BARB WENK

“After a career of desk jobs, I knew I needed to get myself physically active again so the first place I headed for was the “Y”.  Finally I could take morning water aerobics classes!  Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings – rain or shine, summer or winter – water aerobics comes first.

It’s always sunny and 70 degrees in the pool room. The water, the lighting, the instructors and my 25+ classmates are always what I look forward to. 

A few years later I discovered yoga classes. I tried regular yoga but wasn’t ready for it so I enrolled in gentle yoga. It was wonderful to be able to stretch and reach farther and higher than I thought I could.

These two classes have given me a feeling of reverse aging! My doctor comments on my agility, strength and the fact that my blood pressure has gone down. This is all good, considering I just turned 80 years old!

Another plus is living less than a mile from the facility. When moving downtown 8 years ago one more perk was being able to strap on a backpack and either walk or ride a bike to class. I cannot imagine how far I would have to drive to get to a pool! 

This is one more benefit for those moving downtown!”

County Commissioner Marcia Hovey-Wright:

“My family has been members of the YFCA and the YMCA since the mid seventies.

My kids learned to swim at the old Y at 297 Clay. I was on the board when we did Corporate Cup. Over the years, I have taken classes in step aerobics, spinning, Zumba, water aerobics, pickleball and worked out on the machines when a class wasn’t available. Before my hip surgery and after, water aerobics was a life saver. Many of my classmates claim that our class was key to their longevity and health. Several members take other classes before or after swimming. Everyone seems to really value the fitness center for its flexibility, location, access to a pool, diversity and affordability. 

The lakeside location could be developed into a launch site and center for learning to kayak or paddle board. With continued new members and community partners to help with financing the site, we could save the LFC as a community asset for all of us and a draw for new downtown residents.”

Jared Karnitz

“The two biggest things a community needs to grow in a positive way is to educate its people and to help those people stay healthy. This is where schools come in. This is why we allow the government to tax us. Those taxes are supposed to be spent on those principles.

As a “Community College” you are supposed to be for the community. I’ve been coming to Lakeshore Fitness Center for a little over six months now. I come everyday, and everyday not only do I better myself, I see people of all ages also bettering themselves. It’s a fact that the nation/the world is becoming more and more unhealthy. I would think as an organization that is again “for the community” you would push for a gym.

This gym is  special because it has so many amenities which can touch the lives of people who have different wants and needs from the inside of the facility to the outside. Watch us go.”

DAN PRICE

“My name is Dan Price; I am 59, and have been a member since my mid twenty's. I am a finisher of several full “Ironman Triathlons”, and currently am training for another. A large degree of the training required is performed at the Lakeshore fitness center. I have formed many relationships  with other like minded athletes over the years. I am also a cancer survivor, and have received much encouragement, and many Prayer’s from these special people.

Unfortunately it would be very difficult for me personally if suddenly this facility, and these people were no longer part of my day. I know many others share my concerns, and have similar stories that will be equally compelling!”

NANCY STIER

“Nancy’s quote will go here.”