If losing weight or being more active was on your resolution list for 2025, this is about the point of the process where many fall off.

If things aren't going your way or you don't have the momentum you hoped, a local wellness center leader has some encouragement. Rennie Cluver is the Executive Director of the Clinton YMCA and he is encouraging you not to give up regardless of your circumstances.

The Clinton Y offers a robust variety of group exercise options. While it may sound intimidating, Cluver encourages trying it - you might find a good community of people that you look forward to seeing regularly.

Cluver recently sat down and did an analysis of the Y's data and he found they have a strong group of older adults that utilize the Y. He says the one thing he hears often from that sub-set of people at the Y is they wish they would have started their health and wellness journey sooner. He's hoping younger people take that message to heart.

While the Y's signature program, Survivor is well underway, Cluver hopes you'll stop by the Y and take a tour of the facility and try out the facility for a day or two and learn more about membership.

Visit them at 417 South Alexander Street in Clinton or find them on social media. You can also visit their website, clintoncommymca.org.