Come out to the club THIS Saturday, January 16 anytime from 8:30 AM to 1 PM!  We’re having a group fitness launch party where you can try out a new class, learn new moves and enjoy new music!  Lots of fun and door prizes–OPEN TO NONMEMBERS TOO!  We will have a blood drive, so come by and give the gift of life as you start the New Year off right.  To finish the schedule out for the day, we’ll also have a FREE seminar from 1 PM to 1:30 on HOW TO LOSE BODY FAT QUICKLY AND HOW TO EAT CLEAN AND ENJOY IT.  Don’t miss out!!

Looking to lose a little after all those Holiday treats? Join us at The Health Club for Women for our Drop a Jean Size Contest. You are guaranteed to drop a jean size in 21 days by following the rules! Signups will be held all this week and next. The competition starts Monday January 4th and will end on January 25th! Not only drop a jean size but start a healthy lifestyle with our Free Eat Clean Seminar. It will be held Saturday January  16th at 1:00 pm. Learn how to eat healthy and lose body fat quickly!

The cell phone alarm broke the silence at 4:15 a.m. Time to dress quietly for Boot Camp so as not to further disturb the sleeping loved one. Now, why am I crawling out of a warm bed to do this?

Oh, yes…now I recall: 50 is breathing down my neck and I realize that my level of motivation and discipline have slowly eroded over the decades since Coach Abel, the girls’ high school basketball coach, barked orders to run “horses.” They were drills – sprints designed to keep us from sucking air and becoming disoriented after two minutes of running up and down the court during the game. Nearing 50 (or 30 or 40 – or 60), the drills are no longer our perceived nemesis; now they’re things many of us never thought much about in high school: obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and maybe just apathy, maladies that can come from letting our guard down, from taking life a little too easy. 

I press on through near deserted streets and when I arrive I realize there are others under the silvery moon more committed than I. They have been coming for quite some time and they can smile (and speak) between exercises even though dawn – and the first cup of coffee – is still an hour away. Iron sharpens iron, the proverb says, and a little camaraderie can make those burning abs just a little easier to stomach. It’s my first week in Boot Camp and one woman says it gets easier from here. I choose to believe her and make plans to reap the benefits long term – for good health, and maybe even a little vanity. Christmas is just around the corner and there’s a dress I must get into…  Susan

To sign up for Boot Camp contact The Health Club for Women at 281-807-9160.