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Annual Club Closure
August 15-21
It’s time to REFRESH & REJUVENATE our club. The Seattle Athletic Club will hold our annual closure from August 15th - 21st. During this time we will be conducting routine service, repairs and cosmetic improvements throughout the club.
During club closure all members are welcome to use the Seattle Athletic Club Northgate. Please present your membership card at check-in to waive the standard member guest fee. For more details of programming and class schedules, and operating hours, please visit the club web site or call 206-522-9400 for club information.
We thank you for your patience and understanding.
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We’re mixing things up and would like to invite you to join us for our Breakfast Club! Start your day off right with the most important meal of the day! We’ll provide a continental breakfast while you get to know some fellow members and staff. This is a great way to get connected and meet some new people that have similar interests!
Tuesday, August 2nd
6:30 - 8:30am
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Weekly Health Pros
Take advantage of your weekly member benefits by joining our team of professionals on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:00pm for a complimentary personal health consultation. Enhance your overall well being with tips from some of the best health minds in Seattle!
Visit the Events Page of our web site for a complete schedule of our Weekly Health Professionals, or contact Wellness Director Emily Watson.
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Introducing New Organic and Sustainable Sandwiches and Salads to Support your Health and Wellness Goals
The Seattle Athletic Club is constantly striving to provide our members the best choices available to help support your overall Health and Wellness goals. That is why we are excited to introduce a new line of organic and sustainable salads and sandwiches into our Cafe.
Organic foods are widely recognized as having significant health benefits (for circulation, digestion, infection, and more) and can contain up to 50% more vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients than intensively farmed foods.
Organic farming uses natural, synthetic chemical-free methods that produce foods much safer for those that consume them. Industrial pesticides and fertilizers used in intensive farming contain synthetic, toxic chemicals, residues of which remain in the food they are involved in producing.
These are just a few reasons why we selected Molly’s Organics salads and sandwiches as our new wholesaler for our café.
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Nutritional Supplements Now Available in the Shop
The Seattle Athletic Club Downtown is pleased to now provide nutritional supplements from a clinical grade supplier, known for their professional standards. Their manufacturing facilities meet the highest industry standards and are audited by the FDA as well as ISO certified and accredited. This supplier has been at the forefront of the nutritional health industry for more than 50 years, proudly researching, developing and manufacturing superior-quality, science-based dietary supplements to help people improve their health.
The Shop now carries:
- Multivitamins
- Vitamin C
- Calcium and Magnesium
- Protein Powder
- Fish Oil
- Probiotic
- B Complex
- Vitamin D
These popular supplements exceed the quality of those you find at your local convenience store, providing maximum bioavailability in safe, optimal dosages at a competitive price.
Please contact The Shop Manager, Jill Maag, for any questions or stop by The Shop today and pick up your high quality supplements today!
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Pilates Exercise of the Month: Neck Pull
By Jocelyn Paoli, Stott Certified Pilates Instructor
Strengthens abdominals in shortened as well as lengthen positions, stretches hamstrings, articulates spine and improves posture.
 Neck Pull
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Open Water Training and Wetsuit Demos
Wetsuit demo and open water swim technique practice. Seattle Athletic Club now carries the Blue Seventy line of wetsuits (and accessories: race belts, time chip straps, goggles, etc). SAC’s swim instructors and triathlon coaches will go over the proper way to put on, store, and care for your wetsuit and fit you appropriately. Then we will head to the lake for you to get comfortable in your suit and learn open water swim techniques to ensure a more efficient, safe, and fun open water swim race!
Starts at 5:30pm at Madison Park Beach. Space is limited and cost is $25. Please reserve your spot to ensure we have a wetsuit waiting for you! For more information, please contact USAT Level I Coach Bridget Jones-Cressmen.
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Blueseventy Wet Suit Rental Available in the Shop
Calling all Triathletes! For ultra convenience and great customer service, don’t forget you can rent/buy Blueseventy Reaction wetsuits in The Shop for your next event. Along with the wetsuits, The Shop also carries training aids and all the gear you will need.
Please contact The Shop Manger, Jill Maag for any questions.
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Well the Seattle summer is finally here! Many of you are planning on enjoying the longer, warmer days with a run; and why not enjoy that run with other members of the Seattle Athletic Club? Come participate in a structured active warm up, sprinting drills and a fun and ever changing run route that lasts around 45 min total. The Run Club leaves the club for organized runs every Wednesday morning at 6:30am and on Tuesdays at 6:00pm.
For more information on the run club or to join the fun and excitement please contact Bridget Jones-Cressman or Brandyn Roark.
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Teen Training Program
Are you looking to give you teen that high school or college advantage to make them the best player possible? Do you ever worry about your teen’s workout habits? Is weight training too much for their joints, should they be doing that much cardio, what is acceptable for my teen? Well let our certified personal trainers take over and give proper coaching through lifts, give proper technique for agility training and sports specific movements. Let our Fitness staff prepare your teen for the next level of fitness.
Through this Teen Training Camp your teens will be given a written manual emphasizing the importance of flexibility, power training and plyometric & agility training. After the 4 week program they will be able to take this manual with them and continue to workout with it after completing the necessary form checks and agility corrections performed in this Teen Training Camp. The Camp will involve 2 -3 teens working out together with a specific trainer going over each concept of the camp, twice a week for 60 min sessions. Teen Training Camp is just $195 per kid for the 4 weeks of instruction.
For more information on the camp and to get signed up please contact Fitness Director Jacob Galloway.
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Need a partner to play RACQUETBALL?
The Seattle Athletic Club is now part of a website where members can sign up and find partners to play. Signing up is very easy and painless; taking only a few minutes of your time. Once you are registered you will easily be able to find a partner and together choose dates and times to play. Your first Racquetball match is at your finger tips.
For details please contact Wellness Director Emily Watson for information on how to sign up.
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Outdoor Adventure Events
Rain or shine, the Northwest has some of the best outdoor recreation anywhere! The Seattle Athletic Club Downtown is proud to offer you its newest outdoor adventure programs featuring Outdoor Adventure Coach Brandyn Roark.
MOUNTAIN BIKING:
- 1:1 or small group Personalized Mountain Bike Skills Sessions: Available by appointment only! $75/hr; 2 people $45 ea. or 3+ people $40 ea.
Mixed Mountain Bike Clinics:
- Mountain Bike Cross Country Skills and Technique Clinic: July 30th, 8:00-2:00pm and August 27th, 8:00-2:00pm
Our first clinic in July was a huge success! Come Learn to Mountain Bike with Professional Athlete and Coach, Brandyn Roark who is SAC's new Outdoor Adventure Coach!
Sponsored by: Hammer Nutrition and Gregg's Greenlake Cycle.
ROCK CLIMBING:
Learn indoor climbing rock climbing skills for when that weather gets gross and develop your ropes and climbing skills to be ready for the spring and summer rock and alpine climbing season! Classes and climbing gym info with VERTICAL WORLD will be coming soon! Ask Brandyn for any details in the meantime.
- Ropes and Rock or Alpine Climbing Sessions: 1:1 and small group lessons on basic ropes skills, knot tying, mountaineering skills and "what you need to know if you want to climb a mountain!" Have Brandyn teach you the skills necessary to have more fun on the rock wall, climbing up Mt. Rainier or Mt. Adams! $75/hr; 2 people $45 each or 3+ people $40 each.
Skiing:
Want to be able to ski the powder this season without getting tired? Want to be strong and stable BEFORE the snow comes so you don't have to worry about injury and can just PLAY in the snow? Coming this fall: SKI PREP CLASSES that will lead into SAC's SKI DAYS on the mountain! This year learn to back-country ski, powder ski, beginner ski classes, 1:1 and small group ski lessons and tours with Brandyn! Email her for more info.
DRYLAND METABOLIC CIRCUIT TRAINING CLASS:
Coming this fall: incorporate your strength work and your cardio into a FUN, high energy, rock it out Met Circuit. Coming in September, Brandyn will be teaching this class... everyday is something different with focus and purpose. Email her or check back for more info!
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL TRAINING:
Do you have limiters in your life that get in the way of you achieving your goals OR even keep you from having FUN with your sport? Brandyn is a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Specialist and a Professional Athlete who can help you find those limiters and turn them into strengths. She specializes in developing concrete building blocks and learning skills necessary to building your mental capacity for Optimum Sports Performance. Do you have fears around your sport? Fear of success or failure? Do you lack self esteem or self confidence or want to learn how to "quiet your mind" when the world spins around you and all you want to do is focus on your workout? Contact Brandyn to work with her 1:1 on your personal goals and limiters or in a small group you design. She also does guided visual imagery and visualization for Sports Performance that will enable you to TRAIN YOUR BRAIN BEFORE YOUR BODY and allow you to reach your full potential in performance. $75/hr; 2 people $45 ea. or 3+ people $40 ea.
For more information about our Outdoor Adventure Events, please contact Brandyn Roark.
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Join Us in Supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation
 It's not too late to help Seattle Athletic Club Downtown help make wishes take flight! Through the end of July we encourage you to donate your unused Alaska, Continental, United, Delta and US Airways airline miles. In addition to your current unused airline miles, Alaska Airlines generously allows the donation of your expired airline miles to be gifted to our local Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Alaska & Washington for use on travel related wishes. Help bring hope, strength and joy into the lives of children battling life-threatening medical conditions in our community by donating your miles today!
For more information about donating your airlines miles to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, please contact Lisa Huisingh at 206-443-1111.
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Summer time means it is time to get in shape, and stay in shape all season long! And that is why we have our annual Summer Rewards program to keep you motivated and fit throughout the Summer months. By simply stamping your card each time you come in to the club, you have the ability to win great prizes while keeping your routine consistent.
You can also receive bonus stamps by attending some of our fabulous classes, programs, and events happening in the Club - these bonus points will pop up weekly... so stay tuned for details!
 Win Great Prizes!
The first 50 members to obtain 50 stamps will receive one of the following prizes:
- 30-minute Massage
- 40-minute Personal Training Session
- 30-minute Private Pilates Session
All members who obtain 50 stamps by August 31st will be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing to win some fabulous Prizes!
 This year we are adding another layer to our Summer Rewards program with Foursquare! Be sure to load the Foursquare mobile app on your phone and check in to unlock even more Summer Rewards spiff's, meet up with friends and perhaps even become the Mayor of Seattle Athletic Club Downtown!
For more information contact Sara Gitomer or Emily Watson at 206-443-1111.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Join BODYPUMP Class
 Join Seattle Athletic Club as we relaunch BODYPUMP this Fall! Fitness clubs in over 70 countries around the world have implemented BODYPUMP into their Group Exercise line-up and have seen positive results. Les Mills, the creator of BODYPUMP™ and seven other amazing programs, has established the world’s best fitness formula for results and fun.
Here are the top 10 reasons to join class!
- BODYPUMP burns calories! This class offers a variety of athletic movements requiring energy from all three energy systems making your caloric expenditure peak during and after class.
- BODYPUMP will increase your lean muscle mass by improving muscle strength and endurance.
- BODYPUMP tones muscles without bulking you up while still making you stronger.
- BODYPUMP will increase your metabolism and make positive changes to your body shape!
- BODYPUMP increases bone density making your bones stronger and decrease the risk of osteoporosis.
- BODYPUMP will improve your posture by increasing your core strength and core stability.
- BODYPUMP is self-regulated. It allows each participant to progressively increase weight, range and intensity of movement to achieve relative results on a continuing basis.
- BODYPUMP is for everyone! Whether your goals are weight loss, muscle toning, general conditioning or if you are pregnant, this class can be adjusted to suit your needs.
- BODYPUMP allows you to maintain a high level of intensity for the entire duration of the class, which will help you develop and challenge your cardiovascular system.
- BODYPUMP brings the best weight room exercises like squats, presses, lifts and curls into the studio and combines them with great music and awesome instructors.
Whatever reason you choose to attend BODYPUMP, you will not be disappointed with the results! Join us for the relaunch or any of our regularly scheduled classes to make a positive change in your body today.
Please refer to our Group Exercise class schedule for a list of classes to fit your needs.
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What's New With Specialized Training Schedule
Seattle Athletic Club’s specialized training classes offer you a structured workout specifically tailored for smaller groups and more advanced movement patterns than a normal group exercise class. These classes are taught by different Personal Fitness Trainers and can be very specialized utilizing kettlebells and TRX suspension trainers or just a circuit training style class. Here is what is new at the SAC:
Outdoor Dryland Boot Camp
It's summer so it's time to get outside and play! We will start each class at SAC with a movement prep warm up and head outside for a combination of running, strength, stability, agility and plyometrics. The key to this class is in utilizing the elasticity we all have trapped inside of our bodies! It's time to go outside... and PLAY a little. Wednesday and Thursday 12:00pm classes are led by Outdoor Adventures Coach Brandyn Roark. $20 per class or $150/month for 2x/week.
Ladies Squash Conditioning
Squash Conditioning is a class dedicated to improving your athletic performance in squash. Major emphasis is placed on functional strength and injury prevention. This class is designed for elite squash professionals who have the desire to take their game to the next level. All levels of fitness are accepted. This Wednesday at 5 pm class is led by PFT Jason Anderson. $28 per class
Next Level Metabolic Fitness
Heavy full body lifts combined with high intensity power exercises to give you a full body workout through strength, endurance, sprints, and power. These Monday and Friday at 7:00am classes are led by PFT Adriana Brown. $35 per class or $120/month
Ultimate Kickboxing
The class will consist of a varied cardio training regiment, followed by boxing on bags for resistance, then strength training. Your body will transform by learning to stay out of comfort zones, accelerate your metabolism, and build lean muscle mass. These Monday and Wednesday at 12:00pm & 5:30pm classes are led by PFT Jody Garcia. $15 per class.
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Get ready to look amazing on the beach this summer. This Spring the Seattle Athletic Club wants to help you gain lean muscle and tone up all those pesky body parts with their newest 12 week program Beach Body. This program is designed to assist you in building lean muscle mass that will leave you feeling great and looking incredible just in time for any of your summer endeavors ranging from that family or high school reunion, getting ready for that dream wedding or just enjoying your vacation in the sun with your newly fit body.
The Beach Body Program provides:
- Beach Body Prep Book
- Nutrition advice for leaning up and building muscle
- Recipes and meal ideas
- Daily cardio homework so you can really tone up
- Personal training sessions to target those beach muscles
- Sample workouts for you to do on your own
If you are interested in: the Beach Body guide book for just $40, or 1 – 40 min workouts weekly for the month the cost will be just $175, 2 – 40 min workouts weekly for the month the cost will be just $325, or if you are interested in 3 – 40 min workouts weekly for the month the cost will be just $450.
Our goal with the Beach Body program is to provide you with the information, nutrition, and tools needed to successfully build muscle and lean up. Look for group discussions each month on workout and nutritional topics relative to your workout phase. With each workout phase comes a new challenge; and with the help of our experienced fitness trainers, we will guide you through the program and get your ready any of those summer goals! For more information on Beach Body or to get signed up please contact the fitness director Jacob Galloway.
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Fitness 101 is Back!
It's that time of the year again, time to get back to the basics of exercise. Starting in august the Seattle Athletic Club’s personal training department will be putting on informational and instructional classes to teach anyone and everyone the basics of strength training, cardiovascular training and stretching. These classes are very hands one; feel free to ask questions about equipment, designing a workout program or just the right way to stretch. Bring your questions and bring a fun attitude for exercise!
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Health and Fitness Video of the Month:
Kettlebell Push Ups
Exercise video "Kettlebell Push Ups" demonstrated by Personal Fitness Trainer, Adriana Brown.
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Seattle Full/Half Marathon Training
The Seattle Marathon course offers a unique hilly challenge for any that wish to push their limits in a half marathon. It is a beautiful course which starts and ends right in downtown Seattle. You get to run right by the stadiums, up and onto the freeway, down along scenic Lake Washington Blvd, and up the tree lined country road feel of Interlaken. The course is well supported and lots of fun!
To help you reach your goal of finishing this run, or beat your PR, the Seattle Athletic Club has the training program in place that will support you through to the end. Whether you are looking to take on the challenge of your first half marathon or you are a seasoned runner looking for s structured training plan to help you excel in your half marathon racing and keep you on track, this program is for you!
The 12 week running program is a well structured, easy to follow, step by step approach to training, allowing everyone to get into top run form for the Seattle Half Marathon. Using the power of TrainingPeaks (an online training software program) all key weekly workouts are highlighted so you can see what needs to be completed in order to prepare yourself physically and mentally to have the best experience you can have come race day. Every workout includes detailed instructions and training advice. Having a structured plan laid out in front of you is also a great motivator and really helps you keep track of your training progress.
Additionally, organized long runs on Saturdays are available for you to join. Because this course happens to be a fun hilly challenge, several of these Saturday runs we will be along parts of the actual course to eliminate any surprises on race day. Participants are also welcome to Tuesday night track workouts that incorporate drills, speed development, running efficiency, and quick leg turnover into your weekly running routine.
Let us help motivate you to get running!!!
Program begins: September 4th and runs through race day, November 27th.
Cost: $250/12 weeks.
For more information, or to sign up, please contact Bridget Jones-Cressmen or Teresa Nelson.
*Individual and personalized coaching is available for half and full marathon training.
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lululemon Urban Adventure
The Seattle Athletic Club is teaming up with lululemon athletica Pacific Place in their first annual Adventure Race. Come exercise your brain and body in Pacific Place's first annual Adventure Race through downtown Seattle.
Teams of 3-4 race through the city stopping at local studios & gyms to participate in 3 minute routines unique to each studio. Decipher clues, try a new activity and have fun with your friends. The team to visit the most studios, gather the most points and successfully complete each studio's routine in the 2 hour time frame WINS! Teams are welcome to mingle at the after party and bask in your victory with drinks, food, and prizes.
The Race is from 5:00-7:00pm on July 31st.
To form a team the cost is $5 per person and 100% of the proceeds go to Tree Swing. Tree Swing is a local organization that is fighting childhood obesity and teaching healthy habits to kids. They reach over 46,000 students through their revamped PE classes in the Seattle Public Schools.
To enter visit lululemon athletica Pacific Place.
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Join instructor Tonja Renee Hall for her regularly scheduled Vinyasa Flow Yoga class outside at the Olympic Sculpture Park (weather permitting) on Monday, July 18th from 6:00pm.
Please meet in the Seattle Athletic Club lobby at 5:30pm to walk to the park as a group.
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