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Finally, your taxes are done and you can relax! What better way to celebrate than with some wine and cheese as you get to know your fellow members and staff at the Seattle Athletic Club.
We cordially invite you to attend our “Tax Free” Member Mixer on Thursday, April 14th from 5:30-7:00pm.
For more information contact Sara Gitomer or Emily Watson at 206-443-1111.
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We’re mixing things up and would like to invite you to join us for our Breakfast Club! Start your day off right with the most important meal of the day! We’ll provide a continental breakfast while you get to know some fellow members and staff. This is a great way to get connected and meet some new people that have similar interests!
1st Tuesday of the Month
Tuesday, April 5th
6:00 - 8:00am
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Weekly Health Pros
Take advantage of your weekly member benefits by joining our team of professionals on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:00pm for a complimentary personal health consultation. Enhance your overall well being with tips from some of the best health minds in Seattle!
Visit the Events Page of our web site for a complete schedule of our Weekly Health Professionals, or contact Wellness Director Emily Watson.
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It's Time to Train for the
Rock N Roll Half Marathon
If you are planning on conquering the Seattle Rock n Roll Half Marathon - you will need to get yourself prepared! Whether it is your first half marathon and feel clueless and intimidated on how to train, or you are a seasoned runner looking for structured training to help you PR, professional training with coach Bridget Jones-Cressman is the best way to achieve these goals.
 12 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM
Contact Bridget Jones-Cressman to sign up.
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Pilates Exercise of the Month: Single Straight Leg Stretch or Scissors
By Jocelyn Paoli, Stott Certified Pilates Instructor
The third exercise in the Stomach Series is also known as Scissors. It provides additional stretch in the back of legs while working the abdominals. This exercise requires you to move quickly and with control.
 SINGLE STRAIGHT LEG STRETCH OR SCISSOSRS
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Group Exercise Class Etiquette
By Danielle Zack, Pilates Director
The Seattle Athletic Clubs boasts over 50 group exercise classes a week! Have you tried one yet? As an instructor, I have a short list of suggestions that will make the experience in class richer and safer.
- Introduce yourself to the instructor before class begins.
- Instructors will notice your presence in class, even if you sneak in and go straight to the back row! So, introduce yourself and inform him/her of any injuries your dealing with so he/she can be aware of your condition.
- Show up on time (means 5 minutes early to set up your equipment). Instructors build their class around a warm-up and a cool-down, and if you miss the warm up you may hurt yourself.
- Ask questions! After class, approach the instructor to ask any questions about an exercise or concept you didn’t understand. Instructors love to talk shop.
- And finally, give feedback! Whether a compliment or a suggestion, an instructor will want to know what you thought. Let his/her manager know what you thought as well because feedback (positive or negative) can only sharpen our awareness and hone our skills to make us better instructors.
We hope to see you in class!
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PNA Championship Swim Meet
Federal Way, WA | April 9 & 10
USMS SCY Nationals
Mesa, AZ | April 28 – May 1
Please forward a copy of your entry to Coach Lynn Wells so we have a count of who is attending.
MORE EVENT DETAILS
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Water Aerobics
Water Aerobics is a great way to burn calories with less impact on your joints while working out the heart and large muscle groups. The class incorporates jogging with sprints, kick boxing and other fun strength training movements set to music. With the use of Hydro-fit hand buoy’s to provide added resistance, some movements can be made without touching the pool floor to activate the core and enhance the overall workout.
Water Aerobics is a free class held on Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-9:30am and Saturday 9:30 - 10:30am.
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Parent Tot Swim Class
Water, water, water it’s everywhere! It is very important to start to water proof your child at an early age. In this parent tot swim class you learn how to work with your toddler in the water safely. Songs are sung making it fun to splash, blow bubbles and kick their feet. Eventually your toddler will begin to float on his or her tummy and back incorporating arm movements. When a child is successfully floating on their tummy we teach them to roll over to their back. This gives them the rest they need to get to the pool edge and safety. When in or around water NEVER turn your back on your child, accidents happen to quickly, we want the little tykes to be safe.
Parent-Tot classes are one day per week for six weeks held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 - 10:00am. The next session begins on April 6 – May 11th. The cost is $90.00 per session. Please contact Kelli Zappert at 206-443-1111 ext. 215 to sign up.
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School is out for Summer! Well almost... here at the SAC we want to keep your kids active and healthy while giving your mind and body a rest for a while. We are excited to offer you and your family opportunities to stay healthy with many different sports oriented programs like Basketball Skills 101, Kids Karate & Soccer Skills 101; some novice and intermediate weight lifting classes for high school and college athletes emphasizing teaching proper form called Teen Training; as well as general exercise class to keep your children active and fit Kids Camp. Here at the SAC we are trying to help promote incorporating healthy lifestyle habits in your children for years to come. Refer back to the website and bulletin boards with the SAC for more exciting Youth activities during the spring and summer months.
For more information please contact the Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
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Your opportunities to get your hands on a new iPad 2 have just increased. To enter is simple, just refer a new member and receive an entry to win an iPad 2 32GB WiFi from the Seattle Athletic Club Downtown!
 If you have a referral you would like to make in person, please contact Lara Baca, Hallie Halferty or Tim Schoonover in the Membership Office.
 "Like Us" on Facebook. We will announce the winner on our Facebook page on April 20, 2011.
There are no limits on how many new members you can refer. Each new member that you refer earns you an additional entry in to the drawing. In order for your referral to be eligible, they must join before April 18, 2011 - no exceptions.
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Yoga Events & Workshops
YOGA FOR CONDITIONING WORKSHOP 2
Yoga for Conditioning Part II is designed for athletes of any level who are interested in using yoga training techniques to enhance their performance. Tonja has conducted classes for the Seattle Sounders FC and Seahawks, that focused on flexibility training, core strengthening and mobility. This class is suitable for all levels, and will be a challenging way to learn some new yoga techniques to help you stay in top shape for your chosen sport.
April 4th from 7:05-8:00pm
Cost: $15 per person
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Meditation and Pranayama – The Root of Yoga
By Tonja Renee Hall, Yoga Instructor
This month, I want to talk a little about Meditation and Pranayama. These are not Yoga Poses, but the root of the practice. The juice and foundation. Meditation is a practice of stilling the constant chatter and pounding in the mind, and Pranayama are the breath control practices of yoga that help with the stilling of the mind.
Notice I say “practice”, as Meditation certainly doesn’t come to me or most of us naturally! A few years ago, a friend said, “Tonja, you got the poses down. Now, what you need to do is stop moving and sit your butt down and listen to your intuition.” READ MORE...
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Join Us for FREE Weekly Group Runs!
The Running Club welcomes all levels and abilities to our weekly group runs. Our goal is to make running fun as well as a way to help maintain a healthy fit lifestyle. What better and more motivating way to do that than within a group setting!? Our FREE weekly group runs leave from the SAC at 6:30am on each Wednesday. Coach Bridget Jones-Cressman will teach you about pacing, the benefits of run drills, and the importance of good and consistent stretching. This is great opportunity for those who would like to be introduced to the world of running as well as for those who already love to run but would like the camaraderie of a group atmosphere.
ORGANIZED WEEKLY RUNS
Meet in the Lobby at 6:30am on Wednesdays. These organized weekly runs are open to members who want to run! As a bonus, members who come to 5 club organized runs and participate in 1 SAC sanctioned 5K race in 2011 will receive a free dry fit running shirt!
For more information about the Running Club or the weekly organized runs, please contact USAT Level I Coach Bridget Jones-Cressman.
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Beach Body
Get ready to look amazing on the beach this summer. In early April the Seattle Athletic Club wants to help you gain lean muscle and tone up all those pesky body parts with their newest 12 week program Beach Body. This program is designed to assist you in building lean muscle mass that will leave you feeling great and looking incredible just in time for any of your summer endeavours ranging from that family or high school reunion, getting ready for that dream wedding or just enjoying your vacation in the sun with your newly fit body.
The First month will concentrate on teaching you the difference between fat loss and muscle building and how to start to structure your workout & nutrition for toning up and leaning out with the expert advice from our nutritionist and personal training staff! Then next two months are taking what you learned and putting it into motion with more intense workouts and cardio homework from your personal trainer to really get those muscles firing and body ready for all your summer endeavours!
Our goal with the Beach Body program is to provide you with the information, nutrition, and tools needed to successfully build muscle and lean up. Look for group discussions each month on workout and nutritional topics relative to your workout phase. With each workout phase comes a new challenge; and with the help of our experienced fitness trainers, we will guide you through the program and get your ready any of those summer goals!
For more information on Beach Body or to get signed up please contact Fitness Director Jacob Galloway
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SAC Hiking Trips
It’s becoming sunny outside and the rain is coming back, what does that mean? It's time to join your fellow hiking enthusiasts and the Seattle Athletic Club for a month full of hikes! We will start the month of April out (rain or shine) with an easy hike to get acquainted with hiking, and each weekend progressing to more challenging trails. Hiking enthusiast can meet to carpool to the hike at the Seattle Athletic Club or just let the Hiking Trip leader know that you will meet them at the trail head. For more information on the hikes and how to get signed up please contact Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
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Mountain Biking with Jake!
Welcome to mountain biking in the Northwest! The Seattle Athletic Club is proud to bring back its Sunday mountain biking expeditions with our very own experienced mountain bike enthusiast and personal fitness trainer Jake Pedersen. Every 1st Sunday the SAC will host a beginner/intro ride at Hamlin Park at 10:30am in North Seattle and on every 3rd Sunday in Kenmore for intermediate riders at the St. Edwards State park trails starting at 11am. Don’t have a bike, that’s ok, Jake may have a full suspension bike for you to borrow with travel ranging from 100mm to 170mm.
For more information on mountain biking or how to start up please feel free to contact Jake Pedersen or Fitness Director Jacob Galloway. 48hr RSVP is required.
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SAC Elite Golf with PGA Professional Dave Boivin
Calling all golfers, have you played the best round of your life? If not get a competitive advantage with PGA Professional Dave Boivin, and Seattle Athletic Club’s finest personal Trainers, in our individual 6 week golf-specific conditioning program.
This 6-wk program includes:
- 1-on-1 video swing analysis with PGA Professional Dave Boivin
- 3 private 60 min Lessons with Dave Boivin
- 2 Fitness Assessments (beginning and end) with a personal fitness trainer
- 4 private 60 min sessions with a personal fitness trainer tailored towards your golf needs
GOLF SCHOOL TESTIMONIAL:
A couple of years ago I enrolled in Dave Boivin's winter golf program. Dave emphasized stretching, posture and balance. He also paid close attention to developing a consistent swing plane. I was surprised that these sessions could make such a difference. You see, our class never once hit a golf ball - instead sticking to the fundamentals of the swing. When I began playing again in early April, I found my iron play was the most accurate I had ever experienced. By mid-summer my handicap had dropped by 5 full strokes - to the lowest point since I had begun playing. I decided to take the course for the next two consecutive winters.
This past Fall I had developed some disabling low-back pain - probably caused by years of long distance running combined with never stretching properly. As a result, I had stopped running altogether and had limited my golf play. I could not execute a full golf swing without considerable pain. I often could not complete the full 18 holes. My handicap ballooned to the highest level in twenty years.
I signed up with Katrina Yniguez as my personal trainer. Katrina carefully experimented with exercises that strengthened my core muscles and significantly increased my range of motion. I have now begun to run again though not as far as before. I have also rejoined my regular foursome in golf and play as frequently as I did before the back pain had intensified. While I must now do a series of exercises every day (or suffer the consequences) the level of pain has diminished markedly and I am no longer restricted in my daily activities. My golf swing has been modified somewhat to minimize the stress on my back, but distance and accuracy have returned. Handicap is dropping rapidly.
~ Leo Greenawalt
For more information or to sign up please contact fitness director Jacob Galloway.
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Have you ever seen someone do an exercise or use a piece of equipment and wondered why? Have you ever heard about some new supplement or exercise regime and wondered what it does that’s so much better than what you are doing now? Well if you answered yes then we have a great opportunity for you. The Seattle Athletic Club Downtown is excited to offer a new service called “Ask Your Fitness Professional” where you can either submit questions to our Facebook profile or in our Ask Your Fitness Professional drop box at the Fitness desk. No question is too big or small to ask, so please let our professionals answer all your fitness questions.
Post a Question on our Facebook page.
For more information on how to submit a fitness questions please contact Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
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Personal Fitness Training and Fitness Services at Seattle Athletic Club Downtown
It's that time of the year again, goal setting and fitness aspirations. Whether getting fit means losing weight, becoming better conditioned for squash or cycling, or becoming lean and more toned; our personal training staff can get you there!
 Personal Fitness Training
The fitness professionals at Seattle Athletic Club are among the most highly qualified personal trainers in the industry. In addition to superior education, each trainer has a unique specialization that takes their clients beyond basic exercise programs; Martial Arts, Triathlon, Boxing, Mountain Biking, Water Running, TRX, CrossFit, Kettlebells to name just a few. Even with all this, we still boast some of the most affordable rates in the city. Our goal is to make our training services available to all our members, not just the select few.
ONE ON ONE TRAINING: 40 minute - $32.50, 60 minute - $50.00
TWO ON ONE TRAINING: 40 minute - $20.50, 60 minute - $31.00
THREE ON ONE TRAINING: 40 minute - $16.00, 60 minute - $25.00
Unlike most clubs in our region, Seattle Athletic Club personal fitness trainers are not paid on sales commission, and never sell products or supplements. As such, our trainer’s singular motivation is to help you achieve your goals. For more information on personal fitness training at the Seattle Athletic Club or to set up your first appointment please contact the Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
Fitness Services
We at the Seattle Athletic Club try to offer you the most extensive fitness programs of any club in Seattle. Did you know that we offer over 10 different fitness services; allowing you every opportunity to achieve your fitness goal. Some of those fitness services include:
Cybex Equipment Orientation
Fitness Assessments
ActivTrax
Blood Pressure Screening
Resting Metabolic Test
VO2max Testing
Introduction to Fitness
Personal Training
Nutri-Track
Nutritional Counseling
Customized Meal Planning
Weight loss, strength gain, athletic performance, stress relief – whatever your fitness goal, our Personal Trainers can guide you through any of our fitness services to start you on the right track. For more information on fitness services at the Seattle Athletic Club please contact the Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
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Let Us Watch the Kid's
 Please join us in Childcare on Friday, April 8th from 6:00 - 10:00pm for our April Parent's Night Out. Children will enjoy pasta, fruit and juice. Children will also enjoy a movie while attending the event. Please make your reservation by April 6th.
April 8th from 6:00 - 10:00pm
$15.00 for the first child and $5.00 per additional child.
Sign up in child care by April 6th; ages 1-7, minimum 6 children to run event.
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