Tag: health

Zumba with Mary: Bring Your Valentine to Zumba

Mary Tyree Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so bring your Valentine and join me on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center, and together we’ll build a healthy and vibrant Sun Lakes lifestyle. My Zumba Fitness class is tailored to our age group, as well as modified to meet…

Yoga: Vinyasa Style

Sheila Axtman “My Yoga Story: I’m Bill Gosiak. In January of 2016, I met Sheila Axtman when she came to an open house I was holding at a nice home on the golf course, in Cottonwood (I’m a realtor). Sheila and her and husband George ended up buying the house, and in the course of…

Sign Up for Your Vaccine Appointment

The COVID-19 vaccine is here. Maricopa County has set up several Points of Distribution (POD) locations throughout the Valley for 1A and 1B prioritized groups ages 65 and older, with more expected as vaccine availability increases. Please visit www.maricopa.gov/5659/COVID-19-Vaccine-Locations to see locations and how to register for your appointment. Please visit www.maricopa.gov/5641/COVID-19-Vaccine for vaccine status…

Blood Drive Set for February 23

Dean Athmer The Sun Lakes Posse will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, Feb. 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The address is 9531 E. Riggs Road, Sun Lakes. The event will be held in the meeting room, with plenty of space to comply with social distancing requirements. Here are the…

Julie’s Fitness Classes

Julie Bauman Julie Bauman invites you to come to her classes at the new Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center Mondays and Fridays at 8/9 a.m., and now also Wednesdays at 8:30/9:30 a.m.! For the past 15 years, Julie has been teaching group fitness in the Chandler, Sun Lakes, and South Gilbert area. She is currently…

Energy and Functional Yoga October Schedule

Paullene Caraher Classes are held at the SunBird Golf Resort, Navajo Room, upper level. Morning: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 to 11:15 a.m. Afternoon: Tuesday and Thursday, 4 to 5:15 p.m. As of this writing (Sept. 10), only SunBird residents are permitted to attend group classes. This may change by October. So, if you are…

Yoga: Vinyasa Style

Sheila Axtman Hopefully, by the time you are reading this article, the Cottonwood Palo Verde Fitness Center will be open. Guidelines for the number of people and distancing will be in place. We will be in the large room. We will be able to have 21 people, and I don’t think we will go over…

Yoga Every Day

London Brewster, Fitness Director Did you know that there are different styles of yoga classes offered Monday through Saturday at the Fitness Activity Center? No matter if you haven’t done yoga before or you have years of experience, our yoga experts are here to guide you through it all! Our yoga masterminds Sheila and John…

Another Successful Blood Drive

Red Cross workers on July 15

Ken Hinatsu The Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse and the American Red Cross held successful blood drives in Sun Lakes on July 9 and July 15, 2020. The drives were held at the Sun Lakes Sheriff’s Posse facility on Riggs Road. The blood drive efforts were driven by recent shortfalls in the blood supply because of…