May 2017
NEWSLETTER
Serving our community’s health & fitness needs since 1985
Serving our community’s health & fitness needs since 1985
It’s time to spring
into fitness!
Check out all the programs that HSAC has to offer!
P.06 Tennis News
P.04 TRAINER TIP
New staff and new events! Check it out.
A must-do stretch if you sit a lot.
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190 Sunset Many Fun Events in May
190 Sunset is an extension of HSAC where
you can go to enjoy delicious eats, drinks
and meet other members after you work
out. Invite your fellow workout buddy to
join you! It’s just a hop, skip away!
The “Healthiest Hour”
60-Day Challenge Halfway Mark
Monday, May 8th at 4pm
Offering a Fit Fare menu for those
participating in Harbor Square’s 60-Day
Challenge. Enjoy calorie conscious food
and cocktails as you celebrate your
success over the last 30 days!
Parent’s Night Out while Kids are at
Friday Night Out at the HSAC Kid Zone
Friday, May 19th, 5:30-10:00pm
Show your HSAC card and receive $5
House Select Wines, $5 Wells, and $4
Draft Beers!
“Spirit of ‘76” Blind Tasting Wine Dinner
Thursday, May 25th at 7pm
190’s first Blind Tasting Wine Dinner.
Inspired by the 1976 Judgment of Paris
Tasting, where California wines bested
the best French wines in a blind Cabernet
Sauvignon and Chardonnay tasting. 190’s
own Sommelier, Niles Peacock takes you
back in time as you experience the art of
blind tasting. $189* per person, register
by phone or OpenTable.
190 Drinking School “Speed Tasting”
Saturday, May 27th at 3pm
Over the course of two hours, students
will speed taste five different spirits from
five different local distillers, learning a
hand crafted cocktail recipe for each.
Enjoy small bites while you test your
knowledge on the subject and receive
your Drinking Diploma! $75* per person,
register by phone or Open Table.
Friday Night Out
for
Kids Ages 4-10
May 19th
5:30-10:00pm
Thayer Cueter the
Edmonds Frog
Lady will give a
presentation and bring
some amphibians with
her. Kids will also
enjoy pizza, a movie
and swimming!
Please sign up in the
Kid Zone on Monday,
May 8th.
Parents: Enjoy
discounted drinks this
evening at the new 190
Sunset Restaurant.
Just show your HSAC
membership card!
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Welcome Christian!
THE DAY SPA IS OPEN TO
MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF
HARBOR SQUARE
ATHLETIC CLUB
The fitness department
is excited to add
Christian Giron to the
staff of dedicated
fitness professionals at
Harbor Square!
Christian comes to
us with many years
of experience in
one-on-one training,
exercise programming,
and group training
scenarios. As a
student at SPU in
the Exercise Science
Department, former
athlete, TRX certified
trainer, and USAPL
state record holder,
Do You Sit All Day?
by Christian Giron, HSAC Trainer
Many of us work a 9-5 desk job which
On one knee in a kneeling position with
means sitting for long amounts of
your chest upright, position your weigh
time at your desk and even during the
toward your front leg while driving the
cummute in your car. Over time, this
hip of the back leg down and toward the
seated position can cause anything
ground. If done right, you should feel
from bad posture, low back pain, limited
a stretch in the hip flexors and quads
mobility in a squat or bent over position,
of your back leg. Hold the stretch for
and ultimately daily discomfort which
about 60 seconds, and repeat 2-3 times
worsens over time if not taken care of.
alternating legs.
The seated position leads to
impingement and tightness in the hip
If you have any questions you can email
flexors, specifically the Psoas muscle
me: [email protected]
group. Here is a stretch that will help
you gain flexibility in the region!
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he is well versed in all
aspects of fitness and
wellness.
If you are interested
in learning about
injury prevention,
improving the strength,
speed, and quality
of your compound
movements, or just
looking for an intense
training session, this is
your guy! Welcome to
the team, Christian!
[email protected]
Certified Personal Trainer
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Kid Zone News
Starting May 1st, we will be closing at 8pm Monday through Thursday.
After looking at member utilization numbers it made sense. Very rarely are
children in the Kid Zone after 8pm.
We have two Saturday and one Sunday opening. Kelli Terry, Kid Zone
Manager, is currently excepting applications and resumes. If you know
someone who might be interested send them her way!
We will be open Memorial Day, May 29th for the morning shift only, 8am1pm.
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Just a few of the HSAC 60-Day
Challenge for Change participants!
Starting in May, we will be having the
White Knuckle Foods join the juice bar
food!! Fresh salads, sandwiches, and
wraps! Come try them!! We will be
carrying all of their healthy options!
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Tennis Center News
Ladies’ Day: Next session starts
May 31st running for 6 weeks.
The Ladies’ Day is a required sign
up program due to limited spots.
If you did not make one of the 12
spots on the list, we also have a
sub list that we encourage you
to sign up on. Contact the Tennis
Desk to sign up or for more info.
Note: This will be the last Ladies’
Day session until next Fall due to
Adult Summer Camp programs.
Senior Men’s Daytime Doubles:
Wednesday’s at 2:00pm courts 1,
2, and 3 are taken over by this fun,
loving group. If you are a male 60
years and over of age and would
like to sign up, please contact Lou
Wick at the tennis center, sign-ups
are limited.
USTA News: Congratulations
to the 2017 40 and over playoff
winners! Current Leagues: 2017
Adult 18 and 65+ Daytime League,
and the 2017 Adult 18+ Weekend
League. To view a schedule for the
team matches you can go online
at the USTA Website. Upcoming
Leagues: Mixed 40 and over
league begins June 2nd. Mixed
55 and over league begins June
23rd. Questions, please contact
Jill Borgida the USTA Area League
coordinator for questions at
[email protected].
Women’s Cup Teams: If you
are interested in joining a Cups
team for the 2017/2018 Season,
please contact Andy Jansen
(Cups Director) at jansentennis@
comcast.net or Katie Dawson
(Tennis Canter Manager) at
[email protected].
Adult Group Class Schedule:
To view the Current 2017 Adult
Group Class Schedule please visit
the Harbor Square Athletic Club
website at www.harborsquare.
com. Once you have the web page
open look in the upper right hand
corner and click on “Schedules &
Reservations”. You will get a drop
down menu and second to the
last option is “Tennis Schedule”
click on this. This will bring up the
current schedule that we will have
running until summer schedule
starts (this changes once summer
camps start). Check the website
every now and then for possible
added classes. Check with tennis
desk for any class cancelations.
Men’s Night: Men’s Night Program
is currently running Thursday’s
at 6:30pm until the end of June.
No sign up required, just show up
ready to play. This event provides
a great opportunity to face a
wide variety of competition. Be
prepared for a night of tennis
and fun with friends. During the
summer months men’s night takes
a break and returns back in the
fall. If you have any questions
please contact Lou wick, Men’s
Night Master See you all there!
Tennis Bubble Cleaning:
On Monday, May 22nd and
Saturday, May 27th the tennis
bubble will be cleaned. The
cleaning will involve pressure
washing which will be a very
loud process. So, if you make
reservations during this time,
please be aware of the possibility
of loud noise during tennis play in
the bubble. Also, parking during
this time will be limited. Thank you
for your understanding during the
cleaning.
ACE Court Reservation Program
has New Ownership: ACE, our
tennis court reservation program,
is currently in the process of
transitioning to new ownership.
During this transition period we
thank you for your continued
patience with any website issues
you may have experienced. Once
ACE is fully transferred into
new ownership, we should not
experience any of these problems
any more.
Tennis Summer Camps: Adult
and Juniors! Check back soon for
Adult and Junior Summer camp
schedules and info! If you have
any questions, please contact
Andy Jansen (Camp Coordinator)
at [email protected].
Mixed Tennis Social: May Tennis
Social is “French Open Theme”
Bonjour! Join us on Friday, May
19th at 7:00pm. We encourage
you to come dressed up for the
theme in your French attire. The
cost will be $10 per person.
Included in the cost will be 2 drink
tickets per person. Please bring
a hors d’oeuvre (possibly French
themed) to share and if you have
a preferred drink of choice. Merci
and Au Revoir! Please contact the
Tennis desk to sign up.
Welcome New Pro Eric Drew:
Eric is a native to the Pacific
Northwest. He is
currently a resident
of Whidbey Island.
Growing up playing
tennis Eric was
ranked #1 in the
Pacific Northwest
18 and under. He
was in the top ten
nationally ranked
junior 18 and under.
Eric then went on to
be a member of the USTA national
team. From there he was an All
American in Singles and Doubles
at The University of Washington
with Robert Kendrick (former ATP
professional). Eric then went on
to reach the semi-finals of NCAA
singles tournament in 1999. He
also competed professionally in
Satellite, Futures and Challenger
tournaments throughout the
United States. After playing
professionally Eric traveled with
world #1 Martina Hingis for two
years as a hitting coach. He was
also a sports commentator for
New York Hamptons (World Team
Tennis) for one summer.
Eric is a Certified PTR professional
and current volunteer men’s
assistant coach with the UW
Husky men’s tennis team under
long time head coach Matt Anger.
In his free time Eric enjoys fly
fishing, salmon fishing, crabbing,
and anything having to do with
being outdoors. Eric enjoys
spending time on Whidbey Island
near his parents and is very
excited to be a member of the
HSAC team and looks forward to
working with Juniors and Adults
of all levels. If you haven’t meet
Eric yet please stop by the courts
and say hi. You can also visit Eric’s
website at emdtennis.com, or
you can email him at ericdrew@
emdtennis.com.