>>>>>THE LIFEFIT CENTER WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 27TH FOR MEMORIAL DAY<<<<<
The LifeFit Center @ The Beach opened on October 1, 2012 as California State University, Long Beach’s (CSULB) newest fitness facility. Fitness provides lifelong health and wellness opportunities in a variety of ways. The LifeFit Center aims to be the premier health and fitness facility in the Long Beach area for the age 50+ community. The LifeFit Center aims to provide fresh and complete health, fitness, social, and wellness programming to all of its members; as well as provide education, research, and career development opportunities for CSULB students, faculty, and staff.
Member Benefits:
The LifeFit Center is in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on campus at CSULB. Together, OLLI and the LifeFit Center share the same passion for lifelong education, health, and wellness. OLLI is sponsored by the College of Health and Human Services. OLLI is a source of widely varied courses of interest to persons 50 years of age or older. For more information about OLLI, please click here.
During the week of June 10th through June 14th the LifeFit Center @ The Beachis inviting 2,400 College of Health and Human Services Alumni as guests for one week. Come join the fun with these extra activities at the LFC! Members will get 20 Bonus LifeFit Club Points!
Monday June 10th
- "Beach Bod Workout" with Heather Mazzei 5:30-6:30pm
- Alumni Social - 6:30 - 7pm
Thursday June 13th
- "Everyone is an Exerciser Workshop " with Director Ayla Donlin 6-6:30pm
- Alumni Social - 6:30 - 7pm
Friday June 14th
- Brown Bag Lunch @ 12pm with College of Health and Human Services Dean, Dr. Kenneth Millar
Ryan Smith & Nicole Joo
Ryan and Nicole from team Strength for Living are May’s team members of the month. The two have successfully launched our Strength for Living program and have helped our first cohort through their 8 week session. Ryan and Nicole’s energy and passion for fitness have helped make our newest program a success. Make sure to congratulate them on their efforts next time they walk by. Thanks again to Ryan and Nicole!!!
How it works:
By coming to the LifeFit Center and taking advantage of the variety of equipment, lectures, group exercise classes and assessments available to members, members can accumulate points. These points can then be used to receive a variety of prizes.
How to accumulate points:
2 points = Working out on the fitness floor for at least 30 minutes/Taking a Group Exercise Class
3 points = Have an Equipment Orientation, Fitness & Balance Assessment or Nutrition Assessment
MAXIMUM of 3 points per day.
Bonus points: Earn up to 5 extra points (for a maximum of 8) by attending an Informational Lecture or having a workout session with a Personal Trainer from the LifeFit Center
How to keep track of points: Members will retrieve their time card from the Service Desk (located in the bottom file cabinet at the back of the Service Desk) before they leave the LifeFit Center and write down how many points they earned for that day.
Rules:
Prize Levels:
Level 1: 200 points – LFC t-shirt (check out our t-shirts at the service desk)
Level 2: 400 points – 50% off next months membership dues or $50 off next annual membership
Level 3: 600 points – 1 free month of membership or 1 free personal training session
The LifeFit Center @ The Beach walked it out on President’s Day with their first ever Walk-A-Thon on Monday, February 18, 2013. Members, students, and CHHS staff all joined in...READ MORE
The LifeFit Center now has t-shirts for sale for only $10. You can purchase your LifeFit Center t-shirt at the service desk. We have white and black LFC T-Shirts for sale.
It's never too late to become active! In addition to enhancing your quality of life and ability to pursue your interests, physical activity for adults age 50+ plays an important role in preventing health problems and managing those common disorders that might already be present such as diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and elevated cholesterol. Significant health benefits can be seen by including just a moderate amount of exercise into your lifestyle.
Check out some fitness fun facts at HERE.
The LifeFit Center is now proud to say that it is officially an Exercise is Medicine on Campus facility.
We at the LifeFit Center are making a commitment to uphold and promote these guiding principles of the Exercise is Medicine on Campus (EIMC) Program.
• Exercise and physical activity are important to health and the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases.
• More should be done in university and college settings to encourage students to establish lifelong exercise and physical activity habits that have the power to significantly improve the quality of students’ lives.
• Support the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM’s) efforts to bring a greater focus on exercise and physical activity in university and college settings.
The LifeFit Center @ The Beach is now on Facebook. Like our page to get up to date information on LFC promotions and fitness information.
Greetings LifeFit Center @ The Beach!!!
May is our Exercise is Medicine® Month! We are celebrating the health benefits that exercise provides us. We invite all of you to engage in our challenge of committing to at least 3 hours of physical activity per week during the month of May.
In the newsletter this month, I would like to provide you with an overview of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines for obtaining health benefits from physical activity. I am going to take recommendations out of the ACSM 2011 Position Stand and will organize them by component of fitness: Cardiorespiratory, Muscular Fitness, Flexibility, and Neuromotor Fitness. I will then provide Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type recommendations.
In addition to the physical activity guidelines, the ACSM recommends that there are also health benefits in reducing the total time one spends in sedentary activities. Sitting for more than an hour and a half at a time actually starts to have detrimental effects on our health. So, give yourself a little stretch break. Enjoy your body, because it was made to move!!!
Cardiorespiratory Exercise:
Frequency: 3-5 days per week
Intensity: Moderate to Vigorous Intensity (60 – 95% of Maximum Heart Rate; 6-9 on a scale of 10 of rate of perceived exertion).
Time/Duration: 30 minutes+
Type: Walking, Biking, Swimming, Kranking, Jogging
Resistance Training Exercises:
Frequency: 2-3 days per week
Intensity: 2-4 sets of 8-12 repetitions with 2-3 minutes of rest in between sets
Time/Duration: 30-45 minutes
Type: Machine weights, free weights, small hand weights, Building Strength Class, body weight; Exercise all major muscle groups using dynamic exercises that create muscle balance
Flexibility Exercises:
Frequency: 2-3 days per week
Intensity: Stretch to the point of slight discomfort
Time/Duration: 10-30 seconds per stretch for 2-4 sets; Older adults might benefit from 30-60 seconds per stretch for 2-4 sets
Type: Static Stretching, Stretch & Balance Class; Stretch all major joint segments of the body
Neuromotor Activities: Balance, Coordination, & Agility
Frequency: 2-3 days per week
Intensity: Light to Moderate
Time/Duration: 30-60 minutes
Type: Tai Chi, Yoga, Stretch & Balance Class, Fit & Fun Class, KrankCircuit Class
If you have further questions about how to participate in the appropriate amounts of exercise, please consult one of our wonderful personal trainers at the LifeFit Center.
Move More. Live Longer. Exercise is Medicine®!
In Health,
Ayla Donlin
Director – LifeFit Center @ The Beach
