Lifestyle Update

Tara Holm Lifestyle Director Laurette Johnston Community Manager

June is the beginning of summer. In St. George, our tomatoes are ripening, and we are bracing for the weather to be hot. Within the next six weeks we will be reminded of what this country means to us. We have Memorial Day, paying tribute to our soldiers. We have National flag day on June 14th, come pick up a miniature flag on the 14th of June, National Flag Day to help with your decorations for the 3rd of July parade. All of this reminds us of the great country we live in. Pickleball starts earlier and earlier, and siestas are a normal part of our afternoons. Our flowers have turned from pansies to verbenas, and we look to every plant that can withstand the heat of the day. Water aerobics is the best class in the outdoor pool with our weights and noodles in tow. June becomes the time to get together with family and friends who have been tied to school and winter routines. Citrus Pear has made it easy with our freezer meals for our first three-day event with family. Mark your calendars for June 20th-22nd for our grandchildren/family to come and stay here at Brio. We would like to show them what keeps us so busy every day in the life of Brio, we have events, clubs, exercise, dancing, and a food truck picnic. We are going to plant and have an art project along with a great hike, on Aspiration Trail. There are five classes each day, a parent or grandparent must accompany the child or children. We are ending the three days with a pool party and then we can collapse happily knowing our grandchildren are as tired as we are!

We are securing the resumes for the new Homeowner board, and they are taking classes to be ready for September 1st. We are currently revising documents that will provide more safety and security to our homeowners, with our FOB audit in full steam. We have a new spin bike in the gym so check it out!

This month we are focusing on our outdoor facilities with the fence being raised and a fob being placed on the outside of the courts. All the fencing around the pool has been painted, we have ordered new lounge chairs for the pool with fabric cushions along with counter height chairs for easier access. This is the season to enjoy the beautiful area we live in with as many poolside activities as possible.

Tara Holm, Lifestyle Director

June 5, 4:00 p.m. Board Training

Our third module will include Fiscal management and Reserves, discussing monthly financial reporting, Annual budgeting and reserves studies and requirements.

June 6, Ask the Staff 3:00 p.m.

If you have a question we can answer, we have reserved an hour just for you. All four of us will be there to discuss what we are working on to better serve this community.

June 9, 4:00 p.m.

Beach Boys Tribute! This is the last of the summer’s concert series, a tag show to get us interested in the real show at the Electric Theatre Company.

June 10, 7:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m.

Wake Up and Smile Brio! This event is for everyone. The second Saturday of the month, come to the clubhouse for a doughnut or bagel, coffee tea and a snack for the hikers who leave with the Hiking Group.

June 14, 7:00 p.m. Citrus Pear

Citrus Pear comes each month to do 10, 20 or 40 freezer meals. It is so convenient to have the instant-pot or crock pot meal simmering while you are busy during the day. This saves on the heat of the oven and makes life a little more perfect.

June 15, Board Meeting 4:00 p.m.

Don’t confuse this with board training or board resumes. This is our quarterly meeting, and we are discussing the needs of the summer and fall. It is a chance to see how these meetings are run with the existing board.

June 16, 1:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m.

KP will be here with Wren Hollow- Hair Care, Masks and Rinses to make your hair shiny and soft, all natural organic and perfect for summer months.

June 20 - 22

Grandchildren/Family Day All day. The activities will be posted through the E-blast, be sure to review and be ready for each class.

5 classes each day, $15.00 per person for each day. Make the check payable to Brio HOA (Homeowners Association). Signups will end one week prior to class, June 13th .

June 28, 5:00 p.m.

Keith Benson, Dual Pulley Machine Learn 8 great exercises that the dual pulley machine can offer.

The dual pulley machine is one of our most useful pieces of exercise equipment and is often underutilized. For whatever your health, fitness, or sports performance goals, spend your time wisely in the gym and keep your body moving!

New Club!

Come join Robert and Vicki Palladino for a music and dance happy hour once a month starting on June 17th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm in the Brio Yoga/Exercise Room. Vicki will play music for all types of dancing, including West Coast Swing, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, Waltz, Country Two Step, Nightclub Two Step, Hustle and Line Dances. She will play requests as well. Come and just listen or come and dance. Bring your own beverages and snacks.

A terrific thank you to all the exercise, teachers, Nicole, Jeanne, Sandy, and Marianne. Club leaders, Roxanne, Erica, Joan, Lori, and Lance for bringing their talents to our younger generation! What a wonderful week we have had showing our family all we do here at Brio.

Dual Pulley Machine – 8 Great Exercises

Summer is hot! Experienced gym rats as well as beginners can exercise in our great Brio gym in the comfort of air conditioning. The dual pulley machine is one of our most useful pieces of exercise equipment and is often underutilized. The dual pulley machine can be adjusted for low, middle, or high pulley exercises and can be used with fast or slow movements. You can do big functional movements or smaller stabilization exercises.

Adjusting the dual pulley machine can be difficult if you do not use the right-hand position. The exercises listed on the plaques on the sides of the machine can be difficult to perform. Come to the Brio Health Presentation in June and learn how to use this fantastic piece of equipment for efficient, functional movement. For whatever your health, fitness, or sports performance goals, spend your time wisely in the gym and keep your body moving!

Keith Benson

Wednesday June 28, 5-6pm at the Escape! For more information call Keith Benson CSCS, PTA, AT(Ret.) 281-536-8240

Six Ways to Improve Your Health

The Brio Health Presentation, by Keith Benson on April 26 was given by Trent Laird, DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy). He took an extraordinarily complex subject, pain perception and management and gave an overview of how the brain and body work together for negative or positive sensations. He said there are 6 important things to pay attention to and practice to help decrease pain. They are:

1) Sleep and circadian rhythms are particularly important. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day to enhance sleep and promote rest and recovery.

2) Musculoskeletal training, strengthening, promotes “can do” of the body’s abilities. Your body automatically decides what it cannot do but your efforts to strengthen your body help build positive abilities, attitudes, and confidence.

3) Cardiovascular training promotes natural pain killers inside the body. With endurance training endorphins, enkephalins, dopamine and serotonin are released to decrease pain.

4) Be mindful with all you do. The process of paying attention decreases life’s distractions and helps to process and calm excess thoughts, emotions, and sensations.

5) Learn how to not resist. Fighting things mentally, physically, and emotionally increases stress. Learning to accept things in life helps to decrease pain.

6) We are the result of our internal and external experiences. Eat a good diet and surround yourself with positive activities and people.

Trent Laird, DPT can be reached at: FIT Physical Therapy 435-673-4303 or Trenton@FIT-PT.com

Answers for Puzzles

National Flag Day, June 14th