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Greetings!
Welcome to the first Oasis e-mail newsletter!
Check out the club updates, fitness and nutrition tips, and great information about community events. A listing of what is contained in this issue is to the left, with handy links. Or just scroll down and see all that we have included.
Our plan is to send a general newsletter each month, with shorter versions to communicate to you schedule changes or such as needed. We promise not to inundate you with e-mails but only to send you information that we think you will find useful and informative.
Also to the left is a link to our website which has our schedule and other useful information - we encourage you to bookmark the site for easy reference.
We also have included a link to our new Facebook page. Become our Facebook friend and share the camaraderie and good fellowship that we have come to enjoy from our Oasis community.
We'd love your feedback about what sorts of information you would like to be receiving from us so please e-mail amy@oasisforher.com with your suggestions.
Please feel free to share this newsletter with your friends by forwarding it to them here.  Don't forget that if you have a friend who joins Oasis you receive a free Stressbuster Massage! (And it's a good time for your friends to join as we're running an 8th anniversary enrollment special!)
All the best,
The Staff at Oasis |
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| 8th Anniversary Fitness Challenge |
Oasis Celebrates its 8th Anniversary with a challenge to all of its members:
Oasis is proud to be celebrating 8 years of offering its members a great fitness experience!
To celebrate we are offering our members a challenge:
Work out at Oasis at least 12 times during the month of June and you will win an Oasis Stainless Steel tumbler!
Also to celebrate our anniversary we are offering $10 off of any 60 minute massage. |
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Memorial Day is Monday May 31
Club Hours 8am to 1pm
Regular Class Schedule:
8:45am H.I.I.T. with Laura D.
9:30am Group Power with Nancy
10:45am Yoga with Pam K.
No Kids Kove
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| Summer Hours Begin June 1 | | Don't forget that on June 1 our slightly modified summer hours begin. The changes are as follows:
Mondays to Thursdays we close at 9pm instead of 10pm
Saturdays we close at 3pm instead of 5pm
Sundays we close at 3pm instead of 4pm
We still close at the same time on Friday, 7pm
Our opening hours remain the same for all days:
5:30am on Monday to Friday
7am on Saturday
8am on Sunday
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| Class Schedule Changes | |
Effective June 1 the Tuesday 7:45pm Gentle Yoga class will be discontinued. The Thursday 7:15pm Yoga class will become a beginning/intermediate Yoga class which will accomodate the Gentle Yoga fans.
Effective June 9 Wednesday 8:30am Yoga will switch to a start time of 9:45am and Drums Alive will begin at 8:30am.
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| Move of the Month |  Each month we will feature a fitness tip or move suggested by one of our professional staff of personal trainers. This month's tip is by our Fitness Director Kelly Bojan, CPT.
"One of my favorite moves is the Walking Lunge. It effectively targets every muscle in the lower body and will give you a little cardio to boot. When you perform lunges, use strict form and watch the knee alignment. This exercise is a staple in most of our cardio and strength classes at the club and even though they are tough, they really get the job done!"
Do three to five sets of 20 steps and perform three times a week to see results!
1)Start standing with your feet hips width apart. Keep abdominals tight.
2) Step your right foot forward and lift the back heel up; bend both knees so that your front knee is in line with your front ankle and your back knee is in line with your back hip and the back knee hovers an inch or so from the floor.
3) Contract the legs and step your left (back) foot in to meet your right foot.
4) Repeat with the left leg. |
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EATING WELL
by Cris Harder,
Oasis Registered Dietician |
Summer is the time to take advantage of all that nature has to offer! Fruits and vegetables abound and there is no limit to what you can do with them. With all the activities of the summer, a quick and easy meal is satisfying to more than just your palate. Enjoy the following simple but elegant summer salad (packed with antioxidants) with grilled chicken and/or a sprinkling of goat cheese for a full meal. Add a glass of chilled iced green tea (or Sauvignon Blanc!) and you're all set to sit outside, savor the flavor and celebrate your healthy self!
Simple Summer Salad - serves 4
1 cup butter lettuce
1 cup torn baby spinach
1 cup torn red leaf lettuce
½ cup sliced strawberries
½ cup sliced blueberries
½ cup mandarin orange segments, drained
¼ cup slivered almonds
Toss above ingredients together. Top with warm or cold grilled chicken if desired or sprinkle with goat cheese. Top with raspberry or balsamic vinaigrette. |
| Farmers Markets in our Neighborhood | 
Farmers Markets are a great source of fresh fruits and vegetables and our area has many to offer. Here's a listing of some of them:
La Grange Park Market:
Tuesday
May 11 - October 26
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Memorial Park Parking lot - south side
(between Oak & Homestead, behind Village Market)
La Grange Market:
Thursday
May 13 - October 28
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Village of La Grange Parking Garage lot
6th & Harris
Western Springs French Market
Thursday
May 13 - October 28
2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tower Green
Brookfield Market:
Saturday
June to October
7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Village Hall Parking Lot
8820 Brookfield Avenue |
| Community Walks and Runs | | We are also fortunate to have many 5k walks and runs in the area, usually to benefit a charity or park district. This is a great way to help a good cause while also giving us a goal to train towards. Join your family and neighbors in some of the events listed below:
Western Springs Tower Trot
May 29, 2010
Forest Hills School, 5020 Central, Western Springs
8:30 AM
La Grange Rocks 5K Run/Walk CEPYL
June 11, 2010
Lyons Township North Field, La Grange
7:00 pm
Relay for Life - Lyons Township High School
June 12, 2010
Lyons Township South - 4900 S. Willow Springs Rd
6:00 pm
Relay for Life - Westchester
June 26, 2010
10835 Wakefield St, Westchester
6:00 pm
Riverside Parks and Recreation Independence Day 5K
July 3, 2010
Water Tower - 10 Pine Avenue, Riverside
7:30 am
Relay for Life - Brookfield
July 9, 2010
4315 Park Ave, Brookfield
6:00 pm
Relay for Life - Riverside
July 9, 2010
7234 W. Ogden Ave. Riverside
6:00 pm
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