Community ExerCYse Programming
The ExerCYse Ambassador network has allowed our team to provide and support a variety of outreach programs to help promote physical activity in the community. The focus has been on youth and seniors so read up more on what we do or check out the links.
Youth Outreach
ExerCYse Time is a fun (and FREE) program that provides youth 5-14 year-olds a place to come and ExerCYse with ISU students. Through an affiliation with ISU Athletics, youth have the opportunity to actually ExerCYse with ISU athletes and interact with them in person through fun, group games. It takes place on Friday evenings in the Forker Building (Gym 184) from 7-8:00pm throughout the cold Iowa winters.
ExerCYse 'Special Gym Time' is a partnership with the Ames Community Preschool Center that allows ExerCYse leaders to visit to help kids learn about physical activity and to be active.
Project ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) is a national event that our group has hosted for the local elementary schools. ISU students and student athletes come out to ExerCYse with each of the 5 elementary schools and CY comes along for some special moments to allow kids to ExerCYse with CY. Click here to learn more and see photos.
VERB Summer Scorecard Program is a summer incentive program designed to help kids be active over the summer. Programming just completed for 2016 but we will be busy planning the 2017 event soon. Click here to see photos from past events and to learn more.
Click the link at right to sign up for youth eNewsletters with information about program start dates.
ExerCYse 'Special Gym Time' is a partnership with the Ames Community Preschool Center that allows ExerCYse leaders to visit to help kids learn about physical activity and to be active.
Project ACES (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) is a national event that our group has hosted for the local elementary schools. ISU students and student athletes come out to ExerCYse with each of the 5 elementary schools and CY comes along for some special moments to allow kids to ExerCYse with CY. Click here to learn more and see photos.
VERB Summer Scorecard Program is a summer incentive program designed to help kids be active over the summer. Programming just completed for 2016 but we will be busy planning the 2017 event soon. Click here to see photos from past events and to learn more.
Click the link at right to sign up for youth eNewsletters with information about program start dates.
Senior Outreach
A popular outreach to local senior centers has been our BingoCYse program that involves active seated exercises while playing Bingo. Click here to check it out!
Cyclone City Challenge
August 31st - December 5th
The Ames Chamber of Commerce has placed 30 statues of the mascot Cy all over Ames giving us another great reason to get outside and be active. Join the ExerCYse is Medicine group on MapMyRun and then walk, run, jog, or bike your way around town from statue to statue and post your route on the group page using your smartphone. Check this group often for more events and local exercise routes. Feel free to post your own exercise routines too!
August 31st - December 5th
The Ames Chamber of Commerce has placed 30 statues of the mascot Cy all over Ames giving us another great reason to get outside and be active. Join the ExerCYse is Medicine group on MapMyRun and then walk, run, jog, or bike your way around town from statue to statue and post your route on the group page using your smartphone. Check this group often for more events and local exercise routes. Feel free to post your own exercise routines too!
