Okmulgee Main Street’s “Five Star Fridays” highlighted the Okmulgee County Family YMCA last Friday giving those in the community an opportunity to stop by and see all of the renovations that have taken place since the merger with the Great Tulsa YMCA.

Associate Executive Director Katie McElhaney says all of the group classes offered at the Y are included in each membership.

The updated “Play & Learn” area provides engaged child care for children ages six weeks through 12 years.

“Each child can be in our care for two hours before the worker returns the child to its parent or guardian,” McElhaney said.

A divider was installed in the basketball gym area. McElhaney says this was put in place to allow for more than one game to be played at one time as well as a divider for those taking the tumbling class.

“We currently have approximately 75 students in our tumbling program and continue to grow.”

The racquet ball room has been replaced with an additional space for tumbling as well as a fitness studio.

The YMCA locker rooms come complete with updated sauna as well as showers.

A new feature unique to the Y is the MyZone fit tracker that helps track your heart rate during you workouts.

“This is one of the best fitness tracking devices you can get,” said McElhaney.

“We always have staff on sight,” Kaylee Vaughn, Program Director, said. “If weights overwhelm you, we have orientation available to help walk to you through each machine.”

“Some of the classes we offer here include cardio, strength training, yoga and Pilates,” McElhaney said.

More updates are expected to begin in the coming months thanks to several donations from those in the community and numerous organizations.

Okmulgee Main Street Director Heather Sumner says the “Five Star Friday” events will remain scheduled during the lunchtime hour to allow more within the community to stop by for a visit at their next location.