Genesis Health Clubs Blog

We all know how good stretching is for you, and it feels great, too! That’s why I created this short and effective full-body stretching routine that you can follow whether you’re a beginner or an advanced exerciser. The other fantastic part is you can do it anywhere, at any time! Remember to warm up first and never stretch to the point of pain. Hold each stretch li… Read Article

Hello Salina members, Below is our February Group Fitness news. Be sure to follow our facebook page for more updates!Our MOSSA launches in January were a huge success! Thanks to all our participants!! We Stepped, Kicked, Powered Up & Centered ourselves with the new releases! Join Michael Lesko on January 14th for a Valentines Day celebration with Heart to Heart Partner Yoga! This is a fun … Read Article

February is the Month of Love and with Love comes Happiness!!  Our Genesis Hutchinson club is fortunate and blessed with the excellent instructors and we would like to introduce you to our Married Couple instructors, Samantha & Chris Smith and Becky & Tom Holcomb Samantha & Chris Smith Chris and I met at Genesis in Urban Groove class (Zumba at the time), in 2011. I star… Read Article

Zumba- We had a Zumbathon for a Fallen Police Officer in Topeka on January 18 ath Lee Arena at Wasburn University. Several Genesis Instructors from Topeka and Lawrence along with a few out of town guests Rocked the Arena and raised over $1400.00 for the FOP fund. We filled the Arena with over 289 Dancers with 25 vendors. I also had a Great DJ and a Ballon designer decorate the stage. This was a a… Read Article

Hello McPherson!  Hoping you are experiencing a great start to your new year and continuing to pursue all of your fitness goals! We want to give a huge shout out to Carmen!  Carmen has been a Genesis member in McPherson since we opened in November of 2013.  We asked Carmen to share her story and her 102-pound weight loss journey!  Congratulations Carmen!!  Carmen&r… Read Article

New and Unique Classes in February We’re making a few exciting changes to our group fitness schedule this month. For early birds, we’re now offering 5:15 a.m. R30 classes (that’s a 30-minute cycling class, destined to start your day off well) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also, we’re adding an inspiring new class combo: Spin & Yoga, Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. This re… Read Article

February brings members of West Central three new classes to the schedule!! Ai Chi, a 30 minute Aquatics class, focuses on range of motion, flexibility and balance. Smooth movements are taught to help reduce pain and relieve stress. This class is offered on Wednesdays from 11:00-11:30am with Edie in our warm lap pool. Group Blast, a 60 minute cardio class that launched at Genesis in l… Read Article

Employee of month - Jen Keet: How long have you been teaching? 19 years What do you currently teach and what have you taught previously? BODYFLOW BODYVIVE ZUMBA BORN TO MOVE. Previously BODYPUMP RPM CXWORX BODYSTEP BODYJAM SH'BAM, Aquatics, WATERinMOTION, yoga, POUND!, Children's fitness, Aqua Zumba, Zumbatomic, and many more (see my jazz hands?) Hobbies?  Hanging out wi… Read Article

Why WE Love our Members! We polled a few of our loyal group fitness instructors to see why our members hold a special place in their hearts this Valentine's Day. Beth, who teaches Group Power, Group Blast and Buttz & Gutz, loves her freestyle class members. She says, "I enjoy trying exercises out with my people that look fun and effective, that we probably wouldn't just do on ou… Read Article

Instructor of the Month:  Andra Baldwin Andra is a native of Romania and moved to the US in 1999 while pursuing a graduate degree in English Literature. She is passionate about all things fitness and has been actively involved in inspiring others to pursue their health journeys for the past 7 years. Her own journey began when she found herself 30, overweight and unhappy. While searching f… Read Article

Welcome to February! In Lawrence this month brings fantastic new changes thanks to our amazing instructors, great new programs & our brand new yoga studio at North!! At Lawrence North we Blasted-off into our Grand opening ribbon cutting, with over 200 members & guests attending our group fitness classes! Pictured below is our Group Blast Sneak Peak January 2015 release class & th… Read Article

Love is in the air in February and it’s time to show a little love for your heart! After all, February is American Heart Month. Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States? One in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, that’s equal to 2,200 deaths per day. Obviously eating the right foods and exercising daily is… Read Article