And the survey says…

How do GVR members feel about using cameras in centers to address security concerns? This is the question the Board of Directors sought to answer through a survey. From June 30 to July 18, approximately 1,250 members (GVR numbers are still being verified) weighed in. Preliminary results are as follows:

• 67.23% of respondents are in favor of installing cameras

• 33.25% are not

• 70.01% of those in favor prefer cameras in parking lots, and at entrances and walkways.

• 14.47% prefer cameras at entrances and walkways only

• 2.22% prefer cameras in parking lots only

Several hundred comments are still being reviewed for common themes. Look for a more thorough report at the August 23 regular meeting of the Board of Directors.

Thanks to all who took the time to assist the Board with this decision.

It’s a Good Time to Stay Inside

It’s August in Green Valley. A bit warmer and a lot wetter than it was in April! It’s a good time to stay inside and take a class, or two, or three.

Interested in a fitness class? Active Senior Workout, Body Sculpting, Cardio Boxing for Beginners, Exercise/ Fun/Fitness, Line Dancing for Dabblers, Shotokan Karate, and a Spin class are all available in August.

Maybe yoga is your thing? Yoga Plus a Chair, Yoga for Beginners, Yoga Release, Yoga Saguaro Level I/II, Yoga Saguaro for Back Care, and Yoga to Strengthen and Tone are all open for business.

Looking to sing and dance? Bathtub Singers I, Intermediate Tap, and Line Dance I await you.

GVR’s Recreation Catalog is available in centers and at GVRec.org. Scroll toward the bottom of the home page, click on the catalog, and you’ll be taken to a link for Recreation Updates. Here you can learn which classes have been added, or which schedules have changed, since the catalog was published.

Our Customer Service staff are available to answer questions about classes, to get you enrolled, or help with your online account for remote class registration. You can reach them by phone at 520-625-3440, or in the West Center, East Center or Las Campanas offices during business hours. They’d love nothing more than to hear from you and get you set up with a class, or two, or three.

FIND YOUR FUN!

Personal trainers were on hand to help people get oriented to the new equipment. From left, Dani Cawthorne, Marie Little, Suzanne Polzin, and Alan Carter.

CEO Scott Somers took a personal interest in the project, from meeting with regular Desert Hills users about what they’d like to see, to cutting the ribbon with GVR Board President Marge Garneau, Director Kathi Bachelor, Director Steve Gilbert, and Director Nancy Austin.

Finishing touches will continue in the coming months, including mirrors and bars, a TRX station, a few more pieces of equipment, mats for the stretching area, and more storage for jackets and small belongings.

The studio will host a variety of classes including spin, cardio boxing, Cardio Pump, Active Senior Workout, and more.

Senior Fitness: Program Design, $129

Program Design is aimed at members who want to learn to train on their own, but still have the guidance needed to move in the right direction safely and effectively.

Unfortunately, our bodies change with age, and this can have an impact on our function and mobility. Range of motion, balance, coordination and muscle strength can deteriorate over time.

For $129, you receive two, one-hour consultations that will set you up to be able to execute a six-week, individualized training plan on your own. The consultations include:

• complete assessment

• prime and prep warm-up

• corrective exercise strategies (as needed)

• strength training prescription

• cardio prescription

Participants will be walked through the details of the program and provided with appropriate form, reps, tempo, sets and rest periods. The workout schedule is in six-week cycles and based on individual preferences: two-day splits, three-day splits, four-day splits. The goal is to have members become confident and self-sufficient in their quest to reach personal goals.

For information, please contact Lee Smith lees@gvrec.org.