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FITNESS
Michelle Secure in the Water By Lynda Dufour
Mason
Fitness When Louise Cain emerges from the locker room at Texas Drive
Director Fitness Center, she’s already wearing her silver goggles and sap-
phire-blue swim cap. She surveys the lane situation, stops to adjust
Hours of operation her Adidas flip flops, and then directs her walking cane toward
an empty lane four.
Weekdays:
6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Louise swims laps twice a week and figures she’s logged well over
Weekends 1800 miles since she learned how to properly rotate and breathe
Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Louise Cain at the age of 60-something. She no longer swims a full mile. She
had to stop that in her mid-80s when a health issue affected her
New Resident Fitness
Orientation (required) balance. It’s just a half-mile these days, but she moves smoothly from freestyle to back-
Cowan Creek | Tuesdays, 2 p.m. stroke without stopping – unless it’s to chat briefly with one of the many pool friends
Texas Drive | Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
she’s made since moving to Sun City Texas with her late husband in 2000.
No need to preregister.
New members are required to “I want to stay in Sun City for as long as I can because of this pool,” says Louise, whose
attend Orientation prior to using
near-flawless skin belies her age. She’ll turn 92 on April 13. “I wish I felt as secure on land
the Fitness Centers or the
swimming pools. as I do in the water. When you fall on land, you break something,” she adds, laughing.
Fitness Center Louise, a former teacher and stay-at-home mother to three sons, says the lane lines
Information Line painted on the bottom of the pool help her keep tabs on her macular aneurysm. She
knows it’s in check when the lines look straight.
512-948-7755
She is quick to attribute her longevity, her good spirits, and her overall good health to
Pool and hot tub closings, regular lap swimming. “It doesn’t put any pressure on any particular joint,” she says,
class cancellations, inclement resolutely. “Swimming moves the entire body.”
weather and other pertinent
David lost 42 lbs Lighten Up for Life
information updated Alex lost 35.5 lbs Mini Program
throughout each day.
David and Registration is underway for the Lighten
Children’s swim hours Alex Gonzalez Up for Life Weight Management Mini
After Program. The 12-week program will be
For kids ages 4-15 years held on Wednesdays, May 11 through July
APRIL 1 - 30 27; the cost is $55. Payment is due upon
registration, and forms are available at
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the the front desk of either fitness center.
outdoor pool
Before MINI PROGRAM
Children’s age restrictions INFORMATION SESSION
Children under the age of
four, per the CA Rules/Reg., An information session is planned
are not allowed at the pools for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 4 in
or in the Fitness Centers. the ballroom. Tickets for the infor-
mation session are available at both
Mr. Etiquette fitness centers for just $1.
The water bottle compart- Need more details now? Contact
ments on the cross trainers Sun City Texas Group Fitness Co-
and treadmills seem to be ordinator Beth White at 512-948-
collecting strange leftovers. 7753, or email her at beth.white@
If you wipe these out as you SCTexas.org.
depart, you would be greatly admired.
Remember, Mr. Etiquette is watching.
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