Winter and Spring 2013 Class and Hours

Winter 2013

Fitness Center Hours

Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Fitness Classes

Effective March 2013

Indoor Cycling: Sonny Adkins

·         12:00 pm - 12:45pm Monday/Wednesday 

 Circuit Training: Teagan Lagenour

·         12:00 pm - 12:45pm Monday                       

Rowing : Guy Weaser (Meet in Rowing Center)

·         7:00 am - 7:45am Tuesday/Thursday                    

Yoga: Sam Boys

·         6:30 pm - 7:30pm Tuesday

Zumba Basic:   Teagan Lagenour

·                      -             12:00 pm - 12:45pm Tuesday, 6:15 pm – 7:00pm Wednesday

Wallyball:  Bryan Falk (Meet in Squash Court)

·         12:00 pm - 12:45pm Tuesday

Beginning & Advanced Running:  Dana Neer

·              -       2:00 pm - 12:45pm Wednesdays/Friday

Tempo Training:  Teagan Lagenour

·         12:00 am - 12:45pm Thursday 

Target Training:  Janet Johnson

·                       -    12:00 am - 12:45pm Friday 

Lap Swimming:

Wednesdays 6:00-7:00PM

Divine Intervention and Weight Watchers

Carol Buchanan

Almost one year ago to the day I joined Weight Watchers. I decided that I had watched my weight go up long enough and now it was time to watch it go down. I had started walking with my sister about three months prior to joining Weight Watchers. I’m sure we didn’t break any land speed records on our walks. In fact, I’m sure we talked much faster than we walked BUT we were moving. Anyway, the exercise alone wasn’t helping with weight loss probably because I was eating more to compensate for the energy expended. I tend to rationalize overeating.

So, I decided that for Lent I was going to join Weight Watchers. I knew the program would work if I worked it. I was a lifetime member having reached my goal after the birth of my youngest child (decades back). I reached it AGAIN when I was fifty and now AGAIN at sixty (plus a few years). I’m counting on the cliché “third times a charm” holding true.

I know that some people think that giving up something for Lent that can bring personal gain isn’t the way to approach Lent. I think God blesses any attempt to give up a bad habit. He certainly did this for me. I could not have been successful on my own. I am a “foodie” through and through. First off, I’ve been in food service for the past thirty years; it’s my career. My favorite place to shop is the grocery store. I can browse for hours in Whole Foods. The only magazines I’ve subscribed to in the last few years have been Cooks Illustrated and Food Network. I collect cook books. I like to cook. You name it; if it’s related to food I’m in. But, I also know that prayer changes things and I prayed. I thought for a while God wanted me to stay overweight. I thought wrong.

I followed the program religiously (no pun intended) which included being persistent not perfect. WW stresses eating a variety of foods, keeping track of food eaten, drinking plenty of water and exercising. All through last winter, spring and summer I ate what was recommended, drank lots of water, tracked almost every morsel I put in my mouth and walked with my sister. At the beginning of the school year my sister and I started having difficulty getting together for our walks because of schedule conflicts. About that time Gail Busam came along and asked everyone in our department if we would join in the fitness center challenge. At first I thought it was too much of a commitment. I had tried it the year before and gave up almost as soon as I started. Gail was a true cheerleader and convinced me and several others in food service to get involved. I believe exercise has been the main reason that I have continued to lose weight. I know that the eating program that Weight Watchers recommends helps the weight to come off but the exercise makes it come off faster and keeps it off. I need both.

I don’t believe this was a coincidence. My sister and I couldn’t get together for exercise. This would have been a time that I could so easily have stopped working out. God provided another way to get me moving. When people ask me “How did you lose weight?” I say, “Divine intervention and Weight Watchers.”

Shed It 2013

Dear Culver Employees,

Winter has dug her trenches; however, spring will arrive in Culver in less than 7 weeks!  Would you like to shed a few unwanted pounds?  Join us for “Shed It 2013”.  From February 18-April 15, we will weigh in every 2 weeks.  Here are the 4 rules:

1.  Organize a team of 2 people and come up with a clever team name by February 8. 
2.  Pay a $20.00 fee per team, which will be prorated and awarded to the top 3 teams who lose the most weight by percentage by April 15.
3. Weigh in with Angela Benn and Amy Heinlein every 2 weeks in the Fitness Center from 4:15-5:30 pm on the designated day.
4. Email Dana Neer, Angela or Amy to sign up.  We will contact you with final details.

Dana Neer

Indoor Volleyball

Please come and join us on another fun activity. Volleyball and Healthy Snacks will be provided on February 6, from 6:15 - 7:15 in the Fleet Gym. Contact Dana Neer and Rick Tompos  for more information.

Indoor Triathlon, February 13, 2013

From "Having" To "Wanting"

By: Kevin Danti

               

In December 2011, I had reached the weight of 267 pounds and my health assessment indicated several issues concerning blood pressure and cholesterol.  Needless to say, I was enjoying my doughnuts and tying my shoes seemed to significantly raise my heart rate to be considered “exercise.”  Given my family health history (and having a nurse as a wife), I was acutely aware that many of my poor health decisions were leading towards detrimental consequences.  I reluctantly decided to “try” and address several habits, choices, and health issues as a result of conversations with close friends and family.  I began exercising 30 minutes each day at the fitness center with simple goals involving my weight.  I wanted to look thinner and return to a former version of myself that could still see his toes when standing up.

                Over the course of the past year, I have transitioned from “having” to workout to “wanting” to workout each day.  I now enjoy the time I have set aside each day to run or lift weights and have discovered new goals with each passing month…yes I can now tie my shoes without needing rehab from Coach Cowell .   Most recently, I have begun to understand my health and wellness beyond comparisons or preconceived measurements; but rather, within the positive energy that exercise creates in all aspects of my life --mind/body/spirit.  I look forward to each opportunity to explore this relationship and to utilize my time in the fitness center as a means of self-discovery.  

Three miles a day for my mother!

By Vilma Van Horn

I have been attending the classes the fitness center has to offer, since November of last year, (2011).   My reason to start was my dear mom, who passed away not long before that of lymphoma cancer.  While she was sick, she wanted so bad to go for walks but was not able because where she lived in Costa Rica, the environment (roads) is not safe for walking.  The road where her house is located is narrow, and very busy with cars and buses.  The road doesn’t have sidewalks and there are lots of steep hills.  And with her health being so bad, it was a large risk for her life.

So when she died, I realized many things I took for granted and the main one is my physical health and well being.  I live in a country and a small town where it is so easy to just go for walks or runs and don’t have to deal with a lot of traffic.  We have wide roads with sidewalk and no steep hills.  But most importantly, we have the privilege to work in a place that allows us to use a great fitness center so we can have better health and well being.

So I decided to take advantage of this opportunity to do what my mom would have loved to do.  So when I run, I do it in memory of my mother and I feel that she is running with me and keeps me running at least 3 miles a day.