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FITNESS

Marilynn Pagano Fitness Center Happenings

Personal Trainer FREE equipment demonstration
– Cooper Institute Certified Personal Trainer
– Cooper Institute Certification in Join us for an inside look at a piece of fitness equipment,
including proper set-up and how to use it most effectively.
“Older Adults and Exercise” Texas Drive August 10 | Stretch Trainers
– Polestar Pilates Studio Certification
– Polestar Pilates Mat Certification Personal training tutorial
– ACE Certified Personal Trainer
– ACE Group Fitness Certification Monday, Aug. 8, 9 a.m. CC
– 12 years experience as a Physical Therapy Assistant
For an appointment with Marilynn, call either 512-948-7761 or Sun City Texas Personal Training Coordinator John
512-948-1896 Rutan will answer your questions about personal training.

Group fitness tutorial

Monday, Aug. 8, 9:45 a.m. CC

Sun City Texas Group Fitness Coordinator Beth White
will answer your questions about group fitness classes.

Athlete of the Month By Lynda Dufour
When Ray Bergman comes for
his twice-weekly workouts
with Sun City Texas personal
trainer Marilynn Pagano at Texas Drive
Fitness Center, he’s all about accuracy
and precision – characteristics that make
perfect sense when you consider he’s a
retired chemist. He’s also an avid bowler,
a sport in which precision is paramount.

“Ray is very conscientious regarding
proper form and technique,” says
Marilynn. “He consistently asks if
he’s performing the exercises correctly
and he works diligently to increase his
level of strength and stamina. During
his workout sessions, we use strength-
training equipment as well as unstable
apparatus such as the stability ball,
the BOSU ball and the foam roller to
increase the challenge and to work on
core strength and balance.

“In the meantime,” she adds, happily, Ray Bergman• Personal Trainer: Marilynn Pagano
“he’s breaking his bowling records week
after week and enjoying being a top
scorer.”

Along with beefing up his bowling him as a young man. He bowled Ray, 74, says he plans to put his renewed
average, as well as his golf game, Ray professionally in 1961 and, in college, strength and stamina to the test this
claims that personal training has greatly he played basketball for City University summer when he and Zannie tackle
improved his flexibility and increased his of New York. An accomplished baseball a string of rigorous hikes in Maine,
endurance level. It has also eliminated player, he was invited to spring training Vermont, Colorado and California.
the back pain that’s nagged him for by the Kansas City A’s as a pitcher in Thanks to Marilynn’s personal
years. “I’m much more energetic,” claims 1958. He fondly recalls the year he training regimen, he knows he’s up for
the Bronx, New York native, who met rented a car and drove 15,000 miles the challenge. “Marilynn motivates
and married Zannie Wilcox eight years in 60 days to watch a baseball game in me through encouragement and by
ago after moving to Sun City Texas. every major league stadium. Afterwards, diversifying our workouts,” he contends.
he wrote and published a book, “Around “Without her as a personal trainer, I
It was Zannie who encouraged Ray the Majors in 60 Days.” wouldn’t have the motivation to exercise.”
to rekindle some of the energy and
athleticism that came naturally for

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