8th January 2019 | York

Manager’s Welcome

Time is flying…
Welcome to the Members Newsletter… the first of 2019!

I hope you all had a fantastic festive break with your families and are returning to the reality of everyday life ready for an amazing year ahead!

Most of us will have made and broken at least one New Year’s Resolution in our lives. Each year we try to change something about our behaviour and research suggests most of them fail. This same research identifies three things that separate those that stick and those that don’t.

Make Your Goal Attainable: It may be more exciting to choose a target like losing 50 lbs or giving up alcohol for ever. However, it is far more practical to take manageable steps than attempt a complete life overhaul. The advantage of setting achievable goals is that you can always up the ante and set another target.

Know That You Will Screw Up: That’s Inevitable, and Okay: Beware the ‘what the hell’ effect. This is where you miss an exercise session or eat something you shouldn’t and so think “this day is ruined I’ll just start again tomorrow, or next week, or next month”.

Be Motivated and Committed: Behaviour change is hard. A key task is to plan ahead the steps that are required to achieve what you want, rather than just diving in with wishful thinking. Do you have enough gym kit? Where will you keep it? What will you do if your training buddy can’t make it, do you have another program? When will you visit the club? And so on. Work out the obstacles to you being successful and come up with the solutions in advance.

Good luck and if you get stuck don’t forget to ask for help!

Gary Jepson & your Roko Team

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The Roko App

We wanted to thank you for your take up and usage of the Roko Health Clubs App; we are really pleased that so many members are utilising the convenient way to book and cancel classes, stay in touch with the club and manage bookings. In response to feedback received and to ensure continued great member experience at Roko, the following changes to the Roko Health Clubs App have been made:

You are now able to book classes from 9pm 8 days in advance
Waiting list alert emails for class availability are sent at 7am each morning

It is also important to let you know that although lots of classes show large waiting lists throughout the week, in many cases when the actual class starts there are spaces in the class because either lots of people have cancelled or simply not turned up for the class. To counteract this we are asking for your help and are actively encouraging members to only book classes they are committed to attending and if for some reason they cannot attend to ensure that they cancel their place via the app, over the phone, or in club to allow another member to take that place.

Moving forward should this problem persist we will be enforcing a dishonour rule which will suspend pre-booking rights for a period for members who fail to cancel their space or do not turn up.

Fitness News

Adults Breaststroke Swim course
Roko’s adult swim course is focusing on Breaststroke this time and will run for 6 consecutive Tuesdays starting Tuesday 15th January and finishing Tuesday 19th February 2019.  There are 2 sessions to choose from, the first is beginners 7-7:45pm and the second is improvers 7:45-8:30pm.  Please note the improver's class is for members who can swim at least 100M of Breaststroke and the beginners you must be able to swim at least one length of any stroke.  THIS COURSE IS NOT TAILORED FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS AND NON-SWIMMERS. The price for the 6 week course is £60 for Roko members and £75 for non-members.  If you would like more information please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk

Adult Fitness Group X Timetable 2019
The New group X timetable will commence on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.  The timetable sees the return of SH’BAM on a Wednesday evening 6:15pm with Hannah Ingleby.  SH’BAM is a fun-loving, insanely addictive dance workout created by les Mills.  SH’BAM™ is an ego-free zone – no dance experience required. All you need is a playful attitude and a cheeky smile. Even if you walk in thinking you can’t, you’ll walk out knowing you can!  SH’BAM starts on Wednesday 9th January.  The NEW timetable also has a brand new yoga for beginners on a Thursday 11:30-12:30pm with Linda.  This class is part of the active choice membership and will strengthen and lengthen the entire body.  This class is due to start at the end of January.  The date is to be confirmed so look out for signs on the notice boards. There is also a time change on a Sunday morning for the Pilates and pure stretch.  Pilates will now be with Vicky 9:30-10:30am and stretch with John 10:30-11:15am.  Bookings for all classes can be made and cancelled via the Roko app or with the reception team. Please ensure you book and cancel all fitness classes especially at this time of year.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Les Mills Launch Jan 2019

The NEW choreography will launch in the club from Friday 11th January. 

There will be change for you to do all 3 disciplines in one evening to really kick start your new year’s resolutions! 

PUMP will really get all your major muscle groups working intensely, and then COMBAT will be the perfect way to work cardio Vascular whilst flushing the body out from toxins.  To finish the evening with balance will be the perfect way to regain some focus, balance the mind and set you up for a very positive January.  You can book you place on the launch via the app now!

Children’s News

NEW 2019 Swim Term 1
The new swim term will run from Monday 7th January – Sunday 17th march 2019.  There are still places available for this course and we will be taking bookings up to week 5 of the 10 week course.  For more information about our swim school or to book on to the course please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk

Junior Fitness Timetable
This will run from Monday 7th January – Sunday 14th April 2019.  There have been a few changes to the junior activities timetable one of which is the Boxing Circuits on a Saturday afternoon.  The time will now be 11:30-12:20pm with Josh Simpson on the gym floor.  This class is for 10-15year olds and is very good for teaching them discipline and technique.

Club News and Events

Physiotherapy at Roko York

Ascenti is the leading independent provider of physiotherapy and associated services in the UK. Our distinct clinical philosophy and approach to treatment comes from over 20 years of successfully treating more than 1.1 million people, from office workers to top athletes.

Whether you’re looking to bounce back from a sports injury or simply want to keep moving forward in your daily life, our team of highly trained physiotherapists will be with you every step of the way. We can help you to smash your fitness goals and rise above the competition, with advanced therapies for injury prevention and improved performance.

To book an appointment with one of our on-site physiotherapists, please contact our central booking team on 0330 678 0850. www.ascenti.co.uk

Zoggs

January sees the introduction of the Zoggs swim range to Roko!. Here’s what the Zoggs brand has to say-

“Established in Australia, the home of swimming, at Zoggs we have an unrivalled passion when it comes to all things swimming! We began by creating an innovative range of market leading swimming goggles and while our goggles for all ages still remain at the heart of our brand, we now offer everything from Zoggs swimwear to swimming equipment.

A full service swim brand, we want to get people all over the world involved with everything that swimming has to offer. Our swimming costumes provide confidence in the water while our selection of swimming equipment will help new swimmers to learn and develop their skills even further.

Zoggs goggles allow you to experience the underwater world like never before. Providing a comfortable fit and a strong durability, Zoggs goggles will help children swimmers build confidence in the water and also ensure that stronger swimmers get the best performance out of each and every swim.

Whether you swim for fitness or recreation, Zoggs products offer an unbeatable quality and durability that our customers have grown to rely in time and time again.”