Tag: fitness

Try-a-Tri 2024 Recap! What a Super Event!

Lois Moncel, Director of Fitness & Wellness Thank you to all of you who participated in the first Robson Ranch Try-a-Tri 2024 triathlon event on Jan. 13. We originally hoped for 30 participants; however, the total count of athletes was 83! This far exceeded our expectations! Our hope as a committee was to get all different fitness levels…

Fitness Is Your Responsibility

Gary Potter If you’re sitting around with nothing to do You might consider a fitness class with you know who The pride of the ranch, a fireball pray tell Our Director of Fitness, Lois Moncel Yep, it’s Lois our fitness guru at large A couple of bucks is all that she’ll charge Pick a class,…

Say Yes to Functional Movement Training

Lois Moncel, Director of Fitness & Wellness Do you keep your body moving or have you become a couch potato? There are a thousand reasons why, as we age, we start to become less active. It is no wonder why our functional movement (our ability to move the body with proper muscle and joint function…

Residents exercise to maintain muscle mass

Lois Moncel In August, some of our local residents helped promote Robson Ranch and demonstrated some exercises to maintain muscle mass as we age. The homeowners who participated were Jillian Moon, Pat Potter, Colleen McGee, Lois Moncel (director of fitness and wellness), and Izzy Ocheltree. Channel ABC15 and channel 3 aired the segments on Sunday,…

Summer 2019 yoga programs

  Classes taught by Janet Rock, Certified Yoga Instructor, 200 HRS Yoga Alliance & Lois Moncel, Certified YogaFit Instructor. Back care basics: For those suffering from back pain. A gentle and careful approach to stretching carefully designed to alleviate pain and promote health in the low back, sacrum and hips. This class does utilize the…

Indoor cycling is here

What are the benefits of indoor cycling? 1. It’s a huge calorie burner. Indoor cycling can burn anywhere from 400 to 800 calories per class, which is up there with an hour of running or jogging, only you get to sit down for parts of class! It’s pretty rare to not see people coming out…

Maintain, don’t gain part 2: How to survive a holiday party

  Dalia Blunt, M.S., Certified Nutritionist and Personal Trainer During the holidays it is common to attend gatherings and parties with family, friends and coworkers. Unfortunately, this means you will be surrounded by decadent desserts, carb-packed dishes and high calorie drinks which can do a number on your waistline. Instead of letting all the holiday…

What is Hatha Yoga?

Noell Hyman Have you heard about the new group of Yoga teachers who want to bring spinal and joint health, strength and balance and increased peace of mind to seniors living around Sun Lakes? I’m one of them; my name is Noell. We’ve added multiple Yoga classes every day of the week: Hatha Yoga, Chair…

What is chair aerobics?

Lois Moncel, Certified Personal Trainer/Group Fitness Instructor Many have asked me just what is involved in the Chair Aerobic Class. Just like regular aerobics classes we raise the heart rate above resting levels and improve cardiovascular fitness. This class focuses on low impact exercise and resistance exercises to minimize bone loss. We focus on minimizing…