February 2024

Shamrock Fitness Newsletter

Includes information about:
*Smitty's Run
*Calendar Event Notifications
*Instructor's Corner

It's Time to Register and Plan!

**Registration is open **
I want to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support during our previous Smitty's Run Memorial 5K Fundraiser. Your contributions have played a crucial role in making a positive impact in the S.M.I.T.H. Scholarship Award, and we are truly grateful for your commitment.
I am excited to share some updates regarding the upcoming Smitty's Run Memorial 5K Fundraiser. This year, we have planned two significant events to allow people to run and join in on the Yoga Marathon:
Yoga Marathonon May 4th, 2024: Join us for a rejuvenating Yoga Marathon as we come together to celebrate life and honor the memory of Smitty. This event promises to be a source of inspiration and strength for all participants. Details will be posted soon.
Virtual Run on May 18th, 2024: Our annual 5K run is always held virtually, providing participants the flexibility to run at any time that suits them. Although we may not be physically together, the spirit of unity and support remains as strong as ever.
To stay updated on event details and registration, please visit our website:www.smittysrun.com. For any inquiries or to place orders for event merchandise, kindly reach out to me via email at smittysrun@gmail.com. I want to assure you that there is no need to pay upfront; we will send a PayPal link once the orders are ready to be shipped.
We encourage you to share your journey and experiences on social media using the hashtags#smittysrunand#builtsmittytough. Your online presence will help us create a sense of community and spread awareness about the cause.
Once again, thank you for your unwavering support. Together, we can make a lasting impact and honor the legacy of Robert Smith, Smitty.

Travis Mahaffey

*Travis will be traveling the world from February 10th to the 24th. Jason will be covering his Wednesday Wakey Stretchy during this time, but Travis will also be trying to record and/or broadcast from south of the Equator so keep an eye out on the Shamrock Fitness Facebook Page for information about those events as they are able to come our way!

*Stacy will not be running her Bend & Grow practice on February 14th so she may celebrate her Wedding Anniversary: Congrats to them!

*Beverly will be out the week of February 26th

*Advanced Chair Yoga is being added on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM

Instructor's Corner:
Jason Sparks

     It has been an incredible start to 2024! In Chair Yoga we were able to begin working out in a standing position with the chair as a prop and I cannot express how proud and excited for them I have been each and every week. In Yoga & Weights, we approached a Full Body Progressive Overload series and it culminated with a session that left us all feeling accomplished, strong, and dang sweaty!

In February I am introducing Advanced Chair Yoga where we will be exploring how far we can go with the chair. This is going to be an intense 20-30 minute long unorthodox session on Monday evenings at 7:30 PM EST. All are welcome to join, but be prepared to put in the paces while learning what you are truly capable of!

In Yoga & Weights I am planning on a 4 week series focusing on legs and shoulders with a combination of counted repetitions and HIIT. Each week we will be either increasing reps/HIIT time lengths or lowering the rest time between sets. This is going to be awesome and I hope many will show up for themselves!

Remember to be strong enough to be kind and gentle, and that you are worthy of love: even your own!