Asa Rottsolk and her mother enjoyed a week in sunny Maui as a result of referring a new member to the Club last fall. Jim and Asa Rottsolk were the winners of last year’s Maui member referral campaign. Referring a new member to the Club put their name into the drawing where the winners received airfare on Hawaiian Air and a week at the Coast Resort Hotel on Maui. “The trip was actually won by my husband, but since our family already had a family vacation planned earlier in the year, he suggested that I should invite my mother instead” Asa said. “She lives in Sweden so we planned the trip in June to coincide with one her trips to Seattle.” Asa says Maui is her family’s favorite vacation spot and they travel there often, “This was my mother's first trip to Hawaii, and she loved it!”

Jim Rottsolk has been a member of the Club since it opened in 1982. His wife Asa joined the membership 13 years ago when she moved here from Europe. “We have a son who is now 12” said Asa, “I worked out at the Club during my pregnancy, then used the Club’s childcare after he was born, which was a life saver when he was younger.”

The Rottsolk’s still spend time as a family at the Club and especially enjoy their weekends when they like to stroll through Pike Market or enjoy brunch at Etta's after a work out.

Discover a new way to stay motivated in the cardio room with our new upright bikes from Expresso Fitness.

Challenge yourself every workout with their unique interactive training environment, fitness tools and personalization features designed to create a captivating fitness experience that keeps pushing you to improve.

You can set the speed of a "Pacer" to correspond to your goals.

Race against your “Ghost” -- a replay of your best performance on a given route.

Ride with a friend in a side-by-side competition.

Pedal resistance changes with the terrain and handlebars move for realistic steering as you ride around the course.

Real-time fitness information, like distance, time, heart rate and calories burned, help you monitor every aspect of your workout.

Congratulations to Mark Firmani and Karen Josephson, the winners of the September 23rd competition. They received the most points in the bikes’ 5 minute “Chase Game,” and will receive an iPod shuffle.

For questions or comments please contact Fitness Director Tim Koffler or at 206-443-1111.

Will you survive the holidays this year with your body, and waistline intact? Strategize now! Sign up for our six week holiday weight challenge, Bet Your Bottom Dollar!

FOUR STEPS TO STAY ON TRACK THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
1. Donate $1 to the pot to enroll.

2. Perform a pre-holiday weigh-in Nov. 17th – 21st.

3. Be mindful of your diet and exercise for 6 weeks.

4. Complete a post-holiday weigh-in Jan. 5th - 9th.

CASH AND PRIZES!
One person will take home all of the cash!
Additional prizes will be awarded to members who maintain or drop weight.

The enrollment deadline is November 21st, so don’t put it off! To sign up or for more information please contact PFT Jacob Galloway or 206-443-1111 x285.

Repeatedly during the course of a massage, I have raked muscles between the scapula and thoracic spine and found them to be hard, tight and painful to the client who immediately pleads with me to work right there – that’s where they want me to provide them with relief. Unfortunately, it’s out of my hands, literally! Why? These muscles are typically stretched tight (like a rubber band) because they are weak; they are under tensile stress, and losing the battle against gravity. Most massage practitioners will agree that all the manipulating in the world will not relieve these muscles: they remain just as tight and painful at the end of the massage. It might feel good (or painful) to have them worked on but this is only palliative. The real solution to your discomfort is to strengthen these muscles yourself.

FIVE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES

The 2nd Annual Seattle Oyster – Urban Adventure Race is over and the participants are exhausted! Three teams from the Seattle Athletic Club – Downtown competed in the race; with each person running 7 miles, biking 25 miles, rollerblading 7 miles, kayaking .33 miles, plus completing a multitude of other activities (fish tossing, wall climbing, stair climbing, etc).

TEAM RESULTS:
1st Place Overall (4:46:30) - Last Minute Hook Up
(members Greg Dunfield, George Stone, and Michele Kohler)

2nd Place Overall (4:48:00) – The SAC Pack
(Fitness Director Tim Koffler, members Mark Webb and Betsy Zoladz)

3rd Place Coed Division – Sexy Green Giants
(member Alexa Olsen, and Shannon Caron and Tyler)

Congratulations to everyone that competed in this years’ Oyster Urban Adventure Race. For more information about the event, or to register for next year, please go to oysterracingseries.com.