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…
Tag: fitness
June 2024, Front Page
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…
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
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)
January 2024, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Hiking Club Diary – January 2024
“B” Hikers Enjoy a Flat Hike Lynn Warren “B” hikers tend to tackle longer, somewhat more challenging trails, but on Nov. 4, enjoyed a change of pace and completed a 12-mile hike from the Sun Valley trailhead just off Bell Road west of Loop 303, and hiked on a section of the Maricopa Trail to…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
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…
December 2023, Clubs & Classes
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…
Generals, July 2022
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…
Generals, September 2021
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…
Clubs & Classes, August 2021
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!
Sports, December 2020
Water Fitness Classes Celebrate Halloween!
Sue White Some of Sue White’s water fitness participants celebrated Halloween by wearing various hats in the Tuscany Falls pool on Oct. 30. Sue could be seen instructing on the deck in her prom queen dress. Halloween music was played to get everyone in the mood!