Ripples Leisure entre Newsletter Issue 10 June 2015 · Ripples Leisure Centre Newsletter Issue 10 -...

Ripples Leisure Centre Newsletter Issue 10 - 2015

Did You Know?

Hydrotherapy is a form of treatment conducted in a heated pool to help regain or enhance physical well being.

Hydrotherapy exercises are a series of gentle movements - not swimming or aqua aerobics - performed in a

pool maintained at 32 degrees to 34 degrees Celsius. Hydro can expedite the rehabilitation and cure muscle and

joint injuries as well as assisting in post operative pain relief.

Are you looking to lose weight and have a change in lifestyle? Or do you specifically have any of the following conditions: arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, multiple sclerosis, stroke, parkinson's disease, musculoskeletal injuries, low back pain, post traumatic stress disorder, cancer recovery, depression, anxiety or fibromyalgia?

Ripples Hydrotherapy Centre can offer Medicare and Workcover NSW approved supervised treatment sessions

PLUS provide clinically necessary exercise physiology treatment for entitled DVA clients upon referral from their

GP. The individualised treatment sessions can be completed in our Hydrotherapy pool, gym or heated

swimming pools.

For more information please contact Ripples Hydrotherapy on (02) 9833 3075, visit us at Creek Rd, St Marys or

via email [email protected]

This Issue:

Are You Struggling To Lose Those Extra Kilos P4 Dietitian Note P5

Kids Holiday Program P5 Learn to Swim P6

Water Safety Road Show P7 Save The Date P8

Ripples Hydrotherapy Centre

Ripples Leisure Centre Newsletter Issue 10 - June 2015


Message from the Acting General Manager

Large water roller balls - keep

an eye out for Facebook and

website updates for further

information on hiring these

for your next event or

birthday party.

To all Members and Guests,

I would like to thank everyone for your support for those who took part in

the 90 minute super challenge on Saturday 16th May 2015. We had over 80

participants and raised over $750 for Cancer Council.

We are continuing to improve our services and programs on offer at our

Ripples sites. We have some exciting large water roller balls that will be

available for children’s birthday parties and our new kids holiday program in

the June school holidays. Check out or Facebook page or YouTube channel to

see what it’s all about.

We are also going to see some exciting changes to our health and fitness

customer loyalty program, with the card system being phased out and

members won’t need to worry about bringing their card along each time

they visit us, instead we will be able to generate visitation reports from our

membership system. This then provides you with an entry into the monthly

draw each time you visit any of our three sites. If you would like to find out

more information please speak to one of our friendly staff.

Coming into the winter period, it is the best time to get a head start on your

summer fitness goals. We are here to support your goals and have a range of

services to help you do this from fitness assessments and programs, small

group training through to nutrition services. Don’t wait until summer, get

started today!

Regards,

Chris Brown

Acting General Manager

How Exciting -

Coming Soon!

Inspirational Story - Ripples Member Pat Ross Pat has been a member at Ripples for 13 years. She originally joined after being advised by her doctor in 2002 that she was pre-diabetic and that this could be controlled through diet and exercise. Pat has always tried to maintain a good health and fitness regime despite the hiccups along the way.

In June 2010, Pat was diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration in her left eye which required her to have monthly injections, within a year this condition had developed in the right eye also.

In October 2011, after having difficulty with swallowing Pat was diagnosed with Oesophageal Cancer which was treated with chemotherapy and surgery. When Pat’s health stabilised she returned to Ripples to rebuild her life physically and emotionally.

Although Pat is now legally blind she still attends Ripples classes regularly. Pat has created lasting friendships with other members and instructors which make her feel like she is part of a new little family. She believes her recovery is partly due to her fitness level that she has attained and the wonderful support from her Young at Heart friends. She is now proud to say she is still only pre-diabetic despite all her other health issues.


Welcome to Rebecca and Andrew our new Exercise Physiologists

located at Ripples Hydrotherapy Centre

Rebecca Andrew Masters of Exercise

Physiology

Bachelor of Science

(Exercise Science)

Accredited Exercise

Physiologist & Exercise

Scientist (ESSAM, AEP)

Senior First Aid &CPR

Certificate III & IV of

Fitness

Medicare & DVA

Our accredited Exercise Physiologists are highly qualified and offer the best advice, with a caring nature. Ripples Exercise Physiologists are available Monday to Friday by appointment. For more information contact Ripples Hydrotherapy reception on (02) 9833 3075, visit us at Creek Rd, St Marys or email [email protected]

Squad Update

Masters of Clinical

Exercise Physiology

Bachelor of Exercise

Science (Rehabilitation)

Accredited Exercise

Physiologist & Exercise

Scientist (ESSAM, AEP

Senior First Aid & CPR

Medicare

DVA

Throughout April Ripples Leisure Centre Squads had 14 swimmers compete at the Hancock Prospecting Australian Open (3rd - 10th) and Georgina Hope Swimmers Foundation Australian Age (13th - 18th) Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The national team included Molly McNamara, Dezmond Malone, Cameron Slaughter, Lauren Dahl, Jarred Wright, Matthew Aston-Brian, Joshua McCrorie, Lucy Harris, Jared Malone, Abbey Slaughter, Hannah McCrorie, Holly Sparks and Megan Cooper.

Swimmers were up against the best in the country (and the world) including James Magnussen, Cameron McEvoy, Alicia Coutts and Grant Hackett. Both Molly McNamara and Cameron Slaughter qualified as finalists for the 100m

butterfly and 100m freestyle bettering the squads results from last year.

Dezmond swam to a personal best time in the 100m backstroke while battling tonsillitis during the Age Championship event. Joshua McCrorie also lifted the senior boys relay team to a team best suffering a chest infection. Jarred Wright swam a 5 second personal best time in the 200im, Abbey Slaughter, Lucy Harris and the junior girls relay team also swam personal best times.

Looking ahead the Ripples Leisure Squads have gone through a number of challenges and changes in the last 12 months and are looking to keep driving forward into the coming winter short course season with establishment of the Maniah Betham Scholarship and the Australian Open Short Course Championships in November.

Hancock Prospecting Australian Open


Are you struggling to lose those extra kilo’s?

Are you struggling to lose those extra kilos?

Has your diet plan gone straight out the window?

Lost motivation to exercise?

Wait no longer…

Ripples is here to help you!

Our gym is a full service studio with a staff member ALWAYS at your reach for qualified guidance on training, nutrition and recovery.

Come and see our friendly gym

instructors to help you get on the

right path with an assessment and

program.

Not sure what you should be eating

then visit our dietitian to help you

with your health and fitness goals.

Make a Sustainable Long Term

Lifestyle Change! Our personal

one-on-one consultation with our

Accredited Practising Dietitian

can assist with: weight manage-

ment, healthy eating habits for life,

food allergies and food

intolerances, sports nutrition,

chronic health conditions, eating

disorders, women’s health (e.g.

pregnancy & breastfeeding), and

childhood nutrition.

Do you want to be pushed to the

next level don't forget our qualified

personal trainers.

Did you know our 6 and 12 month

full facility memberships entitles

you to a FREE assessment and

program, 1 FREE dietitian

consultation and 1 FREE Personal

Training session?

Come and meet Paul our

membership consultant to help you

veer in the right direction and get

started with your health and fitness

goals!

Our 6 & 12 month memberships

offer full usage 7 days a week to our

gym, group fitness classes, pool,

spa, sauna and much more.

Payment for a membership can be

done upfront or by direct debit and

can vary from 1 month to 12

months giving you flexibility. To

make it even easier Ripples now has

an online new payment method.

Very simple and easy to use.

Additional to this great new online

method, Ripples has now a member

login portal where you are able to

pay/renew memberships and more!

If you're new to the centre and

want to give it a go first don't forget

our 7 day FREE trial.

For further information please

contact Paul the membership

consultant on (02) 9833 3000,

visit Charles Hackett Drive, St Marys

or send Paul an email

[email protected]

Membership Consultant Note:

Maniah Betham

Scholarship

In memory of the late

Maniah Betham, Ripples

Leisure Centre provided the

opportunity for existing

squad members to apply for

a 1 year scholarship

dedicated in honour of

Maniah.

Maniah was a talented and

beloved Ripples squad

member that was taken well

before his time. Maniah not

only embodied raw

swimming talent, extreme

dedication to his discipline

but also team spirit, respect

for his coaches and fellow

swimmers, positivity and a

generous heart.

The annual Maniah Betham

Squad Scholarship aims to

support diligent and dedicat-

ed squad swimmers by

subsidising the cost of one

year’s squad fees at Ripples

Leisure Centre’s.

This scholarship is valued

up to $1560.00. The recipient

will be announced in mid

June with the scholarship

commencing in July 2015.


Boost your immunity this winter

with powerful super foods & beat

the flu!

Our very own Accredited Practising Dietitian Jamie-Lee Farrugia is here at Ripples Hydrotherapy to assist, motivate and guide you to achieve your health goals and help you beat the flu this winter season. With over 5 years of full time study in the field of Health, Nutrition and Dietetics under her belt, Jamie-Lee is the mentor you have been searching for!

Zinc, Vitamin C & Vitamin D are all key nutrients essential for boosting your body’s immunity and giving the sniffles the boot this winter!

Prevention is better than a cure & as our Ripples Dietitian says ‘It’s all about giving your body the nutrition tools to fight back & help prevent sickness from taking its long and unwanted course!’.

All you need to do is ensure your daily eating regime is packed full of foods bursting with these nutrients!

Such as: Vitamin C: berries, citrus fruits, green leafy vegetables, capsicum, tomatoes, kiwi fruit!

Zinc: seafood - oysters, wheat germ, pumpkin seeds, nuts,

Dietitian Note:

Kids Holiday Program

Monday 29th June &

Wednesday 8th July 2015

Time: 9.00am - 3.30pm

Cost: $36 per day

Age Group: 6 - 12 years olds

Activities included:

Self-defence class Water safety workshop

Fit 4 Kidz class

Ripples new water rollers

General water play

Dietitian seminar/cooking

school (Monday 29th June

only)

Kidz Zumba

(Wednesday 8th July only)

Participants will need to bring each day:

Drink bottle Enclosed shoes preferably

joggers

Warm clothing

Swimmers and a towel

Morning tea & afternoon

tea

Lunch (or lunch order is to

be placed at time of

booking or by 9.30am on

the day)

Hat & sunscreen for

outside activities

spinach, beef, lamb!

Vitamin D: egg yolk, oily fish – salmon, mackerel, trout, fish liver oil, fortified milk!

So how do you find out more?

Did you know that you may be eligible to receive 5 sessions with an Allied Health Professional: Dietitian, with the complete cost covered under Medicare?

If you suffer from depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. be sure to take advantage of this benefit.

The next time you visit your local GP, simply ask them to complete an Enhanced Primary Care Plan form, with a number from 1-5 in the Dietitian box provided. How easy is that!

Consultations can also be accessed through your Private Health Care Fund Rebate or alternatively by Private Consultation. Dietitian consultations include body composition analysis, diet history, weekly diet meal plan and continuing professional nutrition advice.

To boost your immunity, improve your health & prevent you from getting sick this winter season! Book an appointment today with our Ripples Dietitian located at the Ripples Hydrotherapy Centre on (02) 9833 3075 or via email [email protected] and make a positive and long term lifestyle change!


Learn to Swim lessons from 4 months to adults

Learn to Swim

At Ripples swim school we provide a range of group learning and

developmental classes catering for all ages and abilities from 4 months to

adults. Our lessons are skilled based, with an emphasis on progressive

learning experiences from building water confidence, correct stroke

technique and survival skills.

Our Instructors are AUSTSWIM/Swim Australia/ASCTA accredited and have been screened according to legislative

requirements. Combining technical knowledge and the ability to communicate to all ages, our instructors have a

caring, emphatic and inclusive approach to teaching.

Ripples swim school is based at two facilities St Marys and Penrith and is partnered with many industry leaders to

ensure we are delivering the highest quality swimming lessons to our students.

Ripples swim school operates in concurrent 12 week blocks and accepts new enrolments anytime throughout the

current block or from Week 11 for the proceeding block. All new school age students excluding non-swimmers will

require an assessment prior to enrolment to ascertain the correct level for your child. Assessments can be

booked through reception.

1. The risk of drowning does not go away in cooler periods of the year so nor should

swimming.

2. The skills and behaviours that are taught in lessons need constant reinforcement

throughout the year.

3. A break in lessons that stretches over many months will often result in a loss of

skills.

4. With a little extra attention, such as keeping children warm and drying them off

well when they leave the pool, swimming will stay comfortable and beneficial all

year.

5. Swimming is so beneficial to our health and fitness and being in a warm indoor

environment is an ideal activity to continue throughout winter.

Many parents believe that swimming during the cooler months could potentially

cause a child to get sick. While you don’t have to worry about your child getting cold in an indoor pool, there are a

few misconceptions that parents have that should be addressed.

The pool and air temperature is constant all year round. Children

need to be careful when exiting in the cold air, encourage your child

to have a hot shower after their lesson and dress them in warm

clothes and protect their head, body and feet with warm dry

clothes. It is not recommended to leave the swim centre wrapped in

a wet towel or swimwear.

So keep swimming through winter and have your children ready for the summer with fantastic swimming skills!

(As seen on Swim Australia Facebook 23rd April 2015)

(As seen on Swim Australia Facebook 25th March 2015)

5 Reasons To Learn To Swim All Year Round!


Water Safety Road Show

When teaching freestyle, a

tip is to make sure that when

breathing to the side that the

corner of the goggles does

not leave the water. This

stops over rotation.

It’s never too late to learn to

swim. Swimming is a skill for

a life especially being an

island nation. As an adult

Ripples recognises that there

are varied reasons for

learning to swim including:

Achieving a lifetime goal,

having a family to care for,

getting over a trauma of fear

from earlier in life, improve

swimming ability, improve

fitness and overall wellbeing.

Our initial objective is to

build confidence and to help

the participant to let go of

the barriers that has held

them back from learning to

swim before this. As this

confidence grows greater

emphasis is focussed on drills

and skills to develop strokes

and fine tune technique.

Since 2012 Ripples have been

providing local preschools with

water safety education in which we

have expanded our program in

2015 to encompass primary and

high schools. Water Safety is

paramount to Ripples Leisure

Centre and is the catalyst for the

continuation of this FREE Water

Safety Road Show initiative.

During the month of March Ripples

attended 27 local preschools and

schools; educating over 3000

students on the dangers present in

various water environments and

ways for them and their loved ones

to stay safe. This program was well

received by schools, parents and

the students we presented to.

At Ripples, we believe that teaching

children from a young age about

water safety not only has a positive

influence on their lives but those of

their family and friends as well.

Water Safety education encom-

passes all water environments and

the dangers present. This will

provide the child to build

confidence and respect for the

water. Couple this program with

Ripples structured learn to swim

program and your child will expand

their in-depth knowledge of water

safety preparing them for a lifetime

of safe activity in and around the

water.

Ripples advocates the message

SWIM, SAFE, SURVIVE! And we

want every child to embrace this

water safety message.

Ripples will be spreading the

SWIM, SAFE, SURVIVE message

again later this year when our show

hits the road for another round of

water safety presentations.

If you are from a school or

preschool and would like us to

come and present our Water

Safety Road Show please email

[email protected]

Ripples visiting schools and pre-schools Learn to Swim

tips/facts

mailto:[email protected]


As we age on average we

lose approximately 10% of

muscle mass every decade,

so it is recommended to

complete a strength training

program 2-3 times a week to

maintain muscle mass,

strength and bone density.

Strength training can be a

very powerful tool in

reducing the signs and

symptoms of numerous

diseases and chronic

conditions such as diabetes

and osteoporosis.

Some of the benefits of

weight training are: it can

help relieve arthritis, improve

ones state of mind, increase

healthy heart tissue,

strengthen bones, improve

sleep, improves muscle

strength and improve

glucose control just to name

a few.

Strength training for the over 50’s

“Lets go bowling” 25.7.2015

Members Night Out

SAVE THE DATE

Ripples Leisure Centre

St Marys

Charles Hackett Drive

St Marys NSW 2760

(02) 9833 3000

Penrith

119 Station St

Penrith NSW 2750

(02) 4721 3625

Hydrotherapy

Creek Rd

St Marys NSW 2760

(02) 9833 3075

Dietitian Seminar

“Label Reading” 26.6.2015

“Healthy Snacks 30.7.2015

“Beverages” 27.8.2015

Rebooking for Block 3

Existing Clients same class/day/time 31.5.15 to 20.6.15

Swap Day 21.6.15

New Client Bookings 22.6.15 to 5.7.15

Block 2 concludes 5.7.15

Block 3 commences 6.7.15

Due to Queens Birthday Public Holiday, swimming lessons will not operate on Monday 8th June 2015 and you have not been charged for this day.

Learn to Swim

29.6.2015 & 8.7.2015

9.00am - 3.30pm

$36 per day

Kids Holiday Program

www.ripplesnsw.com.au

Email: [email protected]

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