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Member of the Month: Kelly Highman
I had my first stroke 10 years ago at the age of 25. It
presented as a brain tumor instead of demyelinated
brain tissue, so I underwent an operation to remove
the mass. Unfortunately though, healthy brain tissue
was inadvertently taken. This left me without feeling
in my left leg and a tremor and weakness throughout
my entire left side.
I hit an all-time low physically and emotionally after I
became sick; losing my ability to see myself as
anything short of a broken down and worthless obese
woman. After I learned to walk again, I had periods of
time that I would diet and exercise any way I could, but
failed to ever keep up with it long enough to actually
see results. I gave up.
In May of this year I decided I didn't want to have yet
another winter of slip-sliding my way into
embarrassing falls and stumbles on the ice and
snow, so I joined a gym. That's when Lisa Hale
introduced me to Yoga, and it has changed my life.
Although I wasn't seeing results at the time, I was
definitely feeling them. After a couple of months of
doing Yoga twice a week I found that my balance,
flexibility and stability were greatly improved. That
made me want to see what else I was capable of
accomplishing. When Lisa informed me she was
leaving the gym I was at, it was obvious to me that I
had to
follow, so I joined Razor Sharp and used my new
found strength to try new things.
Through transitional eating and exercise, I have now
lost 34 pounds and have packed on some muscle.
No one was more surprised by this development than
me! For years now I have thought that my weight
loss/fitness goals were unattainable, and that it was
just too hard. I am thrilled to discover that they're not
out of reach for me and that I can do anything I put my
mind to.
I can finally see some of the results of living this
lifestyle and I'm excited to reach all of my goals!
Because of the support and encouragement by
everyone I meet here at Razor Sharp, I have come to
view fitness as a smooth and exhilarating lifelong
journey instead of yet another diet day trip full of
roadblocks and potholes!
By Kelly Highman
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Greetings!
Hello and welcome to the December issue of the
Razor Sharp Newsletter! Winter will soon be in full
gear and the New Year is right around the corner. We
hope you have enjoyed your membership in 2009,
and we look forward to working with you throughout
2010! From all of us here at Razor Sharp, we wish you
a safe and happy holiday season!
The Razor
Sharp Staff
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| Club Hours for the Holidays |
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- Christmas Eve (Thurs., December
24th): 7:00AM - NOON
- Christmas Day (Fri., December 25th):
CLOSED
- New Year's Eve (Thurs., December
31st): 7:00AM - 3:00PM
- New Year's Day (Fri., January 1st):
CLOSED
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| Join Us in Our Efforts to Help Our Community! |
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Razor Sharp's Santa's Sneakers (aka Silver
Sneakers) are collecting non-perishable food items
for our local food bank. We are also holding a coat
drive to benefit those in need. We will be collecting
the coats and food in
the bins near the front desk until Christmas Eve.
Please help us help others, and contribute to these
worthy causes.
You can also help by bringing your family and friends
to Razor Sharp on Saturday, December 12th for
our monthly
Zumba Jam in the gymnasium! This event is
FREE for members, and now non-members get in
free with 3 non-perishable food items (or pay only $5)!
Doors open at 9:30am,
and
there is a limit of 200 participants so participation is
on a first come, first serve basis. The time is from
10:00am until 11:30am, and features the area's best
Zumba instructors! We'll see you there!
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| The 2010 "New Year, New You" Fitness Challenge Is Almost Here! |
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Once again, Razor Sharp Fitness is helping you
create a "New You" in the New Year by motivating you
to take your health and wellness to the next level in
2010! For 12 weeks, starting January 25th through
April 18th, we will be conducting our Second
Annual "NEW YEAR, NEW YOU" Fitness Challenge!
The goal of this self-improvement challenge is to
improve your overall well-being, inside and out, not
just by losing weight.
Each day, registered members can earn points by
completing various activities to improve their health
and wellness. Registered members will report their
points to the front desk upon exiting the club each
visit. Points will be tallied and tracked daily.
Prizes will be awarded based on total number of
points earned accumulatively for the 12 weeks.
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| 2010 Medicare Advantage Plans Comparison with Part D Seminar, for Racine County |
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Please join Roger Lacock and Vince Pagliaro on
Monday, December 7th or
Wednesday, December
9th from 10:00am-11:00am, as they discuss and
compare the 2010 Medicare Advantage Plans in the
Razor Room. This seminar is FREE and
open to members and non-members. No registration
is required.
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| January Blood Drive to be Held at Razor Sharp Fitness |
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January is "National Blood Donor Month." The
following is a message from Rolly Peckus from The
Bloodcenter of Wisconsin:
I am very proud that Razor Sharp Fitness has
scheduled a blood drive with BloodCenter of
Wisconsin for Monday, January 11th from 2:00 pm to
6:00 pm in the Gymnasium. As you receive
information on this drive, I urge you to schedule an
appointment to donate. It is important that we
maintain an ample blood supply in our community,
and that can only be done with BloodCenter of
Wisconsin, as they supply 100% of the blood to every
community hospital in our area. The blood you donate
will save lives right here in your community.
Patients are counting on receiving this blood to help
them survive or heal. Let's all participate and make
this blood drive a success for all of us. If you haven't
signed up yet, please consider doing so. You'll be
doing more good than you know. This is a great way
to help someone in your community enjoy another
day, another smile, another birthday. Get involved by
giving blood to help those in need. Nothing replaces
whole blood and you could be the connection to help
save a life today. One pint of blood will help to save
three lives.
Please click on the link and enter Drive Number
DRV0100350 to schedule an appointment
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| Razor Sharp is Now Offering Belly Dancing! |
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Have you always wanted to learn how to belly dance?
Well now you can! Resident Zumba group exercise
instructor GiGi Petkova is a dance teacher who
specializes in many genres including belly dancing. If
you want to have fun while you burn calories and trim
your midsection, then try belly dancing!
The six-week session will be held on Mondays at
6:30pm in the main studio and the fee is $42. Gigi
will be holding demonstrations on Monday, January
11th and Monday January 18th, at 6:30pm. The
session will then begin on Monday January 25th.
Registration forms will be available at the front desk
beginning January 1st.
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