Junior Members spar to the top

Two Bellevue Club junior members were top finishers at this year's 24th annual Robukai NW Classic karate championship in Oregon. Analise Butler sparred her way to a third place finish in the 8- to 9-year-old Kumite division, while Caleb Cochran brought grace and strength to the weapons form and also took third in his division.

Their Sensei, James Penor, has more than 28 ears of martial arts training in Shito-Ryu karate and was the 1993 Washington state karate champion. He has a fifth-degree blackbelt with the International Karate Association. James is the instructor of the Bellevue Club's Karate Club, which members can attend once or twice a week. For more information about the Club's Karate Club, call Sensei James Penor at 206.550.7701.

Dodgeball and Powerpoint

Nothing says team building like pegging your coworker with a dodgeball. Last
week, local executives took a break from the conference room for an intense
round of dodgeball and relay races in the gym.

Back in the conference room, Catering laid out the new Ballpark Break spread
to replenish failing energy levels. Inspired by baseball season, the package
includes all your stadium favorites from fresh popcorn to pigs in a blanket.

To schedule a meeting at the Club or to order a Ballpark Break package,
e-mail the Private Events Department or call 688.3382.

Congrats BC junior b-ballers!

The Bellevue Club congratulates the following junior members for making KingCo all-conference teams!
Aaron Bright of Bellevue High was named most valuable player in the KingCo 3A Athletic Conference. The phenom point guard was instrumental in the Wolverines basketball conference championship. He’s committed to Stanford University for next year.
Other junior members named to the KingCo all-conference team include Nate Sikma of Bellevue and Quinn Sterling of Mercer Island (first team), John Steinberg of Sammamish (second team) and Will Locke of Bellevue (honorable mention). On the women’s side, Alyssa Gilbert of Bellevue was named all-conference honorable mention.

Double the down dog at BC's partner yoga workshop

Whether you're a long-time yogi or just starting out, invite a friend, family member or coworker and explore a new way of doing yoga while building trust, providing support, sharing strength and enjoying relaxation. Experience is helpful but not required for this partner yoga workshop. We can also match up participants in class. If inviting a teen, please keep in mind the difference in stature.

The Bellevue Club's partner yoga workshop starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. It is $25/person or $40/two people. Sign up online, e-mail us or call 688.3177.

Namaste!

One-click Easter dinner

If you haven't experienced the ease of ordering one of our Holiday To Go packages, you're missing one of the Bellevue Club’s best-kept secrets. Executive Chef Paul Marks has designed a delicious menu for Easter from the ham to the pie. We do the hard work, you pick up your dinner, pop it in the oven and perfect your presentation. Many of our members find this to be a great way to relieve the stress of holidays and to make more time to spend with their loved ones.

Here’s a peak at the Easter To Go menu:

Package No. 1
Serves 6-8 people
Slow-roasted natural pit ham
Pineapple and brown sugar chutney
Potatoes au gratin
Mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans
Green beans with smoked bacon and caramelized onions
Rolls with butter
Peach/blueberry cobbler or pecan pie
$100

Package No. 2
Serves 10-12 people
Slow-roasted natural pit ham
Pineapple and brown sugar chutney
Potatoes au gratin
Mashed sweet potatoes with brown sugar and pecans
Green beans with smoked bacon and caramelized onions
Rolls with butter
Peach/blueberry cobbler and pecan pie
$160

Reserve your Easter dinner today. Orders must be placed by Thursday, April 1.

Ready for the Ultimate workout?

Get ready for the Ultimate in cardio and total-body strength training. If you are serious about results you have to try Ultimate Fitness with Jason Balajadia. He'll get your heart pumping, your muscles flexing and your core burning with the combination of cycling, weights and ab work in a group setting to satisfy your urge to burn. No registration is necessary for this class.

Check it out at 8:30 a.m. on Mondays in the Aerobics Studio. Your full body workout is only $9! But don't take our word for it:

"I started taking Ultimate Fitness last summer and I can't believe the results I got. I was so bored with my usual routine, and this is exactly what I needed to kick it up a notch."

"I love this class! It's so exciting to see a group of people at different levels come together for one purpose--to get results fast. Jason brings such energy and passion to each class and you never know what you're going to get. If you want results and are looking for a challenging workout, come give this one a try."

Embracing movement at the Bellevue Club

Saturday, Feb. 27 was a day to get up and get moving in the Ballroom at the Bellevue Club. Partnering with Lululemon Athletica and the nonprofit Pushing Boundaries, Bellevue Club members and guests enjoyed a day of workouts with top instructors and inspiring stories from people Pushing Boundaries has helped.

All proceeds from the event went to help the nonprofit, which provides exercise therapy and movement opportunities for victims of spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis and other debilitating conditions.

Check back for the final amount raised at the event, and in the meantime, see more photos taken throughout the day.

Photos by Dave Matyas, Stacy Booth, John Kinmonth.

Don't be the ghost in a swimming suit this summer

With the weather warming up it's time to start thinking about building that base tan. The Bellevue Club can help you get and keep the fabulous glow!

After a strenuous workout, lay down and relax for up to 15 minutes in our UV beds. Tanning beds are available in both the men's and women's locker rooms.

Our Spring Tanning Special is now available: Buy 10 tanning sessions ($5/each) and get one free!

Call 688-3177 to schedule your tan today.

March Specials in Splash!

Irish nachos

Corned beef wrap

Slow-roasted corned beef

White chocolate bread pudding

Try something new with the latest from our team of chef's at the Bellevue Club. During the entire month of March, Splash is featuring food inspired from the Emerald Isle. Try Irish nachos, a corned beef wrap or slow-roasted corned beef. Finish your meal with some white chocolate bread pudding (topped with an Irish whiskey sauce!). Brunch and drink specials are also available.

Cycle for the Cure: BC and ADA partnering to fight diabetes.

The Bellevue Club is excited to be partnering with the American Diabetes Association to help raise money in the fight against diabetes while also giving you a great workout! Our top cycling instructors will be teaching three different indoor cycling classes. The spinathon is happening Saturday, March 20, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the ADA.

The first class, “Spinning Out of Control,” starts at 11:30 a.m. Spend an hour and 15 minutes improving your fitness and burning off breakfast. A $20 minimum donation reserves your bike.

For those looking to take it easy on a Saturday afternoon, join us for the 45-minute “Ease On Down the Road” class at 1 p.m. A $15 minimum donation reserves your bike.

Looking to burn off breakfast AND Friday night’s dinner? Come to “Road Kill,” a two-hour ride starting at 2 p.m. A $25 minimum donation reserves your bike.

All three sessions are happening in the Club’s Aerobics Studio, so space is limited to 45 cyclists per class.

E-mail us or head over to the Members Only Site to reserve your bike.


While you’re waiting for your spinathon session, get tanked! The Club is bringing back the Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing Clinic. The truck will be in the parking lot starting at 7 a.m., and the test takes only 10 minutes. Plus, a minimum of 10 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the American Diabetes Association. Please call the Athletic Services Desk at 688.3177 to reserve your time in the tank.

Interested in joining the Bellevue Club?

If you’ve been thinking about joining our community at the Bellevue Club, now is the time to do it. For the month of March, new Single and Family Athletic Memberships receive 60 days of dues credit, a $300 Bellevue Club gift card, a complimentary weekend night in a deluxe room at Hotel Bellevue and a $100 Polaris restaurant gift card.

If you haven’t taken a tour of the Club yet, give us a call at 425.688.3242 or 425.688.3221, or e-mail us to make an appointment. We’d love to show you around!

Updates, tips, recipes—welcome to BC Blog!

For the purpose of this introductory paragraph, we’re going to assume that you breathlessly await your copy of REFLECTIONS magazine each month, and devour its pages once it arrives. But REFLECTIONS is just like any other publication: It is finished well before it arrives at your doorstep. That’s why we’ve worked hard to bring longer stories about you--the members--and have saved last-minute announcements and shorter informational articles for e-mail alerts.

Now you have an additional option for the latest information from the Bellevue Club. Welcome to our new blog. We’re going to use this space for stories and other information that won’t fit in REFLECTIONS, that we want you to read before the next issue hits your mailbox or that we just think is something you’re interested in. We also want to make this a hub for member news: If you’ve got anything exciting going on, we want to hear about it. Whether you’re planning to climb Rainier, throw an art show or host a charity
event, the BC Blog is a gathering point for Eastside happenings. You can contact us via www.bcreflections.com or by e-mailing your stories and photographs to reflections@bellevueclub.com.

Add us to your RSS readers, or just check back often to get:
• The latest member happenings around the Eastside
• Club sports, culture and fitness updates
• Class information
• Fitness tips
• Healthy recipes
• Goings-on at the Club
• Other things we haven’t even thought of yet!

In addition to this shiny new blog (and Hotel Bellevue’s new blog), we’re now on Twitter! Follow us to get last-minute class openings or cancellations, parking alerts, special offers, weather-related announcements and more. We’ve set up a main Bellevue Club Twitter account at www.twitter.com/BC_Club. In addition, you can follow your favorite departments or Hotel Bellevue. Twitter accounts are as follows:
Fitness: BC_Fitness
Rec: BC_Recreation
Aquatics: BC_Aquatics
Tennis: BC_Tennis
Social: BC_Social
Catering: BC_Catering
Polaris: BC_Polaris
Splash: BC_Splash
Luna Express: BC_Luna
The Spa at the Bellevue Club: BellevueClubSpa
Hotel Bellevue: Hotel__Bellevue