May 2016

Karen Kison

Karen Kison
Wellness and Recreation Director

 

Summer is Here!

If you have not registered for camp or swimming lessons, this is the last week to register. Click here to download the camp registration and release form. Call me at 256-212-1486 or email me at kkison@russelllands.com if you have any questions.

We have a great summer planned with Family Fun Night at the Cabana starting on Wednesday, June 22 and Dive-In Movies starting on June 3. Mark your calendars for all the exciting events going on at Willow Point. You don’t miss out! See you at the pool this summer!

It's beautiful outside, and summer is almost here! May is our last month to take camp registration. If you have not signed up for this summer, you need to do it now.

Rachel Luckie Willow Point Tennis Intern

Rachel Luckie
Tennis Intern

 

Welcome Rachel Luckie to Our Staff

We're happy to welcome Rachel Luckie to our team as a tennis intern for summer 2016. She has been playing tennis since she was seven years old and is very excited to be with us this summer.

Her face may look familiar. Occasionally, Rachel has been a fill-in for some of our classes. Before joining our team, she spent a short amount of time in South Florida playing at Saviano High-Performance Tennis Academy with Nick Saviano. She was also the number one for Benjamin Russell High School's tennis team for four years!

Rachel recently graduated from Auburn, where she played on the club tennis team. The club team was invited to Nationals each of the four years she was there. And this past year, they won the Club Championship against UNC-Chapel Hill.

Rachel is very involved and working to get a children’s tennis program started along with offering clinics and private lessons.

If you are interested, contact Rachel at 256.496.6529 or rcl0010@auburn.edu.

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Family Fun Night at The Cabana!

June 22nd - Bingo & Pasta
Bingo starts a 5:00 pm. Cost is $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for kids. Please call the Villa Office to sign up at 256.212.1452.

June 29th - Trivia and Taco Bar with Margaritas
The fun starts at 5:00 pm. Cost is $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for kids. Call the Villa Office to sign up 256.212.1452.

July 6th - Dive-In Movie “Inside Out” with Hamburgers & Hot dogs and Pool Games
Starts at 7:00 pm. Cost is $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for kids. Call the Villa Office to sign up 256.212.1452.

DIVE-IN MOVIE SCHEDULE
June 3
June 25
July 1
July 6
Zootopia
Sandlot
Flubber
Inside Out
EXERCISE SCHEDULE
Monday
8:00 am - Spin
9:00 am - Spin
8:30 am - Total Body
9:45 am - Gentle Yoga
11:30 am - Tabata

 

Tuesday
8:30 am - Yoga
9:30 am - Water Aerobics
11:30 am - Spin

 

Wednesday

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

Thursday

8:30 am - Yoga
9:30 am - Water Aerobics
11:30 am - Tabata

Friday
8:00 am - Spin
9:00 am - Spin
Exercise Schedule
EXERCISE CLASSES
TOTAL BODY: WEIGHTS & TONING
8:30 am - Monday & Wednesday Morning

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 (Beginner) & Thursday (Advanced)

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!

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.

WATER AEROBICS
9:30 am - Tuesday & Thursday

Great exercise if you have any joint issues. This is cardio and muscle toning and the class is an hour.

GENTLE YOGA
9:45 am - Monday & Wednesday

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
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
9:00 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

Tony Franklin

Tony Franklin
Tennis Pro

 

Lessons and Workouts

Our tennis pro, Tony Franklin, is available for private lessons or group workouts. Simply arrange your time and activity directly with Tony. If you need to learn and practice specific strokes, consider a few private lessons. Tony 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. Rates are dependent on time and activity.

Email Tony at franklintony30@yahoo.com for more information.

Regular Activities

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

Tuesdays: Cardio Tennis 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Thursdays: Drills & Gameplay Mix 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Mondays & Wednesdays: Tennis Workout (Doubles strategy, games, drills and practice hitting - $10/player) 7:30 - 9:00 am, Beginner Ladies' Tennis 5:45 pm

SPECIAL EVENTS
PRE-SCHOOL DAY CAMPS (3 & 4 YEAR OLDS ONLY)
June 29 - July 1 & July 27-29
9:00 am - NOON
$75.00

This camp has only 25 spaces available. The adult to child ratio is one adult per 5 children, and the schedule includes games, exercises, snack, educational session, crafts, lunch, and play.

WILLOW POINT DAY CAMP (AGES 5 & UP)
June 7-10 & July 5-8
10:00 am - 3:30 pm
$110.00

At day camp, children need to bring a tennis racket and swimming attire. Golf clubs are not required as golf is not being offered this year. However, we will have new activities in its place. 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.

TENNIS CAMP (AGES 10-17)
9:30 am - Tuesday
$125

Tennis Camp is new this year, and it will specialize in tennis for students who are on tennis teams or are interested in being on a tennis team. We will have 3 ½ hours of court time each day with lunch included and swimming at the end of the day.

SWIMMING LESSONS
First Session:
May 31 - June 3 & June 7-10
4:00 - 5:00 pm & 5:00-5:45 pm
$75

Second Session:
July 5-8 & July 12-18
$75

We will be offering two sessions 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.

CHILDREN'S HARBOUR CAMP (AGES 5-11)
July 17-20
$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 be housed separate and have different programs. Parents will drop off children on Sunday, July 17 at 4:00 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 11:30 am at Children’s Harbor on Wednesday, July 20. We will provide all meals, snacks, crafts, and lifeguards. Space is limited. Since we are adding our CIT program, we are only taking twenty 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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This Month
Manager's Corner — Tour the NEW Stone Grille
Golf — Ferguson and Pounds take home member-member, Ladies' Golf and more
Dining — A Summer Recipe from the Chef: Taboulleh
Fitness & Recreation — Summer Camps, Family Fun Night and Dive-In Movies!
In the Cards — May Winners Announced
Social & Membership — Summer at Willow Point

 

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