Hello !

August is here and I'm loving this season of foods growing all around us. Blackberries, blueberries, corn, all the stone fruit (peaches in particular ), peppers and tomatoes. I'm also loving the hinge this human displays in this GIF. They're truly displaying the "shut the car door with your butt" visual we use when talking about the hinge with our members. I've watched it 150 times and I'm not tired of it yet

For some, this time of year brings a similar feeling of the Sunday scary's with the "end of summer" around the corner. For me, the next few months are my absolute favorite time of year in the PNW. August brings Seafair festivities with the Blue Angels and hydroplane races. September brings my favorite weather and holiday (Labor Day). October continues with my favorite PNW weather, and another fave holiday, Halloween (love any reason to put on a costume). I know you're not here to read about my fave weather, you're here for a history lesson on Seafair. You got it friend...

Since 1950, Seattleites have been gathering for Seafair festivities, and it's grown immensely since that first year. According to Seafair.org, "it all began as a plan to celebrate Seattle’s centennial in 1951. The Seattle area was without major league sports teams or the Seattle Center. Thirsty for national recognition and attention, Seafair was designed to attract tourists and showcase marine events in keeping with Seattle’s boast as the boating capital of the world.” To do this, business leaders recruited St. Paul, Minnesota’s Winter Carnival director Walter Van Camp to help produce a similar summertime event for Seattle. Van Camp couldn't wait until 1951, so he went to work in March 1950 planning a ten-day celebration for August, 1950. "This included building the 5,500 seat Aqua Theater at Green Lake in a mere 75 days."

"The first Seafair featured parades, boat races on Green Lake, amateur athletic events, royalty, and a number of community festivals. Seafair was deemed a success and the festival would grow the next summer with the addition of unlimited hydroplane racing’s Gold Cup race on Lake Washington." The next time you walk past the Aqua Theater on Green Lake or see the Blue Angels fly through the sky, you can thank Walter Van Camp PS don't come at me with the bridge closures this weekend, I know it's a pain in the butt, but it's Seafair baby!

What else is in store for our August newsletter?

Commitment Club members announced from June
FH Community MAYhem Winners for May, July & July!
Important dates/events in August & beyond
Birthdays to celebrate in August
New members to welcome to our home from July

...and so much more!

Coach Hay and the FH Team

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."

-- Marthe Troly-Curtin

Another month, another chance to earn a spot in the committed club! These dedicated humans have attended 16 or more sessions in a month. If you don't remember what Committed Club is, check out our blog post about it HERE!

Thank you for your patience May and June committed clubbers, check out the video of the winners being picked for May, June & July HERE! Molly will be in contact about your gift card to a local business soon!

May: Mike Markulec

June: Daniel Smith

Below are your July 2023 Committed Club Members + winner!

Casey Brown - 25
Stu Cassel - 19 (WINNER!)
Maddy Thornton - 18
Theresa Farrell - 18
Philip Best - 17
Judy Yeoh - 16

Check out what Coach Tiff has to say about our all new programming that launched on Monday July 31st! If you're not aware, we post the programming for the week on Monday mornings to our FB & IG feeds + our private FB group. It's there for you to look ahead at the week, or you can easily ignore it and be surprised too! There's no right or wrong :)

Snatch & Sinister w/ Coach Brian
- 8-week Training begins Sept 5th
- Tuesdays + Thursdays at 7am PST
Lifter w/ Coach Sokol
- 8-week Training begins Sept 5th
- Two sessions offered on Tuesdays & Thursdays
  - 3:30 or 6:30pm
Group Foundations
- AUGUST - Beings 8/1 with Coach Vincent Southard
- SEPTEMBER- Begins 9/5 with Coach Abbey Smith
October 20-22: SFG1: StrongFirst Kettlebell Instructor Certification
- Register before 8/22 to save

NEW! Government discount for FUELhouse Group Class Members! Check out the details to see if you're eligible!
No Show/Late Cancel Policy (group class members)
- It's always good to be reminded of our policies and this is a big one!
- Read all the black and white in the link above or just remember these three types of Cancellations:
  - Early cancellation: you cancel your class reservation more than 8 hours in advance. No fee, you get your class back.
  - Late cancellation: you cancel within 8 hours of class time. You get charged a $12 fee but you get your class back! Really crucial for our 8 & 12x/month members. You can do this up until 1 min prior to class starting!
  - No Cancellation / No Show: you don't come to class and you don't cancel. You are charged a $12 fee and lose a class.
If you don't know about our member hub, now you do! Go there for all things membership (hold requests, policies, etc.)
Still use Facebook? Cool! We have a few different private groups if you're interested...
Don't forget about our MEMBER REFERRAL program!

Summer camp for adults! - Apply today!

Morning hikes
Mobility and strength sessions (for all fitness levels)
Meditation and mindfulness work
Guided cold plunges
Educational workshops on mindset, wellness, recovery, and stepping into your power
Community building activities
Meals

Accommodations:

12 bedrooms with full bathrooms and digital locks
Towels and toiletries
Mini Fridge
Heat and air conditioning in each room

Other Details:

Check in 4:30-5pm Thursday October 5th
Check out 10am Sunday October 8th
Anyone 18 and older are welcome to apply
A recommended packing list will be sent in advance.

Foundations is the perfect place to learn our movement standards before transitioning into ongoing private/partner training or group classes. Taught by one of our certified StrongFirst Coaches, these classes are for first-timers and those with minimal hardstyle kettlebell, barbell, and functional fitness experience.

GROUP FOUNDATIONS

Meets for 6 small group sessions on T/Th at 5:30pm

Unlimited Access to group classes

Offered once a month

AUGUST - Beings 8/1 with Coach Vincent Southard

SEPTEMBER- Begins 9/5 with Coach Abbey Smith

Private or Partner Foundations can be scheduled at anytime.

Don't know what you want/need?

BOOK A NO SWEAT INTRO!

PERSONAL TRAINING

Always available to FH Members:

30 and 60-minute Personal Training sessions
Start with a Skill Session or if you know the Coach you would like to work with head straight HERE to sign up
Don't know what you need/want? Book a Member check-into chat about your goals and determine the best path forward.

New to FUELhouse? BOOK A NO SWEAT INTRO

Molly asked Alexa/Siri/Google and found out there are five months left in 2023 -- 152 days left of limitless potential!

Right now is an opportunity for you to become unstoppable. Right now, right here could be the moment you start taking radical ownership for your outcomes. The question is, will you seize it?

The secret to success isn’t found in drastic, one-time changes. It lies in your everyday habits, those minute-to-minute decisions that, over time, create a powerful momentum toward your goals. If you truly want to harness the remainder of 2023, there are daily practices you need to adopt.

Sound like something up your alley? BOOK a free planning session with Molly today!

BOOK A heaLTH coaching check-in

Meet August's Epic Member of the month:

Thomas Burnstead!!!

Thomas has been with FUELhouse since 2019 and has dabbled in it all! Personal training, partner training, small group and group classes, oh my! Thomas is the definition of “consistency is key” — he puts in the work and the results show it. To add the cherry on top, he’s truly a really nice and funny human You’ll see below that coaches had a hard time keeping it short when asked to say something nice about him

Check out what some of the coaches had to say about him (more on our blog)….

“Where do I even begin with Thomas??!! He is hands down the best and most sought after kind of client. He not only brings his A game to every session to train, he takes an active role in creating and achieving his goals by researching and learning himself. Not only does he challenge himself but also pushes me as a coach to figure out how to get him where he wants to go. There is no goal he hasn’t surpassed because of his efforts. He is WAY stronger than he thinks and he is really tapping into that. Bonus: pretty fun to spend an hour with as well :)" - Coach Kari
“I’ve had the honor of watching Thomas ring that PR bell many times. He has great taste in music and great taste is trainers :wink:! Kari and Thomas are a great team.” - Coach Dre

Check out our BLOG to learn more about this phenomenal human!

WELCOME TO FUELHOUSE

In the last month we have acquired some amazing

humans who have signed up for our services from personal training to nutrition coaching and more! Welcome to our home.

We are so honored to have you here.

Shaw Newman
Ryan Sterling
David Dinh
Neysa Koury
Melinda Mast
Joshua Lang

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS TO CELEBRATE

Happy birthday to these lovely humans!

Will Miceli - 1st
Philip Best - 3rd
Meghan Bronkema - 5th
Claire Fenton - 5th
Tamara Jarosek - 6th
Rachel Dalley - 7th
Shannon Campion - 8th
Alicia Kellogg - 8th
Kira Baum - 10th
Domenica Rice - 13th
Hayley Yudelman - 13th
Kathleen Takehara - 14th
Ginger Evans - 15th
Jane Kelly - 16th
Julie Kelley - 17th
Adam Mills-Campisi - 18th
Libby Kutcipal - 20th
Michael Danenberg - 23th
Mindy Norris - 25th
Heidi Carlson - 26th
Melissa Coochise - 28th