Keep Your Valuables Secure

Just a reminder to please leave your valuables at home or locked in your vehicle. Anything that you bring in the facility put them in a locker and lock it. We have locker cards available at the front desk if you need one. While I like to think that everyone is honest and trustworthy the reality is sometimes quite different. Please be smart and take care to secure all your personal belongings.

Men's Locker Room Done

The men's locker room is finally done!! Yeah!! Thank you so much for your patience with this project, we know it took a long time but we got it right. Have a great day!

The Track is Open

It's Thursday morning, August 27th and guess what? The track is open!! Yeah!!

No School Fun Camp Registration

Hey Moms and Dads, Registration for the No School Fun Camps starts Tuesday September 8th. Plan ahead and have a great day!

Therapy Pool Closure

Due to an catastrophic disaster with the therapy pool heater (it burned out) the pool will be closed and drained so we can replace it. We are so sorry to inconvenience you and we will get it installed as soon as possible. Thanks for your understanding and please remember, "don't shoot the messenger".

Pool Closure Time Change

Just a little update on the pool closure coming up Friday, September 4th. It was originally scheduled to close at 9:00 pm, However, it will be closing at 5:00pm that same day.

Track Opening Soon

Just so you know--the track is scheduled to reopen this Thursday, August 27th. I don't know what time but as soon as I know I will let you know. Have a great day!

Back to School Blues

Well, it's that time of year again, the most wonderful time of the year, back to school. Yeah!! Teachers are hesitant, hopeful and optimistic, the students are scared and excited, and the parents are thrilled. Let's get some structure back in those little darlings lives. Actually, for me I love this time of year, the fall is my favorite. I love those crisp blue sky days with all the fabulous colors. I like to take this time of year and do my "fall cleaning" and decorating, it kind of gives a fresh start to routines that have fallen by the wayside and helps me prepare for the upcoming holidays. I know Summer isn't over yet, but I think Fall is kind of easing it's way in. So with all this being said, I hope everyone can still find some time for themselves to enjoy these beautiful days and Happy Back to School.

Pool Schedule Updates

We will be following a modified pool schedule this week, August 24 through September 4th. There will be NO swim lessons, NO daytime open swim, KATS Swim Team practice is from 3:45-4:45 (the entire Pool) and 4:45 -6:30 (2 lanes). Preschool open swim will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00-11:00 and Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 5:00. Have a great day!

Registering and Paying Online

Did you know?? You can now pay your Summit bills Online. You can also register for swim lessons, cpr classes and most all of the classes that are offered through our Healthy Living department. Just check out our online services, upper right hand corner of our home page and follow the instructions from there.

Diabetes Class to Start Soon

Monday, August 24th will be the first day of the "Living on the Edge of Diabetes" program. This is a 12 week course on education and learning to live and cope with diabetes. You will learn about nutrition, exercise and more. Call Jennifer at 751-5454 for more information and to get registered.

Monster Racquetball Court!!

Check out this picture on the remodel progress! They have removed the center wall so it looks like one giant racquetball court. Pretty cool, huh?

Pool Etiquette

Did you Know? When you are waiting for your aquatic classes to start and lap swimming is going on , the lap swimmers and water joggers have the pool up until 5 minutes before class starts. Please don't get in the pool and start warming up prior to when the class begins. By getting in the pool 15 or 20 minutes before class starts this really cuts into the lap swim times and makes it difficult for them to get their workout completed. If you need to warm up, how about getting in the hot tub for a few minutes to loosen up your muscles?? Thanks for being considerate, you're the best!!

Upcoming Pool Closures

Both pools and spa will be closed September 4th through September 13 for our annual maintenance procedures. Everything will reopen Monday September 14th at 5:00 am. Alternative classes are offered to keep you "moving" and in the groove. Ask about other class options that will be available at the front desk.

Construction Update

Here is racquetball court #3.

Labor Day

Yes, The Summit will be closed on Labor Day, Monday September 7th. See our holiday hours.

Construction Update

Racquetball court #3 continues to have one wall removed and now the ceiling has been removed. The old stretching area is now having its wall removed.

Pay Your Bills

I just received a note from our membership office reminding everybody that you can always pay your Summit bills at the front desk but temporary memberships must be renewed in the membership office. If you have more questions, you can call the membership office directly at 751-4107. Their office hours are Monday - Friday from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

New Web Service

Now you can check your Summit account online on The summit website. That's right, just go to The Summit website and click on "Online Services". You can see if your account information is correct like your mailing address, phone number and e-mail address and change them if you want. You can see the history of all of your transactions in your Summit account, you can see all of your previous billing statements, you can make a payment online with a credit card and you can even see an attendance report that shows you every time you checked in at the front desk. Go ahead and try this new feature and let me know what you think, just write a comment back on this blog.

Proatate Cancer Facts

Prostate cancer occurs when the cells of the prostate begin to grow uncontrollably. Prostate Cancer (PC) is the most common male malignancy in the Western world. In 2009, more than 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 27,000 men will die from the disease. The purpose of screening for cancer is to detect the cancer at its earliest stages, before any symptoms have developed.

Construction Update

I just got the word on the construction project, looks like it is not going to be completed until September 4th. If you have any questions or comments please give me a "blog". Oh yea, and remember, don't shoot the messenger. Thanks.

The Construction has Started

The demolition has started in racquetball court three. Let the fun begin!!

What's Up with the Track??

So--what's up with the track and the stretching room?? I have been asked this a thousand times in the last few days, let me fill you in. The construction that is going on is the start of the new Parisi training program that will be coming this fall. Racquetball courts 3 and 4 and the stretching area are being remodeled, this is where the Parisi program will be taking place. The stretching area has been moved upstairs on the cardio floor out side of studio C. If you don't want to go upstairs and if nothing is going on in studio A, please feel free to go in there and stretch out, do your ab workout or whatever. Have a great today!

Just a Reminder-- Cholesterol Screening Thursday

Just a little reminder that we have our cholesterol screening coming up tomorrow, Thursday August 6th. This starts at 7:00am and ends at 10:00 am , please remember to fast 12 hours prior to coming in. This is a walk in clinic, no appointment necessary.

Stretching Area has a New Home

With the construction going on in the track area we do have a couple of closures. Racquetball courts 3 and 4 as well as the stretching area are closed. We still have racquetball courts 1 and 2 available and our stretching area has been relocated upstairs in front of studio C. If there are no classes going on in studio A, feel free to go in there to do your stretch out. Have a great day!!

Diabetes Prevention Course

Get registered now for a 12 week diabetes prevention course beginning Monday August 24 from 12:00 to 1:00. This course is open to anyone at risk for diabetes, including those with a history of gestational diabetes, metabolic syndrome, pre diabetes, overweight, or a family history of diabetes. This course uses materials from the Landmark Diabetes Prevention Study, which proved that lifestyle changes can prevent or delay diabetes. Have any questions or need more details call Jennifer Janetski at 751-6779. Space is limited, call to pre register. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to change your life and steer a course away from diabetes.

Cholesterol Screening

Did you know? This Thursday, August 6th, we will be having our monthly cholesterol screening. These screenings are done the first Thursday of every month from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. This is a walk-in clinic with no appointment necessary, fasting 12 hours prior to is recommended.

Exercise May Help Lower Cholesterol in Women

We all know this ,but here's another little reinforcement factoid. This article is by Roni Caryn Rabin from the New York Times. Women who did as little as one extra hour a week of moderate physical activity — like taking a brisk walk — had lower levels of harmful cholesterol than those who exercised less, according to a nine-year study of almost 9,000 fairly sedentary middle-aged adults. The study is one of the first to find a link between exercise and significant decreases in LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol, said the lead author, Keri L. Monda, a postdoctoral fellow in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina. The study did not find the decreases in men, however. Each hour of moderate exercise or half-hour of vigorous activity was associated with a decrease of almost 4 milligrams per deciliter of LDL cholesterol in white women, and more than 10 milligrams for black women. And for women past menopause, the benefits were even greater: 5.9 milligrams for whites and 14.68 for blacks.

Prostate Cancer Screening

If you are a male 50 and older, or male 45 and older with a history of prostate cancer you should be getting screened. We have a free prostate cancer screening coming up Thursday, September 17 from 4:30 to 7:30. You must schedule an appointment. The screening includes a prostate specific antigen blood test and a digital rectal exam performed by local physicians. For more information and to schedule your exam call 751-4500.

Luke Jensen coming to the Summit

Glacier Tennis Club proudly presents " A Day of Tennis with Luke Jensen". August 8th French Open doubles champ and ESPN tennis analyst Luke Jensen will be here at the Summit to share his knowledge and expertise. Join in one of the clinics, match play or even "do lunch" with Luke. "Dual Hand Luke" is the only professional tennis player in history to play with either hand. Give Laurie a call at Glacier Tennis, 751-4518 to reserve your spot. Don't wait too long, space is limited and filling up fast.

Robyn's Weekend

Friday afternoon I journeyed up to the booming metropolis of Eureka , home of the Lincoln County High School fighting Lions. It was the big 30 year celebration for the class of 1979!! Woo Hoo! Actually, we had a really great time, just an informal gathering at the Frontier Bar in Rexford. which serves fabulous steaks, by the way. I have to say it was kind of a reality check to see all my classmates as we rapidly approach the half century mark, lots of gray hair. Yikes! A good time was had by all, onward to the next decade.

Parisi construction begins

Construction will begin this week for the Parisi Speed School coming this fall. The north and east end of the track will be closed for construction August 4th through the 18th. More details to come.