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MINT Fresh Facts – June Webinar Series

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This month we are introducing a new webinar series that is free to MINT members! MINT Fresh Facts webinars will be led by one of our incredible and talented instructors or personal trainers. We are so excited to have the opportunity to connect with you outside of class.

Each webinar will be 50 minutes and hosted via Zoom. Just like class, we ask that you register for the webinar ahead of time. Members will be able to register one (non-MINT member) guest for free as an added bonus.

Thursday, June 4th at 2:30pm
Topic: The Science of Happiness during Social Distancing
Host: Laura Trejo

Research indicates that your happiness is determined by three factors – 50% is from genetics, 40% is from your daily thoughts and intentional actions, and the remaining 10% is determined by your life circumstances. This webinar will explore how you can harness the intentional acts and daily thoughts that are in your control to help boost your happiness. Laura will lead you in Metta meditation to alleviate the effects of social distancing. At the end, we will provide a handout with suggested books, podcasts, websites, documentaries, and apps to help further develop your understanding of happiness.

Laura is a 500-hour Yoga Alliance registered teacher trained in vinyasa yoga with prenatal and toddler training certificates. In addition, she studied at the Kripalu Center with Nischala Joy Devi for a Yoga of the Heart certificate to learn to adapt yoga practices to the special needs of people living with heart disease, cancer, and other health challenges.

In addition, Laura is a NASM-certified personal trainer with a Corrective Exercise certificate, a black belt in tae kwon do, barre/mat and reformer training certificates, and a Center for Integrative Medicine trained reiki practitioner.

Thursday, June 11th at 2:30pm 
Topic: Fitness and Body Image
Host: Colleen Daly
Webinar Description Coming Soon
Thursday, June 18th at 2:30pm
Topic: Making Wellness a Priority
Host: Sam Donin
We are all given the same 24 hours a day. We want to help you better prioritize your health like you would your career, your family, and your friends. Wellness is a broad term that means different things to different people. During this webinar, Sam will help you define what wellness means to you and work to discover what motivates your desire to lead a healthier lifestyle. From there he will discuss the various components of health and wellness, both inside and outside the gym and how they relate to your values and goals. Our goal is to give you the tools to help you achieve your best self.

This event will be hosted by Master Personal Trainer Sam Donin. Sam is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Nutrition Counselor, and Behavior Change Specialist. After spending the first 5 years of his career in Corporate America he decided to switch to fitness to help people improve their health and wellness one day at a time.

We are busy planning safety protocols for our reopening!

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We know you are as eager as us to get back in the club, let’s do this safely together! While we anticipate DC to soon approve health club reopenings, we are getting everything ready for you. 

Your safety is our #1 priority and we are focused like a laser.  Since opening in 2006 MINT has earned a reputation for cleanliness.  Our cleaning standards have only increased through the years, and are increasing again substantially at both facilities as we prepare to reopen our doors. Our overnight cleaning team has already been cleaning the club daily.  Our basic business structure has always emphasized ‘quality over quantity’, which means our already-limited volume compared to traditional ‘gyms’ naturally limits member exposure.   

Here are a few things to know about our plans:

  1. Our number 1 priority is to keep you safe while in the gym. Contingent on government information, our goal will be to offer ample opportunities to visit MINT, take classes, and work out with your personal trainer.
  2. Your check-in will be touchless.  
  3. Our front desk staff is being trained to be part of the cleaning team and you will see them all around the facility doing just that.  
  4. Look for a welcome back/safety screening form, which will be required to be completed 24+ hours before reentering.  Questions like have you traveled recently, had any chance of being exposed to COVID-19, have you had any symptoms, etc.  This form will NOT be available in the club.
  5. Gym time will require advanced registration (no drop-ins) and volume will be limited per social distancing guidelines.
  6. We plan to safely offer a limited number of in-person classes both indoors and outdoors and across all genres. When it is possible and safe we will ramp-up the volume of classes.  Please note that attendance per class will be limited to allow proper social distancing.  As per our regular procedures, all in-person classes will require advanced registration (no drop-ins).
  7. Some member amenities will phase in and not be available at first.  Please plan accordingly as the following will not be available immediately upon reopening: showers, lockers, coffee, sauna, childcare, lounge area, MINTy water, and facecloths.  
  8. During this closure, we have installed a new ‘touchless’ water fountain at MINT Dupont. A ‘touchless’ water fountain has already been available at MINT 14th St. 
  9. If you have borrowed equipment, we will be calling for it to be returned soon; please plan accordingly; returned equipment will be thoroughly disinfected.
  10. Everyone entering the club will be required to wear their own mask while inside the club and waiting to enter.

We can’t wait to see you! #POWERthrough

Get 20 classes for less than $13 a class!

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We have a special 20 pack of classes for only $245 which is less than $13 a class. This class package has NO expiration date which is something we never offer. Use your classes for live-streaming workouts at home and for in-person classes when we’re ready to open! One class is typically $35.

Purchase your 20 class pack here today!

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Personal Training Deals

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Looking to get strong for summer? Maybe now’s the time to start working with a personal trainer! Personal training is all about you: where you are, and where you’d like to go. Your trainer will customize a program that will get you to your goals. Just as you would be picky about hiring any professional, a trainer is no different. MINT has the most rigorous hiring standards of any gym or studio in the DC metro area.

Right now, we’re offering special discounted packages for our members! 

 
 
 

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MINT Gift Cards

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Want to Help Support MINT Through This Troubling Time?

We’ve received a lot of inquiries asking how to help MINT through this, and we cannot possibly thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. Doing business in DC is VERY expensive – rent, taxes, utilities, and base salaries total more than $200,000 per month. If you consider pre-paying for your membership, training or really anything MINT related via a gift card, this will greatly help us at this time. You can apply the value anytime to anything at MINT.

If you are in the position to purchase a gift card, 10% of each gift card purchase goes to our new Support MINT Staff fund and MINT will match that amount. That means a total of 20% of each gift card purchased will go entirely to staff in need. We anticipate raising $5,000 to $10,000 or more.

  1. $500
  2. $1,000
  3. $3,000
  4. $5,000

When you’re ready to apply the value of your gift card please email accounting@mintdc.com

From the bottom of our hearts, we sincerely thank every one of you for your continued support, kind words and encouragement. If you have any questions or wish to speak to MINT founders/owners directly please email Patrick@mintdc.com or Melissa@mintdc.com.

 

Nift is also helping local businesses like MINT sell gift cards. 100% of the proceeds go to MINT and our staff. Even if you can’t use your gift today or in the next few weeks, buying one lets us know you’re coming. View those gift cards here.

What we’re doing for our members and how you can help

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During our forced closure, we have worked hard to offer substitute services for ALL members, including LIVE STREAMING WORKOUTS including Power Playground, Barre, Yoga, Stretch, FLEX strength, and more, plus other online resources. Please note that memberships stay active to include these services unless you initiate a change. As a locally founded and owned company, we ask that you carefully consider making any changes, as your membership is the lifeblood of MINT and supports many staff through this. If you are unable and need to freeze we understand, please reach out to Tina at accounting@mintdc.com; she will get you more information. Stay healthy, active, and engaged!

Below is an update on what we’re currently offering our members and ways you can help support if you’re in the position to do so. If you’d like to watch our video message please click here.

Virtual Classes are Now LIVE! 

All members, whether you have access to classes or not as part of your regular MINT membership you are eligible to take part in our virtual classes! All virtual classes will be hosted via Zoom. You do not incur an additional fee to use the basic level of Zoom. All you need to do is sign up for your desired class (don’t worry, there will be lots of space!) and pay attention to the class description for the Zoom login URL and password. If you’re not already familiar with Zoom we suggest that you download the app ahead of class to make sure you’re ready to go come class time. Check out our schedule for upcoming classes and sign up!

So sign up, grab your roommate and get ready to work out because we can’t wait to see your smiling faces. If you want to share your at-home workouts with us, tag us on social media and use #POWERthrough.

For at-home workouts you can do on your own time please check out our Facebook and Instagram pages. Our personal trainers and instructors have been kind enough to share quick workouts that can easily be done from the comfort of your own home.

Complimentary Virtual Private Training or Nutrition Session

Active members – you can now enjoy a virtual private training or nutrition session on us! Click here and use the promo code VIRTUALPT, then book with a trainer by clicking here.

Please Note:

  • Trainers don’t make quite as much as their regular rates on these, so please refrain from using it if you are already working with one of our trainers.  
  • We ask that you only use this if you are an active member and plan on staying an active member for at least the next three months.  This is on the honor system. 

If you enjoy your session and would like to continue with virtual training or nutrition, we are offering ‘at-cost’ packages; MINT does not make a profit on these: Trainer – 10 50 minute Sessions for $500 or 10 Express (25 minute) Sessions – $250 Master Trainer – 10 50 minute sessions for $600 or 10 Express (25 minute) Sessions – $350

Help Support Your Favorite Instructor, Trainer, and/or Front Desk Staffer with a Direct Contribution.

Due to the inevitable surge in membership leave of absences, our resources are temporarily greatly depleted. Many on our team are working intensely to continue to bring your value through our virtual offerings and we are able to support their pay through this. But most of the hourly staff is hurting. Below is a list of staff’s personal and direct Venmo accounts, if you wish to send them some help it is much appreciated. We are contributing to them personally as well.

Class Instructors

Myke Nicholson -@Myke-Eli

Adam Ungson – @aungson

Kate Miller – @Kate-Miller-54524

Braegan Padley – @braegan

Kathryn Kelly – @Kathryn-Kelly-25

Jennifer Hopkins – @Jennifer-Hopkins-39

Elena Menshutkina – @Elena-Me

Enrique Flores – @Enrique-Flores-19

Michael Carbajal – @michael-carbajal-6

Connie Deshpande – @Connie-Deshpande

Bretton Keating – @bretton-keating

Ariele Foster – @ArieleFoster or book virtual yoga or Physical Therapy session at happyandwell.janeapp.com

Staff

Aubrey Harrison – @Aubrey-Harrison

Naomi Johnsonn – @naomipjohnson

Wilder Maldonado – @wilderm202

Bresni Maldonado – @Bresni-Maldonado

Personal Trainer

Sam Donin – @Sam-Donin

Any contribution helps, don’t think there is any amount that is too small. If you would like to contribute to someone at MINT who is not in this list, our owner is happy to accept the contributions on their behalf and send that person a check @patrick-john-26. Please cite the staff member’s name in the reason. Thank you. 

Want to Help Support MINT Through This Troubling Time?

We’ve received a lot of inquiries asking how to help MINT through this, and we cannot possibly thank you enough for your kindness and generosity. Doing business in DC is VERY expensive – rent, taxes, utilities, and base salaries total more than $200,000 per month. If you consider pre-paying for your membership, training or really anything MINT related via a gift card, this will greatly help us at this time. You can apply the value anytime to anything at MINT. 

  1. $500
  2. $1,000
  3. $3,000
  4. $5,000

When you’re ready to apply the value of your gift card please email accounting@mintdc.com

From the bottom of our hearts, we sincerely thank every one of you for your continued support, kind words and encouragement. If you have any questions or wish to speak to MINT founders/owners directly please email Patrick@mintdc.com or Melissa@mintdc.com.