Last week of 2010 classes

Thank you very much for putting your faith and time into us this year. We hope you feel you have benefitted. Both of us feel so grateful to be able to offer fitness and yoga programs in the community we enjoy so much! If you have feedback, questions or requests about past programs or for the future, please feel free to contact us at any time. You can just click on the email link on the right side of this page.

Watch for details about our NEW FITNESS CLASS for those just starting out or getting back into it starting in January!

We are still accepting donations for the Youth Emergency Shelter until Thursday morning (The last of the 3 for $3 classes) of this week.

Relax and get cozy over the holidays:

If you like to go barefoot and be cozy too, on your yoga mat, or just around the house,check out this link for knitted yoga socks! Thanks for the tip Carolan!

http://sixdegreesarts.blogspot.com/2007/10/easy-peasy-yoga-pilates-socks.html

With gratitude,

Lori and Sue

Yoga Tonight and a Friendly Reminder

There are one or two drop-in spots available this evening. If you have any toques, mitts, socks, scarves or toiletries for the Youth Emergency Shelter collection, please bring them along to classes this week!

Thank-you to those of you who have contributed so far!

Last Week for Strollers and TBC

Wow, this mini session have flown by! This will be the last week of classes for Total Body Conditioning and Strollers classes until January. Come on out and do something good for yourself before the craziness begins! If you can't make it out on Wednesday night or Friday morning, join Sue for some early morning yoga on Thursday morning. It's a fantastic way to start your day!

Sleepy heads and warm hearts

Thanks for joining me this morning, I hope you all have a great day! For those who missed the alarm, we'll be there again next week, not to worry!

Toques for Teens and December 3 for $3!

Toques for Teens!
Please bring toques, scarves, mitts, or socks to class until December 16th. They can be new, or in otherwise good condition. Whatever we collect will be donated to the Youth Emergency Shelter.

December 3 for $3.
Be proactive to maintain your center as the seasonal excitement, or difficulty ramps up this year. Join Sue on any or all of the first three Thursdays in December for early morning, gently yoga and meditation. All are welcome! No previous experience with yoga or meditation is required. Please bring your own mat or towel.
December 2, 9, and 16th
6:00-7:00am at Argyll Hall. (I'll make sure the heat is on!)
The drop-in fee for each class is $3.

Yoga Drop-in

I know of one space for sure tonight, so that likely means a couple of open spots for anyone out there who would like to join us. If you have a strap please bring it along tonight. There will be extras available. For those wanting to continue on for the winter session, please let me know by December 1st when general registration will open.

Warm Up!

Thanks to everyone for braving the cold weather and slippery roads to work out this week. It didn't take long to take the chill off after a good warm up. If you're still feeling the cold, come on out! We have lots of fun workouts planned for this week to shake it up, keep you moving and warm you up!

The prizes are in for the fall contest! The winners of a Fit Together t-shirts are Flo, Carmen, Joyce, Kate and Jill. We will get your shirts to you as soon as we can. Thanks for participating!

December 3 for $3!

Find a bit of balance this December. At this time of year we tend to give a lot of ourselves, and are bombarded with sensory stimulus. The holidays are great for keeping our energy up through the dark months, but can be draining if we don't take a bit of time to calm and quiet ourselves as well. Join me for three gentle early morning yoga and meditation classes this December. It won't drain your bank account and it might just fill your tank a bit! Each class costs $3. If you bring along a new toque or mitts that a teenager might like I will deliver what we collect to the Youth Emergency Shelter after the last class.

(Please feel free to bring donations to fitness or yoga classes until December 17th whether or not you attend the early classes!)

Thursdays: December 3, 10, and 17th 6:00-7:00am.

Sue

Squatter's rights!

It was fantastic to see so many energetic women and kids this week. You all worked out with great intensity. There were many squats, crunches and push-ups and lots of smiles. The Friday morning workout was lots of fun. Even the little guys joined in with step ups and some step aerobics!

We hope you had a great weekend and look forward to seeing you this week!

All poses Savasana in the face.

I know of one opening for drop-in tonight. Get ready to attend to your hard working feet this evening!

Super Start!

It was fantastic start to the new session. Our new space for our Wednesday night class worked out perfectly. You all worked hard and got a good sweat on.

Due to a mix-up our Strollers in the Park class ended up outside on Friday morning. We lucked out on Friday with gorgeous fall weather! Thanks to everyone for showing up and being great sports. This week's class will be held inside.

It was a fun week and great to see some new faces!

Total Body Conditioning tonight at Hazeldean Hall!

The first night of the Total Body Conditioning mini session starts tonight at 6:30 and the newly renovated Hazeldean Hall. Get ready for a great workout! See you tonight.

Yoga tonight

I don't know of any drop-in spots available for tonight.

Final week of fall fitness session!

Thanks for your enthusiasm and hard work this fall! We hope to see you on Wednesday evening and Friday morning this week. Yoga continues until December 13th.

Strollers in the Park will continue on Friday mornings until December 10th at 10:00am. It will be indoors from this point on unless we get really unseasonably warm weather.

Total Body Conditioning will continue on Wednesday evenings until December 8th at 6:30 pm. Starting November 3rd the class will be held indoors at Hazeldean Hall - 9630-66 Avenue.

Rosy cheeks and strong hearts!

It's getting a bit cooler, so remember to layer your clothing and bring toques and gloves if you'll be more comfortable for the early or later outdoor classes. It may take a bit more effort to get out the door now that the days are shorter and cooler, but regular exercise is a gift you can give yourself to improve your quality of life!

This week, to be entered in the draw, just show up!

WINTER FITNESS: We are committed to promoting adherance to regular exercise, so we will be continuing to provide the opportunity for you to continue what you have started and worked hard at this fall! We still have to iron out a few kinks, but are proposing to continue the Friday morning Strollers in the Park. This class would eventually move indoors to become a circuit training class through the winter months. For those of you who prefer evenings or weekend, talk to us and we'll schedule something that works in a small group setting! For outdoor classes, we will set a cut-off/cancellation temperature at -15 (including windchill).

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just a friendly reminder that there will be no classes on Saturday or Monday of the long weekend. TBC resumes next Wednesday, October 13th at 6:30pm and Yoga the following Monday, October 18th at 7:15pm. Enjoy the lovely weather and the turkey or Tofurkey too! Thanks for your contributions to the foodbank this week for the t-shirt draw!

The Monday evening TBC sessions are now over for the fall session. Come Wednesdays and Saturdays until October 27th!

Next week, set a specific fitness goal for yourself and tell us about it to be entered in the draw.

Monday Night Yoga

Hi Ladies,

I know of 4 or 5 people who will be absent tonight, so that means we have at least that many spaces if anyone out there wants to drop in.

Sue

We Love this Weather!

It was another fantastic week for outdoor workouts! During this session we've explored so many places in the Mill Creek Ravine that have been great for running, circuits, climbing, step ups, push ups, step ups and so much more. The forecast is looking good for this week too!

Please note that there will be no class on Saturday and Monday of the Thanksgiving weekend. Enjoy your turkey!

Weekly Contest Clue

Bring an item for the food bank to be entered in this week's draw for your very own Fit Together t-shirt.

Weekly Draw for Yogis

Because we cannot fit many more people into our physical space, unfortunately the bring a partner model won't work for us. However, if you would still like to be entered in the draw for a Fit Together Edmonton T-shirt, for this week you can share with me what your favourite pose is, and tell me why you enjoy it so much!

Yoga Tonight

Greetings yogis!

If you can tear yourselves away from the beautiful evening, I look forward to seeing you tonight at 7:15. Please bring your blankets/towels and any other gear you like to have on hand while practising. I also have received a call from one person indicating she will miss class tonight because she is sick, so if someone wants to fill the spot, please let me know.

Thank-you,

Sue

Grin and Bear Crawl it!

Wow, it was an intense week of bear crawls, stairs, hills, bands, trail runs, push-ups, v-sits, lunges, running, squats and so much more! The weather was perfect and we were still able to workout in the ravine in the daylight. The fall session is flying by and we're nearing half way. We hope to see you all this week!

Weekly Contest

Bring your spouse, partner or girlfriend/boyfriend (they are free!) to be entered in the fall session draw to win your very own cool Fit Together shirt.

First Entry in Weekly Contest - Nice Work!

to the trails we head

lunge the bridge and run the stairs

be sore tomorrow

Fall Fun!

It was another fun week of fitness! It was great to see you all. We're excited about the upcoming week with some energizing yoga, some runs and circuit in the ravine where we can admire all the fall colours and some fun playground workouts.

Weekly Contest Clue

To be entered in the draw this week we want to hear a Haiku. Think 5-7-5...

Monday Night Yoga

I was so happy to see all of you at yoga on Monday night. I really look forward to a wonderful session to balance out all the busy-ness of life. This class is full, and I apologize to those of you I had to turn away. I will be sure to let you know when I'm able to secure another time-slot for yoga!

Namaste,

Sue

Modified Strollers Schedule

Strollers in the Park will be offered for the remainder of the fall session, until October 29th on Fridays at 10:00am. Unfortunately we just don't have the numbers this time around to offer three days per week. Our apologies to those of you who planned to come on those days--hopefully Friday can work for you too! If not, check out one of our evening or Saturday morning Total Body Conditioning classes.

Sun, Sun, Mr Golden Sun

We're looking forward to another great week at Argyll! Strollers in the Park will be outside unless the weather is awful, otherwise we'll be in the hall. Our Total Body Conditioning class will be outside. Dress prepared. It's lots of fun in the rain! Don't forget our Total Body Conditioning class has moved from 7:00pm to 6:30pm.

Fall Session Contest

This session we will be doing a draw for a Fit Together shirt.

To be entered this week wear something BLUE to class, or to every class to be entered more than once!

Chili Together

This recipe is healthy, nutritious and extremely versatile. You can pretty much throw any leftover vegetables in and it will be delicious! You can also substitute the chickpeas and black beans to beans of your choice. It's filling and will warm you up on these crisp fall days!

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 onion

2 cloves garlic, crushed

28oz can tomatoes, undrained

19oz can black beans, rinsed

19oz can chickpeas, rinsed

2 Tbsp chili powder

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp paprika

3 tsp salt

1 fresh jalapeno pepper (or 2, if you like it hot!)

2 carrots

1 red pepper (cut into 1cm squares)

1 yellow pepper (cut into 1cm squares)

1 orange pepper (cut into 1cm squares)
1 cup frozen corn

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Chop onion. Heat oil in a large pan. Sauté onion and garlic over medium high heat, stirring until soft, about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, chick peas and black beans. Stir in seasonings. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally and breaking up tomatoes.

Meanwhile, dice jalapeno pepper (avoid touching eyes) and stir into mixture. Dice carrots and peppers and add. When mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Slice celery and add.Simmer uncovered, stirring often, about 30 minutes - until carrots are tender. Add frozen corn and cook chili until corn is cooked. Serve with grated cheese. Flavour improves with at least one night's refrigeration.

It's time!

TBC starts tomorrow at 7:00pm!

Bring your layers in case the weather is unstable, water to drink and any outstanding forms--we'll have extras just in case you need some!

Strollers in the Park starts Friday at 10:00am. Can't wait to see you and the kids!

1 or 2 spots left in yoga with Sue, starts next Monday.

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

Our summer session has come to an end. We were lucky to have so many enthusiastic participants joining us at our Strollers in the Park and Total Body Conditioning classes. There were lots of good workouts and good times. We had some great weather and fought off some fierce mosquitoes. Thanks for a great summer everyone!

Our fall session begins on Wednesday, September 8 with a Total Body Conditioning Class. Strollers in the Park starts on Friday, September 10 and Hatha Yoga with Sue starts on Monday, September 13. Please check out our programs for more information. We look forward to seeing you in September!

Summer Session Contest Winner!

Jill Kappel is the winner of a 10 punch pass. Congratulations Jill!

Yoga Weekend

A few spots left! Starts this Friday.

End of Session Draw

This is the last week of the our summer fitness program. Great job everyone!

Our final clue for 10 punch pass is shout out "punch pass" then drop to the ground and do 10 push-ups during the workout on either Monday or Wednesday.

Welcome!

We'll be posting a weekly schedule, a list of programs, all sorts of tips and tricks, and recipes too! Your suggestions and discussions are welcome.

Please be patient while we work out the kinks!

Sue & Lori