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Cooking Demo with
World Renowned Chef
Tom Douglas
With Seatown Snackbar now open, we couldn’t be more excited to have Tom Douglas back at Seattle Athletic Club for his 3rd cooking demo. As many of you probably already know, Tom and his wife own five of Seattle’s most exciting restaurants in downtown Seattle: Dahlia Lounge, Etta’s, Palace Kitchen, Lola, and Serious Pie and now adding his sixth restaurant, Seatown Snackbar. With almost 30 years in the biz, Tom helped put Seattle on the culinary map by cooking global cuisine with regional and seasonal ingredients. This is going to be an exciting event that you don’t want to miss as Tom will be personally teaching us three great recipes using tomatoes as his main ingredient.
Tom Douglas’s cooking demo will be held September 13th from 6:30–7:30pm in our lobby.
Tickets are limited. Please RSVP to Sara Krentzman at 206-443-1111 ext.262 by September 8th to reserve your spot.
The cost is $20 per person.
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Receive $10 Off Race Entry to the Aflac Iron Girl 5k
As the Official Health Club of the 2010 Aflac Iron Girl 5k run on September 12th, our members are entitled to receive a $10 discount on race registration. To take advantage of this member spiff, receive the code to register for the race next time you are at the club.
AflacIronGirl.com
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Seattle Marathon/ Half Marathon Training
The Seattle Athletic Club is the Official Health Club of the 2010 Amica Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon in November. Any serious marathon runner knows that preparation and training are critical to a successful race. Our running program will continue to increase your mileage in order to prepare you for this race. Our respected coaching team will teach you proper shoe fitting, proper hydration and refueling techniques, as well as race day preparation. Track and hill training will be incorporated to increase speed and fitness levels along with some core conditioning and stretching on a regular basis.
Begin increasing your distance and challenge your self to break your PR for the Seattle Marathon or Half Marathon.
Contact Teresa Nelson to begin your training.
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Yoga Pose of the Month -
Downward Facing Dog
By Tonja Renee Hall, Yoga Instructor
Downward Dog is an extremely popular pose in most Yoga sequences and is an excellent pose to warm the big muscle groups and strengthen the arms and shoulders for the rigors of a more strength building practice. Yoga Therapists have long known the benefits of forward bending and stretching to calm the mind, ease mild depression and anxiety.
 MORE ABOUT DOWNWARD FACING DOG
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Pilates Exercise of the Month: The Roll Over
By Jocelyn Paoli, Stott Certified Pilates Instructor
The purpose of the Roll Over exercise is to stretch the lower back and hamstrings, develop spinal articulation and improve control of the abdominal muscles.
THE ROLL OVER
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Fall is a great time to share the club with your friends and one of the biggest compliments we can receive is when one of our members refers friends, relatives, co-workers to become members of our club. To show our appreciation, the Seattle Athletic Club offers exclusive member sponsorship privileges that members may pass along to their friends.
EXCLUSIVE SPONSORSHIP PRIVILEGES INCLUDE:
Exclusive sponsorship rate and incentive. Only members can offer this sponsored membership package.
When you sponsor a friend to the Seattle Athletic Club and they join, you will receive a FREE month of dues!
There is no limit! If two of your referrals join you will receive two months of free dues!
Additionally you will also be eligible for our revolving bonus incentives such as sports ticket, cultural events and recreational activities!
So start telling your family, friends, and neighbors about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle at the Seattle Athletic Club Downtown today!
For sponsorship information, details, and a complementary pass to the club for your referral, please contact Lara Baca or Hallie Haferty in the Membership Office.
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Pilates for Back Pain
By Heidi Meyerholtz, Pilates Instructor
Why is Pilates good for back pain? For anyone suffering from general backache to acute pain, Pilates can carry an important role in relieving pain in your back.
I think of Pilates as intelligent, corrective exercise. Pilates exercises your body as well as your mind. It can change the shape of your body. You may not even realize some of the ways you may be moving that are causing stress on your spine. Pilates specifically focuses on and addresses the intrinsic issues that can lead to back pain including poor posture resulting in asymmetry of the muscles, lack of core strength and inflexibility. Pilates teaches you to become more aware of your body and helps to break the bad habits that are contributing to back pain.
Proper alignment of the spine is crucial to back health; when alignment is off, uneven pressure on the spine results. Strengthening weak areas in the body is a major component to good posture. If you sit with your shoulders rounding forward, or tend to stand leaning into one hip, your posture is suffering and you are causing unnecessary strain to your spine and hips. A good Pilates instructor alerts you to these imbalances and then creates a program focused on creating symmetry in your body, allowing you to move more efficiently.
READ MORE ABOUT PILATES FOR BACK PAIN
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Welcome the Clubs Newest Team Members
Our new Fitness Director Jacob Galloway grew up in the small town of Shelton; where he graduated and went on to attend college at Central Washington University. While at CWU he participated in Football, Basketball and Track & Field for the college; earning many conference and national distinctions. He completed his undergraduate with majors in Biology, Anthropology and minored in Chemistry. He continued his educations at CWU completing his masters in Exercise Science. Jacob’s spare time consists of enjoys anything athletically or intellectually challenging, as well as cooking or baking and spending as much time with family and friends.
Our new Wellness Director Emily Watson graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Humboldt State University where she captained the women’s basketball team. She received her master’s degree from Long Beach State in Sport Management. She has worked in organizing and administering triathlons, fundraising walks and runs for various non-profit organizations. Emily is a native of Seattle who enjoys numerous sports, coaches high school basketball, and who looks forward to introducing members to activities which fit their lifestyle.
Please extend a warm welcome to both Jacob and Emily!
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What's New in Group Exercise
As we continually strive to offer the best classes for our members, we have adjusted the schedule slightly. Please note the following class changes:
MONDAY GROUP EXERCISE CHANGES:
5:30pm BODYCOMBAT - NEW TIME
6:35pm Power Sculpt - NEW TIME
7:10pm Absolution - CANCELLED
TUESDAY GROUP EXERCISE CHANGE:
Broadway Dance Grooves will change to Zumba with Patricia starting Sept. 7th
SUNDAY CYCLING CHANGE:
9:00am Cycling with Shari - NEW TIME
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Swim for Life Recap
Last week several members of the club, as well as sixteen teams from TN Multisports, swam in the 13th Annual Swim for Life, benefiting the Puget Sound Blood Center. The morning started out windy and gray with the most chop ever seen for this event on Lake Washington. Determined to overcome these conditions, all of the swimmers and kayakers banded together to paddle and kick from Medina Beach to Madison Park, completing the 2.4 mile swim.
Seattle Athletic Club was proud to sponsor this event with registration reaching 400 swimmers - doubling the 200 swimmers from last year. Congrats, and thank you to everyone who swam or supported the swimmers in kayaks.
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Goggles for Open Water Swimming
By Teresa Nelson, USAT Level II Triathlon Coach
Goggles are goggles right? Not necessarily. Just like choosing which layers to put on when going outside, choosing your goggles for open water swimming is a must.
SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:
- Light reflects off water. The brighter the sun the harder it is to see. Opt for reflective and darker goggles in sun lit water. The TYR metalized Tracer or Nest Pro-Nano are perfect in these conditions.
- Even during overcast days there is still some light reflection from the water. Opt for lightly tinted goggles in this case. The TYR tinted Tracer or Nest Pro Nano in pink, blue or clear are great for these conditions.
- If it is dark and gloomy and the visibility is limited in the water (think lakes that look red, murky, etc) then opt for lighter colored goggles. The clear, pink and blues.
- If the water is super clear then still err on the side of caution and opt for the light reflective goggles.
As for goggles fogging up, it happens, and as athletes we must deal with what is thrown at us. Temperature differential between the water and the air cause the “foggy-ness”.
MORE TIPS ON SELECTING GOGGLES AND HOW TO DETERMINE IF THEY FIT PROPERLY
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Improve Your Squash Game with Pilates
By Amy Sommer, Pilates Instructor
So, how can Pilates improve your squash game? Racket sports, by nature, are repeatedly one-sided. Half of the body, generally speaking, is used more than the other half. Also, the rotation required in the torso, let alone the extremities, is significant in the game of squash. Pilates is designed to work the body evenly, building strength in the torso to aide in the mobility of the entire body. A program of specific exercises will work the body more uniformly in order to prevent over development of one side. The custom Pilates workout will also strengthen the deep abdominal muscles providing a stable base from which to hit the ultimate ‘kill shot’.
LEARN HOW PILATES CAN HELP YOUR GAME
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Christine Moore Fitness Competition Season Recap
Throughout the past 4 years Personal Fitness Trainer Christine Moore has been working hard and competing in numerous bodybuilding, fitness and figure competitions in the Northwest. She has been in 10 competitions, and during this last year Christine has attempted to take her training to the next level by working with some of the top leaders in the industry. During this year, Christine has competed in 3 NPC (National Physique Committee) Amateur State Competitions, all of which she placed in the top 5!
- NPC Washington Ironman Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Championships - 2nd Place
- NPC Oregon Ironman Bodybuilding, Figure, Fitness & Bikini Championships – 4th Place
- NPC Washington State Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships – 4th Place
Christine’s 2nd place finish was a national qualifier, making her eligible to compete at the national level in an IFBB (International Federation of Body Building) Pro Qualifying event. With the level of success Christine had earlier in the year, she was able to travel to Las Vegas during August to compete in the NPC USA Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships. The top two competitors in each height class for this event receive their Pro Card, entering them into the world of professional bodybuilding. This level of competition hosts over 400 competitors from all over the nation! It was a huge honor for Christine to be accepted into this event and was her first national level competition, and last competition she had planned for this competitive season.
While Christine came up a little short of obtaining her Pro Card in Vegas, she determined to achieve her professional status in the future and will continue to compete, push herself to new limits, learn and experience new things and of course have fun in the process!
If you have questions about becoming involved in Fitness Competitions, or would like to work with Christine to develop a training plan to match your goals, she may be reached at 206-443-1111 or at cmoore@sacdt.com.
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Sign up today for SAC Elite Golf and begin taking your golf game to the next level on your own schedule. Enjoy the benefits of having your own personal team working with you to improve your swing, lower your handicap, and increase your accuracy.
3 – Private 1 hour sessions with PGA Professional Dave Boivin
2 – Video Swing Analyses with Dave
4 – Private 1 hour sessions with SAC’s Personal Fitness Trainer
2 – Fitness Assessments with PFT
Based on the assessment and analysis you receive, Dave and your trainer will work with you to create a program to bring you to your best game this season.
VIDEO: A LOOK INSIDE SAC ELITE GOLF
MONTHLY GOLF SCHOOLS WITH PGA PROFESSIONAL DAVE BOIVIN
Step it up a notch and take your golf to a whole new level in our schools offered the last Friday of each month with PGA Professional Dave Boivin. Golf schools are held at Kayak Point Golf Course and offer a reduced price for Seattle Athletic Club Downtown members.
SHORT GAME SCHOOL - SEPTEMBER 24
The Red Zone scoring clubs. Pitching, lob, chipping, putting, bunker and specialty shots around the green.
$99 per person
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
VIDEO TIP: BUILDING CONFIDENCE ON THE GREEN
For more information on our golf events, please contact Katrina Yniguez at 206-443-1111 x281.
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