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ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Junior Classes 206.622.7900, ext. 4074 • Adult Classes 206.839.4781 • Aquatics 206.464.3086 • wac.net Fitness Advantage Fitness Advantage is your all-access pass. Enjoy the Coed and Men's or Women's Fitness Areas and attend any regularly scheduled Group Classes or Get Fit classes. (Note: Fitness Advantage was formerly called Conditioning Contract.) Fitness Advantage: $60/month, first adult member $32/month, juniors or each additional family member Please contact Men's or Women's Fitness to sign up for Fitness Advantage. Men's Fitness: 206.464.3091 Women's Fitness: 206.464.3080 Please note: Daily use fee without Fitness Advantage: $14 SPECIAL EVENTS Cycling Fusion April 15–May 20 Whether you want to improve your speed in a race or just want to cycle outdoors this summer, this class can help. Join master cycling instructor Pam Leno for six weeks of training to prep for success. Learn how to train with a heart-rate monitor and track your improvements in power, speed and aerobic capacity. Understand how periodization training improves the body and performance from the cellular level. This fun and informative training will teach you about threshold, tempo, lactate tolerance/buffering, climbing styles, proper bike fit and much more. We'll also join world-renowned cyclists and classes across the country through live broadcasts. Sundays; 1–3 pm; $270 Contact Pam Leno at 206.839.4781 or pleno@ wac.net; no refunds or prorating Fitness Advantage Challenge April 2–May 31 This 60-day challenge celebrates the initia- tion of Fitness Advantage, formerly called Conditioning Contract. Members will earn a raffle ticket for every workout in a WAC Fitness Area during the challenge period. At the end of the challenge, a drawing will be held for one free year of Fitness Advantage, valued at $720. Bonus tickets will be awarded for pounds and inches lost and for completing each Workout of the Week. Contact Erin Danner at edanner@wac.net or 206.622.7900, ext. 4098, or stop by the 4th Floor Coed Fitness desk Seafair Triathlon Training June 7–July 22 This eight-week training course includes strength and fitness assessments, a lactate threshold test (bike and run), weekly class- es, outdoor group clinics (swim, bike and run), personal biweekly online e-training, and transition training and practice. Participants are encouraged to compete in the July 22 Seafair Triathlon. $280; contact Pam Leno at 206.839.4781 or pleno@wac.net Swim with an Olympian Saturday, June 16 Improve your swim stroke with Olympic medalist Margaret Hoelzer. She'll hold a two-hour clinic in the 8th Floor Pool from 8:30–10:30 am. A question-and-answer session will follow. $100; contact Jennifer Mesler at 206.464.3086 or visit the 6th Floor Pool GROUP CLASSES Info: 206.622.7900, ext. 4098 All classes are $10 except yoga and mat classes, which are $14/class. Classes are held in the 4th Floor studios. Please check the schedule posted outside the studios for class location. Group Classes are free to Fitness Advantage holders. Juniors may attend these classes with instructor permission—all fees apply. Bootcamp Strengthening legs, abs and upper body in a military style. This is a work and resistance exercises. Wednesday: 6:30 am All levels. Tuesday/Thursday: 9–10 am B3–TRX Combines B3 with TRX. Core Lab Core strength and abdominal work. Saturday: 10–10:30 am Cy–TRX Combines Group Cycling with TRX. Monday/Wednesday: 10:45–11:45 am Friday: 6–7 am Cycling Instructors lead you on a stationary bike ride with hill climbs, fast races and pace pedaling. Heart rate monitors not supplied. Monday/Wednesday: Noon–1 pm Tuesday/Thursday: 5:45–6:45 am, 7–8:15 am, 5:30–6:30 pm Tuesday/Friday: 10:45 am Saturday: 7:30–8:30 am Express TRX Developed by a Navy Seal, TRX Suspension Training uses body- weight to determine challenge level. Develops strength, flexibility and core stability. Wednesday: 5:30 pm Flex–TRX PowerFlex strength conditioning using combinations of hand weights, body bars, plyo balls and balance disks combined with TRX Training. Tuesday/ Thursday: 1:30–2:30 pm Saturday: 12:30–1:30 pm more advanced class. Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 1:30–2:30 pm Boxing Conditioning Punch and kick yourself into shape like the pros without getting hit. Tuesday/Friday: Noon–1 pm B3 Buff, Bike and Balance incorporates five-minute intervals of cycling, balance Push your limits in an Iron Lungs class. APRIL 2012 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 43 BRIAN FRANCIS