[Chatbrat]

My wife attends MVP for various classes--she told me the place is near capacity and the snowbirds are not,even here

MYP, should consider building another facility--once new section developments get into high gear--the Brownwood facility will be swamped

[Mudder]

Relatively empty in afternoon hours. Why not go to classes at Rec Centers in morning hours and go to MVP in afternoon if you want to use machines, etc....

[Chatbrat]

she got injured using a machine @ a rec center--she will only go to a gym where there is"professional" guidance--

[Blackie]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

My wife attends MVP for various classes--she told me the place is near capacity and the snowbirds are not,even here

MYP, should consider building another facility--once new section developments get into high gear--the Brownwood facility will be swamped

Which classes does she say are too crowded?

[Dan9871]

I think the buildup in Brownwood happened because United Health Care included free MVP membership with their medicare plans starting this year. Before this year they only offered Silver Sneakers.

My wife and I go to MVP Brownwood regularly and each of us has a trainer. We can't schedule the sessions exactly when would like them because most of the trainers a pretty busy but we can get slots. We've never been "gym rats" so we wouldn't want to use the machines there without a trainer.

When we are there in the early afternoon the machines are pretty busy but not completely full and the classes running at the time don't look completely full.

I think in the morning it's a lot busier.

My understanding is the MVP Brownwood wasn't making money earlier this year... maybe now that they have all the UHC members they are??? So it doesn't seem like there will be a new MVP in the near future.

[JerryLBell]

Having gone to Brownwood for a couple of years now, I counted on general growth with spikes around the new year, both because of New Year's resolutions and returning snowbirds. You combine those two with the United Health Care offer of free membership and it was a madhouse earlier this year. Not only was there no space in classes but parking was nearly impossible.

We're still going but the classes we attend now at the height of summer are nearly as crowded as they were at the height of snowbird attendance when we joined. I really do hope that The Villages opens up the retail space south of 44 soon and that MVP opens up a location there. If they can combine that with golf cart access coming down Morse, I would probably start going to the new location.

For now, our wish is that Suzanne (Susann?) would come back and teach her great yoga classes at Brownwood. We don't know if she's left the company, taken the summer off or move her classes to Spanish Springs and nobody at the front desk seems able to tell us but she was (and I hope still is) a great yoga instructor for my relatively low level of yoga skills.

[Marathon Man]

MVP seems to be a successful business. I'm sure they are always considering their options and making good business decisions.

[FMF Doc]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

Having gone to Brownwood for a couple of years now, I counted on general growth with spikes around the new year, both because of New Year's resolutions and returning snowbirds. You combine those two with the United Health Care offer of free membership and it was a madhouse earlier this year. Not only was there no space in classes but parking was nearly impossible.

We're still going but the classes we attend now at the height of summer are nearly as crowded as they were at the height of snowbird attendance when we joined. I really do hope that The Villages opens up the retail space south of 44 soon and that MVP opens up a location there. If they can combine that with golf cart access coming down Morse, I would probably start going to the new location.

For now, our wish is that Suzanne (Susann?) would come back and teach her great yoga classes at Brownwood. We don't know if she's left the company, taken the summer off or move her classes to Spanish Springs and nobody at the front desk seems able to tell us but she was (and I hope still is) a great yoga instructor for my relatively low level of yoga skills.

If you mean Sue Wager she is at Spanish Springs.

[Chatbrat]

I go to SS the Admiral goes to Brownwood--

[thelegges]

MVP summer classes are just as crazy as high season. I find the Afternoon classes and some instructors are not high on my list, and that may explain why they are not as busy. CB, I get you do not want to workout without a trainer. Sometimes I do not push myself or sometimes too much without a trainer. I believe in adult supervision when working out.

I am at the gym 7 days a week, 3 to 4 hours a day, between, yoga, laps, cardio, and weights.

Last week I decided to use a piece of equipment I had never tried, and pulled a muscle because of my lack of knowledge.

Is there a private trainer you can use without a MVP employee. Up north I belong to Lifetime, and my trainer is not an employee

[John_W]

Originally Posted by JerryLBell

For now, our wish is that Suzanne (Susann?) would come back and teach her great yoga classes at Brownwood. We don't know if she's left the company, taken the summer off or move her classes to Spanish Springs and nobody at the front desk seems able to tell us but she was (and I hope still is) a great yoga instructor for my relatively low level of yoga skills.

Originally Posted by FMF Doc

If you mean Sue Wager she is at Spanish Springs.

I took Suzanne's yoga class for over two years, so I know who she is referring to, it's Suzanne Duncan. Here's a facebook photo. I think she is just taking time off. I quit yoga myself in March after Suzanne stopped teaching.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Mudder

Relatively empty in afternoon hours. Why not go to classes at Rec Centers in morning hours and go to MVP in afternoon if you want to use machines, etc....

Rec centers for me has entry level classes, even their experience classes are not much of a challenge for those who work out daily.

[Polar Bear]

Originally Posted by Dan9871

...United Health Care included free MVP membership with their medicare plans starting this year. Before this year they only offered Silver Sneakers...

With my UHC plan, I was previously only able to get a free membership to Anytime Fitness though Silver Sneakers. Do you mean there is a chance that changed this year?

[John_W]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

With my UHC plan, I was previously only able to get a free membership to Anytime Fitness though Silver Sneakers. Do you mean there is a chance that changed this year?

Back on January 1st UHC added a new program called the Optum Group. It made MVP free, you must be the last person to find out. Back in January they were signing up 200 new members a day at Brownwood, that's why people are complaining.

Go to this link and get an ID number and take it to MVP.

Optum Fitness Advantage

[Dan9871]

Originally Posted by Polar Bear

With my UHC plan, I was previously only able to get a free membership to Anytime Fitness though Silver Sneakers. Do you mean there is a chance that changed this year?

Yes, UHC now includes MVP membership. You have to call UHC to get a key number. Just ask at MVP and they will give you the number to call.

We haven't had to pay for our MVP memberships since the beginning of the year.