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WE’RE BACK OPEN FROM FRIDAY!

We are SO happy to announce that from 6pm this Friday, 29 October, PARC will reopen our doors again! 🤸‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏊‍♂️🎉 The Victorian Premier has announced an easing of COVID restrictions effective 6pm Friday 29 October, allowing indoor fitness and recreation facilities, such as PARC, to open with some restrictions: 
  • Open to fully vaccinated staff and patrons (16+ years, or valid medical exemption),  
  • Density quotient of 1 person per 4sqm, and 
  • Masks still indoors. 
This is amazing news, as with no capacity limits and the density quotient level allows us to get back to (pretty much) NORMAL OPERATIONS! 👏  🌟 Lap swimming and recreational swimming is back, along with the Aquatic Playground. 🌟The Warm Water Pool Area is open, along with the Sauna, Spa and Steam Room with capacity limits. 🌟 Swimming lessons are back from Monday 8 November, allowing a 6-week program in the lead up to Christmas.  🌟 Gym is open and all equipment is available for use.  🌟 Group Exercise Timetable resumes from Saturday 30 October (limited classes over Cup Weekend, with a new update timetable resuming Wednesday 3 November). Bookings open Friday 29 October at midday.  🌟 Memberships are reactivated. 🌟 Café is back for your delicious morning coffee and nutrition hit. 🌟 Creche is back open from Monday 1 November.  🌟 No more bookings required at Pines outdoor pool, and free entry for PARC members!   PARC ENTRY CONDITIONS   We will enforce strict Conditions of Entry, including sighting evidence of full vaccination prior to entry, QR Code Check Ins, and mask wearing indoors.   ALL MEMBERSHIPS WILL BE REACTIVATED  For the period of our closure, all memberships were placed on hold. We are reactivating all Full Access and Aquatic Access memberships from Monday 1 November. PARC Swim will be reactivated on Monday 8 November. If you are not ready to return, please suspend your membership here: LINK (please do so by 5pm Thursday, to avoid being charged)   More details coming via email in the next days.   We can’t wait to welcome you all back from 6pm on Friday. See you in Centre soon! 

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Introducing our new 30-20-2 digital hub! 

We are excited to share our digital hub and help you to build more movement into your daily life. Filled with practical tools, our digital hub supports you to understand our weekly activity formula of 30‑20‑2. 

We are making activity more fun, social, accessible and enjoyable, no matter your age, ability or starting point. 

To support you in moving more, we have put together helpful tools: 

✅ Resources to help explain the basics 
✅ Tips to help you increase your movement 
✅ Workouts you can do anywhere 
✅ Listing of local organisations and places you can get active and connect with others 

You don’t need to overhaul your life. Every bit counts. Being healthier physically and mentally is simple with 30-20-2. 

Check out our hub via the link in our bio.
On the home stretch! 🥳

It's the last week of our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge. Make sure you get your final stamps, and for an extra entry in the draw, complete the AMRAP Challenge and record your results with a member of our Gym team 🤩

Good luck!
Get your stamps! ✅

The weather this weekend is looking like a little gloomy, so come on down to PARC to warm up, get in your 30-20-2 and collect your stamps!
It's Aquatic Awareness Week!

This week, our PARC Swim members have been learning lifesaving, water safety skills to continue building their confidence in and around water. Here's a snippet of some of the things they have been learning about this week:

🐠 Water safety around the home
🐟 Water safety in alternate waterways such as rivers and lakes
🐡 Experience swimming in realistic situations outside of class (wearing PJ's and no goggles!)
Happy Global Running Day! 🏃
 
One of our PARC Fit Run Trainers, Nic has some running tips if you are looking to start your running journey.
 
🔑 Consistency is key
⏳Set small, achievable goals
💪 Build foundational strength
🧣Layer up for Winter
👟 Invest in some good running shoes!
🤗 Run with a group for motivation and inspiration
We're halfway through our 30-20-2 Movement Challenge! 🥳💪

If you want to go in the draw to win on of our PARC winter scarves (the perfect pairing to last year's beanie 👀), make sure to you get your card stamped everytime you vist PARC. 

Good luck!
Annual Studio Floor Upgrade 🚧

Studios 1 and 2 will be closed over the King's Birthday long weekend, from Friday 5 June – Monday 8 June while we upgrade and resurface the floors. 

Classes in both the Cycle Studio and Reformer Studio will run as normal, as well as our gym floor classes. You can also check out PARC Plus, our on-demand platform, or our 30-20-2 Digital Hub, for some home workout inspiration. 

Please view your Customer Portal for the updated class timetable and details. 

Thanks for your understanding, and we can’t wait for you to check out the new floor surface when we’re done!
Have you seen our new Hydro Snack Packs in the cafe? 👀🍟

Available Monday - Friday (excluding school holidays) from 4pm - 6:30pm.

Choose from three yummy options:
🌭 1/2 Hotdogs and chips
🍗 Small nuggets and chips
🍟 Sausage roll and chips

All Snack Packs come with a Pop Top drink and your choice of either a cupcake or pack of Tiny Teddies! 

Hydro Snack Packs are $13 each and available for under 12s only.

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