By Joan Radford, Pulse Generator Manager
Our goal in setting up this blog is create
another platform for communication and the sharing of information related to
health, fitness and well-being. I have
the very daunting task of writing our first blog and am not shy to admit that
it intimidates me greatly to think that more than one or two people, hopefully,
will be reading this.
The Pulse Generator Team – Mary, Breanne, Kevin and myself,
decided that as we move forward into a new year after our 25 year birthday
celebrations we need to initiate some changes as to how we
motivate and support our membership and our potential membership. We know that we are doing a good job with
those of you who attend the gym regularly, participating in your own training
or in our classes and programs. You are
less than 20% of the population. Where
we miss out is the other 80% of the population who are not at the gym regularly
or at all. So now is our time to change,
to accept this challenge.
Hence our new tag line:
Hence our new tag line:
” If you change the way you look at things, the things you
look at change”
Nowhere is this truer than in our industry, that is plagued
with body image issues, continuous challenges and goal setting to be “better”,
“fitter”, “healthier”, and workouts that are too long, too painful, or too
difficult. You know what I mean. What we
also know is that until we can honestly accept our bodies and ourselves for who
we are at that moment, we will never successfully initiate healthy change and
see results. We will continuously look
for the quick fix, yo-yoing with diets and the newest exercise trends , and nutrition supplements. But none of these are sustainable and the
results are short lived. Rather than
believing that “I will look better when…” or “I will try this when…”, we want
to challenge you to accept yourself
identifying strengths and weaknesses and understanding that anything
you do within those parameters to get started is great and if you can keep it
up then it is amazing. Let’s celebrate
rather than beating ourselves up with negative body images and guilt.
So our goal this year is to provide health and fitness
opportunities that will support the idea of loving and accepting
ourselves…changing the way you look at yourself so that you will change what
you see. We want to encourage everyone
to walk through our doors, try our services out and ask for assistance and help
when needed. We are here specifically
for that reason.
Our first Initiatives include:
Walking Works – This is an 8 week program self delivered
program. It includes an increase in
intensity when you are ready, the integration of strength and core exercises
when you are ready and additional information including gear, hydration and
nutrition to support this program. This
program is offered free of charge to all Pulse Generator members. Pulse Generator staff are available to answer
questions and have been leading group walks over the summer, for anyone to
attend.
Karma Yoga - This
program offers a yoga class for all
levels of yoga practice including
beginners. Everyone is welcome. It is a great place to come out and give yoga
a try.
Sampler Class – Offer a four week session that will include
4 different types of classes. The goal
of this program is to give you an opportunity to try different types of
programs before committing to a full class session.
Try It For Free – These will be short sessions that will
offer practical application of specific fitness activities. These will begin in October.
If you have ideas that you believe will support our initiative,
please don’t hesitate to pass them along to us.
We appreciate your feedback and ideas and look forward to a great year
of communication!
