Club Hours:
6:00am – 2:00pm
Classes:
BODYPUMP - 9:00am
Hatha Yoga - 10:30-11:30am
Cycle - 12:00am
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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!
Tuesday, September 13th
6:30 - 8:30am
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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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Cooking Demos Coming Soon!
Just in time for the holiday season the Seattle Athletic Club is proud to offer healthy cooking demos from local chefs including Tom Douglas, Kerry’s Kitchen LLC., and Amy Pennington. Expect a fun night of learning ways to cook healthy, get some recipes and sample the food. Classes will start late October and run through December.
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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Try Something New this Fall
With the kids heading back to school it provides a time where you can redefine your schedule, so come enjoy a new class or two at the club!
Mondays:
- Life Fitness with Thomas Eagen at 9:00am*
- Kinetic Force 1 with Curt Ligot at 9:00am*
- Bodypump with Kelly at 9:00am
- Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Tonja at 9:30am
- Kinetic Force 2 with Curt Ligot at 10:00am*
- Hatha Yoga with Fran at 10:30am
Tuesdays:
- Water Aerobics with Kelli at 8:30am
- Cardio Mix with Anna at 9:00am
- Aqualogix with Curt Ligot at 10:00am*
- Hatha Yoga with Fran at 10:30am
Wednesdays:
- Bodypump with Anna at 9:00am
- Kinetic Force 1 with Curt Ligot at 9:00am*
- Core Creation with Thomas Eagen at 9:30am*
- Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Jennifer at 9:30am
- Kinetic Force 2 with Curt Ligot at 10:00am*
- Hatha Yoga with Fran at 10:30am
Thursdays:
- Water Aerobics with Kelli at 8:30am
- Zumba with Anna at 9:00am
- Aqualogix with Curt Ligot at 10:00am*
- Hatha Yoga with Veronica at 10:30am
Fridays:
- Aqualogix with Curt Ligot at 8:00am*
- Life Fitness with Jacob Galloway at 9:00am*
- Kinetic Force 1 with Curt Ligot at 9:00am*
- Cycle-Core with Madelyn at 9:15am
- Gentle Yoga & Meditation with Natalie at 9:30am
- Kinetic Force 2 with Curt Ligot at 10:00am*
- Hatha Yoga with Fran at 10:30am
*these are Specialized Training classes and are a fee based membership service
If you would like descriptions for these classes please visit the web site, click on the "instructor" drop down menu of our "Find A Class" utility along the right hand side of every page. Then select the class they are leading for more details about how they designed each workout.
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Pilates Exercise of the Month: Single Leg Circles
By Jocelyn Paoli, Stott Certified Pilates Instructor
To improve flexibility and range of motion at your hip joint and challenge abdominals.
 Single Leg Circles
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Athleta Iron Girl 5k/10k
The Seattle Athletic Club is proud to support the 2011 Athleta Iron Girl Seattle 5k/10k running event scheduled for Sunday, September 11th. The course is situated around Greenlake and is perfect for any level runner. For more information about the event and course details, visit the official web site.
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Outdoor Adventure Events
Rain or shine, the Northwest has some of the best outdoor recreation anywhere! The Seattle Athletic Club is proud to offer you its newest outdoor adventure programs featuring Outdoor Adventure Coach Brandyn Roark.
MOUNTAIN BIKING:
1:1 or small group personalized Mountain Bike Skills Sessions: available by appointment only. $75/hr; 2 people $45 ea. or 3+ people $40 ea
ROCK CLIMBING:
- Stone Gardens Intro to Climbing Classes: Climbing 101: offered M/W/F and Weekends, learn the basics in belaying and get started on how to rock climb! Email Brandyn for details as well as your SAC discount at Stone Gardens! $50 intro course-2 wk membership and free rental gear.
- Ropes and Rock or Alpine Climbing Sessions: 1:1 and small group lessons on basic ropes skills, knot tying, mountaineering skills and "what you need to know if you want to climb a mountain!" Have Brandyn teach you the skills necessary to have on the rock wall or in climbing up Mt. Rainier or Adams! Email her to set up your private or group session. $75/hr; 2 people $45 ea. or 3+ people $40 ea.
Skiing:
Want to be able to ski the powder this season without getting tired? Want to be strong and stable before the snow comes so you don’t have to worry about injury and can just play in the snow? Coming this fall: Ski Prep Classes that will lead into SAC's ski days on the mountain! This year learn to back-country ski, powder ski, beginner ski classes, 1:1 and small group ski lessons and tours with Brandyn! Email her for more info.
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL TRAINING:
Do you have limiters in your life that get in the way of you achieving your goals OR even keep you from having FUN with your sport? Brandyn is a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Specialist and a Professional Athlete who can help you find those limiters and turn them into strengths. She specializes in developing concrete building blocks and learning skills necessary to building your mental capacity for Optimum Sports Performance. Do you have fears around your sport? Fear of success or failure? Do you lack self esteem or self confidence or want to learn how to "quiet your mind" when the world spins around you and all you want to do is focus on your workout? Contact Brandyn to work with her 1:1 on your personal goals and limiters or in a small group you design. She also does guided visual imagery and visualization for Sports Performance that will enable you to train your brain before your body and allow you to reach your full potential in performance. $75/hr; 2 people $45 ea. or 3+ people $40 ea.
For more information about our Outdoor Adventure Events, please contact Brandyn Roark.
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The Group Exercise Experience
One of the best ways to stay motivated to exercise is to find a program that inspires you. Not only should you find a program that is safe and effective, but you should have fun while doing it. The Group Exercise, Cycle and Yoga programs we offer at Seattle Athletic Club provide safe, challenging and fun options for your workout routines.
Seattle Athletic Club provides a variety of classes from entry level to highly specialized in Group Exercise, Cycle and Mind/Body at no extra charge! We offer the highest quality classes available due to our experienced and passionate instructors who regularly attend educational workshops. Group Exercise offers 28 different classes including Zumba, Bodypump, Sports Conditioning, the Ultimate Workout.
Our Yoga program is one of the most comprehensive and established Yoga programs in a private club setting in the Pacific Northwest. Our Mind/Body schedule provides a variety of classes from entry level to highly specialized such as Gentle Yoga, Vinyasa Flow and Yoga for Athletes. We strive to provide the highest quality Yoga classes available due to our experienced and passionate instructors who regularly attend educational workshops. We provide over 26 Yoga classes a week and all Yoga classes are free!
If you are looking for a challenging workout that you can take outside, look into our Cycle classes. With a variety of different instructors, each ride will be different yet challenging.
In order to get the most out of your group exercise experience, there are some things you should know. First and foremost, select a class that sounds exciting and motivating to you. Introduce yourself to the instructor before class. Let the instructor know you are new to class and inform him/her of any injuries you might have or modifications you might need. Wear proper shoes and attire. Drink plenty of water before, during and after class. Listen to your body. Most importantly, have fun!
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Intro To Fitness Challenge!
It's time to get back to the basics of exercise. Starting in October the Seattle Athletic Club will be putting on informational and instructional classes to teach anyone and everyone the basics of yoga, pilates, group exercise, swimming, strength training, cardiovascular training and stretching. Members will also get a Fitness Challenge punch card with each category on it; go to at least one intro class in each department and be entered into a drawing for one of many prizes. These classes are very hands on; feel free to ask questions about form, equipment, designing a workout program or just the right way to stretch. Bring your questions and bring a fun attitude for exercise!
For more information on this program please contact fitness director Jacob Galloway.
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What's New With Specialized Training Schedule
Seattle Athletic Club’s specialized training classes offer you a structured workout specifically tailored for smaller groups and more advanced movement patterns than a normal group exercise class. These classes are taught by different Personal Fitness Trainers and can be very specialized utilizing kettlebells and TRX suspension trainers or just a circuit training style class. Here is what is new at the SAC:
Kinetic Force: SSL 1: Lengthen & Strengthen
This class offers three tiers of workouts, starting with a Ballistic Ball Workout targeting core strength and flexibility; then Aquaologix puts you in the pool working on strength and increasing range of motion without the soreness; followed by Foot Strength where you try to improve your body as a whole by strengthening your foot and arch. Led by PFT Curt Ligot. ($45/class or $360/month for 5x/week)
Kinetic Force: SSL 2: Load & Explode
This class offers two tiers of workouts, starting with Foundational Footwork where you learn to run and jump in every direction; then True Conditioning where you learn to move fast and fluid making you burn a lot of calories without a lot of stress on the body. Led by PFT Curt Ligot. ($45/class or $360/month for 5x/week)
Next Level Metabolic Fitness
Heavy full body lifts combined with high intensity power exercises to give you a full body workout through strength, endurance, sprints, and power. These classes are led by PFT Adriana Allison Monday and Friday at 7:00am. ($35/class or $120/month)
Core Creations
This 30 min class is designed to develop those extremely important core muscles which include your stomach, low back, hips, and glutes. It uses exercises that will assist with everyday activities by giving you a stronger base of support making you more confident as well as giving a nice burn! This class will be led by PFT Thomas Eagen Wednesday at 9:30am. ($12/class)
Teen Titans
If your teen’s goal is to learn to do cardio, strength training, body awareness, and flexibility, martial arts & boxing this is their class. The format you are learning will help you into any sport, and life skills towards overall wellness. This class will be led by PFT Jody Garcia on Mondays at 4:15pm. ($15/class)
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Beginner Swimmers
This 4-week progressive program is for the beginner learning to swim. We will go over swimming basics, drills to practice, and stroke progression. Along with answering your swimming questions, we will teach you what the basic swim tools are and how to use them. The focus will be on the freestyle stroke (crawl stroke). Your first session is free to experience the program first hand. The cost for the three remaining sessions is $75 per person.
Program Details:
Tuesday at 6:00 - 6:30pm
Class Dates: Sep. 6, 13, 20, 27
For more information, please contact Aquatics Director Teresa Nelson.
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Yoga Pose of the Month: Post Workout Stretches
Yoga Pose of the Month "Post Workout Stretches" demonstrated by Yoga Instructor, Tonja Renee Hall.
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Seattle Full/Half Marathon Training
The Seattle Marathon is right around the corner. Was it your New Year’s resolution to run a marathon? Have you always wanted to participate in a marathon but do not know where to start. Well let the health professionals at the Seattle Athletic Club help you with your marathon prep and training. Whether it's learning how to run, strength training or getting mentally prepared for the marathon, the Seattle Athletic Club has a professional to help you out. Furthermore, if you sign up for marathon coaching you will be entered into a drawing for a free entry into the marathon or 5K.
Program begins: September 4th and runs through race day, November 27th.
Cost: $250/12 weeks.
For more information, or to sign up, please contact Bridget Jones-Cressmen or Teresa Nelson.
*Individual and personalized coaching is available for half and full marathon training.
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Nutritional Vitamins and Supplements Available in the Shop
The Seattle Athletic Club Downtown is pleased to now provide nutritional supplements from a clinical grade supplier, known for their professional standards. Their manufacturing facilities meet the highest industry standards and are audited by the FDA as well as ISO certified and accredited. This supplier has been at the forefront of the nutritional health industry for more than 50 years, proudly researching, developing and manufacturing superior-quality, science-based dietary supplements to help people improve their health.
The Shop now carries:
- Multivitamins
- Vitamin C
- Calcium and Magnesium
- Protein Powder
- Fish Oil
- Probiotic
- B Complex
- Vitamin D
These popular supplements exceed the quality of those you find at your local convenience store, providing maximum bioavailability in safe, optimal dosages at a competitive price.
Please contact The Shop Manager, Jill Maag, for any questions or stop by The Shop today and pick up your high quality supplements today!
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