Life Time Fitness : Popular Threads - West County

Idea for new Group Fitness Class - Bar Method

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:37:24 GMT

I was hoping to make a suggestion for a great Group FItness Class. It's a class teaching The Bar Method. Currently, this type of class is all the rage in California and is catching on in a select few other states but not yet in Missouri. Basically, it's a strength/cardio class incorporating moves inspired from using a ballet barre. I have a good friend in California who has dramaticcally changed her body by incorporating this class into her exercise regimen. More information can be obtained from the website www.barmethod.com. Additionaly, instructional DVD's can be purchased. I ordered them today and would be happy to share them with an instructor who would be willing and able to teach the class at Lifetime.

Thanks for considering my suggestion.

I'm so excited that Fernando is back, and teaching the Sunday morning F.I.T!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:21:34 GMT

Fernando has returned from his summer trip and will be taking over the Sunday morning F.I.T class, starting Aug. 23rd.

Big 16 Tribute to the Tour photos!

lbrueggemann@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:24:20 GMT

Congratulations West County Tribute to the Tour peleton for completing a 2 hour aerobic endurance ride in the Cycle Studio on July 18th! Not only did we burn a ton of calories and sweat a bunch, but some of us demonstrated our knowledge of le Tour de France by answering TOUR TRIVIA! Take a look at our four Tribute to the Tour jersey winners below!

White jersey: Kathy Ruff (Kathy won the white jersey, given to the most outstanding up-and-coming young rider of the Tour. Kathy has a Body Age that is 13 years younger than her real age, as determined by her Fit Point. Schedule your complimentary Fit Point assessment with a personal trainer today!)

Green jersey: Joe Ness

KOM jersey: Derek Glanvil

Yellow jersey: Eric Colton

Birthday Party Special at Life Time Fitness West County!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:23:14 GMT

Reserve a Birthday Party at Life Time Fitness, and we’ll take care of all the details!

Stop by the Activity Center at Life Time Fitness today to reserve your child’s birthday party, and we’ll throw in table cloths, plates, napkins & cups for your entire party at no additional charge!

Birthdays at Life Time Fitness are the coolest parties anywhere.
* We supply the delicious hot pizza and ice-cold drinks.
* You bring the decorations, cake and a gang of party-happy kids.
* We coordinate activities, serve pizza & cake and clean up after the party – you simply sit back and enjoy your child’s big day!

Party Options
·        Two- or three-hour parties are available.
o       One hour is reserved for pizza & cake and opening presents in the party room.
o       Additional activities scheduled can include games in the gym, swimming in the indoor pool or rock climbing (ages 5 & older only).
·        A special Fischer-Price Little People party option is also available for ages one to four.

Fees
·        Two-hour Party: $150 Deposit for the first 12 Children & $15 per additional child.
·        Three-hour Party: $200 Deposit for the first 12 children & $20 per additional child.

To receive your free paper product package, please mention this ad when you reserve your party. Parties must be held between October 16 and November 15.
Cannot be combined with any other offer.

For more information or to register, visit the Activity Center or call 636-591-2619.

Top EATS: Sandwich Edition

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:01:04 GMT

Who has the tastiest/most sinful, healthiest, or most vegetarian sandwich recipe at West County??? Join us Saturday, August 15th from 10:30-12:30 to find out if your sandwich has what it takes to out-taste the others! After the cook-off, join us upstairs for an hour demo of our TEAM classes! Winner's recipe will be entered into the mylt cookbook!

Hope to see you there!

Any questions, contact Nutrition Coach, Katie at 636.591.2570 or at kboyer1@lfietimefitness.com.

Black & White Date Night a Success!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:41:21 GMT

Over 130 members and guests joined us for our Black & White Party on Friday, August 21. Despite a sudden downpour that forced us inside, it was a great event, and we had a great time. Thanks to all who attended - we can't wait to see you at our next event!

Aquatic Department Head Brooke Cutter strikes a pose early in the evening.

Everyone is all smiles (despite the pending storm).

The ladies, decked out in black & white, wait for band to reset and for the party to start again!

Everyone enjoyed the delicious appetizers provided by George's on Clayton.

Who knew everyone could clean up so well?

Inside or out, everyone had a great time!

A special thanks goes out to the band, Step'n'Out, who graciously moved inside and kept the party going!

How many calories burned in zone 1 and 2 per 60 min?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:19:13 GMT

I got my cardio assessment done today and found out that I burn the most fat in zone 1 with the zone 2 coming in second for fat buring but helping build my aerobic base. I am trying to determine how many calories I will burn doing cardio training (cycling) in zone 1 so I can build out my weight loss plan in conjunction with my eating plan.

Can someone help me understand this?

Thanks,

Tim

Family Dog Jog, September 10

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:21:52 GMT

Join us on Thursday, September 10 at 6 p.m. for the Family Dog Jog!

Who Should Attend?

Members & Guests

Families & Individuals

All Friendly Dogs

RSVP at the Activity Center or call 636-591-2619 for more information!

Scuba Diving Classes!!?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:09:18 GMT

Hey West County members! I was given information today about a local Scuba Diving Training Center that would like to offer classes here at Life Time. What do you think? Would you be interested in doing classes?

This is how it would work. . .

Here at the club you would be able to do a $25 Sample Scuba Class.

This 4 hour course goes over the basic skills and knowledge to get you started in the diving world.

Then after the Sample Scuba Class, you could enroll in the Openwater Scuba and Junior Scuba Diver Course. This course is $275, your 25$ from the Sample Scuba class will credit to this course making it $250. You will do all your classroom learning and shallow water skills here at the club. Then in April you will travel outside the club about 35 min, to New Melle, to learn your Open Water Skills at Dive Stop, in their 40 acre Quarry.If you are wanting to be licensed and ready to go for a winter get away, then you can finish up your training and certification with a referral from Dive Stop to any location you visit.

You must be 12 or older to take part in th Scuba Diver Course.

Also, since you are a Life Time Fitness member you would get a 10% discount on the whole course! Making the whole training and certification only $225! ! ! !

So give me your feedback and let me know if this is something you would want to do!

Thanks,

Brooke Cutter

Aquatics Department Head

NEW! Child Center Activity Schedule Launches September 8!

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:54:27 GMT

In an effort to add value for our members and create an even better experience in our Child Center, we are proud to launch a new Activity Schedule in the Child Center. Throughout the day, your child will have an opportunity to participate in a variety of activities such as story time, kids fitness activities, arts & crafts, foreign language activities, sensory activites, age-appropriate games and group activities. Because we know that free play has social and developmental benefits for your children as well, participation will be encouraged but never required.

Our hope is that you leave your children with us confident that they will have a positive experience and that your children will be engaged while they visit us. And because we have designed activities for all ages, we believe that you will find something for every child in your family - whether they are ten months or ten years old!

I have included a copy of both our weekday and weekend schedule as well as some information on what you can expect during the activity times. If you have any questions, suggestions or general feedback, please let me know. You can generally catch me in the Child Center or at the Activity Center desk and you can reach me at 636-591-2619 or kbarnes3@lifetimefitness.com.

Have a wonderful day, and - as always - thank you for letting us be a part of your lives!

Join Life Time Fitness Midwest in the Fight for "Mighty Max's" Recovery! www.mightymaxfoundation.com

mrichter@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:14:38 GMT

A member of our Life Time Fitness family, Paul Williams (Sales Department Head at Burr Ridge, IL) and his wife Marci recently found out that their 8 month old son, Max has been diagnosed with Leukemia.

Life Time Fitness has joined in the fight for "Mighty" Max's recovery.

Please visit the website:

http://mightymaxfoundation.com

to learn more about "Mighty Max" and his extroardinary family.

Max is one of 250 children facing the fight against ALL Leukemia.

You can get involved with all of us at Life Time Fitness by

purchasing a "Fight Like A Champion" T-shirt

attending our

"Mighty Max" Fundraising Event

Saturday, January 16th

6pm - 12am

Hilton Indian Lakes Resort

250 West Shick Rd, Bloomingdale, IL 60108

$75 per person with a cash bar

($45 of the dinner is going towards the cause)

Reservations and payments can be made at

http://mightymaxfoundation.com

During this fundraising event, there will be a silent auction of sports memorbilia, vacation packages, gift baskets etc. that you will be able to take home as your contribution to the cause

(50% of the contributions will go to the Williams Family and 50% will go towards the Children's Memorial Efforts)

Donations can be made at any time to:

Mighty Max Williams Foundation

First State Bank Of Mendota

4351 Venture Drive

Peru, IL 301354

Join us on facebook and twitter!

For more information contact:

mightymaxfoundation@gmail.com

3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, September 19

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:17:15 GMT

3-on-3 basketball tournament

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

DOUBLE-ELIMINATION PLAY BEGINS AT 12 P.M.

ADULT DIVISION: AGES 16+

JUNIOR DIVISION: AGES 12—15

RULES:

Games are played “by ones and twos” (one point for a regular field goal, two points for a three-point

field goal) to 11 points. If neither team has reached 11 points, whoever is ahead after 13 minutes of

play is declared the winner.

Fouls are call-your-own (no officials).

When a team scores, the other team gets the ball (no “make it-take it”).

MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS WELCOME!

Any non-member who joins at the conclusion of the tournament will receive at $50 gift certificate for

use on Personal Training, Member Activities programs or in the LifeSpa.

ENTRY FEE: $10 PER TEAM

ENTRY DEADLINE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

SPACE IS LIMITED—

STOP BY THE ACTIVITY CENTER TO SIGN UP TODAY!

Photos from Top EATS

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:03:11 GMT

Check out how much fun we had!!!!!

Join in on the West County Cycle Club fun!

lbrueggemann@lifetimefitness.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:03:34 GMT

Check out pics from our most recent Sunday morning ride! All you need to participate in our outdoor rides is a bike (preferrably NOT the kind that GM, Chris Lichtenberger is riding), a helmet, and a sense of adventure!

We ride Sunday mornings 6:30 AM when the roads are quiet and the weather is cool.

Contact Laura Brueggemann at lbrueggemann@lifetimefitness.com if you are interested in receiving information on upcoming rides, including maps.

Note: a Cycle Club waiver must be signed in order to participate.

Signup Now for the West County Ultimate Hoops Basketball League starting in October

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:02:42 GMT

Signup now for the Ultimate Hoops Basketball League starting in October. Full stats, online player profiles [see image below], box scores, power rankings, photos and more! Click here to check out the West County Ultimate Hoops page for more information and to signup.

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Strongest Person Challenge CHALLENGES!

lbrueggemann@lifetimefitness.com — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:41:12 GMT

Take a look at some of the FUN and INTENSE non-traditional physical challenges we took on at the Strongest Person Challenge! Start practicing your tire flips now for the next Strong Person Challenge!

Rock climbing team?

webmaster@lifetimefitness.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:04:38 GMT

Last year i was on the rock climbing team and I loved it and i was just wondering when it was going to start up again???