Fit to Print Volume 23 Issue 4 December 2014 | Page 3

to Gymmy. @ FI It Was a Very Good Year You can pick up your holiday gift cards in person, of course, by phone, or most conveniently online on our websites. Instantly, even on Christmas day...not that you would wait that long... Meanwhile, in the Spa... Would you be surprised to learn that more is on the way? You’d probably be surprised if it wasn’t! We’re in the process of planning a significant upgrade to the locker room facilities, looking at upgrades to the yoga and boxing/training rooms, and checking out some very interesting new equipment...we’re always on the hunt! The bottom line is that we’re committed to keeping Fitness Incentive the very best it can be. As the Beatles once put it, “we’re getting better all the time.” Best of Long Island, 2015 The Wisest Gift of All Ok, I admit that I changed our holiday gifting slogan just to see if you were paying attention. Certainly a gift of Fitness Incentive is an especially wise one, but it is still, and forever shall be, the “gift that always fits.” Having said that, we take a lot of enjoyment, as well as a little bit of pride, in our annual holiday campaign. This year, we’re featuring our take of the “Elf on a Shelf” phenomenon with our own mascot elf, who we have (cleverly) named “Gymmy.” You’ve probably seen him around the gym, in our holiday emails and on our facebook page. Maybe you’ve even taken a “selfie with our elfie.” As our holiday spokesperson, Gymmy wants me to tell you this: the wisest gift of all is even smarter this year, because we’re giving you a free $20 gift card for every $100 gift card you purchase. And that goes for Incentives as well. You are, of course, free to use your $20 gift cards as you see fit, but Gymmy recommends keeping at least one for yourself. It is better, after all, to give AND receive. At least according If you’re looking to take it one step further, health coaching may what you’re looking for. Dr. Brown brings her 30 years of clinical experience, with a special focus on nutritional therapies, to great affect, providing an alternative path to better health that can reduce or even Inc en Organic Sp tives a & Salon d Gift Car Now that I’ve listed the slew of improvements we’ve recently instituted, it seems like a good time to shill for some votes...Best of Long Island votes, that is! The annual “BoLI” contest wraps up on December 15th. You can vote once a day at their website: vote.longislandpress.com. For easy access, you can also click on Vote Best of Long Island on our mobile app. We’re proud to be nominated in four categories this year: Best Gym (9th straight year), Bouncing in the Re-designed Aerobic Room ard 2014 will be remembered fondly by the Fitness Incentive family. For starters, it was our 30th anniversary, and we celebrated accordingly. And fittingly, in light of that anniversary and in a spirit of renewal (constant renewal, it often seems), we re-invented much of your gym. Over the last year or so, we’ve redone the front desk and café, the Cycle Studio and the nursery, we completely replaced the weight room circuit equipment, re-did the aerobic room (new floor and decor—see photo) and brought in ten new treadmills...I feel like I’m forgetting something...oh, yeah, we also completely revamped our website, as well as the spa’s website, introduced our mobile app, and, based on your feedback, remade large portions of the world’s largest(?) class schedule. Now that’s how you celebrate your anniversary! While the gym has been abuzz with this flurry of activity, the Spa certainly hasn’t rested on its laurels. Not by a long shot. Dr. Donna Brown has been espe