Update for Fitness Centers
Starting Monday, May 3
Residents must wear a mask (nose and mouth covered), clean machines after use, and sanitize hands when entering and exiting the fitness centers.
We appreciate your continued cooperation. Due to your efforts and hard work of the housekeepers and fitness staff, we can open more areas and expand hours of operation safely.
Verbal or physical abuse or intimidation is never accepted or tolerated in fitness.
Hours of Operation
- Monday -Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cleaning
- Residents are still responsible for cleaning their machines after use.
- Housekeeping will continue to go around the entire facilities, locker room, showers, and pool throughout the day. All areas of the fitness centers are sprayed down with sanitizer after closing each night.
Locker Rooms
- Residents and staff must wear a mask in all parts of the locker room/changing area. Exceptions are made for the shower.
- Showers are open.
- Lockers are open. You must bring a lock for the lockers at Texas Drive (TD) and Cowan Creek (CC). TD has key-less lockers now, a lock is now needed. The Retreat still gives out keys. No overnight lockers available unless renting the bottom level from the front desk.
- Capacities for changing area.
o TD locker room changing area capacity of 10
o CC locker room changing area capacity of 8
o The Retreat locker room changing area capacity of 6
Announcements
- Classes remain on the reservation system.
- Water fountains open
- Vending machines open
- Residents and staff must wear masks while walking out to the outdoor pools/spas. Masks may be off during swim time and lounge time. Masks must be on when going to the outside bathrooms and when entering the buildings.
- No outdoor pool noodles available
- No guests
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HIRING!
The Fitness Center has a job opening for a licensed massage therapist.
If you are interested in applying, please contact Beth White at [email protected] or call Beth at 512-948-7753.
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MASK MUST COMPLETELY COVER THE NOSE AND MOUTH AT ALL TIMES
It is very important that we continue to safely utilize the fitness centers and pools. Your mask must cover your nose and mouth at all times, please sanitizer your hands when entering the building, and help us stay clean and wipe down your machine. Thank you for doing your part to help us safely stay open.
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Communicator Chit Chat
News and views from our fitness center staff…
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- New Waitlist for reservations for classes will begin Monday, May 3. If a class you want to take is closed (FULL), you can click on the option to get on the waitlist. If a space opens, you will be notified by email that you are now in the class. The waitlist will take the next person in line for the class. If only one space opens, and a couple that registered together happens to be next in line, it will not bring them into the class, it will jump to the next “one person” reservation.
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RESERVATIONS ONLY - Log in to the Sun City Website, click on Fitness, then scroll down to see the reservations. There are limited spaces, so we ask that you limit your reservations to five classes per week (this is a combination of all class types). Cancellations must be made AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO the class you have registered for on the website (under "My Reservations"). For indoor classes, masks must be worn covering the nose and mouth. You may not take the mask down or off during class except to drink water. For outdoor classes, masks must be worn to class and after class. You may take your mask off when class begins. No masks required in the pool, but masks must be worn around the pool deck.
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Cancellations - If you cannot attend a class, and it is less than 24 hours before the class time, even if it is the same day or an hour before the class, please call the Fitness Center to let them know, so they can open that space for others.
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In order to most accurately view your class reservations, log in to the SC website, and on the Resident Home page, click on the "My Reservations" button on the right side click to view and/or cancel class reservations. |
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NEW “NO SHOW” Policy for Fitness Classes - We have been very lenient with residents not showing up to a class without cancelling. However, if you do not show up for a fitness class that you made a reservation for, you will be charged $4 for that class. Or if you have tickets on your account, we will redeem one from your account.
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- Call the Texas Drive Fitness Center at 512-948-7751 to cancel TD classes and the LHP classes.
- Call the Cowan Creek Fitness Center at 512-948-7781 to cancel CC and the CCP classes.
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You can purchase class tickets at any fitness center - 15 for $48; 30 for $90. These tickets are good for one year. Class ticket extensions cannot happen until after they expire. After your tickets expire, contact Beth White at [email protected] or call Beth at 512-948-7753. Please include your full name and member #! She will then put them back on your account for another year. If you have questions about any class tickets on your account, please include your full name and member # when you contact Beth White at [email protected] or 512-948-7753.
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As with all exercise programs, when using our exercise videos or other fitness information from our website, Facebook page or other SCTXCA social media source, please use common sense. To reduce and avoid injury, please check with your doctor before beginning any fitness program or performing any fitness activity. By performing any fitness exercises, you are performing them at your own risk. Do not start any fitness program without consulting your physician or health care provider. If you experience faintness, dizziness, pain or shortness of breath at any time while exercising you should stop immediately. SCTXCA and its agents will not be responsible or liable for any injury or harm sustained as a result of any fitness program, online fitness videos or information shared on our website or other social media. This includes emails, videos and text. Thanks for your understanding and stay safe.
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As the weather heats up, we will find ourselves doing more activities outside. Pickleball comes to mind. It is important to realize that, while pickleball is fun, it is a specific form of exercise and we need to take care to avoid injury.
Make sure you have good court shoes. Gym shoes in general can be dangerous on the court. Running shoes, for example, are designed for linear, or forward motion. Trying to step sideways and making sudden turns while wearing running shoes can lead to falls and/or broken bones. Court shoes are designed specifically for the various moves on the court.
Before a game, warm-up by moving your joints around and walking for about five minutes or so. After a game, stretch your legs, shoulders and wrists.
Attached for your reading pleasure is a short article from Harvard Medical School that explains some of the highs and risks of pickleball. Click here for article>>
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From the current personal training staff: John Rutan, Allison Worley, Michelle Dwyer, Brendi Middleton, Mike Stuchl,
Byron Goff, Michelle Rakow and Judy "JB" Baier.
Questions about personal training? Visit our website or email John Rutan at [email protected]
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New Resident Fitness Orientation
If you are new to Sun City and need to complete your fitness center orientation, please contact Dick Jenkins by email at [email protected] or by phone at 512-948-7754.
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SUN CITY FITNESS Facebook Page
Videos and More!
Check us out and "Like" us on the Sun City Fitness Facebook page for exercise, videos and nutrition tips.
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Contact Us
Michelle Mason,
Fitness Director
Beth White,
Group Fitness Coordinator
John Rutan,
Personal Training Coordinator
512-948-7757
Dick Jenkins,
Fitness Operations Supervisor
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Fitness Centers
Weekly Attendance
Your attendance record is important in planning for space, budgeting, equipment and programming. Below are the numbers of residents who logged in April 17 - April 23:
Texas Drive - 1967
Cowan Creek - 1153
The Retreat - 362
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Call our Fitness Information Lines:
Texas Drive 512-948-7750 • Cowan Creek 512-948-7780 • The Retreat 512-948-7763
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