Fitness Challenges

Winter

holiday triathlon challenge

12 Yr Olds-Adults

Keep moving over the holidays by completing an ironman triathlon cumulatively over a 5-week period! Participants will be challenged to run/walk 26.2-miles, bike 112-miles, and swim 2.4-miles between Thanksgiving and New Years. All exercises can take place at Zeeland Recreation or anywhere you see fit! Tackle the challenge at your own pace and time by simply logging your miles on your own. When you’ve completed the challenge, collect your dri-fit challenge shirt and get back to the festivities of the season! Complete the race and you will be entered in the grand prize: one lucky participant will win a 3-month Ultimate Individual Membership! This is a great program to not only ensure you meet your fitness goals over the busy holiday season, but also gives you a headstart for a healthy 2025! 

  • Register Here
  • Registration Deadline: Sat, Nov 16
  • Cost: $13
  • Dates: Nov 25-Dec 30
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation

fitness bingo challenge

12 Yr Olds-Adults

Join us for our four-week Fitness Bingo Challenge! Each week your goal is to complete any of the activities listed on the bingo card provided at the front desk in order to get a BINGO! These cards will challenge you to master familiar skills, try new workouts/classes, and help you get in great shape! Yelling "BINGO!" will be a hard-won accomplishment! At the end of the four-week challenge, participants will turn in their four completed Fitness Bingo cards and be entered into a raffle for one month Ultimate Membership ($50 value) or a $50 gift card to a store of your choice! Registration includes a t-shirt.  

pump up your metabolism - fall fat loss challenge

18 Yr Olds+

Get ready to transform your body and mind with our 6-week fat loss challenge! Say goodbye to stubborn inches and hello to a healthier, happier you. This challenge is not just about losing weight; it’s also about learning how to make sustainable changes to your eating habits, exercise habits, and mindset. Each session will consist of a teaching segment and a workout segment. Here are some highlights of what is included in this challenge: Pump Up Your Metabolism Guide; Customized Calorie/Macro Goals; Mindset Matters Coaching; Strength Training Workouts; Menu Planning Tips/Recipes; Encouragement; Accountability; Group Discussions

  • Instructor: Jaci Lowther
  • Dates: Tue | Oct 15-Nov 19
  • Time: 5:20pm-6:20pm
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation

NUTRITION COACHING

12 Yr Olds-Adults

It’s time to improve your health and say good-bye to dieting for good! Let our coaches’ help you learn how to nurture good relationships with food and create a balanced healthy lifestyle. We will help you evaluate how your diet can contribute to a healthier lifestyle whether that is losing weight, building lean muscle, gaining energy, targeting health concerns, or developing life-changing habits by giving you support, accountability and direction! Whatever your goals, we will help you get there!

INITIAL EVALUATION (90 minutes): We will take an in depth look at your daily practices to establish an important baseline. We will then help you define your health and nutritional goals and identify lifestyle habits and eating behaviors that require change. 

SUPPORT SESSIONS (60 minutes each): On-going support and reinforcement of your habits. Your nutritional strategy will be continuously assessed and revised to best support your wellness goals. 

  • Registration: Call (616) 748-3230 or stop by our front desk!
  • Client Packet
  • Instructor: JaciLowther (Certified Nutrition Coach)
  • 4-Pack ($199): Initial evaluation + 3 support sessions
  • 6-Pack ($279): Initial evaluation + 5 support sessions
  • 12-Pack ($519): Initial evaluation + 11 support sessions

100 Mile Swim Club

8 Yr Olds-Adults

Want to get in great shape? Become a part of the Zeeland Recreation “100 Mile Swim Club” by swimming 100 miles in 12 months! Participants will keep track of your miles after each lap swim or water fitness workout on the tracking sheet that will be located on our pool deck at Zeeland Recreation pools. You’ll then be able to follow your progress through our monthly postings. If you hit your goal you will not only be feeling and looking great, but you’ll also receive a Zeeland Recreation towel and a 100-Mile Club decal sticker to show off your achievement! Start any time of the year! Simply stop in our fitness center to get started! All swim styles and techniques are welcome. 

  • Register Here
  • Aquatics Calendars
  • Cost: $13
  • When Can I Start? Any time of year! Simply stop in our fitness center to get started! 
  • Location: Zeeland Recreation Pools
  • Distance Guidelines: 
    • 100 miles = 165,000 yards or 3,300 laps
    • 1 mile + 1,650 yards, 66 lengths or 33 laps
    • Length = One end of the pool to the other end (25 yards)
    • Lap = Down and back (50 yards)
    • 2 miles a week = 100 miles in 50 weeks
    • 3 miles a week = 100 miles in 33 weeks
    • 1 mile a day x 5 days a week = 100 miles in 20 weeks

FITNESS PROGRAMS

 

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