Cheshire Fitness & Racquet Club

June Membership Special!

dinodave — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:54:56 +0000

The Cheshire Fitness club will be offering a June Membership Special -for the entire month, all new memberships (individual and family) will have a 50% reduction in the joining fee. For an individual membership, this would be a $37.50 savings and for a family it would be a $75 savings. On Friday, June 15th, we will offer a NO JOINING FEE FRIDAY!! This special offer on Friday, June 15th will be for the entire time that we are open that day (5:30am-9:00pm). Thanks and we hope to see you soon!

FREE Program on Women’s Urinary Issues – Bladder Matters – Tuesday, May 29th from 1:30 – 3:00pm

dinodave — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:34:33 +0000

The Fitness Club in conjuntion with Skyland Physical Therapy is pleased to announce a FREE program on Women’s Urinary Issues entitled “Bladder Matters” to be held in the Aerobics Studio on Tuesday, May 29th from 1:30 – 3:00pm. The presenter is Kathie Campbell Beldon, PT, CLT and female members are encouraged to attend this FREE workshop by a highly trained therapist in the field of pelvic floor rehabilitation. The causes of pelvic floor dysfunction are many, but medication alone is not usually enough to eliminate urinary leakage or incontinence. Up to 52% of female athletes experience urine loss with sports or daily activities according to one study. Come and find out more, learn about effective exercise options and meet Kathie Beldon. It’s FREE – just sign up at the Member Services Desk.

New CX-Fit class starting May 21st – Sign up is open now!

dinodave — Thu, 03 May 2012 14:54:13 +0000

The Club is pleased to announce that we are now taking reservations (paid up front) for a new round of CX-Fit to start up on May 21st. The instructor for this four week series is going to be Eric Landry who is certified as a Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist and Sports Performance Coach. This round of CX-Fit is going to be 4 weeks (instead of eight weeks) and will cost $32 for members and $64 for non-members. Please sign up and pre-pay at the Member Services Desk as space is limited.

There are going to be choices of time of day for this round as the outside temperature (and your schedule) changes as the Summer comes upon us. The times for evening classes are going to be Mondays and Thursdays from 6 – 7pm (like before) – starting May 21st AND there will be new morning sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 – 7:30am also starting May 21st.

SO, come on out and get better at the sports you like to play or get in shape for those Tri’s, MudRuns or Firewalking events that you signed up for this Summer.

Mellie Mac’s Garden Shack is our featured May Business

dinodave — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:26:57 +0000

Mellie Mac’s Garden Shack is our May Featured Business of the Month and will display of some of their gardening products in our Oasis display case in the lobby area. This business is owned and operated by Mellie in the space that used to be Mason’s Lawn and Garden (across the street from the State Employees Credit Union. Mellie also serves as one of our water aerobics instructors on Monday nights from 5:45 to 6:45 pm. Now that Spring has “sprung,” stop by Mellie Mac’s to get stocked up on plants, pottery and garden supplies.

(By the way, Mellie has been kind enough to place and maintain the indoor plants here at the Club. Thanks!)

Cycle to Farm training rides!

dinodave — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:52:25 +0000

The organizers of the Cycle to Farm metric century bicycle ride scheduled for June 23rd have prepared a series of training rides to help us get ready for this great event this Summer. The first training ride took place on April 21st and each week they will lead a group of riders around the Asheville/Black Mountain/Old Fort areas. What a great way to work up to that 62 mile ride (metric century distance) and these training rides are FREE! Check out the details and all the sponsors on their website http://cycletofarm.org. Thanks Jen and David!

Also, the most recent edition of WNC Magazine has profiled this event and you can read the article by going to http://www.wncmagazine.com/ . Jen’s picture is on the middle of the page – just click on her picture and check it out!!

Functional Fitness Class

dinodave — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:45:41 +0000

We have a new class that might interest those members who enjoy Cheshire’s mid-day classes and will be held from 12:30 – 1:30pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays! The class is Functional Fitness and is taught by Bambi Favali – one of our most experienced and talented instructors. The class description follows: designed to enhance posture through alignment, balance, strength and mind/body awareness through yoga and Pilates based movement. Breath, pain and stress management techniques will be shared to enhance wellness. Light weights for upper body toning.

Cheshire Fitness Club is proud to offer these innovative classes in the 12:30 – 1:30pm time slot and we now have classes each day of the week (Monday through Friday).

Cycle to Farm Bike Ride

dinodave — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:50 +0000

We are delighted to announce that this Summer, several members of the Club (Jennifer Caldwell-Billstrom and David Bilstrom) are putting together a “metric Century Ride” which is 62 miles in length that will attract local and regional bike enthusiasts to Black Mountain on Saturday, June 23rd, 2012. The ride is unique in that the rest stops along the ride will be staffed by local organic farm groups and the proceeds from the event will support Black Mountain Greenway Projects. The event will start and finish in Black Mountain and there are sponsorship options for local businesses available by contacting Jennifer or David. Sponsors on board already in addition to the Club are Greenway Grocery, Artisan Grocery, Dynamite Coffee and more to come. They already have a web-site up for the event: http://cycletofarm.org.

KidZone hours are expanding!

dinodave — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:59:31 +0000

The KidZone (our in house child watch program) is expanding our hours to better serve those families who are interested in taking our new aerobic class offerings. The changes are: we will stay open until 7:30pm on Tuesday and Thursday nights to support parents attending the Zumba classes that start at 6:30pm on these evenings. Also, on Fridays we will be opening a little earlier at 4:00pm so that parents can get a little head start if they plan on attending the CardioSalsa program. The KidZone will still continue to close a little early on Friday nights (close at 6:30pm). Come out and try some of these evening aerobic offerings. Thanks for your support!

Zumba is growing!

dinodave — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:50:35 +0000

What, pray tell, is Zumba? And no, it is not an exotic new kind of vegetable or a new kind of heirloom tomato. It is an aerobics class with a latin beat and you’ll be dancing throughout the hour with a smile on your face!! Give this class a try – we have two evening classes now on the schedule with Tuesday and Thursday classes with Paul Fargay from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Come and give it a try!!

Swimming Lessons

dinodave — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:22:49 +0000

The Cheshire Fitness Club is offering swimming lessons this Spring in our Aquatics Center. The kids’ program is detailed in the page entitled “Swimming lessons” and we offer both group and individual, youth and adult. For more information, please contact the � Continue reading →