On Wednesday June 19th from 7am – 6pm, Plymouth Fitness is hosting a Car Wash!  Volunteers from the membership, staff & the Sidoti Family will wash your car with 100% of any donation going to the Dana Faber Pan-Mass Challenge.  Help us exceed our goal of raising $500 on this day for this great cause and treat your car to a washing.  See you on June 19th.

IMPROVE YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS

LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE

TONE YOUR MUSCLES

MANAGE YOUR WEIGHT

IMPROVE YOUR STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY

JUST SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF THE WALK THIS WAY PROGRAM.  ONE OF OUR TEAM WILL LEAD YOU THROUGH ONE OF OUR FOUR COURSES IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK PLUS POWER WALKING AROUND OUR TRACK. CORE, STRENGTH, AND FLEXIBILITY EXERCISES WILL ROUND OUT THIS AMAZING HOUR.

• FREE for Plymouth Fitness members
• Led Fitness Specialist
• Pre-planned 60- minute session to improve total fitness levels
• Walking / Core / Toning / Flexibility
• Receive a walking pedometer when you sign up
• Mon/Wed 8:00am – 9:00am and Tue/Thur 5:30pm – 6:30pm
• Fun incentives including sweatshirts, smoothies & Spa Days…just to participate

Starts June 24th!

Plymouth Fitness Summer Camp now offers “FLEX” single day registration options!

Half-day for members $27 & non-members $29

Full-day for members $49 & nonmembers $53

More details here 

Plymouth Fitness offers CPR Training for members and the general public.  Certification includes CPR,AED and choking through the HeartSaver/AED program of the American Heart Association (enhancement will be provided for those needing Healthcare Provider Certification) and is facilitated by Kingston Firefighter, Doug Costa.

$45 fee payable to Doug Costa at the start of the class.  All classes are 6pm – 9pm.  Here is the 2013 schedule:

JUNE 27
JULY 25
AUG 29
SEPT 26
OCT 29
NOV 26
DEC 17

Pre-registration is required at Member Services or by calling 508-746-7448.

Mango Cream from Maureen Argentinis
1 Serving
If you haven’t eaten mango, this is a easy way to introduce this delicious fruit into your diet. Pick a ripe mango that feels firm and smells good. Or you may be able to buy frozen mango which works fine for this recipe. For a festive touch, layer the mango cream with fresh berries in a parfait glass and top with chopped almonds.
Ingredients:
1 ripe mango
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
Instructions:
Peel the mango and cut the ripe portion of the fruit into pieces. (The portion around the stone will be hard.) Put the mango in a blender or food processor with the yogurt. Blend until smooth.

Nutritional Information:
Per serving:
121 calories
4 g total fat (2 g sat)
14 mg cholesterol
19 g carbohydrate
4 g protein
2 g fiber
54 mg sodium
-Recipe reprinted with permission of DrWeil.com.

Learn from our PRO!

Every month our Club Pro, Mary Ottani, offers racquetball clinics for adults or juniors.

These clinics are great for those brand-new to the sport or for those looking to refine their play.

Next Adult Clinic:  Saturday June 8th 9:30am

Next Junior Clinic:  Saturday July 13 9:30am

Register at Member Services for only $5!

We’ll provide all the equipment needed.

Also, offered are monthly events for all levels of play:

All levels for league NOW registering!

Register for these programs with Club Pro, Mary Ottani at 508-746-7448 ext 35 or mottani@plymouthfitness.com

Ellen & Will Johns (with grand-daughter Vera)
The Johns Family first became members in 1999. They are “frequent-flyers” participating most days in classes, swimming in the pool, and using the equipment. Will & Ellen set a great example for their family by making fitness a pert of their life. Congratulations to Ellen, Will & Vera!

Every year Plymouth Fitness selects a non-profit organization to support.  Over the years it has been the Boy’s & Girls Club of Plymouth, Jordan Hospital, ARC of Greater Plymouth, Plymouth Veteran’s Services and many others.  This year the club is supporting the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute’s Pan-Mass Challenge.

The Pan-Mass Challenge raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through an annual bike-a-thon that crosses the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since its founding in 1980, the PMC has successfully melded support from committed cyclists, volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual contributors. All are essential to the PMC’s goal and model: to attain maximum fundraising efficiency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber’s doctors and researchers with the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers.

The Sidoti Family have been members of Plymouth Fitness since 2006.  Their commitment to the Pan-Mass Challenge is inspiring…

Cara Sidoti’s Story:  I ride for my Nonny. The woman who taught me dice games and let me help her cook. The grandmother who made sleep over’s at her house an adventure. The caring, loving woman who gave big hugs, and pink lipstick kisses on our cheeks. I ride because after a three year heroic battle, Nonny passed away to ovarian cancer.  I ride for my Nonno who died right before I was born of colon cancer. I never got the chance to meet him or spend time with him because cancer took him far too early.  I ride for a family-friend and neighbor, Louie, who passed away at 46 years old leaving behind his two young daughters and an amazing wife.  I ride for Dave, a family-friend who was overcome by brain cancer in the blink of an eye.  I ride in memory of my Aunt Cathy, a strong, determined, and inspiring person. A friend to many, a teacher to hundreds of students, a caring mother, and for me, a funny, good-spirited aunt.  I ride for Janice, a good friend who is currently battling breast cancer.  I ride for a friend of mines father. What they thought was a winter cough a cat scan proved to be a mass in the lower lobe of his left lung and tumors covering his lymph nodes. Undergoing weeks of chemotherapy and radiation, all the while still finding strength to go to work everyday, he defeated cancer and can proudly say he is a survivor.  I ride for my little cousin Juliana who fought through cancer as a toddler. Today at just nine years old, Juliana can say she is a survivor.  I ride in memory of the loved ones we have lost, to help the ones who are still fighting, and in celebration for those who have survived.  I ride so that one-day we won’t have to see the ones we love suffer.  I ride so that one day no one will feel the pain that cancer leaves in its wake.

Jon Sidoti Jr.’s Story:  Ever since I can remember, I can picture the first weekend of August. My father would leave at the earliest hour on Saturday morning to drive up to Sturbridge where he would begin his epic cycle across Massachusetts. I always admired his commitment and hoped that some day I would get the chance to give back, ride in, and be a part of the Pan-Mass Challenge. In 2005, after being touched by the despicable disease known as cancer countless times too many, I rode my first PMC. It was like nothing that I had ever seen before. It amazed me all the thousands of riders, volunteers, and support that were up for the 5 am start. What lied ahead of us at the start of a tremendous bike ride was very minuscule in comparison to what my Nonny had faced the year before, what my Nonno was taken by in 1991, and what other cancer victims endure. I’m riding in memory of the loved ones we’ve lost and the ones who are still fighting.

Jon Sidoti’s Story:  In September 2004 my Mother passed away after a three year heroic battle with ovarian cancer. In 1991 it was my Dad who died from colon cancer. During the years in between I’ve seen several friends, relatives and neighbors similarly touched by this insidious disease. Some are lucky, they’re diagnosed early and have a chance to beat it. Others are not so fortunate. In the end Cancer leaves its unmistakable mark.  For me, that mark is in the form of an unwavering commitment to the cause of bringing an end to cancer during my lifetime. And as I see it, the best way for me to help make this happen is to participate in the PMC.

Plymouth Fitness will be supporting the Sidoti’s fund raising efforts this year in several ways:

•  Smoothie “Tip” Jar during the months of May, June & July – 100% of all tips go to Dana Faber.  Plus $1 from every “smoothie-of-the-month” sold in July goes to Dana Faber.
• Car Wash on Wednesday June 19th 7am-6pm – 100% of all donations go to Dana Faber
• Money for Miles Expresso Cycle Challenge during the entire month of July – Plymouth Fitness will donate .10 for every mile ridden on our four Expresso Cycles (up to $2,000) to Dana Faber
• Zumba-thon on Thursday July 18th 6pm-7:30pm – 100% of all donations go to Dana Faber
• $10 Guest Day on July 19th-July 21 – 100% of all guest fees collected go to Dana Faber

If you can’t make it to any of these events and want to help, just drop your donation off in the Smoothie “Tip” Jar anytime or go to https://www2.pmc.org/donation.asp and enter Sidoti.

Go Sidoti Family!