Everyone Loves a Good Comeback Story
The 60/60 PT Transition Program (60 days membership for 60 dollars) at Upper Valley Aquatic Center is here to help everyone who is looking to bridge the gap between physical therapy and fitness and start their comeback. WHY SHOULD I BE INTERESTED?? For Anyone in PT Maybe you’re like me and your first thought of […]
Sandy Graveson Has Success Training with Carrie Borowy
TRAINING SUCCESS “Sandy came to me in the fall of 2021 after recently retiring from her engineering job. She met with me expressing her love for hiking and her desire to strengthen her leg muscles to lessen the stress on her knee joints. Sandy has made leaps and bounds over the past few months, not […]
A Masters Swimmer’s Generosity Raises Record Funds for UVAC’s Learn-to-Swim Program
Since 2019, UVAC’s UVRays Masters team has held its annual Trent Event to honor the memory of Trent Toensing, a cherished teammate who died that year. In a nod to Trent’s age (80) and favorite stroke (backstroke), UVRays head coach Barbara Hummel designed a challenging workout of 80 separate “swims” that would take 80 minutes […]
A Chat with Trainer and Client: Jenny Armstrong and Jill Michaels
Jenny Reports… Jill had been a regular in my reformer Pilates classes for several years, and originally had done several rounds of Shed and Shred. Then COVID happened! When we came back to in-person reformer training, Jill contacted me and asked about the possibility of working one-on-one. When we were in person prior to the […]
A Chat with Trainer and Client: Erin Buck and Jason Dahlstrom
Erin Reports… Jason came to me and asked for some periodic management. He had a basic weight training regiment that he followed. A program that was laid down for him over a decade ago when he coached rowing at UNH. It was clear to me that he is a strength training devotee and that there […]
10 Hidden Benefits of Swimming
1. Swimming Improves Social Well Being Swimming is very much a social sport. Swimmers of all ages can take classes together, train together, or work with a coach in the pool. Even if you have a pool at home, it is where you gather with your friends and family. A study revealed exercising and socializing […]
UVAC Trio Commits to NCAA Swimming Program
Three UVAC Swimmers Sign College Letters of Intent Two of the three commit to Division I schools HARTFORD, VERMONT, February 3, 2022— The Upper Valley Aquatic Center swim team will hold a college signing ceremony for three of its senior swimmers. The signings will take place at the UVAC competition pool Saturday, February 5 at […]
Crushing Cancer Through Collaboration
On March 6-12, 2022, UVAC’s personal trainers and fitness class instructors will participate in the 8th Annual Crush Cancer fundraising drive on behalf of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center. This will mark UVAC’s third year of participation in the event. In 2021, the UVAC staff, members, and community raised over $12k dollars on behalf of […]
Spotlight on a UVAC Coach: Ken Wonsor
Why do you love coaching? Whether it be building and leading a team of designers, contractors, vendors, and/or individual workers to meet the demands of construction projects, or inspiring and mentoring the individual swimmer to enhance his or her technique and performance for the contribution to the team, Ken enjoys his role as coach and […]
