April 2017

Karen Kison

Karen Kison
Wellness and Recreation Director
It's time to get outside!

The weather is beautiful, and it's time to get outside!  Remember that tennis starts this month on April 4. Also, camp season is just around the corner. Click here to download the camp registration and release form. I can also email you a form. Call me at 256-212-1486, or send me an email at kkison@russelllands.com.

Please note that our exercise schedule has changed. Gentle Yoga has moved from 9:45 am on Wednesdays to 9:45 am on Thursdays. Also, there are no longer Spin classes on Mondays at 9:00 am or Thursdays at 8:00 am.

TRIVIA NIGHT

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 25 for Trivia Night! Please sign up early, and come have some fun.  Trivia Night offers great prizes and giveaways!

EXERCISE SCHEDULE
Monday
8:00 am - Spin
8:30 am - Total Body
9:45 am - Gentle Yoga
11:30 am - Tabata

 

Tuesday
8:30 am - Yoga
9:30 am - Tabata
11:30 am - Spin

 

Wednesday
8:30 am - Total Body
11:30 am - Tabata
Thursday
8:30 am - Yoga
9:30 am - SET
9:45 am - Gentle Yoga
11:30 am - Tabata

 

Friday
8:00 am - Spin
9:30 am - Tabata

 

EXERCISE CLASSES
TOTAL BODY: WEIGHTS & TONING
8:30 am - Monday & Wednesday

The Total Body Class is a 1-hour session that incorporates cardiovascular exercises as well as toning for all major muscle groups. This is a moderate intensity, low impact muscular endurance class. This workout includes a short warm-up and cardio segment to get your body ready to work. We use weights, resist-o-balls, bands, weighted bars, rings, and more to work all of our muscles. The class includes different activities each week, so it will never be boring. Using traditional weight moves mixed with Pilates, yoga, and dance, we will build strength, balance, good posture, and toned muscles. The class always ends with stretching and breathing exercises to cool down and loosen up muscles that have had a thorough workout.

If you have hand weights, bring them along. Everyone is welcome. You are never too young or too old to be fit and get into great shape. Come and join us.

YOGA
8:30 am - Tuesday & Thursday

Yoga is an excellent way to work on your flexibility and strength, and just about everyone can do it. It’s not just for people who can touch their toes or want to meditate. Yoga works by stretching your muscles. It can help you move better and feel less stiff and tired. At any level of Yoga, you’ll start to notice benefits quickly. Some people improved flexibility by up to 35% after only eight weeks. Improve your posture, blood pressure and heart rate by joining today!

Step-Up Yoga: Usually, we don’t take a fitness-y approach to Yoga, but so many people wanted and asked for a more challenging workout which focused on our health and fitness. So, we’ve added a Step Up Yoga class on Thursday at 8:30 am.

Don’t be nervous, though! You’ll have options that are less intense if you want to take it easier. Each week we’ll focus on a particular body area. The repetition of the exercise sequence challenges your body to go a little further each time.

Up for a challenge? Join us at 8:30 am on Tuesday and/or Thursday.

SET
9:30 am - Thursday

Great exercise for someone wanting to learn how to use the gym more.  This is a weight lifting and cardio class.  We alternate between the cardio machines and the weight equipment.  The class is an hour with abs at the end of the workout.

GENTLE YOGA
9:45 am - Monday & Thursday

Gentle yoga is designed to allow for long stretching, gentle strengthening, and balance skills. We welcome both men and women to join us for a really relaxing and helpful time.

TABATA HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING
9:30 am - Tuesday & Friday
11:30 am - Monday through Thursday

Tabata HIIT is a workout that alternates between intense bursts of activity and fixed periods of rest. One study shows that two weeks of HIIT can improve your aerobic capacity as much as 6-8 weeks of endurance training. You burn more calories during, as well as after, a workout. There is minimal equipment necessary in Tabata HIIT, and you can do it anywhere! This is not a workout you can do while reading a magazine or chatting with a friend. Since it’s short, you work hard the whole time. Join a class and surprise yourself!

SPIN FIT
8:00 am - Monday & Friday
11:30 am - Tuesday

Spin Fit is a high-intensity class that has a 5-minute warm-up and cool down with 35 minutes of cardio which includes hill climbing, racing, and more. Come by, check it out, and see if you like it.

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TENNIS NEWS

Wes Coleman, Willow Point Tennis Instructor

Wes Coleman
Willow Point Tennis Instructor

Billy Coleman, Willow Point Tennis Instructor

Billy Coleman
Willow Point Tennis Instructor

Tennis resumes Tuesday, April 4 and runs through the end of November. We will have Cardio Tennis every Tuesday night at 5:00 pm. On Thursday nights, we will have open play at 5:00 pm for the month of April. Tennis drills will start at 8:00 am on Wednesday, April 5.

Regular Activities

These are “drop in” activities. This means that no sign-up or reservation is required - just show up!

Tuesdays: Cardio Tennis 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Wednesdays: Tennis Workout (Doubles strategy, games, drills, and practice hitting - $10/player) 8:30 am

Thursdays: Open Play in the month of April and mix of drills and gameplay in May 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Lessons and Workouts

Our pros, Wes and Billy Coleman, are available for private lessons or group workouts. All you need to do is arrange your time and activity directly with them. If you need to learn and practice specific strokes, consider taking a few private lessons with Wes or Billy. They will have you hitting ground strokes, volleying, and serving expertly in no time! If you want to develop your doubles game and learn new strategies, get a few friends together and schedule a workout with Wes or Billy. Rates are dependent on time and activity.

SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE
PLEASE READ

Camps are limited, so sign up early. To register, email kkison@russelllands.com, and I will email you the registration form that must be filled out and turned in to hold your child’s spot. NO spots will be held without a registration form.

All pricing below is for members, member's children, and member's grandchildren. If you are a guest of a member, the cost is increased. Please look at non-member pricing. We will not be registering guests of members until May 1. We want to give our membership the opportunity to sign up first.

Registration will need to be turned in by June 2 for every camp we are doing this summer. After June 2, you will have an opportunity to turn in forms with a $50.00 late fee. NO forms will be taken after JUNE 9, and NO WALK-INS will be accepted.

We have one more camp to add in August, but it is still being finalized and will be out in 2 weeks.

PRE-SCHOOL DAY CAMPS (3 & 4 YEAR OLDS ONLY)
July 19-21
9:00 am - NOON
$75 ($95 Non-Member)

This camp has only 25 spaces available. The adult to child ratio is one adult per five children, and the schedule includes games, exercises, snack, educational session, crafts, lunch, and play.

WILLOW POINT DAY CAMP (AGES 5 & UP)
June 20-23
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
$110 ($135 Non-Member)

July 5-7
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
$90 ($115 Non-Member)

At day camp, children need to bring a tennis racket and swimming attire. We will have arts & crafts, tennis, games, swimming, archery, and much more. Price includes lunch and snack. Please let us know if your child does not have a tennis racket so that we can provide it. Camps are limited, so sign up early. To register, email kkison@russelllands.com, and I will email you the registration form that MUST be filled out and turned in to hold your child’s spot. We want to give our members the opportunity to sign up first, so we will not be registering guests of members until May 1.

SWIMMING LESSONS
June 20-23
$75

July 27-30
$75

We will be offering one session of two weeks of swimming lessons teaching all levels. The cost is $75.00 for the eight days of lessons. Please call Karen Kison at 256-212-1486 to sign up (No up charge for non-members).

CHILDREN'S HARBOR CAMP (AGES 5-11)
July 23-26
$230

*There is also a Counselor in Training Program (CIT) available for 7th and 8th graders.
Children's Harbor Day Camps will run at the same time but will be housed separately, and we will be doing some of the same activities to help out younger children. Parents will drop off children on Sunday, July 23 at 2:00 pm at Children’s Harbor. The camp will be full of games, canoeing, swimming, arts & crafts, roasting marshmallows, basketball, volleyball, and, most importantly, tons of fun. Parents can pick up their kids at 4:00 pm at Children’s Harbor on Wednesday, July 26. We will provide all meals, snacks, crafts, and lifeguards. Space is limited. Since we are adding our CIT program, we are only taking 20 7th and 8th graders and 45 children who are five to eleven years old. To register, email me at kkison@russelllands.com, and I will email you the registration form. The registration form must be filled out completely and turned in to hold your child’s spot. For any questions, call me at 256-212-1486.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
TRIVIA
April 25

Trivia is back on select Tuesday nights in the next few months. The game begins at 6:00 pm. For more information, email kkison@russelllands.com.

SUMMER CAMP

Registration will being in March. For more information, email kkison@russelllands.com.

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This Month
Manager — Club Updates
Golf — Team International Retains the Cup... Again
Dining — $500 Winner Present & Salad Dressing Recipe
Fitness — Tennis Begins this Month
In the Cards — March Winners Announced

 

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