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12/31
CLUB 5am-5pm
SPA 10-3pm
7:45-8:45am PurAlign Yoga
with Kila Lau
9:15-10:15am Turbo Kickbox
with Devra Keyes
10:15-11:15am Indoor Cycling
with Devra Keyes
10:30-11:30am willPower & grace with Suzanne Simone
11am-12:15pm Pura Flow
with Marina Yusfova
11:30am-12:30pm Zumba
with Suzanne Simone
1/1
CLUB 6am-6pm
SPA CLOSED
8:30-9:30am Ride & Row
with Cheryl Dieck
10-11am Fit Body
with Erica Jorgensen
10:15-11:15am Indoor Cycling
with Devra Keyes
10:30-11:45am Pura Flow
with Natasha Vukicevic
11-11:30am Mad Abs
with Erica Jorgensen
12-1pm Zumba
with Suzanne Simone
12-1pm emPower Yoga
with Sara Cook
1-1:30pm New Year's Meditation Practice with Sara Cook
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Share the Experience
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monthly guest lists
for all members
JANUARY 5TH
is the last day to add your two
VIP guests for the month.
Invite your friends to experience
5280 Magazine's
Top of the Town
"Best Health Club"
Contact your membership consultant today
303.321.7872
Ashley DeLong ashleyd@puravidaclub.com
Juliet Dawkins julieth@puravidaclub.com
Phoebe Zelenka phoebez@puravidaclub.com
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| Word of the Week | 
"Every morning I awake
torn between a desire to
save the world and an inclination to savor it."
E.B. White
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Pura Vida Social
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Let's celebrate the New Year!
Thursday, January 20th
6:30-9:30pm
Lola Restaurant & Bar
Downstairs at Belola
Mix & Mingle with PV Members
Light Apps and Drink Specials
www.loladenver.com
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Pura Vida Gives Back
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JOIN US
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23RD
FOR OUR MONTHLY
IMPACT PROGRAM.
The club will be open to the public from 12-4pm.
All donations benefit the cause.
Please help us raise
money for homeless animals through the
Denver Dumb Friends League.
Guests encouraged and all that donate will be entered to
win 2 tickets to an Avalanche
hockey game - valued at over $200.
Questions? Contact Juliet at
julieth@puravidaclub.com
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Pur-A-Thlon
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The date for the 2nd annual Pur-A-Thlon at Pura Vida is set for
Friday, June 10 2011!
(formerly the Roadless Ride)
Mark your calendar now for the Pur-A-Thlon, a benefit for Brent's Place,
a home for kids with
cancer and their families.
Create your own Power Pack of one, two or three classes, including Spinning™, Indo-Row, willpower
and grace, Zumba or yoga.
Individual classes cost $45
or put your pure energy towards the Pur-A-Thlon - a full day of
exercise classes for a pledge of $500.
Sponsorship opportunities and Corporate Class buyouts are available. Please contact Heather Bahlmann for
more details or email her at heatherb@puravidaclub.com.
Afterwards, join us at 6pm to celebrate the good life at the
Viva la Vida party, in honor of the Brent's Place Kids.
For more info about Brent's Place,
visit www.brentsplace.org.
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BOGO
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ONLY 90 calories
10 grams of whey protein isolate
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clean ● simple ● naturally effective
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
the entire month of January! |
Members Spa Discount
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Pura Vida members receive a 10% discount on all full price services, skincare and retail products Monday-Friday.
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TMOM
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Phoebe Zelenka
Team Member of the Month
Experience/Current Course of Study:
University Of British Columbia: Bachelor of Education - Elementary and Secondary Art with a focus on ceramics and photography
University of Colorado: Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Bachelor of Studio Arts
First Job: Ski/snowboard tech in Breckenridge
Wellness Philosophy:
Live it up! Work hard, play harder. Get outside everyday. Get to the mountains as much as possible.
Lots of sleep, lots of yoga and a good sweat everyday.
Childhood Ambition:
To have a tail. A lion's tail. A super long one with a mind of its own, like the lion in The Wizard of Oz.
Proudest Accomplishment:
Living in Uganda- teaching and volunteering and learning to find delight in the most simple things.
Indulgence:
Cheese. Stilton, camembert, brie, bleu, the stinkier the better.
Oh, and a good whiskey.
Inspirations:
Bjork, Buddha and Barbarella.
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Sweet Tweets
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Receive weekly
"SWEET TWEETS"
free give-aways, theatre tickets, reduced spa pricing and more.
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Locker Rentals
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Lockers are available to rent
in both the men's and women's locker rooms.
Rentals start at $35 a month and include laundry service.
Inquire at Member Services. |
| We Love Our Members |
Refer 5 new members
and receive a
complimentary month of dues!
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| Corporate Memberships |
Does your company qualify
for a corporate membership
at Pura Vida?
Contact membership@puravidaclub.com
for more information.
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Phone Policy
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CELL PHONE USAGE
IS NOT PERMITTED
ABOVE FLOOR 2 OR IN
THE LOCKER ROOMS.
You may make calls
in the lobby only.
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| H20 |
Fresh, filtered water is
located throughout Pura Vida
for your convenience.Bring your reusable water bottle with you when you work out and fill up at either the water machines on the 2nd and 3rd floor or at the water sinks on each floor. We also have Fiji Water available for purchase on the second floor, if you forget your water bottle. Please look for the recycling containers throughout the Club to dispose of your Fiji bottle. |
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A MESSAGE FROM KEITH
 Happy New Year Pura Vida members!
I would like to thank each and every one of you for your support and kindness through 2010.
We have a fantastic year ahead and so do you! Because of your support and loyalty, together we have created a community that is unrivaled. Your friendship means a lot to each of us.
Thank you!
January is the time of resolutions. Better health is always at the top of the list. Because of this, we expect a very active club in the month ahead. I have asked Heather Bahlmann, Fitness Director of Pura Vida, to give some tips on navigating the club through the resolution months ahead.
Take it away Heather!
Happy 2011 to all! May it be the year in which you achieve all that you hoped for in fitness and health when you joined Pura Vida.
The New Year is the perfect opportunity to allow yourself to explore the club's offerings. Our staff is available to assist you with new exercises and equipment. New members and existing members alike will all be making more of an appearance in January and the club will host some incredible energy and intention. Make it your personal goal to carry that intention and harness the opportunity of new possibilities with this new year.
1. If you have the flexibility in your schedule, try to hit the club between 7am - 4pm. Monday evenings tend to be our most active...perhaps due to efforts to recover from the weekend.
2. Be aware of the reservation policy for limited participation classes. We accept reservations 90 minutes before the start of class via phone or in person. Reservations are only accepted for yourself and you must be present at the start of class or your reservation is void. For a more intimate and high quality experience, we'll continue to host a series of limited participation classes.
3. Try a class new to you or new to the schedule - like Indo-Row, Retro Sweat, Ballet Body, TRX Unleashed and so much more. We'll continue to bring in new programming throughout the year - and it's important for us to hear your feedback. Please tell us what you think!
4. Arrive 15 minutes early for classes.
5. Schedule an appointment with a Personal Trainer or Pilates Instructor and create a personalized workout. Make your workout as time efficient and effective as possible.
With over 100 classes a week and an incredibly talented staff, we're committed to offering you a well-rounded fitness experience.
Here's to Pura Vida 2011!
Keith
Keith Moore, General Manager
keithm@puravidaclub.com
Pura Vida Fitness & Spa
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GROUP FITNESS
SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST
Check website for new schedule.
REVISED HOLIDAY SCHEDULE.
Check the website for details.
NEW CLASSES in January!
Ballet Body, Retro Sweat, MoVe & Define and TRX Unleashed...
BALLET BODY
 This class will tone and sculpt, giving you the lean, dancer's body look you desire. You will sweat and burn your way through strength training exercises rooted in Ballet, Pilates, and gymnastics.
Tuesdays 12:30pm with Amanda
Thursdays 9:30am with Amanda
Fridays 4:30pm with Jill
RETRO SWEAT
 Let's get Physical! Break your sweat while moving and grooving to the '80s moves and beats. Leg warmers welcome.
Tuesdays 7:30pm with Jamie
MOVE & DEFINE
 All the MVe exercises you enjoy and more! In this MoVe class, we'll incorporate additional resistance training accessories to strengthen and tone your body.
Tuesdays 11:30am with Amanda
TRX UNLEASHED
 Unleash your inner athlete and score in this 45 minute class! With suspension training you'll perform hundreds of exercises that build power, strength, flexibility, mobility and prevent injuries.
In Studio 1.
Mondays 6:30am with John
Tuesdays 6:45pm with Jasmine
Wednesdays 10am with Jasmine
Thursdays 5:15pm with Jasmine
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PERSONAL TRAINING
SAVE ON FIVE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS
 Take advantage of special savings on series of five 60-minute Personal Training sessions.
Contact your Personal Trainer or Heather at heatherb@puravidaclub.com to sign up!
Limit 1 package per member. All sessions expire 6 months from the date of purchase.
FIGHT CLUB with Adrian Wegeng
 Personal Trainer & Savate Kickboxer
in Studio 1
All levels welcome
Classes begin January 25th
Tuesdays 7-8am
Thursdays 10-11am
Member Fee: $99 (Includes 4 sessions)
Drop in: $30
Contact Adrian for interest in additional training days and times at
adrianw@puravidaclub.com.
TRAINER TALK with Master Trainer Tim Harris
 "Do I have to have a New Year's Resolution?"
Even if we don't do anything about it, it's impossible to start a New Year without thinking of ways to alter our actions and behaviors. This is a great time to throw a change up in the routine. Many people keep doing the same workout or the same weekly routine. If you are someone that loves classes, try a new one. Venture upstairs to yoga. Yoga people, attend a sculpt class.
To those who will never participate in a class, use a different machine that you typically avoid. Get away from the same "favorite" weight training exercises. Maybe, just maybe, get real brave and try a class.
For the people that utilize this club to the fullest and couldn't get anymore variety, chat with a trainer or two. Get some opinions on how to start this New Year with a fresh take.
Sure, there is a huge chance that things will go back to the same. After all, there is a reason you were doing it the way you were before. But it's always nice to get a different outlook on our routine and the club.
Contact Tim at timh@puravidaclub.com to answer your fitness questions!
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YOGA
NEW YEAR RENEWAL MEDITATION with Kila Lau
 January 9TH 2-3:15pm
Restore yourself from the holidays.
A Restorative Yoga Meditation Oneness Process providing
Clarity, Intention and Focus.
Complimentary for Members. Guests: $30
Space is limited. Reserve yours at Member Services.
Check out our ongoing yoga offerings on our yoga schedule.
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PILATES
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW YEAR - incorporate Pilates into  your fitness regimen.
In 10 Sessions you will feel the difference,
in 20 you will see the difference,
and in 30 you'll have a whole new body ...
10 session of Group classes only $234!
BEGINNERS WELCOME in the following Reformer classes:
Monday 5:30pm with Kelly
Thursday 6:30pm with Stacy
Friday 9:30am with Jonathan
For info about Pilates at Pura Vida, contact Heather at heatherb@puravidaclub.com.
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KINESIS
NEW CLASS SCHEDULE COMING IN JANUARY.
 Check it out!
Also, welcome instructors Natasha, Stacy and Erin to the Kinesis team!
NEW MEMBERS - take advantage of this incredible workout! Your first class is on us!
Contact Heather at heatherb@puravidaclub.com for more info.
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HOLISTIC NUTRITION
NEW BODY PROJECT with Sara Kosick
 Elite Personal Trainer & Holistic Nutrition Therapist
Tuesday/Friday@ 6:30am
January 4th - 28th
Burn body fat and increase lean body mass with four weeks of nutrition and high intensity training. Join Sara twice a week in January for diet enhancements, protein recommendations, myths about exercise & food, and kick-ass total body workouts!
Get in on the program that gives you results for just $199.
Limited to 7 participants. Contact sarak (@) puravidaclub.com to register today.
CLEAN & GREEN - the pura vida cleanse with Sara Kosick
 Elite Personal Trainer & Holistic Nutrition Therapist
January 6th, 6:30pm Orientation
January 13th, 6:30pm Closing
A healthy detox is a great way to relieve the toxic burdens in your life and in your body. This 7-day clarifying, nutrient-dense regimen includes a 4-day detox that will leave you feeling light and refreshed after the holiday season.
Benefits include:
7-day Supply of Billy's Infinity Greens
10% off SPAVITAL services during Cleanse for registered participants
Full meal plans, recipes, and grocery lists - preparation and cooking involved
Member Fee: $75 Non-Member Fee: $100
Contact sarak@puravidaclub.com to register today.
MAHI COCONUT SOUP
 2 filets fresh Mahi (dry rub of cinnamon & ginger)
1 cup organic coconut milk
1/2 head green cabbage
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 red peppers, diced
4 artichoke hearts, diced
1/4 cup cilantro
3 cups spinach
2 tsp ground ginger
1 T curry powder
1 T agave nectar
2 T olive oil
Grill Mahi 3-4 minutes per side (depending upon thickness).
Meanwhile saute cabbage, carrots, peppers and artichoke hearts in olive oil for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add ginger and curry powder; stir. Add spinach and cilantro and saute another few minutes until spinach is wilted. Lastly, stir in coconut milk and agave nectar; and cook a few minutes. Pour vegetable/soup mixture over your grilled Mahi and enjoy!
GROUP NUTRITION AND PERSONAL TRAINING
 If you missed out in 2010, my goal to provide you with a solid group nutrition and personal training program continues in 2011.
Look for New Body Project classes to begin in January!
Contact Sara Kosick for your individualized evaluation and consultation
at sarak@puravidaclub.com
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SPAVITAL
ENHANCE YOUR HOLIDAY GLOW
 Sunless Airbrush Tanning by BODY BRONZE PRODUCTS now available at SPAVITAL. BBP was founded by a dermatologist and provides a safe way to tan and maintain beautiful skin. Approximately 20 minutes for face and body including drying time. $35
REFRESH & PURIFY
 Say goodbye to the leftover toxins from the holidays.
80 min Detox Body Wrap and 50 min Refining and Regenerating Peel facial. $168
NAILS! Book your service today with one of our new nail  technicians.
Pamela Rider and Buddi Day both join us with over 9 years experience in the industry.
POMEGRANATE MANICURE & PEDICURE
Pomegranate is the perfect remedy for dehydrated, depleted skin and nails. Your experience begins with nail shaping and buffing and an application of Pomegranate Body Icing on hands and arms. Immediately followed by a warm foot soak with a Pomegranate ME! Bath ball to soften and nourish the feet. A gentle exfoliation of the legs and feet with a sugar pomegranate scrub precedes a therapeutic massage. Nails are polished as a finishing touch.
75 min...$75
SPA MANICURE OR PEDICURE
Plunge your hands or feet into a therapeutic soak, followed up with a gentle exfoliation and nourishing moisture, detailed cuticle attention and concludes with your nails shaped and a polish of your choice.
50 min manicure... $30
50 min pedicure... $50
"Best pedicure of my life!" - Jane Masek
MANICURE AND PEDICURE
A quick soak, nail grooming session and polish of your choice.
Perfect for men, women or children.
30 min manicure... $18
30 min pedicure... $30
*member discount does not apply
Stop by SPAVITAL on Floor 4 or call 303.999.2900 today to book a relaxing or energizing treatment. Book online.
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Ask Dr. James
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 with DR. JAMES ROUSE. Chief Evangelist of Mix1"Each new year I make a resolution to get in better shape. This year is no different. My problem is that after a few weeks I find excuses and by March I'm back to my past ways of eating unhealthy and not visiting the gym as much as I should. How do I create a healthy resolution and stick to it?"First of all - good for you for setting intentions to be a healthier and better you! To help you break through and fulfill your well-being mission, consider these principles and practices:
First, keep a daily gratitude journal. Research from the University of California at Davis showed that when subjects recorded 3 to 5 things that they were grateful for daily in a journal, they were far more successful with being consistent and persistent with healthy eating and exercising goals for the long term. Gratitude is powerful fuel for your journey towards greater well-being.
Secondly, consider choosing to set a "whole goal." A whole goal is one that inspires and nourishes your mind, body and spirit. Here's how: perhaps you have a New Year's intention to release extra body fat this year and achieve a certain body fat ratio. Rather than only focusing on the outer goal with the body fat ratio number in mind, add the inner goal of how achieving this goal will make you feel, eg., confidant, powerful, sexy...vital. Now think about what achieving this goal will bring to the people you love and care about, eg., inspiration, love, positive role modeling, etc., In essence, setting a whole goal moves you and everyone around you - remember happiness lies in creating, stretching and dedicating to live a bigger and better life than you presently live!
Dr. James Rouse is the Chief Evangelist for Mix1 all natural protein drinks. Through the month of January, Pura Vida and Mix1 are offering a buy one get one offer at the food and beverage cooler on the 2nd floor.www.mix1life.com |
Restaurant Insider
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with JEFF SUSKIN
The new year brings new restaurants to both Boulder and Denver. Although some of the recommendations below have been open for a few months, they are all worth checking out. Happy 2011!
The Edge Steakhouse in the Four Seasons Hotel (Denver)
Skew (Denver)
Oak at 14th (Boulder)
The Kitchen's Cafe (Boulder)
Frasca's Cafe and Pizza Concepts (Boulder)
The Pinyon (Boulder)
Japoix (Denver)
Zucca (Louisville)
Ocean Blue (Northfield Stapleton)
Guy Harvey's Perfect Place (Northfield Stapleton)
TAG's Raw Bar (Denver)
The Pinyon (Boulder)
Absinthe House (Boulder)
Mona's On Sherman (Denver)
Bon Appétit!
Pura Vida member Jeff Suskin is the publisher of DiningOut Magazine, The Great Restaurants of Denver and Boulder, as well as 12 other editions in various cities around the United States.
Restaurant questions? Email Jeff at jeffsuskin@diningout.com.
He'll help you make a great dining decision.
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MAT
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Happy New Year from all of us at MAT PT! Cheers!From the staff at MAT
Greg, Kristian, Matt and Anne
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Organic Cleaning
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Pick up Tuesday and Friday. Stop by Member Services to start your order today!
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