1. health and fitness

JANUARY 2015 NEWSLETTER
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www.elgancho.com
telephone: 505.988.5000
fax: 505.983.1584
Wednesday—Monday 6:00am-9:30pm
Tuesday 2:00pm—9:30pm
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"Resolution Day”
Workouts to challenge the body and CREATE RESULTS!
Saturday, January 10, 2015
“RESOLUTION DAY 2015" is the perfect way to jump-start your year’s workout regime with
different classes that focus on tangible goals to expect results!
CLASSES
CARDIO RIDE
8:15-8:55
GOOD MORNING WORKOUT
NIA with WEIGHTS – greet the day with Kate
9:00-9:50
BODY SCULPT/LUNGE/SQUAT
Endurance Training with Barbara
9:00—9:45 am
“Ride for Results” with Lauren
10:00—10:45 am “Stay in the Zone” with Jeff
11:00—11:50 am “Party Ride” with Bruce
10:00-10:50
A-B-C-D
Aerobics-Balance-Conditioning-Disc with Pam
11:00-11:50
PILATES
Emphasizing core strength with Gaby
12:00-12:50
AQUA POWER
Non-impact and joint friendly workout
with Luna
Freemotion
SUPER CIRCUIT
This is the ultimate
individual workout in a
small group class.
(Space Limited)
10:00-10:50
Session I
with Barbara
11:00-11:50
Session II
with Joseph
POWER CONDITIONING
CHALLENGE
SPORTS STRETCH
12:00-12:40
BOOT CAMP W.O.W.!
(With Out Weights)
With Joseph
1:00-1: 25
Gym Stretches
12:45-1:15
BOOT CAMP
ENDURANCE
(More Cardio)
With Kristine
With Enita
1:30-1:55
Tennis/Racquetball
Stretches
1:30—2:15 pm
“Power Bursts” with Dora
BODY COMPOSITION TESTING
10:00—10:50 with Joseph
3-site Skin Fold Test with Calipers
(shorts should be word for easy testing)
11:00—12:00 with Pam
Bioelectric Impedance Test
MIND BODY –
ACTIVE PRACTICE
30-minute segments flow
together to fully engage
in an Active Practice.
1:30 – 3:00
YOGA with PROPS
with Susan
POWER YOGA
with Luna
TAI CHI
TENNIS CLINIC
2:00 - 3:15
with Jake
RESOLUTION
DANCE PARTY
3:15 - 4:15
Dance & Zumba®
With Sarah, Danny & Kate
Small Group
Specialized
FITNESS
NEWS Training
SMALL GROUP SPECIALIZED TRAINING
With Aaron Rosas,
Certified Personal Trainer
“POWER CORE CHALLENGE”
January 5th—26th
MONDAYS @ 12:10 - 1:00 pm
$60 (+tax) per person for 4 weeks of training
Registration required by 1/4/15
Registration Packets Available at the Front Desk
6 maximum participants
Minimum of 4 participants for session to be held. Cancellation after last day to register is non-refundable.
Kick Start Training Package with Aaron
For January 2015
Members can pre-pay for five training sessions
$325 plus tax
and
Receive a Complimentary 6th session.
EQUIPMENT ORIENTATIONS— This is an opportunity to meet with a Trainer.
Thursday, January 8th
@ 6:00 pm with Aaron
Sunday, January 11th
@ 11:15 am with Enita
Saturday, January 10th
@ 11:00 am with Barbara
Wednesday, January 21st
@ Noon with Joseph
Sign Up Sheets are Available at the Front Desk.
Please sign up by 5:00 pm the day prior to orientation. Orientations without registrants
at 5:00 pm on the day prior will be cancelled.
IN THE OFFICE
GOING PAPERLESS
At El Gancho we are constantly assessing the latest developments in fitness to be sure that our members have the very
best the industry offers. The same goes for all of our administrative procedures. To that end, we are about to undergo a
conversion to a new software program to provide an easy and convenient platform for interacting with our members.
Members will be able to log-in to a special portal for viewing their bill, making payments and scheduling activities
such as tennis courts, lessons, trainings and even spa appointments.
As part of that effort, we will be going paperless.
Beginning May 1st, 2015 we will no longer be mailing statements. Members will have the following options:
1) Log-in to the NEW member portal to view their charges and make payments.
2) Provide an Email address and receive a statement via email that they can print out and either mail or
drop- off with payment.
3) Participate in automatic payment through a checking account or credit card and either receive an
e-statement or just log-in to view the account.
Forms are available at the Front Desk, to provide an email address. Please contact Donna or Karen in the Front Office
with any questions or concerns. We will be mailing detailed instructions for the new portal once we are ready for the
system to go “live”.
Thank you for helping us be GREEN!
MEMBER SURVEY
As 2014 draws to a close, we are working to evaluate the year and also gear up for an exciting 2015. To help
us in this process, we would love to find out what your experience as a valued member of our community has
been.
If you receive your statements via e-mail or our “This Week at El Gancho” news, you will have received an
email inviting you to take the survey with a special link that will take you directly into the survey.
If you have not received an e-mail invitation, please go to the following website to
complete the survey.
www.elgancho.com/PrivateMemberSurvey
The survey will be open until 6:00 pm, Saturday January 10th.
Regards,
El Gancho Management
AT THE FRONT DESK
LOST-N-FOUND
The lost-n-found is sorted the 5th and 20th of each month. Items which have been in lost-n-found for a long time will
be removed for donation at that time. If you have lost any items please check with the front desk.
TENNIS NEWS
Welcome to 2015!
Resolution Day will take place on Saturday, January 10th. Please join us on the indoor courts at from 2pm – 3:15pm
for a fun tennis clinic that is open to anyone. We will have some great giveaway prizes to award as well. If you would like to
attend, please stop by the front desk and sign up for our Resolution Day Tennis Clinic!
INDOOR BLOCK
New indoor block time begins Monday, January 5th and will run through Friday, February 20th.
NEXT LOTTERY
The next lottery will be held Saturday, February 14th at 10:00 a.m. on the indoor courts.
Please note the earlier time! Registration Forms will be available at the Front Desk beginning February 1st.
WINTER DOUBLE LEAGUES
Winter doubles leagues will begin on Monday, January 6th.
You can keep track of how you or other players are doing in the league by referring to the tennis notice board, updated at
the end of each week.
USTA—ADULT LEAGUE
Now is the time to form our USTA teams for the upcoming 2015 adult league season, which begins at the end
of
March. Members will be allowed to form their own teams; however, each team must be comprised of a minimum of 12 El Gancho members in order to be accepted. People who wish to captain a team must let Jake know and include the names of the team
members. It is important that before a captain asks members to be on their team, that they clearly discuss that players’ role on
the team – i.e., will that member play almost every match or will the player be used more as an emergency fill-in? These issues
must be understood between the captains and each player on their team before signing up. For those who have not been invited
to play on a USTA team, or have not been able to find a team, you may sign up at the front desk available January 12th. If there
are enough players in your division signed up, Jake will form a team for you.
ADULT CLINICS
The adult clinics will be scheduled as follows for 2015:
Mondays - Advanced Clinic requires a minimum ranking of 3.5 for men and 4.0 for women, 1:30 – 3:00p.m.
Wednesdays - Ladies 3.0/3.5 Clinic, 2:00-3:30p.m.
Thursdays - Advanced Clinic requires a minimum ranking of 3.5 for men and 4.0 for women, 1:00 – 2:30p.m.
Saturdays – Men’s Clinic, open to 3.5/4.0 ratings only, 9:00 – 10:30a.m.
Saturdays – Tennis 202, 11:00 am -12:30pm.
The above clinics are held weekly. The cost per clinic is $20.00 per person. To sign up for any clinic, please call the front desk at
988-5000
For all junior clinics, please contact the following pros as to what each is offering during the winter:
Bo Gray 323-514-6212 or bg3@peoplepc.com
Brad Lawrence 828-332-1901 or bradglaw@hotmail.com
Holger Schmidt 466-4437 or holger-schmidt@neue-malerei.de
TIPS FOR STICKING TO YOUR RESOLUTIONS
From Karen Lankford, Assistant General Manager
Every year we sit and reflect and then make resolutions to become the person we know we can be: Healthier,
Stronger, Lighter and Brighter. However, according to IHRSA (The International Health Racquet and Sports Club
Association) nearly 40% of people have given up on those resolutions by March. So, here are my favorite tips for
sticking to it.
i Make sure you REALLY want to make the change. Don’t just do it because someone else says you
should or you think someone would like you to be “that”.
i Make a realistic plan to reach your goals. Think about completely simple cycles of action that
move you one step closer to that goal. When you write down the big goal, think of ONE thing you
could do TODAY that would be moving you in the right direction and then DO IT!
i Make yourself accountable to someone else. Better yet, find a buddy with similar resolutions &
help each other.
i Remember: Nobody’s perfect. You’ll have ups and downs but forgive yourself and get back on
track.
i Measure your progress. Knowing where you started and where you’ve arrived is a great pat on the
back.
i
Reward yourself (without sabotaging yourself). Buy a great new workout outfit or trip to a spa; not
an extra helping of chocolate cake.
DOING AMAZING THINGS!
Kate Latimer attended a Silent Winter Solstice retreat at Prajna Yoga with Tias and Surya Little on
December 20th. This full day of practice and instruction focused on deepening the connection to
"original light" during the darkest time of the year and included seated meditation practice supported
by dynamic and restorative poses to open the hips.
Kate is excited to bring her new knowledge of yoga anatomy to the yoga program at El Gancho in the
New Year!
Come take class with her on Sunday, January 4th at 11am!
BE BOLD THIS YEAR! - We want to make sure and acknowledge the amazing things that our members, staff, and instructors are doing. Please let us know how your fitness goals are going and all the
exciting things that you are able to accomplish both inside and outside the club. You can email Karen
at klankford@elgancho.com
AT THE CLUB
Artist of the Month
Embrace LifeStyle
Georgia G. Baker a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Born on September 10, 1978. Exposed to Santa Fe artist community at a young age, she now uses art through color and form to express herself. “The main thing is to be moved,
to love, to hope, to tremble, to live…”
Georgia’s paintings emphasize variations of clear forms and structures. With abstract design’s influenced by her interest in Architecture and Interior Design. They show a part of her that is bright and edgy. She says, “It is an artwork
of the heart, not of the mind.”
“When I paint I am able to express a part of myself that is very rarely shown. It is as if there is a hidden light burning
deep inside me, not able to shine through with life’s trials and tribulations. I feel love, happiness, pain and sorrow
everyday, and when I paint I choose bright vibrant colors to express these feelings. Every color I choose resembles
an emotion, a feeling, and reflects on a memory. Through my paintings I am able to see, and feel that light burning
deep inside me. It is a blessing to be able to create a feeling of happiness, and harmony. I hope others can feel it too.”
When I was a child my mom would sing this song to my brother and I, “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it
shine…”
By expressing myself through my paintings. I am letting my light shine.
As I thrive through my life, I hope to inspire others with my faith to live a healthier and wealthier lifestyle, by sharing my paintings, nutritional and personal development coaching.
Giving thanks to God for the talents that she has acquired. As well as the many blessings in her life, including her
wonderful parents, Tom and Mary Baker of Santa Fe, niece Mariah, and brother Nicholas, who has gone to be with
our Lord.
Georgia G. Baker
Embrace LifeStyle with SBC
www.EmbraceLifeStyle.info
505-278-0508