Training with Stephanie, Jana got the message that she would have to clean up her eating habits in order to lose body fat. Here’s how far she has come just in the last eight weeks: Down 13 pounds, down 3% body fat, down 14 ½ inches over all her circumference measurements, increased strength in push ups, wall sits, and planks.

Change happens, when you commit to taking one step after another. Take the next step closer to your goals and call 482-2266 to arrange an appointment with one of our fitness professionals.

We can customize the gift that helps the recipient reach their optimal health goals. Maybe it’s a series of personal training, Pilates, or Gyrotonic sessions to help that special someone stay motivated. Your gift certificate may also be used for fit massage by Sjhon Brown, the newest addition to our full-time staff. With all these options available, your gift will be a unique and delightful surprise.

Visit the front desk for your holiday “fit” certificate. You can also charge by phone by calling 482-2266.

SPECIAL PILATES OFFER

Our new Pilates leader, Karen Mosley, wants to make you an offer you cannot refuse! From now until January 15, 2008, try a complimentary silver (approximately 25 minutes) Pilates session with Karen. This is a great opportunity to sample something you’ve always wanted to try. (This offer is available to members who haven’t previously received a complimentary Pilates session.)

Pilates is great for building stability, muscle balance, postural alignment, and core strength. Duets and trios are also available. Just give us a call at 482-2266 for more details.

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

On Monday December 24th, and also on Monday December 31st, Plaza Fitness at Stuyvesant Plaza will close at 6:00 pm. We will be closed all day on Tuesday, December 25th and on Tuesday, January 1st.

We will post reminder notices in the fitness center so you remember to adjust your workout plans accordingly. Please enjoy safe, healthy, joyous holidays with your friends and family!

MEDIA MOVES

Tune into to hear “Trainer Jane” Hawksley Ogle on Vox Pop on WAMC 90.3FM on Wednesday December 5 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. You can also listen on www.wamc.org. Vox Pop is a listener call-in show. If you have any questions that you’ve been meaning to ask, call in and get it off your chest!

ODE TO PLAZA FITNESS

(on the occasion of our 4th birthday…an inspired, unsolicited poem by our good friend Harlan)

Out on the streets and inside, on the main floor,
there is thunderous applause and a mighty loud roar,
You may wonder what thrills those folks in the galleries?
Well, it is Plaza Fitness who burns off all those unwanted calories.
With kindness and encouragement from folks they call trainers,
they grapple with the resistant, flabby, and even complainers.
They find us folk who were shuffling along,
and transform us to highsteppers with a pace that is strong.
And while it is work, and we try to resist it a bit,
they encourage us along to be physically fit.
Only occasionally do they become a great bore,
like when they start focusing on something they call “core.”
But later we discover we can actually reach down to the floor,
so we go back, and say, “Ok, some more.”
Our good health numbers go up, our bad numbers go down,
so we come here with joy from all over the town.
And why, today, do you hear the crowd roar?
It’s their birthday, and the number is four!
And we cheer and we thank them and create such uproar,
for we hope for many years at this time to shout encore! encore!
Congratulations Plaza Fitness!

(Thank you Harlan, you are a gifted wordsmith! We appreciate it-your support and all our members-more than we can say!)