Winter 2022 Activity Menu

JANUARY IS WELLNESS MONTH

“Wylie Recreation has been a godsend since I moved here in 2013. Staff and my friends tell me, “Keep it up,” giving me the motivation to keep it up.”

— Janie Jones-Adams, Wylie Recreation Guest

FRIEND-POWER IS STRONGER THAN WILLPOWER

In Wylie, Parks and Recreation advances community health and well-being through vital services, programs, and opportunities. Wylie Parks and Recreation addresses physical, mental, and social needs with parks, trails, and open spaces, exercise classes, wellness opportunities, access to healthy food and social services, a safe environment for children, and much more. The Wylie Parks and Recreation Department delivers these critical services by connecting Wylie citizens with community events, camps, drop-in and open play activities, childcare, and classes.

Wylie Recreation Center Supervisor, Annika Sacco, often observes new friendships made on the fitness floor, during classes, camps, special events, and in childcare. Annika has noted, “when surrounded by people and staff that see you, elevate you, and support you, anything is possible. The feeling of connection is important to our guests.” Cassandra Braithwaite is able to practice her self-care routine on the fitness floor with friends while her boys are in Childcare. She brags, “The childcare staff welcome me and my boys. Childcare really helps me be able to workout free of guilt or worry that I need to hurry up because the boys are not having fun, because that is not the case.” To Tosha Kimball, mother of Wylie Rec Kids Madison and Morgan, there are added social benefits of Wylie Parks and Recreation for her girls, “it brings them out of their comfort zones and lets them meet and socialize with a different pool of kids.” Parent’s Night Out helps her girls “build social awareness and communication skills’’ and “work on their physical fitness.”

When something feels hard to accomplish, it can be challenging to stick to it. We are in the business of creating connections; when participants come together and make new support systems, wellness goals become obtainable. Barbara Marks, Wylie Recreation Center guest since 2012, knows friend-power is stronger than willpower, stating that “every time I wanted to quit, there was always someone there whether it was staff or another person walking. We would share health goals together. There was accountability and community.” Joining the Recreation Center has “been a life changer” for Barbara and now the Senior Recreation Center is also a part of her favorite social wellness activities. At the Senior Recreation Center she wants to “learn something new, do something new, and go somewhere new.”

Wylie Parks and Recreation to Nic Ngoc is “a place to get plenty of exercise and provides opportunities to participate [in activities] to improve your health.” He keeps his social health active with friends made from walking the indoor track at the Recreation Center and the Municipal Complex trail, and a support system from classes and activities at the Senior Recreation Center. Nic encourages others this January to “take advantage of what the city has to offer, whatever you want, it’s there,” and reminds others “there are always people that you can join, socialize with, and make new friends.”

This January, let us help you jump-start your healthy lifestyle, maintain a target weight, train for an athletic event, or set a whole-body wellness goal. Wylie Parks and Recreation offers a range of options to spark connection with self, family, and community while meeting your fitness and wellness needs.

Join in the month-long health and wellness celebration and make “fun” and “social” part of your healthy lifestyle. (See details on page 6.)

Jump-start your resolution. Or renew your commitment to your health and well-being.

Trek the Continental Divide

Walk, jog, and run your way from Mexico through the midwest states to Canada. Distance tracked weekly. Registration required. Rec Pass or Senior Rec Drop In Card required.

Ages: 12 Yrs + Wylie Recreation Center & Senior Recreation Center January 3 - April 3

Workout Bingo

Burn calories, discover new fitness equipment, and fill a bingo card to win a prize. Bingo spaces earned by utilizing the fitness machine pictured. Bingo cards located at the front desk. New pattern each week. No registration required. Senior Rec Drop In ID required.

Ages: 55 Yrs + Senior Recreation Center Beginning January 3

Wellness Goals

Share your wellness goals and gain inspiration from others on the fitness floor. No registration required. Rec Pass required.

Ages: 12 Yrs + Wylie Recreation Center January 6 - 31