6th April 2023 | York

April Newsletter

Manager's Welcome

Welcome to your April newsletter! We are well into the Easter holidays, and I hope everyone is looking forward to some time off over the Easter period. Remember, the club is open over the Easter weekend, and the team as usual are here to help you. Please keep reading on for Easter our opening times.

Within this newsletter are some exciting club updates, including details of our 15th Birthday Celebrations, an introduction to some of our new team members and details of an exclusive discount for Les Mills plus!

Please note that due to our 15th Birthday celebrations, the club will be closing at an earlier time of 5pm on Saturday 15th April 2023.

All the best ahead of the Easter weekend, and we look forward to welcoming you to the club very soon.

Club News and Events

Invite your friends & family to enjoy 2 weeks at the club for just £20! Hurry – must end 17th April!

Our Easter opening hours are here!

Join us for our 15th Birthday Celebrations – limited tickets remain!

This is your exclusive invitation to join us on Saturday 15th April 6.30pm – late for our 15th Birthday celebrations! This is a family friendly event with face painting, a bouncy castle (weather dependent!), a DJ with karaoke, a licensed bar and food options for purchase. We also have our very own member, Corrie – performing on the evening! Corrie will be bringing the party vibes!

We are also running a charity raffle for York Mind, with some amazing prizes! Please be sure to bring some cash on the evening for this! The bar however will be card payments only

This is a night not to be missed – remaining CASH tickets are available via the club’s reception!

Kirsten Swims the height of Mauna Kea!!!

Kirsten is a Roko swim school graduate who loves swimming so much that she has decided to raise money for charity by swimming the distance of the highest mountain in the world!! Not just from the ground up….no, Kirsten will swim the height based on what is below the surface of the sea all the way to the top! The height of the mountain is 10.21KM which is a whopping 510.5 lengths of our swimming pool!!

As you can imagine all the staff here at Roko are extremely proud of our swimmer, not just for taking on the physical challenge but for being so thoughtful and selfless, and wanting to raise the money for the charity and the awareness around the cause.

We wish her all the best with her swim and rising money for an extremely good cause. If you happen to see Kirsten on a Sunday morning working hard to complete this challenge, please give her as much support as you can! You have got this Kirsten and we are very proud of you!!!! Here is what Kirsten says...

   Hello, I am Kirsten

 

About me:
Hello, I am Kirsten. I am 10 years old, and I am hoping to raise some money for charity. Mauna Kea is the highest mountain in the world (including its underwater base). From now until Easter, I will aim to swim from the base of the mountain under the sea up to the top - a total of 10,210m (10.21km). I will do this at my weekly swimming pool session, keeping count of my distance each week.

I am doing this for WaterAid because I think it is very important for everyone in the world to have a fresh water supply. I am aiming to raise £120, so that WaterAid can build a well.

WaterAid is an international not-for-profit, determined to make clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene normal for everyone, everywhere within a generation. Only by tackling these three essentials in ways that last can people change their lives for good. Clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene should be a normal part of everyone’s daily life. Without all three, people cannot live dignified, healthy lives. With all three, they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty, and change their lives for good.

A couple of polite reminders...

We want all of our customers to have the best experience possible when they visit the club, please help us facilitate this by:

• Parking in the correct parking spaces in the car park. Please only park in the disabled spaces if you have a blue badge, and the parent and child spaces if you have a child. These spaces are there to help members that really need them, so please don’t use them if you do not need them.
• Please ensure to follow the car park one way system, and drive at a reduced speed for everyone’s safety.
• Please use the biodegradable sanitiser wipes to clean the gym equipment both before and after use.
• Children’s club access times are between 9am – 7pm each day. Child membership cards do not allow access outside of these times, so please do not attend with your children outside of these times.
• Members with children are politely encouraged to use the family changing room provided – this is especially important during peak times and half term.
• All members are required to bring their membership cards in order to access the club. In the event of you forgetting your card, please note that the club’s reception is a very busy environment – if the team are busy helping other members, please be patient and allow us time to log you in manually.
• Class participants – please ensure not to enter a studio if the previous class is still in progress.

Thank you all for your assistance

Staff Introductions

We have a couple of new faces in the club at the moment, and a couple of personnel changes which we would love to tell you about!

   Helen Brown is now our Fitness Supervisor!

 

About me:
Hi! I’m Helen, and I’m your new Fitness Supervisor. I have over 2 years’ experience in the fitness industry. I started at Roko Health Club in June 2021 on the gym floor and then have since progressed to Personal Training. You may also see me downstairs from time to time having become a Duty Manager in October 2022 - the atmosphere here is like no other and I thrive off it!

I love keeping fit at the gym and being outdoors, whether it’s running, playing sport, hiking or climbing. I also have a love for travel, seeing new places and meeting new people, my most favourite hike being the Inca Trail in Peru. I am always up for a challenge!

In my role as Fitness Supervisor, I want to build on the existing community feel, making it a fun environment for you and the Roko team. I would love for you to get involved with up-and-coming Fitness Challenges, Workouts of the Day set by the gym team and other events that take place here, to help you smash your fitness goals! If you would like any help, please get in touch with a member of the gym team who can put together an exercise programme or speak to one of our PT’s for more personalised sessions - more information can be found in club on the PT board at the top of the stairs on the gym floor. Helen can be contacted via hbrown1@york.roko.co.uk

   Emma Moore is now our Studio coordinator!

 

About me:
Hi, I am Emma your new Studio Co-ordinator. Those of you who already know me will know I am passionate about my group exercise classes AND making sure you as members enjoy them just as I do, which makes me really excited about this new role.

The member fitness journey is important to me, and I will be looking forward to hearing about your views on the timetable, your favourite classes and the Roko group exercise experience. I have been teaching for 14 years and here at the club you will see me pop up on your timetable for BodyPump, BodyBalance and RokoRide. I also teach several other classes such HIIT, Beachbody INSANITY, Les Mills GRIT and Fitness Boxing. I am a very keen runner, walker and cyclist and last year ran my first 100mile event. I am partially deaf so you will probably hear me before you see me when I am teaching but please do say hello. Emma can be contacted via emoore@york.roko.co.uk

   Hello, I am Kirsten

 

About me:
Hi everyone, my name is Cam and I’m the new Operations Manager at the club. I previously worked at the York Stadium Leisure Centre as part of the management team for over a year. I started off as a lifeguard 2 years ago and progressed into management.

Here at Roko, I will be responsible for the day to day running of the club as well as assisting in different areas of the club. I have a big interest in sports and in my free time I spend a lot of my time watching the York City Knights and York City Football Club. I look forward to meeting you all over the next couple of weeks.

Fitness News

Welcome to Personal Trainers Natalie & Damian!

Personal Training Month is here!

This April is PERSONAL TRAINING month – our amazing PTs are offering free taster sessions all this month!

Have you ever thought about investing in your health & fitness, and having a PT? Do you feel lost or overwhelmed going solo in the gym? Or would you like to be pushed that extra mile? Have you wanted to kick start your fitness journey or just switch things up with your gym routine?

Then a Personal Trainer may be able to help you! This month is the perfect opportunity to enquire with our experienced and knowledgeable PTs!

Sign up today for your free taster session via the Gym Floor notice board and check out all their details!

Les Mills + - an exclusive discount for members

We at Roko have an AMAZING deal for our members! Roko and LES MILLS want you to fall in love with fitness, so you want to work out!
Have a busy work week, missed your combat or pump class? Not tried a class yet as you feel a little class shy?
Why not sign up with LES MILLS + and catch up or try your class at home? Not only do you get to take part in classes in and out of your Roko club BUT Roko members also get a fantastic 30% off the usual cost. Use it on your phone, laptop or SMART TV, the LES MILLS + app has a wide variety of classes for both you and your family.
Click on the link now for this fabulous deal and try for 30 days FOR FREE before you buy.
link.lesmillsondemand.com

Children’s News

Roko are offering various 1-1 private swimming lesson during the Easter break on various days and times. If you would like to book a lesson, a few lessons or just make an enquiry, please email jarcher@york.roko.co.uk for more information. /p>

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