Maria Tuohy, General Manager - Plantation Bay - Golf & Country Club

Fitness News
We started 2011 with a Splash. On January 8, at
approximately 11:30 am Fitness Center Staff and
Plantation Bay Members began a new tradition by jumping
in to the lap pool – Our own version of a
“Polar Bear Plunge”. A number of friends were at
poolside to witness the beginning of this new tradition.
The water temperature was approximately 50 degrees at
the time of the plunge. The brave and energetic group was
almost evenly split between men and women.
After the plunge the participants were treated to Hot
Chocolate and chocolate chocolate-chip cake. Some
brave souls added Peppermint Schnapps’ to their Hot
Chocolate.
Plans are already being made for our plunge for 2012.
Mark your calendars for the first Saturday after January 1.
Our “Build a Community, while Shaping your Body”
was a close race. All the communities were neck and neck
to complete their area. We had almost 50 members who
participated in 4 different teams. At the time of this
article – Magnolia Estates is in the lead, followed by
Westlake, Bay Isles and lastly Prestwick. Congratulations
to all of our participants. It was fun – we even had a
member calling in from out of the country to log in his
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activity. Watch for news about our “Royal Plantation
Cruise” – our next exercise competition. We are also in
the process of planning our spring charity event. Keep your
eyes out for the announcement of the date. It will be
another Walk, Bike and Tennis Round Robin.
Weight Watchers has been a huge success – we had a
total of 28 for our New Years session. This current session
will end on April 13 th and a new session will begin on
April 20. If success is what you are looking for, this group
provides support, motivation and shares personal
challenges. Meetings are on Wednesdays – Weigh–In at
3:45pm and informative meeting begins at 4:00.
Lastly – we would like to commend all of our new
members, and/or existing members who made those New
Year’s Resolutions and stuck to them. We are proud of you
and want to encourage you to keep up the good work. You
will feel and see the results and enjoy the fruits of your
labors.
Remember – warmer weather is fast approaching.
Stay hydrated, please make sure to drink plenty of
water.
Nancy Fletcher
Fitness Director
Super Bowl bocce team Champs, the Golfers!!
Super Bowl Bocce Champions - l-r John Wolfe, Mike Kenney, Fran
Cresser, and Ken McBride