CLUB INTRODUCTION
For more than 20 years, the Fitness Club has been one of Roadhaven’s largest clubs, with 350-450 members each year.
The Fitness Club started in the former Golf shop, expanding in that location before moving to our new current location adjacent to Phase 1 Pool in the Fall of 2022. We now have good access to the strength and stretching equipment in the South portion of the facility and ample space for the aerobic and floor exercise space in the North. There is opportunity for appropriate activities for all levels of physical fitness!
The Fitness Center is open daily from 5am to 10pm. Membership Application required – see more information at Membership below.
LATEST CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Club Meetings: Club Board Meetings are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month of the season at 4:00pm in the Dakota Room. All members are welcome to attend to hear club updates with an opportunity to provide input to the Board.
Group Exercises: We are currently looking for new group leaders. Watch here and Fitness Facility bulletin Boards for new information.
Maintenance Night: Our monthly maintenance and cleaning evening is scheduled for the third Thursday of the month at 5:00 PM in the Fitness Facility. The schedule is for the normal season of November thru March. Club members are invited to help clean and maintain our excellent equipment. This volunteer effort helps keep our annual fees low.
Elevated Stretching Bench: Stretching exercises are important–even more so as one ages. The Fitness Club has installed an elevated exercise platform on the West wall so that us seniors do not have to get on the floor to do our stretching exercises. We have special instructions on how to lower and raise the “Murphy Bed”
Murphy Bed Instructions Click HERE
In general, treat the “Murphy Bed” gently and make sure to unfold the legs when opening and then folding up the legs when you are finished.
EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS
Massage Therapy and Fitness Trainer functions will be available in the Fitness Center for 2025-2026 season. See information on the website under amenities.
Thank You to our Sponsor
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Why exercise? What are the benefits?
Exercising improves cognitive function and improves brain plasticity, meaning, your brain (read that, you) will be able to function a little better than if you did nothing at all.
Physical activity also causes the release of exercise-related antioxidants and anti-inflammatories, and enhances blood flow, (to the brain, for example).
Stretching and flexibility exercises help to prevent injuries, reduce muscular pain, and improve our posture, balance, mobility, and athletic performance. In- park athletes who participate in sports such as bocce ball, shuffleboard, golf, or pickleball, for instance, should take note.
By exercising, our bodies allocate energy to processes that slows the body’s gradual physical deterioration and guards us against chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and some cancers.
15-20 minutes a day is all we need. We don’t need to work up a sweat, we just need to do something.
The body’s response to exercising is to build back stronger, repairing muscle fibers, repairing cartilage damage, and healing microfractures. These cellular and DNA repair processes lower the risk of obesity, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, and depression.
We ask you to sign in and out with your member number on the clip board adjacent to whichever entrance you use.
Please use the gym as soon as you are able – do not wait to receive your member number after completing a Membership Application with payment. Just write “applied” in the space for the number if you don’t already have one.
We encourage all Roadhaven residents. Just dress appropriately for the level of exertion you expect. We have shoe benches at each entrance if you wish to use footwear suitable for workouts (such as closed-toed shoes) other than your street shoes.
- President/Chairperson: Rich Nelson
509-989-0695
RH site/mailbox 2377
richnelson1942@msn.com - Vice Chairperson: Gordon Walker
204-799-4100
RH site/mailbox 2122
ghtwalker@outlook.com - Secretary: Gordon Anderson
403-350-7785
RH site/mailbox 346
andersgo1952@gmail.com - Treasurer: Darlene Nelson
509-582-7831
RH site/mailbox 2377
djnelson1960@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND FEES
We require completed membership applications for gym use: Download our printable Fitness Club Membership Application (2025-2026).
Forms are also available adjacent to each entrance to the facility, along with a supply of envelopes. Just fill in the form, enclose the fee indicated, and mail in the in-park mail. One of our volunteers will send you a badge sticker by return mail, along with your member number.
Due to the migration of volunteers, Fitness Club will stop processing membership applications for the 2024-2025 season in early April 2025. You can still apply, but the application will be held in in-park mail until November. Yes, please go ahead and use the Fitness Center – it is open 365 days a year.
A CAUTION if you pay by check: it may become stale-dated by the time it is processed, depending on your bank’s policies. If the application form you use says 2024-2025 and you want to apply for the next season, just change it to 2025-2026 with a pen. The online form will be updated. Membership fees remain unchanged.
Fitness Club year goes from July 1 to June 30th and the fee is $25 per person, with a price break for couples at $40. We also have a guest rate of $5 per person that is good for two weeks.
The fees charged for membership go to the operating of the facility and the purchase and maintenance of the equipment.
IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES
Fitness Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 4pm in the Dakota room, November through March. All members and prospective members are welcome to attend.
Prime Season hours are effective October 1 to May 1. The Fitness Facility is open 5am to 10pm, 7 days a week.