WELLNESS
Washing our hands and practicing social distancing are important parts of staying well right now…but we also need to take care of our bodies and minds!
When adjusting to Working From Home and Working OUT From Home, it can be hard to figure out a new routine that keeps you motivated to stay in shape. We’re here to help!
Warm up with this awesome upper and lower body workout! No equipment required!

Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially in times like these. Now is a great time to try yoga or meditation to help you stay calm.
Feeling anxious? Try out this mindfulness technique designed to help you recognize your thoughts and relax through breathing.

SPORTS
Our Sports and Recreation team has put together some drills you can practice at home to keep your skills strong before the season starts!

Soccer Drill: Cone Dribbling
Place 3 cones in a line or triangle, three feet apart. If you don’t have cones at home, use plastic cups! Dribble the ball between the cones, using the surfaces of your feet to control the ball. Practice quick touches to the ball, guiding it around the cones in a pattern with control & speed.
If you don't have a soccer ball, try the toilet paper challenge! Play keep up with a roll of toilet paper for as long as you can. Click here for a video demonstration! 

Gymnastics Workout:
ROUND ONE: REPEAT 2X
20 regular push-up
20 wide arm push up
20 elbow in push up
20 diamond push up
20 v up
20 sit up

ROUND TWO: REPEAT 2X
20 lemon squeezers
20 butt ups
20 toe touches
20 penguin touches
20 frog jumps
20 lunges on each leg

ARTS AND CULTURE
Visit the Frick Collection with us! With Google's Arts & Culture site, you can take a virtual tour through the museum, view pieces in the collection, and read more about the works of Johannes Vermeer in a special digital exhibit.

KIDS AND FAMILIES 
In times like these, it is important to make sure that our children feel stable and secure. This includes keeping their schedules consistent, and giving them activities that will continue to shape their minds.
Join Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence Mo Willems for Lunch Doodles! Every day, Mo invites kids to visit his studio virtually to have fun drawing together. It's a great way for kids to express themselves creatively! Tune in each day at 1pm here or stream the episodes later.

SOCIAL SERVICES
New York State announced a Special Enrollment Period for individuals who may have lost their health insurance as a result of their employment ending due to Coronavirus. If enrollment in Qualified Health Plans through NY State of Health Marketplace is completed between March 16 and April 15, 2020 individuals will have coverage effective April 1, 2020. Enrollment into Medicaid, Essential Plan and Child Health Plus is open year-round.
Consumers can apply for coverage through JCC NYSOH Navigators by phone at 718.981.1400 or 718-475-5271.

To Our Members and Friends:

     In these uncertain times, we’d like to do what we can to bring some stability, distraction, and positivity back into your lives. Our staff is working hard to develop creative and innovative ways to bring the programs you love right into your own homes.
     Throughout the weeks ahead, expect emails from us with a curated collection of activities, tips, and more—from fitness videos and meditation techniques to keep your mind and body strong, to arts and culture explorations, to fun and educational activities for kids and, yes, even Netflix recommendations.
     I speak for all of our staff members when I say that we miss running our programs just as much as you miss participating in them. We value the classes we teach, the relationships we’ve formed with members of our community and, above all, the privilege of serving you with programs that nurture your minds, bodies, and spirits.
     While nothing can truly replicate the community we’ve built over these 90 years, we hope that until it’s safe for us to all be together again, we can continue to serve you as a virtual community!

Stay well, stay positive, and stay tuned for more!
-Orit Lender, Deputy Executive Director

WELLNESS
Washing our hands and practicing social distancing are important parts of staying well right now…but we also need to take care of our bodies and minds! When adjusting to Working From Home and Working OUT From Home, it can be hard to figure out a new routine that keeps you motivated to stay in shape. We’re here to help!
Join us as we start with this total body workout, which requires no equipment!

Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially in times like these. Now is a great time to try yoga or meditation to help you stay calm.
Check out this mindfulness meditation that is designed to help you relax through breathing.

AQUATICS
No pool? No problem! You can still participate in dryland training, which increases strength, flexibility, and overall physical mobility to help you become stronger in the pool. Click on each exercise to see a video demonstration!
Round 1: Repeat 2x
Russian Twists - 20 Reps
Toe Touches - 30 Reps
Reverse Crunches - 20 Reps
Bicycle Crunches - 30 Reps
Round 2: Repeat 2x
V-Ups - 15 Reps
Side Plank Raises - 15 Reps
Reverse Crunches - 20 Reps
Side Plank Raises - 15 Reps

SPORTS
Our Sports and Recreation team has put together some drills you can practice at home to keep your skills strong before the season starts!

Stationary No-Dribble Basketball Drills
You can improve your ball handling inside without dribbling the ball. Whip the ball around your waist in a full-circle, going right, then left, then back-and-forth after each circle. Do figure 8s, taking the ball with your right hand and handing it through your legs to your left hand. Bring the ball around with the left hand and put it through your legs to your right hand. Go as fast as you can without letting the ball drop.

MUSIC
During this stressful time, music can help us cope and lift our spirits. Music Together of Staten Island is holding several live feeds for parents and their young children, which you can check out on Facebook!

ARTS AND CULTURE
There’s so much to discover, right at our fingertips, thanks to technology! Now, we can go to the opera without ever leaving the comfort of our homes. La Boheme Opera was composed by Giacomo Puccini and shows the Bohemian lifestyle of a poor seamstress and her artist friends. Watch online here!

KIDS AND FAMILIES
In times like these, it is important to make sure that our children feel stable and secure. This includes keeping their schedules consistent, and giving them activities that will continue to shape their minds. This article includes activities for children from Pre-K to 6th grade and beyond, and is a great way to make sure that your child has fun while learning!

SOCIAL SERVICES
New York State announced a Special Enrollment Period for individuals who may have lost their health insurance as a result of their employment ending due to Coronavirus. If enrollment in Qualified Health Plans through NY State of Health Marketplace is completed between March 16 and April 15, 2020 individuals will have coverage effective April 1, 2020. Enrollment into Medicaid, Essential Plan and Child Health Plus is open year-round.

Consumers can apply for coverage through JCC NYSOH Navigators by phone at 718.981.1400 or 718-475-5271.