The kids are back in school. This means parents like you are establishing a new routine. And you are doing your best to include exercise in that routine. If you’re like most parents, you aren’t aiming for transformation; you want consistency. In our experience guiding thousands of members (mostly families), we have discovered these three important steps to building a consistent exercise routine.

Tent-Pole Days

If you exercise on Monday, you are FAR more likely to show up to the gym on other days of the week. This functions as a tent-pole day: it is the day the rest of the week rests on.

• Find a window of time you can exercise every Monday (or another day early in the week) and mark it in your calendar.
• Choose a group exercise class, training session, or activity (like Pickleball or basketball) to attend within that window. It is much easier to show up when others will be there to welcome you.

You do not have to start building your routine by planning out everyday of the week. Just start with one day.

Tell Someone

You don’t have to commit to climbing Mount Hood or rowing across the Pacific to share your goals with others. Even relatively small goals are worth sharing. By tell someone about your plans to build an exercise routine, you make your intentions real. You also invite someone you care about to encourage you, to check on your progress, to keep you accountable.

It can be as simple as a text:

Hey! Just wanted to you to know: I’m going to start exercising more often. Right now, I’m committing to 4-5x a week. Feel free to check on how I’m doing.

Ask for Help

Sticking to an exercise routine is hard. At Courthouse, we do our best to make it simple and fun. We also provide free guidance from a Coach to all of our members. Coaches can recommend classes, offer lifestyle guidance, and are consistently in the Clubs to provide encouragement and accountability.

Even if you have met with a Coach before, take the transitional back-to-school season to establish a new routine, try a new class, and set new goals.

Progress continues throughout the Club. The pool area will close from August 19th through August 21st.

Crews continue to make impressive progress with this massive project. In the locker rooms (where the most significant work is taking place), shower infrastructure is being built and installed. Elsewhere throughout the Club, you will continue to see more work being done.

We still plan to open Battle Creek’s Courthouse Coffeebar this fall. We are excited to bring a full espresso menu, protein-packed smoothies, and other treats to the updated lobby space.

Hot Tub Closed August 19-21 for Replastering

The hot tub will be closed Sunday 8/18 – Saturday 8/24. We anticipate reopening Sunday 8/25.

The pool area will be closed entirely from 8/19 – 8/21 to allow for demolition. Group classes and lessons are cancelled during these days.

Pools and hot tubs at all other Clubs will be open during this time.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete this necessary task. Doing so will keep our pools clean, beautiful, and functional for as long as possible.

What are your current roles at Courthouse? What is most rewarding about those roles?

Hospitality Manager at West, Age2O Instructor, and summer sub Instructor for Age Restore

These three positions each have their rewards. Being in leadership and up front allows me to use and showcase many of my strengths and abilities, like helping people find solutions for their current challenges, making members and employees feel welcomed when they are here at our Club, and everything that involves customer service.

Being an Age2O Instructor is rewarding because of the daily impact I get to make on members who take my class. I have a lot of energy, and I get to keep members motivated to finish the workout and feel good doing it!

Subbing for Age Restore has allowed me to re-engage with members and staff. For instance, I had three new people take my Restore class this morning, and I couldn’t tell you how happy it made me that they showed up and liked it. Plus, they said they had never done something like it before but planned to make it a part of their workout week!

How do you train at the Club? 

I spend most of my time in the weight room following my own program, but I love jumping into a Performance or Spartan session. CORE and R30 are my favorite classes to take pretty regularly.

What do you do to stay active outside the Club?

I love being outside! I kayak, hike, walk, or paddle, and I steer for my dragon boat team, the Highland Roosters.

Tell us about a member who inspires you.  

Lola Hackett. When I was a trainer, I saw her almost daily. She is 75 years young and inspiring because no matter how many people are in Performance or Spartan with her, she will give it her all. She shows up consistently, which is motivating in itself. She is so kind and sweet, with birthday and holiday wishes and cat stories for me; she will always hold a special place in my heart. 

Since 1977, Courthouse Club Fitness has been the home for simple and fun in Salem and Keizer. Our five health club locations serve thousands of individuals and families living all around the Willamette Valley, with high-quality, welcoming facilities and programs like pools, childcare, swimming lessons, strength equipment, sauna and steam rooms, jiu jitsu, coffee, and the widest selection of group exercise classes of any gym in the area.

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Plan your fall activity schedule now! Whatever your children’s age or interest, we have a place for them to thrive.

Courthouse Basketball Club: Fall Tournament Team Season

This eight-week season will include twice-weekly practices and up to four tournaments. The fall season will run from September 1st through October 31st and will be open to elementary, middle, and high school boys and girl

Learn More and Register

Orbit Dance Company

Orbit is our newest partner and hosts its program at our South River Road Club. Their unique approach introduces young dancers to multiple disciplines and styles in a fun and supportive atmosphere. It is open to dancers from preschool through 12th grade.

Impact Jiu Jitsu

Impact’s kids and youth jiu-jitsu programs are safe, fun, and welcoming. Their experienced, supportive, and energetic staff will help young students ages 4 to 16 learn self-defense skills, gain confidence, and stay active. Weekly lessons run year-round. 

Start Rolling

Youth Swim Lessons

Courthouse Swim is the area’s leader in swim development. We focus on proven safe water techniques in our group and private swim lessons, teaching skills that last students a lifetime. Regular swim lessons take place at all Courthouse locations.

Start Swimming

Free Event – West Salem Courthouse – August 22nd – 6:30PM

Do you love smooth tunes? How about yoga in the sunshine? We have the event for you: Yoga and Yacht Rock.

On August 22nd, our Courthouse yoga instructors will put on a free yoga session onstage in Wallace Marine Park, just outside of the West Club. The Courthouse team is crafting the perfect yacht rock playlist.

Move to Michael McDonald. Stretch to Steely Dan. Touch your toes with TOTO.

After yoga is over, we will party on the pool deck at West Courthouse. We’ve booked Whiskey Business, the Willamette Valley’s best soft-rock cover band. Enjoy a free show, free beer and wine from Oregon Beverage Service, and food and coffee for purchase.

You can also buy a custom tank top at the event, pictured below. The tank will be available for pre-order soon.

Greg Danese is the Fitness Manager at the Keizer Club

What do you love most about working at Courthouse?

I love how our Courthouse members are very genuine and actually want to get to know you and your story. This level of engagement with our members is unique in the fitness industry. 

What do you do to train at Courthouse? What do you enjoy doing to stay active outside of the Club?

I train on my own four days a week at the Club. I also play basketball weekly with a group of guys who all played basketball or football in college, which is an excellent level of competition. We play up in Tualatin, where I have coached basketball in the past.

Tell us about a member (or members) who impacted you.

I had the pleasure of getting to know Jack and Darren, who always work out together at the West Club 4-5 days a week. It was interesting to learn more about the high school basketball world in West Salem, as Jack refs both in-season and summer basketball.

I learned that we actually had a couple of high-end D1 recruits at Courthouse who play for West Salem High School. It was just cool to hear about Jack doing something he is passionate about reffing games as his side passion.

Since 1977, Courthouse Club Fitness has been the home for simple and fun in Salem and Keizer. Our five health club locations serve thousands of individuals and families living all around the Willamette Valley, with high-quality, welcoming facilities and programs like pools, childcare, swimming lessons, strength equipment, sauna and steam rooms, jiu jitsu, coffee, and the widest selection of group exercise classes of any gym in the area.

View Courthouse membership options.

We love our partnership with Impact Jiu Jitsu.

They operate three spaces within our South River Road, Keizer, and Lancaster facilities, including training for adults, teens, and kids. Impact also coaches, trains, and sponsor amateur fighters in multiple genres of combat sports.

Here are just a few impressive finishes for Impact athletes.

On May 11th, Adrian Lion Lopez defended his 170-pound title for the second time at the Full Contact Fighting Federation, securing the champion titles for both the 185-pound and 170-pound categories. 

Casey Resch, another Impact fighter won on the undercard that evening as well. 

On June 22nd, at the Roll-a-lot III Grappling Tournament, Christian Major won his super fight match with a straight ankle lock. His training partner, Tom Hoisinton, won the super match with a majority decision. 

Team Impact took second place overall for kids and adults that day in the tournament standings. 

On July 13th, at the FCFF Roseland Theater, Impact Jiu Jitsu’s Hayden Maggard fought to defend his 135-pound title for the 3rd time. 

First, thank you for your patience and understanding during last month’s closure. Battle Creek staff was ecstatic to see members return!

We continue to make significant progress on the remodel at Battle Creek. This is a very expansive and intricate project; we are happy to see everyone move on schedule without disruptions. Expect to structural work being done in the lobby

We still expect to complete every project stage in January, 2025.

Ride Room Flooring

Brand new (and beautiful) flooring will be installed in the Ride room, starting on July 11th.

All classes in the Ride Room will be canceled after 6 AM on July 11th through Friday, July 12th.

Courthouse Coffee Coming This Fall

With demolition completed, our partners at Kaufman Construction can soon begin work in the lobby area of the Club.

We expect to have a full Courthouse Coffeebar up and running this Fall.

Courthouse Coffeebar serves a full espresso menu, plus protein smoothies, snacks, and other treats.

We will add seating to the lobby to make the Club the most welcoming and relaxing place possible.

A Blog from our Partners at Carbon Physical Therapy

At Courthouse, we are big fans of variety. We design our class schedule, our training sessions, and special programs to make sure members rarely do the same workout twice.

On a human level, variety through cross training makes coming to the gym a bit easier. There’s always a surprise and members do not fall into a boring routine.

On a physiological level, cross training improves cardiovascular health, reduces the risk of injury, and heightened overall performance.

Carbon Physical Therapy recently set up shop at our South River Road location. They also believe in the value of variety.

Cross training is a versatile training approach that involves engaging in a variety of different physical activities to improve overall fitness, performance, and reduce the risk of injury. It’s particularly popular among athletes, but is also utilized by fitness enthusiasts of all levels.

Read Full Blog Here

Battle Creek Reopens

The Battle Creek Courthouse location has reopened after a full closure for about two weeks. Kaufman Construction made significant progress on the major remodel project.

More Work Ahead!

Work will continue until we complete the project in early 2025. We will do our best to disrupt Club classes, training sessions, activities, and spaces as little as possible. We will continue providing updates as the project progresses.

Coffeebar Coming to Battle Creek

Our newest Courthouse Coffeebar will launch at Battle Creek this Fall. The Coffeebar will serve a full espresso menu, hot and iced tea, and protein-packed smoothies.