Club News

What Will 2020 Hold? Statistically, this chart represents most people, most years. With “Diet and Healthier Eating” topping the Resolutions chart, motivation most often fades and goals are often abandoned in less than 6 weeks. What will 2020 hold? Probably the same. People clearly WANT to be healthier and resolutions are a clear signal that individually and culturally this is a problem that is begging to be solved. What about you? Have you made a conscious decision to set a goal for yourself in the new year? Why do most resolutions lose their luster? How can YOU make resolutions that stick and are set up for success? When it comes to healthier eating, the plan must be achievable, realistic: • Get educated • Get prepared, get a plan and program • Get accountable Are you? • You don’t know where to start and how to approach a different way of...

Welcome! Please join us in welcoming Dakota Sheffield and Trisha Wilkerson to their new roles at HSAC. Both are familiar faces as Dakota has been with us as a personal trainer, and Trisha as a member of our Smoothie Bar and Balanced Habits teams.     Dakota is mechanically minded and is excited to implement progressive strategies as our new facilities manager. Dakota has hit the ground running, learning all there is to know about what makes the club function on the most fundamental level. He is looking forward to setting a foundation for preventative maintenance resulting in less downtime and increased longevity of equipment. Trisha brings her extensive background as a life coach and counselor to her new role as our concierge. Trisha has a heart for people and truly enjoys walking alongside our members as they journey their individual paths towards health, fitness, and wellness. As a Balanced...

Pardon Our Dust Thank you for your patience as we have been renovating the club. We are so happy with our new “Smoothie Bar & Eats” and hope that you will really enjoy this new space when you visit the club. Moving forward, we will continue to add to the lobby renovations with a drop ceiling and new lighting. Phase II of our remodel will be the addition of pickleball courts, an extended and upgraded functional training space, a new recovery space, and the addition of new equipment. We will continue to send out information about our progress and will keep all affected spaces open as long as it is safe to do so. Les Mills Launch Week! Join us for Les Mills Launch Week! New content, new music, new exercises to keep you getting results! Drop by for these featured Les Mills launch classes between December 8th and December...

Bowl Full Of Jelly The holidays are filled with fun and so much food. We want to enjoy the parties, people, and eating. It is common to see these festive foods as “temptations” or something that we “treat” ourselves to. We overindulge, avoid, and dance around these foods throughout the next several weeks. This anxious and guilty holiday eating season is often a negative emotional layer to the festivities. In some cases, the internal struggle over food keeps us from allowing ourselves to enjoy events and the people we love. Yet, we don’t have to experience holiday eating this way. We can approach fancy dinners and festive food differently. We can approach and experience the holidays and its food with peace and intentionality. You can choose to eat certain foods on purpose with no guilt, but with intentionality—knowing that you are embracing an educated and empowered way to eat. Rather...

Striving To Improve We are always striving to improve your membership experience at Harbor Square Athletic Club. Continuousupgrades to our facilities and services, taking us from “Good” to “Best”, are a top priority, therefore increasing the value you receive as a member. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that we have commenced on our latest renovation project. Our membership has grown immensely and the fitness industry continues to evolve. To keep Harbor Square relevant, on the cutting edge, and providing our members with the best and most innovative equipment, we are expanding the downstairs functional training space into Court 8. While we regret that our allocated space will result in the omission of this tennis court, we hope that the addition and improvement of several amenities will result in a paramount fitness experience. These improvements include the continuation of our current functional training space, additional fitness...

Balancing The Holiday The holiday season is in full affect, especially at Costco, with Christmas decorations already being sold! Where did the time go? We have had some amazing results with our Balanced Habits 28 day Kick Starters this past month! Those that really embraced the program have found a new balance with food that they can carry on throughout this holiday season. If you didn’t get the opportunity to do Kick Start, don’t worry! You always have the opportunity to sign up for our Life program. Our “Lifers” are getting real, life changing results! The “Life” program is founded on the same principle of balanced eating with weekly one on one help from a supportive food coach. So, let’s think about how you want to ring in the New Year. Why not step into the New Year feeling your best, with confidence, instead of waiting for it? Life is...

Isn’t it frustrating to come to the gym 3 days, 4 days, even 7 days a week and not see the results you want? There is a missing link between exercise and the body you want and it is DIET! So what are you doing about it?! How are you getting to your goals? Balanced Habits is the link you have been looking for.. It’s based on real, whole food. No supplements or pre-packaged foods. Each program is specifically designed for your body and goals. Its fool proof! Really! Most importantly, it is sustainable for LIFE. This is not a diet or cleanse. You will not eliminate any foods or groups of foods. It’s about learning ‘BALANCED HABITS’ that fit into your life. The success of current clients in just a few weeks has been amazing! Depending on how much you want to lose or gain, we have a program...

Have you tried Body Pump, Body Sculpt, or GRIT? You may be surprised to learn that these classes are all part of the Les Mills curriculum at Harbor Square. Les Mills prides itself on group fitness programs that are safe, effective and powered by science. Partnering with internationally-renowned university research teams, Les Mills sets out to test the effects of their programs on key community health factors such as obesity and heart disease, along with investigations into the motivational and behavioral aspects of fitness. Les Mills Executive Director Phillip Mills says the company’s research findings help evolve and improve its group fitness programs: “Our aim is to create life-changing fitness experiences for consumers worldwide. We’ve been revolutionizing the group fitness industry for the past 40 years and exercise science plays a big part in that.” Harbor Square has found the Les Mills program to be a thorough and well researched...