Lois Moncel, Director of Fitness & Wellness Happy fitness to you from the Sports Club and NEW Elevate Movement Studios! As the summer heat comes to an end, we are gearing up for a fun, exciting season at Robson Ranch. We know that in order to enjoy retirement you have to be healthy and stay…
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May 2024, Front Page
Wheels on the Move Was a Success!
Lois Moncel, Director of Fitness and Wellness In the quest to keep residents engaged in fitness as well as motivated, the Tri-a-Try committee hosted a fun, social bike ride on March 30. The 60ish participants cycled their way to three different stops in the community. Each of these stops had a fun activity to complete…
Generals, March 2024
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…
Generals, December 2023
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,…
Generals, June 2021
The Fitness Center: Now Is the Time to Evaluate Your Lifestyle Habits
Lois Moncel, Director of Fitness & Wellness Are you taking steps to improve your cognitive health? The health of your brain may be affected by age-related changes to the brain, injuries, depression, substance use disorders, and diseases like Alzheimer’s. Some factors cannot be changed, but did you know that making small changes to your lifestyle…
Generals, June 2020
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…
Generals, September 2019
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,…
Generals, July 2019
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…
Generals, April 2019
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…
December 2018
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…