PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 GL Homes, a privately owned Florida-based homebuilder, recently celebrated the grand opening of its highly anticipated Pulse Fit Studios in the Riverland community of southwest Port St. Lucie.<\/p>\n
The 12,000-square-foot facility, located within Riverland\u2019s Wellness & Fitness Center, is open exclusively to community residents.<\/p>\n
Pulse Fit Studios offers yoga and dance fitness, reformer Pilates, spinning, cross-training, and bungee fitness. All classes are led by certified fitness professionals. The 12,000 square-foot facility is one of four buildings at the Fitness Center, which also features a state-of-the-art gym, personal and group fitness classes, indoor pool and sports courts, two six-lane lap pools, a resistance pool, workout recovery whirlpool spa, and the RiverFresh Caf\u00e9. A spa is planned as the next addition and once complete, the center will span over 51,000 square feet.<\/p>\n
Athenia Williams, Fitness Director, was excited to have the new facility open.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love to see the growth of our residents,\u201d she said. \u201cWe really push our people to do their best, even those with health challenges. Within a few months, we see the ultimate change of \u201cI can\u2019t do it\u201d to seeing them do it. It\u2019s extremely rewarding.\u201d Williams showed off the center\u2019s Full Body Analysis machine which takes measurements of each person\u2019s height, weight, muscle, body fat, water percentages and BMI (body mass index) helping to define what areas of the body that person should focus on when exercising. It also helps individuals understand their body composition and track their progress. \u201cWe love seeing the success of their efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruth Hightower, a Riverland resident, is one of those success stories. \u201cWhen I retired and moved here, I decided to focus on health and wellness,\u201d Hightower said. \u201cI started with SWT (a 6-week transformation class), step, Body Blast, dance and aqua fit classes. I can now hold a plank for 3 minutes! I\u2019ve also learned the importance of nutrition.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 70-year-old former American Airlines employee says she moved to Port St. Lucie after retirement but never planned to stay there permanently. \u201cLiving here changed my opinion about Florida. My kids and grandkids visit me and they love it here. They don\u2019t have to worry about me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPulse Fit Studios represents the next chapter in Riverland\u2019s growth and the future of 55 living,\u201d said Misha Ezratti, president of GL Homes. \u201cOur residents have expressed strong demand for this level of studio fitness, and we\u2019re excited to bring it to them. Each new Riverland addition not only strengthens our community but also contributes to Port St. Lucie\u2019s momentum as a premier destination for active living.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the Wellness and Fitness Center, the Riverland Sports & Racquet Club features more than 40 courts including tennis, pickleball, and bocci ball. The club has booked more than 197,000 reservations since it opened in 2020.<\/p>\n
Riverland is a 4,000-acre master-planned 55 community that caters to active adults and retirees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. LUCIE \u2014 GL Homes, a privately owned Florida-based homebuilder, recently celebrated the grand opening of its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31639,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172,563],"class_list":{"0":"post-31638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-port-st-lucie","9":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","10":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","11":"tag-st_lucie"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31638\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}