Riverside Athletic Club, Merrill CrossFit and Parisi Speed School are pleased to invite the community to the Grand Opening of Merrill CrossFit and Open House of Riverside Athletic Club, Merrill CrossFit and Parisi Speed School on Saturday, Sept. 20 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at its location at 500 S. Center Ave., Merrill. The event is free and is open to everyone in the community.
“We will have a number of things going on during this Open House Event,” says Becci Shuman, Club Manager. “We are featuring free classes in our Parisi Speed School, Merrill CrossFit and Group Exercise. We are also going to have the best offer we have ever had for memberships. If anyone signs up for a membership with Riverside Athletic Club on Saturday, Sept. 20, they will get the rest of the year for free. This is our best offer we have ever had at the club and are so excited to be able to offer this and help get people involved in fitness. In addition to this great offer to join Riverside, we will have other offers for Parisi Speed School and Merrill CrossFit,” she continues. “If anyone has ever thought about joining a health club or one of these great opportunities, Saturday is the day to do it.”
The events will begin at 8 a.m. with a Bounce House for the kids that will run all morning long. There will also be a number of games for kids to play and have chances to win fun prizes. Everyone who comes can enter to win various raffle prizes including free months of membership to Riverside, CrossFit and Parisi Speed School.
Men and women can join Kathy in the Group Exercise Room for a free Pilates class at 8:30 a.m. At 9 a.m. they can enjoy a Kickboxing class with Nikki while all kids ages 7 and up can participate in a Parisi Speed School class in the gym. At 9:30, a free Yoga class with Cadie is offered. At 10 a.m., there will be two events to choose from including a CrossFit class for ages 18 and over and a Silver Sneakers Class. Of course, no event would be complete without free food which will be served from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. At 11 a.m. community members can listen to a guest speaker discuss nutrition and at 12:30 p.m. the raffle prize drawing will take place.
If that weren’t enough, Riverside Athletic Club, Merrill CrossFit and Parisi Speed School are also offering free classes the week of Sept. 22. Kids ages 7-10 can enjoy a free Parisi Speed School class on Monday and Wednesday from 4-5 p.m. and kids ages 11-18 can enjoy a class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, Sept. 23 the community can enjoy a free CrossFit class from 5-5:45 p.m. Participants must pre-register for these events by calling Riverside at 715-536-2481.
“We really want to use this time to educate the community on the importance of physical fitness and demonstrate with various events that we offer here at the club that this can be a family event,” says Kienitz. “We really have become a multi-use facility that is geared for all ages and fitness levels. We have something that can work for everyone, and we want to offer these free events to show the community what we have available. Our club membership is for literally all ages, our Parisi Speed School is for ages 7 through 18 and our Merrill CrossFit is for ages 18 and up. For our older population we also have Silver Sneakers memberships as well as specific classes geared toward this population.”
To learn more about all of these free events please call 715-536-2481 or visit their website at www.riversideathletic.com.