids and hope they had as much fun as I did! Hopefully, they learned a few things from us teachers, such as what “B” says, how to count to 10 in Spanish, how to do a backward roll and a few other things. I know I have learned a ton working with them. Although they are young, children are very wise and have a lot to teach adults if adults are willing to listen. Here are a few things I learned from my preschoolers this year: Sticking out your tongue helps you concentrate on everything from walking across the high balance beam to writing your name. It is impossible to keep play dough separated by color. It will ALWAYS turn into a giant brown ball. (This was a tough one for me to learn.) Appreciate the little things in life: a bug on [...]

Posted on Friday, May 20th, 2011 |

Stacey’s Blog: Your kids are awesome!

Your child is famous. Yes, that is right. We think they are silly. We think they’re polite We think they are smart, wild, strong and some a bit devious. Reserved, clever, kind, pretty and most are mischievous. We boast about your little girl’s beautiful back handspring. We laugh about your little boy’s Shakira-like dancing. We are proud of your daughter when she remembers how to do a pike. We celebrated with your son when he first learned to ride a two-wheeler bike. In the break room, we tell stories about the great things our students said or did. And long after leaving work, we can’t help but talk about “our kids.” We hope and pray the best future for your child. And we thank you for sharing their lives with us, whether it’s for many years or only a little while. Miss. Stacey

Posted on Friday, May 13th, 2011 |

Gymco’s Culture

At Gymco it is intention to sustain culture that is energetic and welcoming to our employees and customers. Each of our students has special gifts and sparkle in their eyes, and it's our desire to enhance them to their fullest potential. While we endure to be a trusted resource for your family, we also wish to provide a fun and challenging work environment for our employees to grow their individual talents. Gymco's teachers and staff have high performance expectations, but within a supportive environment for professional and personal growth. As we nurture our individual gifts, we have the privilege of becoming close friends, co-workers, and encouraging each other through our lives. Our Marketing Manager, Paige, has provided 6 years of amazing service to Gymco's employees and customers. With many laughs and memories, we will miss her so much ~ but we also realize that Paige will treasure her time with daughters, Leah and Taryn more than ever. After a wide search high and low to “replace” Miss Paige – we found someone who is going to be fabulous! It is with great joy that we welcome Bethany Page as our new Marketing Coordinator. Bethany comes with much experience in the [...]