August Calendar

The August schedule is up and ready to view. 

Joni is trying a new system with Google's calendar function. She will now be able to update the calendar in real time, allowing you to see any last-minute instructor and/or schedule changes. 

Important items to note for August:

~Mango Days, Sunday August 9
~MNO, Black Eyed Peas, Saturday August 15
~Meet at Wet and Wild after class, Monday August 24

~There will be a playgroup for the children after every Friday class.

~Buffy is currently not on the August schedule due to her recovering from bronchitis.  Expect to see her back mid to late August.

~Sarah will be taking the month off while she is traveling to Canada and Singapore (see earlier post).

Click on the link below to view the calendar, and please bookmark this link so that you can always refer to it in the future!

AUGUST CALENDAR

An update from Sarah

I received an email from Sarah this morning, ans she has asked me to share this with all of our members, and post to the blog:

Sarah has just learned that she is required to make an urgent trip back to Canada for her passport renewal, as per immigration. She has also learned the sad news that her Grandmother has passed away this morning, making the trip to Canada even more immediate.

Sarah shares that she and Sophia are quite stressed right now, and will be traveling a lot for the month of August. Per her request to Joni, she will not be on the schedule for August, and will be limited in September. They plan to de-stress in September. When they return home, she and Sophia plan to take classes, and enjoy their "family of friends" again in Hawaii. She says to think of them as they are about to embark upon a huge journey, from Hawaii to Canada to Singapore.

Sarah, I'm sure everyone shares my deepest condolences to you during this sad time, and all of our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Safe journeys!!

A Swiss what? *LOCATION UPDATE*

 What is a Swiss ball?

Swiss balls are large, heavy-duty inflatable balls with a diameter of 45 to 75 cm (18 to 30 inches). The Swiss ball is also known by a number of different names, including exercise ball, gym ball, Pilate's ball, sports ball, fit or fitness ball, stability ball, therapy ball, yoga ball, balance ball, body ball, or birth ball.

Class this Friday, July 31st, will be held at the regular location, KAPOLEI, at 8:15am (it was scheduled for White Plains Beach, but there has been a scheduling conflict, so will be at Kapolei).

If you have a swiss/exercise/gym/pilates/sports, etc. ball, please bring to class.  If you don't, we will be sharing.  See you at the beach!

New Member Spotlight - Susan

"Hello, my name is Susan and I have 2 high energy boys named Declan (5.5) and Darian (3). We moved to Hawaii about 2 years ago to start our own granite business.  We are super excited to join Stroller Strides after years and years of being gym rats. We are all pleasantly surprised at how tough and challenging stroller strides is physically. Even Declan said "mommy, I don't want to go to stroller strides, it's too hard," as he was riding his scooter beside me one class.  We are enjoying being outside and getting to know the great ladies and their keiki at class.  Thank you all for being so warm and welcoming to us.  Looking forward to the next class (if I can walk that is...Ha Ha)."

Susan and Darian

Declan

Thank you SUSAN for introducing yourself and your family to us!  Who will be next??!?!?

Playgroup this Friday!

Friday July 24 at Kapolei will be a Water Balloon Workout/Playgroup. Come ready to get wet! Joni has over 300 water balloons in her cooler, so no need to bring your own. Class will start at 8:15.

Come one, come all for some water balloon fun!

16th Annual Oahu Start! Heart Walk

When: August 1st, 7am

Where: Kapiolani Park

What: A walk to benefit the American Heart Association.

Course: Choose from a 1 mile loop around the park, or a 4.5 mile walk around Diamond Head.  

How: Go to www.oahuheartwalk.org to register, and for more information.

Post-walk activities include a health fair, kid zone fun fair, entertainment and heart healthy snacks (subway is a sponsor!) 

THANK YOU TO KIM FOR SHARING THIS INFO!!  HOPE TO SEE A BIG GROUP OF STROLLER STRIDERS OUT THERE!

*disclaimer: there will not be an "official" SS team for this walk, this is just informational for those who may want to participate :)!

New Member Spotlight - Kim

"Hi my name is Kim and I'm excited to be able to live on this beautiful island and have found a great work-out group with other moms! I have one daughter named Chloe who is 20 months old and will mostly be attending classes at Ocean Pointe where we live, looking forward to meeting and workout with everyone!"

Thanks Kim for being the first of our new members to post!  We look forward to seeing you at class!!

The transition is complete!

the "official" handing over of the paperwork

~The final transition for the SS Leeward change of ownership is complete, so all checks this month should be made payable to "Joni Stimpson," and for all membership payments going forward.

~Credit card payments will go through slightly later than normal this month, and you will see a charge to Keep Fit rather than SFH.

~All questions regarding membership, vacations, classes, schedules, etc. should be directed to Joni from this point on.  Joni can be reached at joni@strollerstrides.net

Leis for Joni to celebrate the new ownership of Stroller Strides Leeward Oahu.  Congratulations Joni!!!

**July Schedule Update**

Some changes have been made to the July schedule.  Here are the high-lights:

~Thursday at Ocean Pointe is starting this week.

~Saturday classes have been added.

~ Jill has been added to the schedule again and she will be teaching more classes in the upcoming months.

Click anywhere on this post to view the calendar.

 

An exciting workout at CORP

While at CORP a couple of weeks ago, we were surprised to see the City & County of Honolulu Fire Department helicopter land in the big soccer field we were working out in.  The helicopter landed, picked up some men, took off and hovered as the fireman practiced repelling out of it.  Needless to say with the noise, wind and kids going crazy (and us moms too), it was a bit distracting for a little while.  Luckily, I had my camera with me to capture the event.  It was very exciting!

August MNO!

August Mom's Night Out!

Yes! Black Eyed Peas are coming to Bayfest at MCBH (Kaneohe) on August 15. 

http://hnlnow.com/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=33905

Seating is open so everyone can buy their ticket and we'll still be able to sit together. Buy your ticket today! The concert is one night only, and tickets are $45 ($53 after Ticketmaster's fee, tax, and shipping).  Sarah has already purchased hers!

The concert starts at 8:30. We will try to arrange dinner beforehand for those of us who are going. Please let JONI know if you can make it!

Welcome to the world Evan!

Evan James

6.21.09

9:20am

8lbs, 4oz.

19 inches long

Congratulations to Angie, Aaron and big brother Kyle!