Sep 27
Allan Renz, Golf Academy Director of Schools
Golf Club
The 2010 Ryder Cup pits the best players from the Unites States versus those of Europe, begins this week, October 1 through 3, at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport Wales.
Players compete in a variety of match play formats. For many years, the US team was the presumed winner, but in the recent past, Europe has fielded many strong squads. Now, the matches are extremely competitive. This year, the European team is, on paper, the favorite.
Pick the winners and you can win!
To celebrate this great event the Golf Club is holding a contest. Answer 2 questions:
(1) Which side will win? US or Europe?
(2) Which player will have the most points?
Guess correctly and win a Cleveland CG 15 Sand Wedge and a $50 Ball Card. Please post answers here or on the Golf Club Facebook page. Good luck!
Sep 27
Lauren McCourt, Co-Director of Special Events
Book an Event
Did you know that, in addition to The Lighthouse and Pier
Sixty, Chelsea Piers offers weddings at Sunset
Terrace? And, even better, our wedding packages start at just $120 per
person! Check out this happy couple's wedding experience at Sunset
Terrace!
"The Terrace is blessed with beautiful views of the Hudson, Palisades, and
Statue of Liberty, naturally facing west. The whole evening was bathed in the
glow of sunset off the Hudson."
Sep 27
Greta Wagner, Sports Center General Manager
Public Event , Sports Center , Accomplishments
Congratulations to Cheikh Fall for posting the high score
at the NYC Under Armour Combine!
The combine, which was held at the Sports Center on
September 27, tested nearly 100 elite high school athletes on several different
components, including athleticism, movement and character in order to create a
"C360" score, the global measurement standard for improved sports performance,
health and fitness.
The 6-foot-7, 157-pound junior from the Bronx School of
Business had the top score amid a field of nearly 100 athletes, with a score of
220. Way to go, Cheikh!
Sep 25
Erica Schietinger, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Field House , Sky Rink , Golf Club , BlueStreak
In an experiment published last month, researchers at the
University of Indiana set out to learn more about how fitness affects the
immature brain.
Through a combination of two separate studies, researchers
recruited 9 and 10 year old schoolchildren and had them run on a treadmill.
After running, the children were sorted into categories based on the results of
their treadmill run. The groups then completed a series of cognitive challenges
in one study and a series of complex memory challenges in the other
study. After testing, the children’s brains were scanned to measure the physical
volume of specific areas of their brain.
In general, fitter children scored better on the tests. Furthermore, however,
the portion of the brain exercised in each intellectual challenge proved to be
larger in fit children. After the series of cognitive challenges, the brain scan
images revealed that fit children had significantly larger basal ganglia, a key
part of the brain that aids in maintaining attention and the ability to
coordinate actions and thoughts.Also, after the series of complex memory challenges, fit children had
an increase in the size of their hippocampi, the portion of the brain associated
with complex memory activity.
The takeaway is clear--kids need more aerobic exercise. So get your kids
moving!
Sep 24
Victoria Bennett, Assistant Manager, The Spa at Chelsea Piers
Sports Center , Spa
Volunteers who received a 45-minute deep tissue Swedish
massage saw decreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva,
and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol.
They also experienced an increase of white blood cells in their immune systems.
Volunteers who received a light massage for 45 minutes
experienced greater increases in oxytocin, a hormone associated with
contentment, than the Swedish massage group. They also saw greater decreases in
adrenal corticotropin hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to release
cortisol.
So go out and get a massage today! It's good for you!
