Lifestyle Fitness Maintains a Green Philosophy

THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- When co-owners Ken Crowell and Scott Bauer opened Lifestyle Fitness in 2005 it was to help adults resume or maintain an active and healthy lifestyle, and to do it with a minimal impact on the environment.

Maintaining a green lifestyle or a green business is more about the little things than major reengineering changes. From day one Lifestyle Fitness installed fluorescent lighting in most areas of the club, and during most days half of those lights are turned off. In addition, they maintain an average temperature in the club of 74 degrees. Lifestyle uses high-efficiency washers and dryers to launder the towels that are provided to members, and they clean the equipment with Simple Green—an environmentally-sensitive non-toxic cleaner/degreaser. They also recycle the plastic beverage bottles used at the club, and have a drop off center for used cell phones and printer ink cartridges.

Bauer and Crowell encourage their colleagues in the health and fitness community, as well as all Woodlands businesses, to think green. According to Crowell “The Iroquois had a philosophy of considering the impact on the seventh generation to come whenever making a decision. That’s not a bad way to think.”

Lifestyle was the first health club in The Woodlands created exclusively for adults. They specialize in helping you resume an active lifestyle in a non-intimidating facility with user-friendly equipment and expert staff. This beautiful facility boasts state-of-the-art cardio and weight equipment and a wide variety of classes, free for members that include Nia, Zumba, Pilates, Yoga, Cycling and others.