Dinah and I purchased our home in January 05' and immediately set ourselves to remodeling our beautiful home to suit the needs of three boys, three cats, a dog and a lot of artwork. We hired a great guy, Glenn Prosser, to manage the work. I flew up from Los Angeles a couple of times on my own to check the progress and continue getting the lay of the land/island. I remember turning on to Koura, heading to our little neighborhood, and seeing the Hazel Creek Montessori pre-school on my left. I immediately called Dinah to tell her about my discovery. Are those riding stables part of the school? Can Dinah (who now boards her beautiful horse, Aston, at the Barnaby stables) ride there? Answers to all of these questions another time, except to say, Desi and Oliver became part of the Hazel Creek family and we are very, very close to the Jan and Ollie, the owners...
And then I see the sign to the Bainbridge Athletic Club. Now it's all about me. I had already discovered the Grand Forest and Battle Point Park. I am a distance runner and my excitement about exploring the Bainbridge running grounds was mounting. But what is this club about? At first I thought it was just a tennis club but I drove up and scheduled a trial work out and tour. Well, it's five years later and I just returned from an aggressive workout and on my way back to work, I thought, "I've gotta recommend this establishment on my Blog!"
First, the totally fit owners, Kellan and Ted, have poured their passion and hearts into building and growing the nicest, cleanest & most comprehensive athletic club I have every had the priviledge of belonging to. I respect and admire their efforts, which have won my enduring loyalty.
I have found, at the Bainbridge Athletic Club, an outlet for my stress and physical ambition. The facilities, from the high end locker rooms with clean saunas, steam rooms & showers to the multiple use spaces - the naturally lit yoga, spinning & equipment rooms - and the professionally kept tennis courts, are truly perfect.
The staff is always welcoming, from the moment I enter the huge, comfortable lobby with the dramatic stone fireplace and smoothie bar and then throughout my workout where professional trainers are busy coaching their clients to the employees wiping down the up-to-date equipment.
My children all take tennis lessons. I get to sit in the upstairs stretching area and watch them have the time of their lives through the viewing window. I sit with other parents and marvel about how fortunate we are to get to have this experience. The tennis pros working with my kids are attentive, engaging and very, very good at what they do.
I have made new friends at BAC, from the staff to the Yoga instructors (Dinah wants you to know that in her decades experience with yoga, the instructors at BAC are the most talented she has met) to the poor guy huffing away next to me on the ellipticals... I don't huff.
Check it out if you have a chance! http://www.bainbridgeathleticclub.com/
And watch for the opening of the new, onsite gym!
Arthur
Street Address
11700 NE Meadowmeer Circle.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Email info@bainbridgeathleticclub.com
Phone (206) 842-5661
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