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FITNESS Fitness Center Happenings

Meet JB Baier, Group Fitness Tutorial
Personal Trainer and Group
Fitness Instructor Monday, Jan. 11 at 9:45 a.m., CC

Certifications Sun City Texas Group Fitness Coordinator Beth White
Cooper Institute: will answer your questions about group fitness classes.
Certified Personal Trainer
Fitness Specialist General Population January Group Fitness All Access Pass
Fitness Specialist Older Adults
Water Aerobics Instructor Unlimited Group Fitness classes for only $60!
Aerobics Fitness Association of America
Group Exercise Instructor Personal training tutorial
PACE Instructor – People with Arthritis
Can Exercise Monday, Jan. 11, 9 a.m., CC
Resist-A-Ball Certification
For an appointment with JB, call 512-639-8259 Sun City Texas Personal Training Coordinator John Ru-
tan will answer your questions about personal training.

FREE equipment demonstrations

Join us for an inside look at a piece of fitness equipment,
including proper set-up and how to use it most effectively.
Texas Drive Jan. 13 | Leg Extension
Cowan Creek Jan. 27 | Leg Curl

Unwind with a Sun City Texas Massage!

Get a 60-minute massage starting as low as $65 at the
Cowan Creek Fitness Center. Call 512-948-7781.

Athlete of the Month By Lynda Dufour

For years, Charleen Scott began her Charleen Scott - Personal Trainer: Judy Baier
morning with a walk timed in sync
with the sunrise. That time of day was strength to protect and build the area choir and the Sun City singers, she also
especially pretty in Sun City Palm Desert, around Charleen’s knees,” says JB, noting is active in Sun City’s Actors and Theatre
California, where she and her husband, that Charleen begins each session on the Arts Guild and volunteers at Georgetown’s
Jim, lived before moving to Sun City NuStep or the recumbent bike to increase Palace Theater.
Texas in 2005. her endurance. “We also work on the
upper body, particularly posture, building “I want to be able to keep my muscles
Her daily sunrise walks continued here strength in the chest and back areas, and toned and stay limber enough to walk
for several years until knee problems we use the stability ball to increase core without assistance so that I can continue
began to interfere. Frustrated with strength and help improve balance.” all my activities,” says Charleen, who
the uncomfortable joint pain that had enjoys taking long cruises with her
worsened since her retirement, she turned Charleen, who serves as activities husband to places such as the Pacific
to Sun City Texas personal trainer Judy coordinator for Neighborhood 23, benefits Rim, Australia, and the Mediterranean.
“JB” Baier for help in 2008. from the increased energy and endurance. “We hope to stay fit,” she adds, “because
Not only is she a member of her church we have two cruises planned for 2016.”
“Charleen is one of those special people
who just wants to get up every day and
do her favorite things and make exercise
a part of her life,” says JB. “She was
interested in improving her lifestyle,
maintaining strength and making
exercise a habit. She’s certainly done
that by sticking with it for the past seven
years. I think of her as one of the unsung
heroines you see at the Fitness Center all
the time.”

Charleen, 72, initially worked with JB
twice a week until she became comfortable
with the fitness center and the weight
equipment. Now that she is 28 pounds
lighter and considerably more limber, they
workout once a week at Texas Drive. “Our
program varies, but it always targets leg

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