Nov/Dec 2007 - Los Angeles Athletic Club

the official publication of the los angeles athletic club
November/December 2007 • Volume 96 • Issue No. 10
Holiday Events:
Apollo + Athena Concert
Member Party
Children’s Party
message from the
editor
Official publication of
The Los Angeles Athletic Club
Publisher Steven K. Hathaway
Editor Cory Hathaway
laac
cory hathaway
Dear Members,
The holidays are here and we are looking forward to a great lineup of Member holiday parties. For our list of holiday events, turn to page 10 and mark
your calendars. There is still enough time to book a private or corporate
holiday party at The Club. Call our catering department at (213) 630-5287 to
review menus and pricing.
Looking back on 2007, I would like to recognize the great work of our current
Board of Governors. Under John Levy’s leadership we have had an active
group of committees creating social events and activities while offering effective feedback from members to management. Welcome and congratulations
go out to the new Board of Governors for 2008.
Most people are beginning to think about their New Years resolutions as we
get closer to 2008. For inspiration, this issue features resolutions from some of
our members and employees. A favorite resolution involves getting in shape
by adding to classes and workouts. Keep your current routine going through
December and by the time January comes around, you’ll be going strong.
editorial office
Graphic Designer John Parago
Contributing Photographer Cynthia Perez
John Parago
Contributing Writers Eddie Addison
Christin Maxwell
The Los Angeles Athletic club
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board of governors
Chair John Levy
Vice Chair Cedd Moses
Richard Hadel
Stephanie Hathaway
Paul Nankivell
Don Schenkel
Steve Ishisaka
Darren Edwards
Sabrina Lachman
Steven Williams II
Beatrice James
Member committee chairpersons
Apollo Club, Doug Price
Athena Club, Francesco Sorianello
Athletic Committee, Azim Rajan
Basketball Committee, Steve Ishisaka
Board of Governors, Chair, John Levy
Business Task Force, Don Schenkel
Food and Beverage Committee, Cedd Moses
Handball Committee, Paul Nankivell & Gerard Chok
John R. Wooden Award Committee, Mike Solum
Racquetball Committee, Richard Hadel
Squash Committee, Azim Rajan
Swim Club, Patrick Lake
Toastmasters, Mike Franco
Media Outreach Committee, Richard Hadel
431, Darren Edwards
Family Outreach, Steve Williams and Sabrina Lachman
Mercury, Steve Williams
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Trumpeter in front of Trophy Room
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table of contents
nov/dec 2007
featured in
this issue
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Featured
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Club News + Upgrades
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Person Profile: Zobelein Family
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Club Calendar
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By The Numbers
Editor, Cory Hathaway
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3. Sales through Dealers and Carriers, Street
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Wooden Award Pre-Season
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Mind and Soul
16
New Year’s Resolutions
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wooden pre-season
nov/dec 2007
Wooden Award
Pre-Season
College basketball has begun and the race for the Wooden Award is on. The top 50 men and top 30
women who are preseason frontrunners for the most coveted award in college basketball have been
identified and the selection committee has announced the 2008 Legends of Coaching recipient.
Pat Summitt will be honored
along with the 2008 Men’s
and
Women’s
Wooden
Award winners, college
basketball’s players of the
year, and the Wooden
Award All-American teams
at The Los Angeles Athletic
Club on April 12, 2008 in a
nationally televised event.
The “Legends of Coaching”
Award was adopted by the
Wooden Award Committee
in 1999, with the first honor
going to Dean Smith of
North Carolina.
Summitt, the first women’s basketball coach to be honored,
is collegiate basketball’s all-time winningest coach. In her
three decades in orange, Summitt has won 947 games and
an unprecedented seven national titles, including the 2007
NCAA crown. Summitt’s teams have played in an incredible 26
consecutive NCAA Sweet 16s, and have won 26 Southeastern
Conference regular season and tournament titles, while
compiling an all-time record of 947-180 (.840).
Amazingly, all of Summitt’s players since 1976 have done two
things: Every Lady Vol player who completed her eligibility
at Tennessee played in at least one Final Four, and all have
graduated.
The 2008 Wooden Award Weekend, which will include the
presentation of the Men’s and Women’s Wooden Award,
the Wooden Award All-American Teams and the Legends of
Coaching Award to Pat Summitt from the University of Tennessee,
will take place Aprill 11-12, 2008. The top five male and female
finalists will be invited to Los Angeles for the Award celebration
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and will receive a contribution from The Los Angeles Athletic Club
in their name to their university’s general scholarship fund.
Women’s John R. Wooden Award Preseason
All-American Team - Top 30 Candidates
(based on preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.) *Indicates player was a 200607 Wooden Award All-American.
Matee
Charel
Jolene
Nicky
Jayne
Kimberly
Tina
Marissa
Allyssa
Essence
Sylvia
Devanei
Amber
Alexis
Tasha
Crystal
Crystal
Erlana
Angel
Renee
Mandy
Marscilla
Courtney
Candace
Takia
Kristi
Kia
Mercedes
Abby
Candice
Ajavon
Allen
Anderson
Anosike
Appel
Beck
Charles
Coleman
DeHaan
Carson
Fowles*
Hampton
Hvarris
Hornbuckle
Humphrey
Kelly
Langhorne
Larkins
McCoughtry
Montgomery
Morales
Packer
Paris*
Parker*
Starks
Toliver
Vaughn
Walker
Waner
Wiggins
5-8
5-11
5-8
6-4
6-4
5-8
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6-1
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Notre Dame
Wisconsin
Tennessee
Stanford
George Washington
Connecticut
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers
LSU
California
Xavier
Tennessee
Georgia
Western Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Louisville
Connecticut
Montana
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Maryland
Rutgers
Pittsburgh
Duke
Stanford
Men’s John R. Wooden Award Preseason
All-American Team - Top 50 Candidates
(based on preseason poll. Players listed alphabetically.) *Indicates player was a 2006-07
Wooden Award All-American.
Jeff
Ryan
D.J.
Patrick
Jon
Chase
Jaycee
Mario
Darren
Brandon
Stephen
Eric
Chris
Randal
Shan
Taj
James
Jamont
Kentrell
A.J.
Malik
Tyler
Richard
Roy
Dominic
Joseph
Marcelus
Ty
Courtney
Chris
Derrick
Aleks
Eric
Bo
Drew
DeMarcus
Jeremy
Jeff
Scottie
Tyrese
Brandon
Josh
Sean
Jason
Johnathan
Kyle
D.J.
Reggie
Terrence
Martin
Adrien
Anderson
Augustin
Beverley
Brockman
Budinger
Carroll
Chalmers
Collison
Costner
Curry
Devendorf
Douglad-Roberts
Falker
Foster
Gibson
Gist
Gordon
Gransberry
Graves
Hairston
Hansbrough*
Hendrix
Hibbert
James
Jones
Kemp
Lawson
Lee
Lofton
Low
Maric
Maynor
McCalebb
Neitzel
Nelson
Pargo
Pendergraph
Reynolds
Rice
Rush*
Shipp
Singletary
Thompson
Wallace
Weaver
White
Williams
Williams
Zeno
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Connecticut
California
Texas
Arkansas
Washington
Arizona
Utah State
Kansas
UCLA
NC State
Davidson
Syracuse
Memphis
Southern Illinois
Vanderbilt
USC
Maryland
Mississippi State
So. Florida
Butler
Oregon
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgetown
Marquette
Texas A&M
Nevada
North Carolina
Western Kentucky
Tennessee
Washington State
Nebraska
VCU
New Orleans
Michigan State
Duke
Gonzaga
Arizona State
Villanova
Boston Collage
Kansas
UCLA
Virginia
Rider
Georgetown
Washington State
Indiana
VMI
Louisville
Texas Tech
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club news/upgrades
nov/dec 2007
club
News + Upgrades
Athletic Club
Welcomes New
Executive Chef
New
Babysitting Room
Under construction.
On November 1st, the Club welcomed
our new head chef – Gerardo Garcia.
Known as Jerry Garcia to his friends,
Jerry joined us from the Coronado
Cays Yacht Club in San Diego where
he served as the executive chef. In
addition to working in international
destinations such as Tokyo, Berlin, Amsterdam and London, Jerry honed his
culinary skills at a variety of prestigious
Los Angeles establishments including:
the Beverly Hills Hotel, Loews in Santa
Monica and the Nikko Hotel. With Jerry joining The Club, it reunites his previous partnership with Jose Gonzalez (our F&B Director), both of
whom worked together at the Riviera Country Club.
As we continue to focus on overall member wellness and health,
our new head chef will create healthy choices, while retaining the most popular “traditional” Club menu items. We expect
Jerry’s new exciting menus to be rolled out in the beginning of
2008. Stay tuned.
In keeping with The Club’s tradition of “keeping it all-in-the-family,” Jerry is married to the Yacht Club’s new general manager,
Michele Underwood. Please introduce yourself and welcome
Jerry to The Club, and share any thoughts or ideas with him with
respect to our food and beverage operations.
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club news/upgrades
nov/dec 2007
Canyoneering
On September 20th, eight members traveled to the base of
Mount Baldy to join guides from Alpine Training Services for a full
day canyoneering trip. After dividing up our gear, we carpooled
to the beginning of the trail and hiked to the top of the canyoneering route.
The day trip consisted of rappelling
down six waterfalls
ranging from 60 to
100 feet. Everyone
made
it
down
safely and had a
good time.
Based on the success of the trip, The
Club will be creating an adventure committee to recommend
future excursions for Club Members.
After one minute past midnight on the third Thursday of
each November from the little towns and villages over
a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France for shipment throughout
the world proclaiming the good news ie “Le Beaujolais
Nouveau est arrivé! One of the most frivolous and animated rituals in the wine world had begun….”
- Brad Prescott
Special Hotel
Rates and Packages
This November the Cellar Club joins these festivities
with our own Beaujolais Nouveau tasting on November 15 in the Trophy Room. RSVP to Jose Gonzalez
at (213) 630-5299.
Show Me Your Ticket - $89
Attend a show or event in the Downtown Los Angeles
area and receive special hotel pricing when showing your
ticket stub at the hotel front desk. Good for the day of the
event and must present valid Downtown venue tickets.
Holiday Member Rates - $93
From November 21, 2007 - December 30, 2007
Los Angeles Kings Package - $249
Includes 2 Premium Seats
Transportation from LAAC to the event and back
Hotel Accomodations
UPCOMING:
December 13 Wines of Spain and Tapas evening
January 2008 “The Zin’s of our Fathers”. Explore the
new phenomena of old vine Zinfandel
February 2008 Salute to Mardi Gras. The wines of
France, the food of New Orleans.
For more information on Cellar Club Events, please
contact Jose Gonzalez at (213) 630-5299
“A votre santé !”
Los Angeles Clippers Package - $279
Includes 2 Premium Seats
Transportation from LAAC to the event and bacck
Hotel Accomodations
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person profile
nov/dec 2007
Four Generations
of Pioneer Los Angeles
Family Span a Century
at the LAAC
By LAAC Life Member Rick Zobelein
Hanging on the wall at home are two LAAC membership certificates; one made out to my great grandfather George in 1907
and the second made out to me in 1971.
Hard to believe but it is now one hundred
years with the Club and still enjoying the
dining, sports and activities!
Unfortunately, we’ll never know of the relationship George Zobelein had with the
Club and his activities there, however, as
a Los Angeles Pioneer, he left a legacy
that most have forgotten and surely
could not duplicate.
Bavarian born in 1845, and trained as a
LAAC Membership Certificates
brewer and apprenticed in the dry goods
business, George immigrated to the United States in 1867 by way
of New York, Panama, San Francisco, and finally, Los Angeles. In
the following years he would own and manage several dry goods
businesses that took him to Inyo and to Panamint for the gold rush
there in the 1870’s.
By 1900 George had held several
positions at local breweries, eventually purchasing part interest in a
local brewery and formed a corporation under the name of Maier
& Zobelein Brewery (Telephone:
Main 91) located at Aliso, Vignes
and Commercial Streets. In 1907
he sold his interest in the corporation and purchased controlling
interest in the Los Angeles Brewing
Company (the Brewery Artists Lofts
today). Here, he built the business
George Zobelein
that lasted thru Prohibition and
two world wars. During the Prohibition era the brewery survived
thru the production of apple cider, pineapple juice, root beer
and near beer. The obvious byproduct was pure alcohol that was
sold to the medical profession, pharmacies, and paint companies. His grandson (my father, Richard), handled this distribution
and managed to siphon
off a little of this alcohol
into a silver hip flask that
he took to many parties
during the twenties.
He would pass the flask
around under the table
so one could add a little
zip to their prohibition
cocktail. April 7, 1933
brought an end to prohibition and the brewery
was ready to go. The
The Los Angeles Brewing Company
trucks were loaded with
beer and accompanied by treasury agents and armed guards
riding shotgun. At the moment of departure, actor Walter Houston
said a few words and Jean Harlow broke a bottle over the first
truck. When the night was over the brewery had collected over a
quarter of a million dollars!
Richard Zobelein
George died in 1936, other family members took over the business
responsibilities and his membership
in the LAAC was passed down to my
father Richard. In 1948 the brewery
was sold to the Pabst family of Pabst
Blue Ribbon beer. I acquired the LAAC
membership in 1971. Today the family
is still around, managing private investments and commercial properties;
now just a shadow of its former days.
Office Group of 1930
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club calendar
nov/dec 2007
Photos from the Wine and Cheese Tasting, September 26, 2007
POWER YOGA
Holiday camp
Every Saturday
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m
New power yoga class offered on Saturdays. This is a vigorous
and dynamic approach to yoga. This class is geared toward
the more advanced yoga student with six months or more
of training. For more information contact George Padilla,
(213) 625-2211 x3476 or george.padilla@laac.net
Monday - Friday, December 17 through 21, 24, 26 through 28
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., extended babysitting 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The Club offers a 5 day Holiday Camp for children 4-12 years old.
The Camp includes cooperative games, creative writing, arts
and crafts, board games, sport games and aquative activities.
For more information contact Skye Conant at (213) 625-2211
x3366 or skye.contant@laac.net
Master swimming
athena holiday concert
Tuesday and Thursday
5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Master swimming is an organized program of swimming
for adults. Anyone who knows how to swim can join, no
experience is required. One of the greatest benefits of joining
is to be able to practice with an organized group with highly
structured swim set workouts and on-deck coaching. For
more information contact Skye Conant (213) 625-2211 x3366
or skye.conant@laac.net
Sunday, December 2
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Athena Holiday Concert will take place on the 6th Floor, John
R. Wooden Award Basketball Court, and will feature cocktails
before the concert, and a traditional seafood buffet at 7:00 p.m.
$39.00 per person plus tax and service, for reservations please
call (213) 630-5200
Thanksgiving Buffet
Thursday, November 22
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Our grand Thanksgiving Buffet will feature all the classics
including; Free Range Roasted Tom turkey with giblet gravy,
baked fresh deli ham with brown sugar glaze, herbed cornbread
dressing with sausage, apples and walnuts, fresh candied yams,
mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and much more. The dessert
station will feature traditional pumpkin, apple and pecan pie. To
make you reservations call (213) 630-5200
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Children’s Holiday Party
Saturday, December 8
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Children will enjoy a fun-filled day that includes: arts and crafts,
games and prizes, pictures with Santa, lunch and more. Adults
are $20.95++, Children $15.95++, kids under the age of 5 are
complementary. For reservations call (213) 630-5200
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nov/dec 2007
member holiday party
Winter Member Basketball League
Wednesday, December 12
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Taking place on the 3rd Floor. Complimentary appetizers and
entertainment to celebrate the holidays. No rsvp required simply
bring your friends and have a good time.
Thursdays, January 10 - March, 2008
Fee: $105 per person
Complete game stats, referees and music included in every
game. League champions will receive individual prizes and a
team trophy. Teams must have matching jerseys, or pennies.
Failure to do so will result in a team technical. If you are interested
in signing up. Contact Eddie Addison at (213) 625-2211 x5239.
Apollo holiday concert
Friday, December 14
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Apollo Holiday Concert will take place on the 3rd Floor, Main
Dining Room and will feature cocktails before the concert, and
dinner at 7:00 p.m. $39.00 per person plus tax and service, for
reservations please call (213) 630-5200
2008 NEW YEARS Boot camp
Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, January 14 - Ferbuary 23
6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Get ready for this all out intense six week boot camp. Strength
training exercises, and heart pumping cardiovascular routines
to get you in shape for the new year. Nutritional advise will be
provided. Please contact Ignacio Macias for more information,
(213) 625-2211 x3476 or ignacio.macias@laac.net
NACAD Basketball Team Try-Outs
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Starts 7:00 p.m.
The Los Angeles Athletic Club will be hosting the 2008 National
Association of Club Director’s Basketball Tournament which
annually crowns the country’s best private club basketball teams,
which will be held May 16-18, 2008. We will be selecting 5 teams
to compete in the tournament. Open Team designed for the best
players in the tournament or x pro players. “A” Team designed
for teams that are very competitive. Masters Team designed for
players over 40. Golden Masters designed for players over 50.
We will also be selecting a Woman’s team for the tournament.
For more information, please contact Eddie Addison at (213) 6252211 x5239
Down the mississippi swim
The Down the Mississippi River Swim will begin on Friday, February
1, 2008 through Thursday, February 14, 2008. For more information
please contact, Skye Conant at (213) 625-2211 x3366. Sign ups will
begin in January.
kings and clippers tickets
Take advantage of The Los Angeles Athletic Club’s prime Season
Tickets for two of LA’s premier teams. Tickets are discounted to
members and will be distributed based on a first come first serve
basis. Please contact sportsmarketing@laac.net.
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by the numbers
nov/dec 2007
by the
numbers
100
million Americans, an approximation, make New Year’s
Resolutions during the last week of December.
63%
of people who make resolutions that continue to keep it after
two months.
67%
of people who make resolutions of three or more for the year.
37%
of people who make resolutions pertaining to exercising.
23%
of people who make resolutions that pertain to studying or work.
13%
of people that make resolutions to consuming healthier foods and a
decrease in the amount of unhealthy foods.
7%
of people who make resolutions to reduce the use of tobacco, alcohol,
caffeine or other drugs used.
40%
of people who make resolutions generally achieve their goals on
the first attempt.
30%
4%
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of people who make resolutions have never made one pertaining
to health.
of people who make resolutions would be open to using the internet to
keep those resolutions through the year.
FELLOW LAAC MEMBERS!
It’s time you discovered where many of your CLUB
FRIENDS buy their diamonds and gold
jewelry and receive PROFESSIONAL attention.
GRADY G. TAYLOR JEWELRY INC.
Wholesale Diamonds • Gold Jewelry
Located across the street from the LAAC
in the Crown Plaza Bldg., on OLIVE are their
magnificent PRIVATE SHOWROOMS.
(Just present your LAAC card to
member Brett Taylor)
631 South Olive Street • Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90014
Tuesday thru Friday 9 to 5
Saturday 9 to 2
(Closed Monday)
(213) 626-7024
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mind and soul
nov/dec 2007
For 2008
let LAAC be the authentic place of escape
where you can
relax your mind
and sooth your soul
By Eddie Addison
Think of The Los Angeles Athletic Club as your personal holistic wellness center. The LAAC is the
one place in downtown Los Angeles where you can grow strong physically, emotionally, spiritually
and socially. Along with the traditional free weight, treadmills, ellipticals, the LAAC offers a myriad
of amenities for achieving optimum health holistically.
Holistic health refers to a philosophy that views physical, mental,
and spiritual aspects of life as closely interconnected and equal,
while being frequently associated with alternative medicine. It is
the idea that an entity is greater than the sum of its parts. Holistic
concepts of health and fitness involve more than just taking care
of all the various components that make up the physical body.
Attention must be paid to aspects such as emotional and spiritual
well-being.
You’ve probably heard that yoga is good for you. Maybe you
have tried yoga and discovered that it makes you feel better.
What are the specific health benefits you can expect to enjoy
from doing yoga regularly?
Physical Benefits
Flexibility: Stretching your body in new ways will help you become
more flexible, bringing greater range of motion to your muscles
and joints.
Strength: Many yoga poses require you to support the weight of
your own body in new ways.
Muscle tone: As a by-product of getting stronger, you can expect
to see increased muscle tone. Yoga helps shape long, lean
muscles.
Pain Prevention: Increased flexibility and strength help prevent
back pain.
Mental Benefits
Mental Calmness: Concentrating intently on what your body is
doing has the effect of bringing calmness to the mind.
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Stress Reduction: Physical activity is good for relieving stress, this is
particularly true of yoga.
We have a variety of yoga teachers and classes at the LAAC
and in 2008, we are going to offer one-on-one yoga personal
training.
Basketball is one of the best ways to heighten your cardiovascular
strength and endurance. It also affords the opportunity to
improve muscular strength and endurance, not to mention the
athletic benefits like reduced reaction time, coordination, power,
speed and quickness.
We all use one if not all of these attributes daily whether they are
in the office or on the field.
When taught as a team dynamic it promotes resilience, teamwork
and a sharp mind and body. One must function physically in
unison with teammates for the betterment of the team. It is an
easy parallel and transition into “real life” instances where we
distinguish when and where to take the lead on tasks, how to
maximize use of your resources, when to ask for or when to give
help to recognize deficiencies or surpluses in ones operation to
improve holistic productivity.
Here at the LAAC we offer basketball-conditioning classes
that challenge the novice and the expert alike with our
knowledgeable and vastly experienced staff, you will exceed
your fitness and athletic goals.
Circuit training is a type of interval training in which strength
exercises are combined with endurance and aerobic exercises,
mind and soul
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while combining the benefits of both a cardiovascular and
strength training workout.
Can’t wait for a class? Then utilize the interval timers on the 7th
floor and design your own personalized circuit.
‘Circuit’ means a group of activities and refers to a number of
selected ‘stations’ positioned around the facility that are to be
visited in rapid succession. The range of stations includes those
comprising resistance equipment (e.g. hydraulic equipment or
free weights), as well as allocated spaces to do squat thrusts,
pushups, start jumps, sit-ups, and other exercises.
As you can see, the LAAC provides the opportunity to shape up
in various ways.
Each person should complete one station before they proceed
to the next station. They continue until they have finished all the
stations as required, or until a certain time has been met.
If you are uncertain of which avenue to take then try our
“Ultimate Body shaping Class” which utilizes yoga, pilates,
calisthenics and strength training moves for one great workout. In
addition to creating a long lean body, shaping up your body and
mind you will be able to experience various types of exercise first
hand to help you decide what is best for you.
So we’ve tackled the physical now lets touch on the mental.
Advantages of circuit training
• Easily structured to provide whole body workout.
• Participants can work in small groups, allowing beginners
to be guided by more experienced individuals, as well as benefiting from the supervision of the instructor.
• Can be adapted for any size workout area.
• Can be customized for specific goals and sports.
Circuit training accommodates all members of all levels of
exercise. It is an excellent way to introduce and acquaint yourself
to The Club.
The LAAC offers many social events and gatherings from
seminars, to dance parties on the roof top or simply unwinding
with a glass of wine in the bar after a long day at work.
Be sure to also take advantage of The Club massage therapy,
sauna, hot tub, steam, cold plunge and tanning bed facilities.
We will have an onsite hairstylist beginning Decemeber 2007.
Next time you’re not feeling at your best or you feel as though
you’re having a bad day, ask yourself, “Am I taking full advantage
of my ‘Holistic wellness center’ at the LAAC?”
The Los Angeles Athletic Club offers morning and evening circuit
training classes instructed by a knowledgeable and friendly staff
to ensure you will have an effective and enjoyable workout.
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new year’s resolutions
nov/dec 2007
Patti Gagan
Learn to relax.
Melissa Kurata
To learn French.
Vincent Lopez
To be promoted to purple belt in
Brazilian Jujitsu.
Helene Banks
To change my body
composition
and
become leaner.
Esteban Salvego
To stay and remain healthy,
and to be good to myself so
I can be good to everyone.
New Year’s
Resolutions
Some of our members and instructors have
already committed themselves to a positive
Ramona Pascual
To not procrastinate, and to
recover fully from my knee injury.
Mardik Oruncakciel
To be under 200lbs and ride
the Solvang 100 Mile Ride for
Cardiac Research.
change in their lifestyles for the New Year. Here
are a few of the brave letting us know what
they will be concentrating on in 2008.
We all need encouragement when changing
habits. No matter how simple or grand, share
your New Year resolution with fellow Athletic
Club friends and instructors so that we may
encourage each other.
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Leslie Young
To train to climb Half Dome with
two friends in June 2008.
Jaylena Patterson
Get more massages and
travel more.
Barbara Pulmanova
Swim faster in 2008 than in 2007
Master Swim Team.
Kristine Cheng
Personal Trainer/Yoga Instructor
Learn how to swim, and continue to help
members achieve their goals.
Adolfo Reyes
To continue to stay in great
shape, assist my children
in their home renovation
projects, and to continue
to enjoy my two wonderful
grandchildren Steven and
Matthew.
Duke Llewellyn
Wooden Award Chairman
Get rid of my doctor.
Heather McConnell
To get as fit and strong
as I can be.
Vatche Shirikjiana
Yoga Instructor
With the help of LAAC
trainers, instructors, masseurs, and fellow members,
continue reversing the adverse effects of my 20 year
old lower back injury.
Teresa Quan
Yoga/Tai Chi Instructor
To inspire more members and guests to
devote more time to their practice, and to
find time to do more volunteer work in the
community.
Lorenzo Davis
Basketball Player
Continue to keep God first in my life,
and become a complete basketball player.
Leo Thomas
Workout even more with “The Great
Nacho” and “Nacho Libre” aka Ruben
Lupe Alvarado
Membership Representative
Get in shape again...
Patrick Moran
Master Swim Team
Keep improving on my
swim team goals, and
become
a
better
swimmer.
Gideon Lowe, MD
To get a new weight
routine.
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business directory
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business directory
medical services
insurance
Stuart Shear MD
The World’s #1 Risk Specialist
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The Good Samaritan Medical Office Building
Suite 907
1245 Wilshire Blvd.
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Marsh Risk & Insurance Services
(213) 481-2982
Pediatric and Adult Dermatology
Serving the Downtown Area at the same location since 1989
777 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
www.marsh.com
medical services
(213) 624-5555
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photography
BORIS MAYZELS
Michael Burke
Chiropractic Corp.
photographer
Special Events
Office (213) 481-1400
Fax (213) 481-1401
1127 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1216
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Weddings
(213) 215-3949
Portraiture
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fine watches & jewelry
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Athena Concert
Sunday, December 2
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Concert: 6:00pm - 6:45pm on the 6th
Floor Basketball Court, Dinner: 7:00pm 8:00pm, with Cocktails before the
concert. $39++ includes concert and
Seafood buffet dinner.
Children’s Party
Saturday, December 8
11:00am - 3:00pm
Children will enjoy a fun-filled day that
includes: arts and crafts, games and prizes,
pictures with Santa, lunch and more.
$20.95++ adults, Children $15.95++, kids
under the age of five are complementary
Members Party
Wednesday, December 12
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Join your fellow members at the best party
of the season. Enjoy complimentary egg
nog and hors d’oeuvres. Expect a visit and
gifts from Santa. The party will be held in
the Third Floor lounge, with dinner
specials in the Grill Room. There is no
charge for this event.
Apollo Concert
Friday, December 14
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Concert: 7:00pm - 7:45pm in the Main
Dining Room, Dinner: 8:00pm - 9:00pm,
with Cocktails before the concert. $39++
includes concert and dinner.
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Holiday
Events
for reservations
(213) 630-5200
Christmas Buffet
Tuesday, December 25
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Join us at The Club for a traditional
Christmas Buffet with choices of Seafood,
Free Range Roasted Tom Turkey, Baked
Deli Ham, Carved Strip Loin of Beef, to
name a few. $39++ for adults and $19.95
for children (5 to 11 years old)