Train to Climb

Where’s Bob?

This week’s newsletter also contains a special treat: the sweetest love poem written by long-time Island Fitness member Beverly West, who recently celebrated her 92nd birthday, about her super-fit boyfriend Bob Royce, who is 95 and rarely misses a day at the gym. We give you permission to grow up to be like Bev and

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TRX

TRX Certification Workshop

Last weekend Island Fitness hosted a TRX Suspension Training Certification workshop. 24 Trainers from all around the Pacific Northwest came to learn from TRX Master Trainer Renae McCloud. Interested in TRX? Sign up for a class or a one-on-one session with our professional trainers. We are excited to share our newly polished skills!

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CPR and You

Do you know that our local firefighters/EMT’s consider us (the general population) their partners? We are part of their team and they need us to get certified and stay certified in CPR/AED. Recertifying regularly is important, because procedures change to reflect current research. Everyone needs to refresh their skills if we expect to be able to administer CPR/AED in an emergency. Even if

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charity donation

Read about your support of Helpline House through the Bainbridge Island Turkey Trot!

Your participation in Turkey Trot 2017 helped us raise $22,000 for Helpline House! On December 29th, we presented Helpline House with a check. In this picture, from L to R are Matt Eldridge, interim Executive Director, Michael and Alexa Rosenthal, Maria Metzler, new Executive Director for Helpline House and Brenda Prickett & Dominique Atherley who did

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3 Insider Secrets

It’s a sad old story: every January millions of people sign up for fitness club memberships with the very best of intentions, but few stick with their resolutions beyond the first 2 or 3 months. At Island Fitness, we want to buck this trend. We want our new members to succeed, to achieve their goals,

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holidays

Holiday Greetings to You!

As we enter our 16th year of business at Island Fitness, we reflect on our successes and look forward to our goals. Strengthening community, spreading kindness and helping our members and staff feel good about who they are, are the mainstays of our mission. I recently attended a continuing education intensive where I was asked to

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Trot

Turkey Trot Thanks!

We’re taking this opportunity to recognize Brenda Prickett and Dominique Atherly for their tireless work in preparing for and executing this year’s Bainbridge Island Turkey Trot on behalf of organizing sponsor Island Fitness. This is the 8th year that the Bainbridge Island Turkey Trot has benefited Helpline House on Bainbridge Island, but the 1st year

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Edna

Happy Birthday Edna!

Happy 89th Birthday to Edna Lewis who comes in ready to work, even if she is feeling ‘stiff’. Here’s to staying strong and able as we age! Check out the video of Edna working out.  What is the key? Start NOW! move NOW! Eat well NOW! We have fabulous trainers on staff who can give

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