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Holiday Ironman hosted at Fridley in MN!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:38 GMT

Holiday Ironman

Racquetball Tournament

Saturday November 28^th

Join us for a exciting day of Racquetball!

Come and burn off those turkey and pumpkin pie calories! We will play back to back games keeping the event fun and fast! Join us for a day of fun, friends and competition. This event is sure to please!

Levels welcome: Men’s and Women’s

A & Open Players

Fee: $15

Deadline to enter: Friday November 27^th, 2009

Fee Includes:

Prizes for winner, finalists and runner ups
Drinks and snacks
Balls Provided

Calling all B & C players- join us December 4^th for your Ironman!

Sign up at the Activity Center Today!

Or contact Stacy Holland:

Sholland1@lifetimefitness.com

Nationwide Racquet Rental Progam starts this Friday!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:51 GMT

Hello Players,

Life Time Fitness in partnership with Ektelon is proud to announce our new nationwide racquet rental program that will launch this Friday!

Forgot your racquet? Want to try racquetball and don't have a racquet?

This new program is free for members 18+.

This program is only available during the Activity Center open hours and is a first come first serve program. You will also need a court reservation to borrow it.

For all program rules click here. Rental Policies

Get in the game and Play with Fire!

Dealing with a dinker...

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:09:09 GMT

Okay, so I am pretty new to racquetball. I just started playing in July or thereabouts.

I've played one guy 3x now and he is an expert dinker. I hope that's the right term. What I mean is that he hits these really soft shots that just barely make it to the front wall and then drop off. (If you are reading this you know who you are, LOL!) I can sometimes get to them, but then that leaves me in the front of the court vulnerable to him hitting it way to the back. I have to either win the point or hit it hard and hight to give myself time to get back to center court.

These are KILLING me. I'm not complaining about him doing it; it's obviously working for him. What I'd like to figure out is how to deal with it. I'm obviously setting him up for these in a way that I don't know how to control or fix yet. I have noticed that if I try really hard to pass it past him he can't dink it as successfully, but at my current level of play just getting to the ball is taking precedence over shot selection. The only thing right now that's keeping me in the game with this guy is that he skips a lot of the dinks. Thank goodness, or I'd never get to serve!

Anybody got any advice for a newbie player?

Thanks so much!

Leigh

Deerfield- Beginners Group

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:35:01 GMT

A few of us have started an informal beginners group. There are 4 of us so far, and we are scheduling games and meet-ups through email. If you'd like to be added to our email list please let me know at sleighwhitaker@gmail.com

Thanks!

Leigh

On-line scheduling Enhancements- Keep or remove 90 min slot option?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:55:13 GMT

It's becoming frustrating lately to schedule a league match in the evening only to find the evening is booked with two 90 min slots. I would recommend that 90 min be done away with completely. At a min, I would like to see the evening zone (5:00 pm- 10:00 pm) restricted to hour play only, to help get as many matches in as possible.

It also seem counter productive to allow 30 min slots. I would much rather see 60 min as the only option. I suspect many only need 30 min, but book it for 60 min and lets keep the schedule sane and stop having these holes in the schedule that just don't help anyone.

I would also like to see at least the member number or last name to the person making the reservation. My wish list request would then be to provide a monitor in the court hallway that displays the current two hours reservation. This would really help in all the confusion that I see with people getting kicked off courts because they scheduled the court wrong. Most of which will be avoided going with a 60 min window only approach.

Any thoughts?

Take the Poll on the national racquetball page for time slots for court reservations

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:52:23 GMT

Hello all racquetball players-

Please go to the national racquetball page to take the court reservation time slot poll.

I will keep it up till November 30th, and the highest votes is what I will change the online reservation time slots to.

I have been following posts, emails and requests from you at the centers on online reservation requests.

Understand that any changes will effect all clubs for all time slots.

Removing the 90 min and the 30 min time slot does reduce the amount "dead space". Almost all are in agreement on removing the 30 min slot.

So- let your voice be heard- grab a friend and vote on the court reservation time slots!

Thank you,

Danielle Maur

Crosstown or St Louis Park Looking for B or C Players

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:53 GMT

Let me know if you are interested in playing in the evenings during the week or afternoons on the weekend. It would mostly be cut throat or even doubles depending on who is interested. e-mail me at jhemberger@edgewaterhl.com

Burr Ridge - Looking for racquetball players

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:48:40 GMT

Is anyone interested in playing 1x or 2x/week in the aftenoon (12-2) at the Burr Ridge club? I am a beginner/intermediate player.

Thanks,

Allen McKinney Racquetball

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:05:00 GMT

Calling all racquetball players regardless of level...

Meet us at the challenge court on Mondays or Fridays and get ready for upcoming league.

If you are new to the game there is a core group of us who will be happy to spend the time to bring you along into this wonderful game.

See the calories that you will burn playing racquetball either while casually or competitively playing;

Casual Play

In a one-hour game between two recreational or novice players: A 30-year-old, 5-foot-5 woman who weighs 130 pounds will burn 346 calories; a 50-year-old woman of the same height and weight will burn 323 calories; a 30-year-old, 6-foot man who weighs 165 pounds will burn 452 calories; and a 50-year-old man of the same height and weight will burn 419 calories.

Competive Play

In a one-hour game between two skilled players: A 30-year-old, 5-foot-5 woman who weighs 130 pounds will burn 519 calories; a 50-year-old woman of the same height and weight will burn 484 calories; a 30-year-old, 6-foot man who weighs 165 pounds will burn 678 calories; and a 50-year-old man of the same height and weight will burn 628 calories.

New leagues start Novemeber 18th

Fall Two Racquetball League Starts November 18th!

fzambrano@lifetimefitness.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42:10 GMT

We are wrapping up our first racquetball league and its been quite a hit! Registration is now going on for Fall Two! We begin the next session on Wednesday, November 18th. The league meets every Wednesday from 6:00pm-9:00m for six weeks. Register today for only $25 and you will receive reserved racquetball courts during this time, and a chance to meet and play with other members at your skill level. Space is limited, so sign up today!