Updates:

• All memberships will continue to be on “freeze”. You will not be billed while we remain closed.
   

• Members supporting local businesses! If you own a local business and would like to offer a special, or discount, to YCRC members, let us know! We’ll promote your business through our Facebook page, website and e-blasts to members. Send your offer to erika@ycrc.com or mike@ycrc.com. We’re all in this together!
   

• Our Owner, Pete Bakis, is part of the founding team for a new statewide California Fitness Alliance. This alliance will serve as one united voice for all fitness clubs, boutiques, and professionals across California, and gives the industry an advocacy organization in California. Please take a minute to join the fight with us as we help shape the future of fitness, visit https://californiafitnessalliance.com/join.
   

• Don't forget! We want to keep you, and your tribe, active at home! Members will continue to have complimentary, unlimited access to 90+ amazing at-home workouts, www.ycrc.com/athome. Plus, you can share the love! Invite your friends and family to use the at-home workouts, forward the link www.ycrc.com/subscribe to your tribe to get started.
   

• Most importantly, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Several members have reached out to our Team and offered to continue having their dues billed during closure to support our staff. If you would like to have your normal dues billed in May, with 100% of those funds going towards staff payroll, please email shannon@ycrc.com.

 

Be safe and stay healthy!

Your YCRC Team

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UPDATE: April 21, 2020

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After five weeks apart, we miss you dearly, and hope you are staying active and healthy! We are monitoring how other areas of the country are handling “Phase 1” of the re-opening process for health clubs. Common themes to all “Phase 1” plans include social distancing (limiting the amount of people inside based on the club’s square footage), limiting time spent in the club, and keeping certain areas closed where sanitizing and social distancing can’t be easily achieved.

 

Locally, our Club owner, Pete Bakis, has been selected to represent the Recreation Community on the committee to discuss re-opening procedures for our Yuba-Sutter community.

 

Globally, since the beginning of our shelter-in-place order, Pete, and several YCRC team members, have stayed in daily communication with health club professionals from the around the world. They share best practices for keeping members active at home and share plans for bringing our members back into the Club in a safe and healthy way.

 

A draft re-opening plan is well underway for the Club. Once state and local regulations are released, we’ll finalize the plan and get it to you asap!

 

Just to remind you:

• All memberships were automatically put on “freeze”. You will not be billed for any membership dues or other monthly billings while we remain closed.

• *Extended through the month of May* Members will continue to have complimentary, unlimited access to 90+ amazing at-home workouts. Visit www.ycrc.com/athome to get started.

• Our Director of Fitness, Erika Procaccini, is here for you! Don’t hesitate to email erika@ycrc.com if you have any fitness questions, want healthy recipe ideas, or need suggestions for at-home workouts.

 

SHARE THE LOVE! Do you know someone who would love access to our at-home workout portal? We’re all in this together! Forward this email to a friend and invite them to click this link to subscribe: www.ycrc.com/subscribe.

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Be safe and stay healthy!

Your YCRC Team

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UPDATE: April 7, 2020

 

Tomorrow marks three weeks since we last saw your smiling faces in the Club. A small part of our team has stayed onboard during this time, and we’ve been busy! From a deep clean at the Main Club to landscape maintenance at Rancho, we are preparing your Club to be ready for your arrival back. We don’t have a date yet, but we will let you know as so on as guidelines allow us to re-open.

 

While other clubs have continued to charge their members during the shelter-in-place, we placed all memberships on an automatic “freeze”. You will not be billed for any membership dues or other monthly billings while we remain closed.

 

We promise to stay dedicated to keeping you active at-home!

• Members will continue to have complimentary, unlimited access to 90+ amazing at-home workouts. Over 450 members have already enrolled! Visit www.ycrc.com/athome to get started.

• NEW! Do you know someone who would love access to our at-home workout portal? We’re all in this together! Forward this email to a friend and invite them to click this link to subscribe: www.ycrc.com/subscribe

• NEW! We partnered with Power Systems to offer our members a discount on training essentials. Need a kettlebell, strength band or stability ball to get the most of your at-home workouts? Click YCRCdiscount and enter code “keepmoving” for 25% off your purchase and free ground shipping on orders over $49. Valid through 4/30/20.

• NEW! Our Director of Fitness, Erika Procaccini, is here for you! Don’t hesitate to email erika@ycrc.com if you have any fitness questions, want healthy recipe ideas or need suggestions for at-home workouts.

 

Lastly, if you have not been receiving our email updates, we probably don’t have your correct email address! Please take a second to update your information here www.ycrc.com/update.

 

Be safe and stay healthy!

Pete Bakis

Owner, Yuba City Racquet & Health Club

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UPDATE: March 26, 2020

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While the Club is temporarily closed, we are thrilled to see so many of you staying active and healthy at home. Keep sharing those Facebook posts!

 

We're also happy to report that almost 400 members have accessed our at-home workout portal!

• "I have been LOVING the Les Mills workouts online. Found quite a few new workouts I’ve never tried 🙂" - Tina

• "I also absolutely LOVE the online Les Mills workouts - I’ve been doing body pump and body flow. Thank you so much for making these classes available!" - Susan

Get started at www.ycrc.com/athome. Members have free access to stream 90+ amazing Les Mills at-home workouts.

 

Your YCRC Team misses you very much! While we don't know a return date yet, we are staying positive and keeping your second home clean and ready for your arrival back. Stay healthy and safe!

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UPDATE: March 18, 2020 | Club to Temporarily Close

 

To our Yuba City Racquet & Health Club Family,

 

We appreciate your support during this very challenging time. We tried our best to keep your Club open while maintaining a healthy environment for our members and staff. With new direction from government officials and after much thoughtful consideration, we have made the decision to temporarily close beginning tonight, Wednesday March 18, at 7pm. We are not sure how long this closure will last. We will be following guidelines from the CDC and what is in the best interest for our members and staff.

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During this time, your membership will automatically be placed on freeze at no cost to you. You will not need to call or contact us to place your membership on freeze. If you have not been receiving our email updates, please be sure to check this page and follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/YubaCityRacquetClub for updates.

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If you have registered for paid classes or have appointments scheduled with our Personal Trainers, Tennis Pros, Massage Therapists, Swim Instructors or any other staff during this time, your appointment will be cancelled and you will not be charged. All pre-paid services will be honored.

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We have never closed our doors in the 45 years we have been in business and we did not make this decision lightly. We intend to open our club as soon as reasonably possible but not before it is determined that it is prudent to do so. We realize that these times are hard for all of us and understand that YCRC is your home away from home. In the end, the safety of our members and staff is our highest priority. We look forward to welcoming you back to YCRC!
 

We want to keep you active during this difficult time. Members will continue to have free access to our Les Mills streaming at-home workouts. Visit www.ycrc.com/athome to access 90+ amazing workouts, led by world-class instructors.

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Wishing all of you the best. Be safe and remain healthy.

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Pete Bakis
President, Yuba City Racquet & Health Club

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UPDATE March 17, 2020

 

🏋️ FREE FOR MEMBERS: Stream 90+ LesMills At-Home Workouts!🏋️ 

www.ycrc.com/athome

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Attention Members, we've secured a partnership with Les Mills international to allow you unlimited free access to over 90 world-class workouts, without leaving your home!

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From Yoga to BodyCombat, these are amazing workouts by top instructors. There are even several "Mindfulness" sessions that will provide much needed peace and focus right now.

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UPDATE March 17, 2020

 

First, we want to thank you for your continued support! Keeping your membership active in the coming weeks means we can continue to pay over 80 employees that are the backbone of our Racquet Club team. After 44 years as your locally owned health club, we are praying to weather this storm and be here for you in the years to come!

 

Additional operational changes to announce:

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• Due to limited space availability, attendance at Kidz Time will be limited to a maximum of two children per family and a maximum of 1.5 hours per day
   

• To lesson person-to-person contact, the Front Desk attendant will be having you self-swipe your membership card as you enter the Club
   

• As of tomorrow, 3-18-20, the steam room will be closed
   

• Four additional cleaning stations have been set-up around the Club for members to use 
   

• BIG NEWS! Later today we will be sending all members a FREE link to over 90 fantastic Les Mills at-home workouts
   

Thank you for your continued membership!

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UPDATE March 16, 2020

 

To our Yuba City Racquet & Health Club Family, 
 

For over 44 years, it’s been our mission to maintain a safe, clean and healthy Club for members and staff. While there have been no reported cases of COVID-19 (Coronovirus) in the Yuba-Sutter area, we’d like to provide you with a detailed list of additional efforts we have recently implemented to ensure your continued safe use of the Club:

Equipment Cleaning: Sweat/perspiration cannot transmit the virus, but if an infected person coughs or sneezes, the virus can survive on surfaces, so in addition to a night cleaning crew, we now have a full-time day cleaner, focused on more frequent disinfecting and cleaning of high-traffic member areas. We wipe down and sanitize all cardio, strength, and group fitness equipment multiple times per day.

 

Our members are also a critical component of our historical success, so please continue to wipe down your equipment with the gym wipes before and after every use.

Locker Rooms: We conduct a thorough locker room “sweep” every hour during off-peak times and at least twice per hour during peak times. Our mission is to keep the locker room clean, sanitized, and clear of debris. Our biggest ask of our members is that you place your towels completely inside of the towel bins and dispose of all trash in the trash or recycling bins. Please do not leave your towels on the floor or on locker room benches, and please make sure all your belongings are inside a locker as opposed to leaving shoes, coats, etc. on or underneath the benches.

 

Pools. Jacuzzis and Cold Plunge: All of our Pools, Jacuzzis and Cold Plunge are regularly checked multiple times daily to ensure proper chemical levels and proper filtration. In addition, our automated chemical and filtration systems which maintain pool chemistry at all times are checked multiple times daily. Please remember to wash your hands and rinse prior to entering.

 

Childcare: All staff are diligently cleaning the facility and all toys that are being used in between use. We will be limiting the time for club childcare to 1.5 hours until further notice. We will be limiting the quantity of children at any given time to 8. For availability please call (530) 673-6900.

 

If your child has been exposed to anyone with symptoms or traveled outside of the United States we ask that you do not bring them to childcare.

 

Overall Club Cleaning: We have always and will continue to conduct a thorough full-club cleaning and disinfection, 7 days a week by our staff and night crew. This includes a thorough cleaning and disinfection of the reception areas, fitness areas, childcare, restrooms, locker rooms and showers, steam and sauna equipment, entry/exit doors and handles, member areas and staff areas.

 

- All of our cleaning and disinfecting products have been checked to make sure that they are formulated correctly, including our detergents for towels

- Additional spray bottles and other cleaning items have been added throughout the club

- Hand sanitizers are checked and filled regularly

- Employees will be cleaning all surfaces every 20 minutes on a rotating basis

- Employees will also be disinfecting the water fountain stations. We recommend bringing your own water bottle to stay hydrated while working out during this time

- Snack bar will remain serving coffee/tea , smoothies and fresh food. We will take extra measures to wash hands prior and use gloves when handling orders

 

Personal Training & Group Exercise Classes: Our Personal Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors wash and sanitize their hands before and after each client/class. We are taking extra precautions to reduce, and in some cases eliminate, all non-essential physical contact for the time being. Trainers and Instructors will be asking all participants to maintain a minimum 6 ft. social distance during classes.

 

Most of our Group Exercise classes will be ending 5 to 10 minutes early to create and promote a break between group classes and allow time for all participants and instructors to disinfect their equipment, steps and mats in preparation for the next class.

We recommend bringing your own mats during this time.

 

Maximum Participation/Capacity, by Area, at Any Given Time:

- 25 in the main studio

- 10 in the cycling studio

- 20 in the main pool

- 4 in the indoor/outdoor jacuzzi

- 2 in the sauna and steam room

 

Employee Health: All staff business travel, conferences and conventions have been cancelled or postponed. If a staff member shows signs of illness they will be instructed to stay home.

We are now conducting frequent Director meetings and staff outreach to communicate new policies and safety measures as the latest updates unfold.

Helpful Information about the Coronavirus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):

- Stay home if you are ill to help prevent the spread of germs and illnesses

Note: If you are at the Club with symptoms, we will ask you to go home

- Don’t touch your face

- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your upper sleeve/elbow area

- Wash your hands frequently, for at least 20 seconds, or use a hand sanitizer

 

In Addition to the CDC guidelines, please be a good citizen, disinfect all hard surfaces after using them (equipment, handles, weights, pads and screens.)
 

Physical activity has been repeatedly shown to provide us with enormous health benefits, mentally, emotionally and physically. This includes enhancing the functionality of our immune system. Your Racquet Club team will continue to do everything possible to provide you a safe place to exercise during these trying times.

Thank you for your continued membership and support during this time. Please don’t hesitate to contact myself or any of our Directors at the Club. We are available to answer any of your questions as they arise.

Every day, we will remain diligent and continue researching how to best keep our members healthy!

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Peter Bakis

President, Yuba City Racquet & Health Club

(530) 673-6900