BUZZ
YB FITNESS
750 Morris Turnpike,
Short Hills
973-218-9100
ybfitness.com
David Bell, one of the
owners of YB FITNESS
in Short Hills, describes
himself as a “big
proponent of youth
fitness.” As such, he set
the price of student
membership at $49 a
month as soon as he
assumed ownership in
April 2015, in order to
make YB a more feasible
fitness option for kids
(and their parents).
Since then, he notes,
almost 300 kids have
joined. The 16 and 17year-olds are allowed to
use the state-of-the-art
equipment or take classes on their own; 13 to 15-year-olds must be
supervised by a YB trainer. In addition to dozens of regular fitness
classes, teen-specific barre and cycle classes are offered. Recently,
Bell has noticed parents and their kids coming in together on
weekends and working out side by side: “It’s a very cool thing to see.”
CLASSES AND CIRCUITS
JCC
METROWEST
760 Northfield Ave.,
West Orange
973-530-3400
jccmetrowest.org
According to Sharon Tobey, Fitness
and Program Coordinator at the JCC
METROWEST, part of the reason that
kids love exercising at the new Kids Fitness
Center is that it is a “Parent-Free Zone.” This is
not to say that kids are unsupervised; they are with a JCC
staff member at all times. From 5-7 p.m. on Mondays
through Thursdays and 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Sundays they can
take classes there ranging from cycling to yogalates to
circuit training. The fitness equipment, purchased last
September, is kid-sized and includes stationary bikes,
elliptical machines and leg/chest/shoulder presses. Tobey
notes that a nutrition discussion is held during the end of
each class while the kids are stretching and cooling down.
JCC membership required; different youth and family
membership options available.
– Est. 1951 –
BLOCK + ZUCKERMAN OPTICIANS
I GOT FRAMED
Gabriella S.
Tina A.
by
David D
.
BLOCK & ZUCKERMAN
OPTICIANS
Stop in and You too can get FRAMED by the BEST!
796 Northfield Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 • Phone: (973) 736-7647
www.BZOPTICIANS.COM
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MILLBURN • SHORT HILLS MAGAZINE MAY 2016
YB: COURTESY OF YB FITNESS;
JCC: COURTESY OF JCC METROWEST
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