Congratulations to the team kids who crushed it this past weekend at the Stumptown Throw Down Youth ABS competition at the Portland Rock Gym; taking home 4 of 6 ribbons in the Female Youth D division. Next, the team will compete at Northwest Boulderfest in Seattle before taking the home field advantage at our very own Blacklight Bouldering Competition. Good luck, everyone!
Starting October 1st, 2013 we will be rolling out a new fall fitness schedule.
We are adding back in your old rainy weather favorite… Cycling!!! This class is just under an hour of upbeat funky music mixes, lost of sweat, and is great for any level of fitness. Come and take an indoor cycling class with Partick on Mondays at 6:00 pm.
Looking for a great metabolic boosting workout? Marissa will be teaching a new class designed around the concept of small group personal training. Her class Meta-Training is on Fridays at 6:00 pm. Swing by and see what some fun progressions and regressions can do for your strength and metabolism.
Lastly is our new morning class. We are trying out a new class and a new time slot. Our CORE-30 class is a half an hour (30 minutes) of fun core exercises for those looking to work hard and challenge themselves. This fast paced class will get you moving and feeling your core for days to come. This class is not recommended if you have any injuries or movement restrictions.
Check out our schedule here to see what classes are when and what works with your schedule.
Don’t forget. We also offer Personal Training and Private Pilates sessions available for those of you looking to go farther with your fitness and health. Give us a call to schedule a meeting or first session today!
by: Andy Davis
Do you ever find yourself tapping the wall with your foot in order to stand up? Do you find yourself holding onto holds harder than you need to? Perhaps becoming more adept at shifting your weight might help!
We are incredibly good at shifting our weight when doing activities like walking, running, ice skating, slacklining, etc… What is different about climbing? Well we get to hold onto things with our arms mucking our balance up. At the most basic level what you should be doing while climbing is shifting your weight from foothold to foothold while balancing with your hands. That’s right, not pulling with your arms, just shifting your weight to balance on your feet.
A great way to practice this concept is to get on an easy slab route and try climbing it without hand holds. You can also traverse and practice moving your hips in such ways that you feel balanced at all times with as little weight on your hands as possible.
Good Luck!
This coming weeks ClimbFit workout is extra special! Not only are you going for time, but you are also going for a high score on your boulder routes. (V0 = .5pts, V1= 1pt, V2=2pts etc.) We will throw this workout in every couple months so you can measure your progress. Good Luck!
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Suggested warm-up: climb 3 easy routes focusing on quiet feet
Record your routes on the back of your time card and total at the end.
Suggested cool-down: Drink Water and Stretch
(Time to beat is 37 min)
New this year, Edgeworks will be sponsoring the three members with the most check-ins in the month of September at our Blacklight Bouldering competition. What does this mean? It means free entry and a competition shirt at the best bouldering comp of the year. All you have to do is come enjoy our facility as much as you can in the month of September…and be sure to check-in. Only one check-in per day will count, and in the case of a tie, winners will be determined by the most check-ins to fitness classes.
Check-in challenge starts Sunday. Good Luck!
This Thursday, August 15th, we will be hosting a Summer Camp from the city of Burien for the afternoon. Welcome and we hope you all have a great time.
Please excuse the mess while we remove the carpet in our lobby. We will keep everyone posted of any changes made to our schedule.
Team Edgeworks would like to invite climbers and their families who are interested in joining Team to our preseason potluck dinner. We’re meeting at Edgeworks at 4pm to climb, and then heading to Titlow Park for dinner and to talk about the coming season. This is a great chance to meet and ask questions of the whole team family. Current parents, competitors and coaches will all be there and we’d love to see you too! If you have any questions please get in touch with Jon at the gym.
-August 25th
-04:00PM @ Edgeworks Climbing Gym then on to Titlow Park for the potluck.
-More information email Jayson: jayson@edgeworksclimbing.com
