FEBRUARY: Connect MORE!

As you may have seen our club motto is, "Getting More People, More Active, More Often." To build on that, this year as a club we decided 2023 is The YEAR OF MORE! For the month of February, our Theme is: Connect MORE!

Neuroscience suggests that we are neurologically wired to connect with others; mirror neurons in our brains are stimulated when we're interacting with other people. Literally, when you are talking to someone, pathways in your brain light up to mirror the emotions and behaviors that this other person is conveying. This is science. We strive as a club to offer our members ways to connect. Why? We know that if you find your place and way of connecting in our facility you will come more often and you will enjoy your time here. You will feel valued and appreciated and that is what we want our members to do. Additionally, we want you to find the value in your membership. We know that each minute and hour of your day is precious. The more connections we can offer, the more people we can reach and help be healthy for longer.

Some fun ways our members have "connected" in our club are our classes by connecting with not only our instructors but also their peers. I often will overhear members talking to each other and saying "Where have you been? We missed you!" I'm always taken aback, thinking to myself Hey that member just did my job?! When I thought about this a bit I came to the conclusion, isn't it all of our jobs as humans to do this? Kinda sorta. Not really a job but rather our Human Instinct to connect. If we got into the history or thought a bit about: back in the times of "survival" (which we are really no longer in) we needed every tribe member. We need the hunters to hunt. We needed the gathers to gather. We needed the nurturers to watch the kids. We needed each other. Maybe we don't NEED each other the way we use to. But we know that we NEED our members, and we know to keep a high percentage of our members we need them to connect with us and make other connections in the club. We know that this proven strategy has kept us in operation for 44 years!

So how can we get you to CONNECT MORE this month? Have you tried one of our FREE Group Fitness or Aqua Fitness classes? We have just added back on ZUMBA and a few more class times including a new GRIT time on Fridays. How about a friendly game of pickleball? We have several drop-in times now on our Pickleball schedule that will allow you to come and meet a few people that are playing and pick up a drop-in game or two. What about our Childcare? While that may be a "disconnect" from your kiddo. You can jump on a call and catch up with a friend while you walk outside in the Sunshine or in the back on our walking treadmills. Or take some time to CONNECT with yourself and your mental health while you enjoy the heat from the Sauna or dip in the pool. Have a Recovery Shake and a Chat with our Welcome Desk after a run on the treadmill. Really the possibilities are endless!!

We hope that you take some time this month to CONNECT MORE. Maybe even reach out to a friend that might want to connect with you and try out our club for the day! Send them this link for a FREE trial visit. We would love to connect with more people and you so feel free to reach out to us if you have any suggestions or ways we can CONNECT MORE.

In Health-
Nicole Marang
Membership Manager