Tag: fitness

Classic Aerobics Class Honors Pink Week

Helen Limjoco The week of Oct. 21 was designated as Pink Week for PebbleCreek’s fitness classes. Many of the class attendees donned pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. Helen Limjoco’s Classic Aerobics class was no exception. Everyone looked great in their pink outfits and matching headbands. What a wonderful, beautiful, and caring group of…

HOA Offices Closed to Observe July 4 Holiday

HOA Communications Team Here are HOA office and facility hours for the July 4 holiday: Activities Office, Administration Office, ALC Office and Creative Arts Center * Closed Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5 Resident and Guest Services * Closed Thursday, July 4; Friday, July 5; and Saturday, July 6 Recreation and Fitness * Tuscany…

Ann Merrill Retires After 23 Years

Emily Grotta April was a very bittersweet month at the Tuscany Fitness Center. On April 29, after teaching her last class, Ann Merrill hung up her microphone and ended her 23-year stint here, where she affected the health and wellness of thousands of residents and guests. Ann helped us recover from hip surgeries and knee…

Fond Farewell

Pat Jensen Pictured is Ann Merrill’s last 9 a.m. fitness class in PebbleCreek. She will be missed after 23 years of making us laugh while keeping us fit. We wish her well in her future endeavors. (Photo by Hannah Pomeranz)

Fitness. Fun. Friendship.

Pam Marshall On a beautiful fall day in November, 30 members of the FIIT group—Friends in it Together—gathered at Oasis Pool to celebrate another successful fall challenge with instructor and inspirational coach, Christy O’Gara. This group began as a 7 a.m. exercise class in the PebbleCreek fitness center years ago before COVID-19 changed everything. The group pivoted…

PC Hiking Club Diary

Hikers Conduct a Pink Hike October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month; several members of the hiking club have been affected directly by this dreadful disease and others indirectly through friends or relatives. So, how might a hiking club show support for the fight against such a disease? With a hike, of course. On Oct. 16, 16 members…

Fitness Class Punch Card Goes Digital

Melissa Kallett The Tuscany Falls (TF) Fitness Studios pre-paid class fee card will now be offered as a digital card beginning July 5. Previously sold paper “punch cards” will remain in effect through their expiration date, which is one year from date of purchase, but all new “cards” will be digital. This means that after…

Fitness Studios: More Hours, More Classes!

Melissa Kallett Effective in September, the Tuscany Falls Fitness Studios will expand their hours and class offerings to align with pre-COVID operations. In addition to their current hours of operation (Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon), they will also open in the afternoons on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m., and on…

Happy Zumba Ladies

Pat Biancardi Patriotic music was added to the Zumba playlist of instructor Laurie Gallison in order to celebrate the holiday. Laurie teaches the Monday and Friday Zumba class and has a loyal following of happy Zumba ladies. Come join us!