Striving For Excellence

Addison Reserve Country Club’s Facility Named C+RB’s 2023 Top Ranked Fitness and Wellness Center

C+RB Editorial Report

“OUR MISSION STATEMENT is ‘Excellence Is Our Standard.’”

Denise Saari, Membership/Marketing/ Communications Manager at Addison Reserve Country Club in Delray Beach, Fla., says employees at the club’s fitness and wellness center follow this philosophy in their commitment to providing top-notch service.

“It is our goal to strive to ensure a fivestar experience for each member, their families and their guests,” Saari says.

Michael J. McCarthy, CEO and General Manager of Addison Reserve CC, says he is pleased his facility has earned notable recognition from Club + Resort Business

“We are honored to be recognized as a leader in the fitness and wellness arena in the club industry,” McCarthy states. “At Addison Reserve, we continue to expand our fitness and wellness programming to ensure the inclusion of all our members. As our membership is enjoying younger members, we are adapting to their interests. This adaptation included superior facilities and enhanced programming for the varied interests and age groups in the community.”

The club has a 35,000-sq.-ft. fitness and wellness center with 21 full-time employees and 12 part-time workers that provides an array of equipment, programs and services that will be helpful to anyone, whether they're an experienced fitness cen-

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ter user or a newbie. Members using the center can receive assistance from a staff of personal trainers, licensed and registered physical therapists, and a nutritionist.

Inside the facility, members have access to an aerobic studio, a TRX (Total Body Resistance Exercise) circuit studio, large cardio/free weight area, Peloton studio with eight cycles, Kinesis Wall room, three pilates studios and stretching area. More than 30 classes — including water aerobics, yoga and tai chi — are available on a weekly basis.

“In our community, we have the opportunity to enhance the lives of our older members through the on-site physical therapists and therapy studios,” Saari says. “Our wide range of fitness equipment and multiple studio offerings provide our younger members moderate to intense workout stations. The professional trainer staff offers instruction to all our members with training series adapted to the needs of the individual.”

The site offers amenities such as a freeform pool with dedicated lap lanes; an area for outdoor aerobic classes and games; 11 Har-Tru lighted tennis courts; four lighted pickleball courts; a lighted basketball court; a spa; a children’s aqua area and game room; and The Grille restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating for more than 300 people. Play With The Pro programs are offered by the tennis director and teaching professionals, as well as complimentary tennis and pickleball clinics, junior clinics and individual instruction.

Members can find ample ways to decompress and relax at the 6,032-sq.-ft. spa. Manicures, pedicures, facials, and massages are among the services available, along with boutique shopping, a salt therapy room, hair salon, and his and her serenity areas. There is also an outdoor whirlpool that “adds to the incredible list of services provided at the spa,” club officials say.

Grant Worthington, Sports Operations Director at Addison Reserve, notes the fitness and wellness center underwent an expansion during the last few years. Addison Reserve originally had an 11,000 sq. ft. fitness site that opened in 1997, but Worthington notes the facility “did not fulfill the needs of our membership’s growing interest in wellness.”

By 2017, Worthington says, “it was evident that we needed to up our game.”

A lifestyle complex — which includes a two-story, 15,000 sq.-ft. fitness center — was constructed and opened in 2019.

Favorable weather conditions give members plenty of chances to enjoy outdoor fitness activities. There are two bocce courts near the clubhouse, circuit training equipment at one park, a playground area and soccer field at a second park, and a third park just for dogs.

“Being in South Florida affords us the opportunity to ‘take fitness outside,’” Saari explains. “This prompted the inclusion of outdoor green space at the lifestyle complex, improved playground and fitness equipment in our community parks, soccer field, and junior clinics in tennis and golf.”

Looking ahead, improvements to the greens and bunkers on one of Addison Re- serve’s 9-hole golf courses, and the construction of a performance and entertainment center called the Golf Hub will begin in May.

“[The Golf Hub] will feature teaching bays, Toptracer technology in multiple bays, dedicated golf equipment and fitting center, grab-and-go snack bar and golfer’s lounge,” says Kevin Baldizar, Director of Golf at Addison Reserve.

The golf course project is being led by course architect Rees Jones.

In conjunction with the golf course upgrade, four lighted pickleball courts and a comfort station with lavatory facilities and a beverage center will be constructed. The pickleball courts will be placed next to the club’s four existing courts.

“These improvements are included in phase one of the golf renovation project with an approximate completion date of December 2023,” Saari says.