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Our newest way to start your day…’Get Moving!’ Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 am
Here’s our newest class inspired by a request from one of our clients:
Get Moving!
taught by Drew
Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 am
Do you have a hard time getting up in the morning? Do you wish you could start the day off in a way that not only makes you feel good, but also helps the rest of your busy day to go by smoother? Then come check out Get Moving: an early morning exercise class designed to get the blood flowing, loosen muscles and to improve concentration so you can take on those challenges of the day. Get Moving is designed with an intensity in mind that will make you sweat and burn calories, but without making you feel like passing out right afterwards! The benefits range from improving joint pain/movement, sore muscles, flexibility, improving cardiovascular endurance and so much more. So come on over to EquiVita and start your day off right with Get Moving!
A little bit about Drew:
Drew is dedicated to listening and helping each client achieve his or her personal fitness goals. After struggling with his own health and having to undergo emergency surgery a few years ago, Drew became dedicated to getting his body into shape as well as his overall well being. While succeeding in achieving his own goals, he watched as others struggled and complained about “not getting anywhere” and he naturally became more and more interested in helping others reach their potential. Fate then handed him the opportunity to work towards an occupation where he can help others when he was laid-off from his Graphic Design position, allowing him the time to return to school and work towards the rewarding career change. Drew’s goals are to continue to learn and study in order to better assist each and every client the best way possible. He is still dedicated to maintaining his own health as well, running and exercising almost every day and training for marathons. Since changing his lifestyle, Drew has never had a recurring problem from the disease that plagued him years earlier.
EquiVita Massage Experience: The EquiVita Difference
At EQUIVITA, you can expect a well-trained Licensed Massage Therapist who has your care as the center of their concern.
Upon arrival, you will be greeted by your therapist in our Cafe. While enjoying a fresh cup of coffee, you will be asked to complete a brief health history form that will determine your current physical condition, medical history, lifestyle, areas of pain, health goals and current need for massage. Our therapists will help you to identify the goals of your massage, whether you are seeking a one-time relaxation experience or if you are integrating massage into your total wellness plan.
A massage from an expert EQUIVITA Licensed Massage Therapist differs from the traditional massage because our therapists are trained to provide the balance between relaxation and therapeutic intervention for each individual. Our Massage Therapists use a wide range of techniques, styles and forms to relieve pain and stress and bring you into a more relaxed state. We have created an environment where you can receive a massage that is tailored to meet your needs within your comfort level.
At EQUIVITA, we recognize massage as a key element to living well, a promising treatment for certain medical conditions, and a powerful means for counteracting stress. Massage therapy is a key component of a balanced life.
Click here to schedule with one of our therapists.
10 Weeks to 10 Years: Week 10
Over these past 10 weeks I have been giving a lot of thought to EquiVita. Now I realize that is something that I do everyday, (and yes, Janine, working on the business not just in it), but this thinking has really more been about the ‘why?’. (I mention Janine Moon because she helped tremendously in the coaching of me and the business.) If you have kept up with these weekly articles you know it hasn’t been easy and that I walked away from much easier, or at least more secure, positions with established organizations. And of course I could say that it is just my nature to be entrepreneurial, but that doesn’t really address why I would choose to go into a field where there weren’t already established models of success. I suppose, as in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success, the reason is actually a culmination of many factors.
At college I started weight lifting. Well, I had started lifting years earlier but just did whatever was typically done in the school’s weight room and didn’t really connect with it until my freshman year at the University of Cincinnati. On campus there was a weight room for the serious lifters. Officially a Club, it was referred to as the “dungeon” and even some of the university football players lifted there instead of in the upstairs much nicer facilities. In this dungeon I learned that there is a very different focus and community among those that are regulars. It is an acceptance that regardless of how strong you are or even whatever goals you have, you get “it”. The “it” is basically that you are not there for show. You are there to work. And that work’s focus is you.
There is a camaraderie created amongst individuals suffering the same and how unique to have that same suffering the effort of bettering oneself.
An injury can provide an individual with the same focus of working on self or it can distract away from it. Working in healthcare I saw too much focus on the ailment and not the person. It seemed to me that there was this golden opportunity that through this (potentially very negative) event, people could be inspired to make a change.
Think of it. You have an injury that is going to force you to make the time to take care of it. Whether you apply ice, exercise, massage the injury, etc., you have to adjust your schedule to allow your body to heal. You have a reason to put yourself first! Under normal, uninjured circumstances others could call you selfish (and use it as a negative), but not when you have a, preferably visible, physical ailment.
But our healthcare system is designed to focus just on the affected area now and later to see about the rest of you…Seriously? I cannot imagine a better time to focus on the whole person. The body is demanding attention. Once the pain is lessened the opportunity is lost. People always think that once they get through whatever they are in the middle of that there will be time to focus on the non-urgent. But we all know how rare it is to find someone who actually does that. There is never enough time, money, energy or whatever is the current limitation.
Create a community where the focus is on each individual taking care of his/her self. That is a novel idea…and certainly not my original concept, but it is what I (with the help of so many others) have done. Over these past 10 weeks we have highlighted our exceptional staff and some of our amazing clients-all of whom are at various stages of fitness, but all with the commonality of taking the time to put the most important thing first: self.
It doesn’t really matter what your goals are because they will change over time. It doesn’t matter how fit you are because that too changes over time. The only thing that truly matters is taking care of you, and the ways to best do that also change over time.
EquiVita is a very hard place to describe because there aren’t facilities like it to compare to. The best way I like is to say that EquiVita is just a location until you experience it. Once you get that everyone here wants you to achieve whatever you want, you naturally want the same for others.
Thank you for allowing me to share some of EquiVita with you over the past 10 weeks and for your support of our unique personal service business over the past 10 years.
As always, please let me know how I can help.
Adam
| 10 Year Celebration Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:00 – 4:00 pm To celebrate our 10th Anniversary we are offering group fitness classes, chair massage, and educational discussions free. All you need to participate is to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. So whether you want to move for joy, relieve a little stress through punching, relax with massage, or explore something new, come spend a little time with us on Saturday and celebrate. Free Classes Schedule Free Discussion Topics and Times Free Chair Massages with the EquiVita Licensed Massage Therapists: Barbara, Brandon, Cheryl and Colette |
| Specials As a special incentive to get you out on what looks to be a cold winter Saturday, we will have some discounts available on Your Yoga, 5 Keys Fitness Assessment and Naturopathic visits with Dr. Kalfas in addition to the following specials already available: Group Exercise Share your group exercise with a friend for free! Receive a Group Exercise 6 Class Pass for free when you purchase an 18 class pass for the quarter. To register for classes, click here.
Yoga Purchase a 10 Class Yoga pass for only $110 this quarter. In addition to Continuing Hatha, we now offer Vinyasa and Kundalini on our schedule. Kick Ass Cardio Purchase the 24 Kick Ass Cardio Class Pass for the Winter Quarter, and we’ll include a free membership for you! With your membership you’ll get a free 30-minute massage each month and 3 additional free group exercise classes. This is a $210 value in free service plus you will receive discounts on other EquiVita services. To register for classes, click here. |
1508 Hess St
Grandview OH 43212
p: 614.298.8781
t: 614.805.8252
f: 888.216.8339
Adam Milligan
amilligan@equivita.com
equivita.com
| 10 Year Celebration Saturday, January 15, 2011 1:00 – 4:00 pm To celebrate our 10th Anniversary we are offering group fitness classes, chair massage, and educational discussions free. All you need to participate is to bring a nonperishable food donation for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank. So whether you want to move for joy, relieve a little stress through punching, relax with massage, or explore something new, come spend a little time with us on Saturday and celebrate. Free Classes Schedule Free Discussion Topics and Times Free Chair Massages with the EquiVita Licensed Massage Therapists: Barbara, Brandon, Cheryl and Colette |
| Specials As a special incentive to get you out on what looks to be a cold winter Saturday, we will have some discounts available on Your Yoga, 5 Keys Fitness Assessment and Naturopathic visits with Dr. Kalfas in addition to the following specials already available: Group Exercise Share your group exercise with a friend for free! Receive a Group Exercise 6 Class Pass for free when you purchase an 18 class pass for the quarter. To register for classes, click here.
Yoga Purchase a 10 Class Yoga pass for only $110 this quarter. In addition to Continuing Hatha, we now offer Vinyasa and Kundalini on our schedule. Kick Ass Cardio Purchase the 24 Kick Ass Cardio Class Pass for the Winter Quarter, and we’ll include a free membership for you! With your membership you’ll get a free 30-minute massage each month and 3 additional free group exercise classes. This is a $210 value in free service plus you will receive discounts on other EquiVita services. To register for classes, click here. |
1508 Hess St
Grandview OH 43212
p: 614.298.8781
t: 614.805.8252
f: 888.216.8339
Adam Milligan
amilligan@equivita.com
equivita.com
Kick Ass Cardio and Fitness!!!
Kick Ass Cardio and Fitness
Cardio Kickboxing steps up to the next level. The Kick Ass Cardio class will
lead you through a progressive series of punches, kicks and moves designed to provide
you a complete full-body workout while teaching you the correct way to safely
throw a punch and land a kick.
The 6-week series is based on three concepts: introduce, adjust and unleash.
Deep breathing, meditation and yoga are all passive releases of stress and
energy and while being able to quietly control ones emotional state is a
necessary coping mechanism for our modern world there is another option; a
release that is the primal and instinctive use of ones body through the art of
physical contact.
Cardio kickboxing programs don’t provide the same physical contact that helps
relieve stress, build muscle and strengthen bone. Kick Ass Cardio & Fitness
introduces basic kickboxing techniques that are instinctive and easy to master,
and then it adjusts those same techniques on an individual level to increase the
intensity and bring you to the point of unleashing that energetic stress.
This class is about personal power. Accept the challenge and prepare to amaze
yourself.
