Happy New Year! However you’re approaching the new year we’d like to invite you to try something new! Routines, habits, rituals all serve their place in creating structure for our lives, and we also need to have parts of our lives where we are stretching, trying something new, learning, and exploring. A well-lived life has both stability and exploration.
 
We have plenty of options as you look to build new habits and switch up your routines.
Through winter and early spring we have Sunday afternoon water polo and on the first Sunday of the month we have log rolling.
 
Log Rolling is a sport historically played by lumberjacks who would roll logs in the rivers and lakes – two lumberjacks on a log trying to get the other lumberjack to fall off. There’s a learning curve to getting up and staying up and we offer “fins” on the log to slow it’s roll and make it easier to learn. You’ll likely fall off a lot before you get the hang of it, luckily the “falling” is into the water and not onto your butt or back. This sport takes place in the shallow end and is safe for all ages.

Water polo is a sport played in the deep end with two goals on each side of the pool – similar to soccer or basketball. You may know that water polo has a reputation for being physical like football or wrestling but at the Bayfield Rec Center physicality is determined depending on how many people and who shows up to each game. If there’s kids or new players the group will give space for those games to be played and then more seasoned players will join after. This group is welcoming to anyone who wants to play a team sport!
Water polo has been happening for more than 10 winters at the Rec Center.
 
Everyone has reasons why they aren't using the Rec Center as often as they would like. We work to make sure there are plenty of individual, family, and group programming so that there is something for everyone. And with support from our community during the $40 for 40 campaign we raised $10,000 for financial aid scholarships. We work to make sure that everyone who wants access to fitness and fun in able to come, regardless of income. With 24 hour access to the fitness and locker rooms there's less time restrictions to your new healthy habits!

Come into the Rec Center - You might just discover your new favorite weekend activity. Both water polo and log rolling are great forms of exercise, social, and included in your rec center membership or day pass.