Joining a health club can be an overwhelming experience. There are so many different classes, types of equipment and exercises. Which ones are right for you? At the River Valley Club, our staff feel passionately about starting you off on the right foot.

We begin this process by providing our members with a Fitness Consultation. You will spend 90 minutes with one of our fitness consultants, who evaluate your individual needs through health history, body composition, circumference measurements and moderate cardiovascular and strength endurance testing. Your results are then analyzed through our Profitness software to produce a comprehensive prescription which will accurately document your fitness levels. This prescription is used by our consultants and personal trainers to help customize a fitness program for you, based on your individual needs, and to track your progress throughout your program. For more information on the Fitness Consultation process, please visit Profitness .

A consultation consists of: Goal Setting (20 minutes), Baseline Data (20 minutes), Fitness Floor Fun (30 minutes) and a Fitness Perscription (20 minutes).

Initial Consultation Includes

• Screening to ensure every member is safe to exercise
• A cardio-vascular assessment to evaluate how efficiently your heart and lungs function during exercise
• A body composition analysis
• Flexibility and strength limitation testing
• Measurement of blood pressure and resting heart rate
• Total body measurements
• Muscular endurance assessments
• An exercise perscription to maximize achievement of personal goals

Annual Consultation Includes

3 follow-up consultations (one every 90 days) to track your progress

• A cardio-vascular assessment to evaluate how efficiently your heart and lungs function during exercise
• A body composition analysis
• Flexibility and strength limitation testing
• Measurement of blood pressure and resting heart rate
• Total body measurements
• Muscular endurance assessments
• Determination of equipment knowledge based on range of movement, speed and control of exercise, breathing patterns, body positioning and isolation
• Equipment technique demonstration
• An exercise perscription to further success and achievement of personal goals

Prior to your Consultation

• Prior to your appointment, please visit www.profitnessmember.com to better understand the fitness consultation program and process
• Allow 90 minutes for your visit
• Have a light snack prior to your appointment
• Come ready to exercise; t-shirt, shorts, gym shoes
• Refrain from chocolate, soft drinks, coffee, tea, cigarettes and alcohol prior to your appointment
• Refrain from exercise 12 hours before your appointment
• Do not schedule any important appointments immediately following your consultation so that you will be relaxed with us

Cassie Armstead - As an Upper Valley native, Cassie Armstead grew up a very active individual, always playing sports and staying active. She graduated from Plymouth State University with a B.S. in social work. After school, she began to work with adults with disabilities in a work driven enviroment, helping each person to become as independent as possible in their own lives. During this experience, she came to realize that fitness was one of the areas of focus for her clients, which in turn led to a change of focus for her own career. It was at time time that she bagn studying to become an ACE certified personal trainer and thus continue her passion in helping others achieve their fitness goals. Cassie is an extremely outgoing, down to earth individual with a positive outlook on life and emanates this to those around her.