I’m pleased to see many of you taking the time to vote for your favorite cardio equipment. We wanted to let you – the members – determine what is most important and what we should buy. Ironically, the sheets were laid out on the table in the order of voting, high to low. That was pure coincidence, but funny nonetheless.

Time will go rather quickly from this point. Our goal is to make the changes by September first. There are many changes taking place, and our plan is to have everything up and running by that date.

One of the services we’re going to strongly promote is our Membership Referral program. Referrals from current members are always the best advertising any club could want. With new equipment and some of the other changes, we hope many of you will be inclined to tell friends and family about the club. As an incentive, every time you refer someone who buys a membership, you’ll get $20 in ‘Club Bucks’ credited to your account! You’ll be able to spend it any way you want at the club.

Look for a new Web site soon as well as a revised Facebook presence. We plan to fully embrace social media and other methods of communication to better engage you about YOUR fitness, nutrition and life needs.

If you have topics you want to discuss, or content you want to read about, please let us know. You can reach me at admin24@mytimefitness24.com. Here we go, Pendleton!!

MAJOR Changes Coming To MyTime!

Hello. Where to begin. First, I owe everyone a deep apology for being so unprofessional. I've not posted to this blog or updated our website for a very long time. That's changing.

The economy is still in the tank, small businesses continue to struggle and unemployment is a major issue in our area. So what are we doing about it? Adding new equipment, changing our business model and making other major changes in our offerings.

I'll start with the most exciting changes and move on from there. We're adding all new cardio equipment. There are 'vote' sheets on the table by the weight room, in front of Connie's office. PLEASE take a moment to indicate your preferences in cardio equipment. So far, new treadmills are the most demanded item. We understand that. Most people enjoy walking or running on treadmills year 'round, so we plan on adding at least 4 new ones.

We're also adding some very nice total body trainers (TBT's). These are typically units like the Cybex ARC trainers we currently have. We're looking at offerings from Cybex, Star Trac and Precor. These are the three highest quality companies in the industry. We're not even looking at the lower-end equipment manufacturers.

We'll be adding some new bikes - both upright and recumbent - and a rower. We've not had a rower before, so there's a new toy for everyone. You can get a really good workout on them.

I'm currently creating an entirely new web site. All-new design; no more boring panels and tacky layout. I'm learning! If I could afford it, I would hire it out. We'll see how that goes.

We're also restructuring our entire social media presence. You'll see regular posts on this blog, Facebook, and others. We're also going to use the web site and Facebook as communication tools to keep in touch with you, our members.

There are some other changes that I cannot discuss yet. You'll understand once we make everyone aware. Suffice to say that EVERYONE will like one of them, promise! Ultimately, we are making changes to make the facility more accommodating for more people.

Thank you for being part of MyTime, and we'll keep you informed as we progress.