Healthy Fit Now on Google+
To help all of our members keep up with our news and events here at Healthy Fit for Women, we have now joined Google+!
You can check it out here: Healthy Fit for Women on Google+
For those of you unfamiliar with Google+, it is Google’s social networking platform. Many people refer to it as the anti-Facebook or the Facebook alternative. It’s a way of sharing information, photos, links, and more with friends, family, and colleagues. Many are also using it to connect with people with similar interests to them, such as history or… Fitness!
The major difference between Google+ and Facebook really lies in a couple of interesting features. One feature is something they refer to as “Circles.” Circles allow you to share things with different people. For instance, you can have a circle just for friends, another for family, one for work, and yet another for a particular interest. So say you want to share a photo album with just your friends and family, Google+’s circles allow you to do just that.
Another unique feature for Google+ is something called “Hangouts.” With hangouts you can video chat with up to 9 people at at time. As recently as January, President Obama actually used this feature to answer questions about his State of the Union address.
For more information about Google+ and how to join, just visit Google’s Overview. It’s really easy, especially if you already have a Gmail address. However, you don’t need to be a Google+ member to check in on Healthy Fit’s page, you can visit the page without being member.
We Need Your Support!
We have been notified of a proposal for a car wash to be built on the property of Limoncellos’ restaurant, adjacent to our club. We at Healthy Fit are concerned about the problems that a busy car wash would introduce for our members, for motor vehicles using the Boston Post Road, for cyclists, for residents and for children walking to and from school. Car wash customers would line up along the Post Road as they wait their turn to get washed. This will block the right lane for all users, and make it dangerous for cyclists, who will have to veer out into the travel lane. The line up along the Post Road will make parking there difficult for health-club users, and could also block access to the health club. Idlers will pollute the air, creating an unhealthy condition for all of us. Waiting cars will likely block the sidewalk as well.
Spring Newsletter
Member Spotlight – February 2011
Annie Rotundo
Rye, NY Age 24 HF Member 2 years
After graduating Siena College in 2009, it was only natural for Annie to begin the next step in furthering her education. She had always known that she wanted to work in a school but was now ready to explore the different directions her passion for education could take her. In the fall of 2009 she enrolled in Manhattan College’s Graduate Program where she also worked as a grad assistant for the Dean of Students.
A former high school athlete – she was always active but after 4 years of college life, Annie was more than ready to get back into shape. Shortly after graduating Siena she moved home and joined Healthy Fit. “I really had no excuse, I could come before work or after class and found myself getting into a routine” she says. “This fall while finishing my masters thesis, working out was the only thing that kept me sane!” While taking classes Annie has created bonds and developed motivational networks that have aided in this transitional time in her life. “I’ve never had as much energy as I do now and am hoping to kick it up a notch before summer! If I’m feeling unmotivated, I know taking a class will give me that extra push.”
