WELCOME TO A NEW YEAR AT PLAZA FITNESS

With the New Year quickly approaching, each of us has a great opportunity to reflect on our priorities and set some healthy New Year’s goals. Is your health, so essential to your ability to take care of your work, leisure, and loved ones, among your top priorities? Take our quick Optimal Health Quiz and find out:

Yes or No Are you getting moderate intensity exercise of 30 to 60 minutes at least 4 days a week?
Yes or No Are you eating 8 to 10 servings a day of a combination of vegetables, fruits, and plant proteins?
Yes or No On a scale of 1 to 10, would you rate your stress level below a 5?
Yes or No Are you sleeping restfully for 7 to 8 hours a night?
Yes or No Are you taking a multi-vitamin and eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids on a daily basis?

If you answered no to any of these questions, it’s time to take preventative action. A healthy lifestyle will bring a new level of quality and energy to your life, so let us help you with sensible, research-based recommendations. Call us at 482-2266 to make an appointment for a lifestyle training consultation.

OUR NEW GYROTONIC® MOVEMENT THERAPY STUDIO

The New Year will mark the beginning of a very unique new program in the Capital Region. Plaza Fitness at Stuyvesant Plaza is home to the new Gyrotonic® Movement Therapy Studio, a comfortable and welcoming space where you will enjoy the latest techniques in integrated, whole-body exercise. We are the only fitness facility in the area to include a Gyrotonic studio! You won’t have to wait long to discover what Gyrotonic can do for you!

The Gyrotonic Expansion System of exercise is conducted with a personal instructor on a “Cobra” machine, an elegantly curved pulley tower with a bench and a series of weights, handles, and straps. Concentrated on spinal articulation and joint range of motion, you will use spherical and rotational movements to stretch, strengthen, and elongate your muscles and develop three-dimensional body awareness. The apparatus provides both support and resistance to your flowing, continuous movements. Sounds intriguing, doesn’t it?

Heather Kenneally and Jamien Cvjetnicanin are our certified Gyrotonic trainers and the newest members of the Plaza Fitness team. Combining 15 years of training experience between them, Heather and Jamien are ready to offer each and every one of our members a complimentary 30-minute Gyrotonic Expansion System session. Call 482-2266 for an appointment today and get acquainted with this harmonious and healing method of movement.

And there’s more news…one-on-one Pilates Reformer training is also available in our Gyrotonic Movement Therapy Studio. Our emphasis is on the most successful approaches we can find to help change people’s lives. Take a look at our new program menu for all the new activities, guidelines, and pricing in the studio. Please feel free to call 482-2266 or ask one of our fitness professionals if you have any questions about the new programs and procedures.

PERSONAL TRAINING SUCCESS STORY

After retiring, and having never exercised a day in his life, Dennis felt it was time to change his lifestyle. He wanted to lose weight, work on his overall strength, and feel better. During his first training session with Jane, he also discovered room for improvement in the range of motion of a few joints and muscles, particularly around the deltoids, quadriceps, and hip rotators.

Weekly training sessions are paying off for Dennis. In his first follow-up fitness assessment, his hip and leg mobility have shown dramatic improvement, and the tape measure is showing a decrease in all his body dimensions. The scale is reading lower as well, showing the change in Dennis’ body composition. He is also enjoying more strength and coordination thanks to his increased lean muscle mass.

You can change your life for the better, and we’ll provide the research-based guidance and support to help you along. Please ask at the front desk for an appointment with one of our training professionals to get results.

INTRODUCING METABOLISM MAKEOVER IN JANUARY

No more guesswork…here is a practical yet innovative weight loss program that works! Plaza Fitness provides you with nutritional support, wellness strategies, and appropriate physical activity for more energy, well-being, and optimal health. It’s the Ultraprevention approach, with on-going support available as long as you need it! Meeting every Monday night at 6:30 PM, beginning January 8th, $5.00 for members and $15.00 for non-members. Call now at 482-2266 to register.

EXPANDED STAFFING FOR OPTIMAL SUPPORT

With our increased emphasis on individualized services, the time has come to increase our staffing in the early mornings. Jason Berner, one of our fitness professionals, is now available to assist you several mornings a week. He is well qualified to provide answers to your nutritional questions, as well as optimal health planning and fitness assessments. Why not make an appointment before work for a baseline and goal-setting session? Call 482-2266 today and arrange a time.

IN THE NEWS

Listen for Jane Hawksley Ogle, aka “Trainer Jane”, on WAMC’s Vox Pop listener call-in program on Thursday, December 28th from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM. WAMC is at located online at www.WAMC.org and at 90.3 on your FM radio dial.

December 27, 2006

E-Newsletter topics include:
New Year at Plaza Fitness
Gyrotonic Studio
Personal Training Success
Metabolism Makeover
Expanded Staffing
In The News


January Calendar
12/31 PF Closes at 2:00 PM
1/1 Plaza Fitness CLOSED
1/2 Sessions begin in Studio

 

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Plaza Fitness
at Stuyvesant Plaza

1475 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 482-2266
www.PlazaFitness.net

Plaza Fitness
at 80 State Street Centre

80 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 482-2266
www.PlazaFitness.net

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