The New Year is the time for new beginnings. The St. Peters Rec-Plex is a great place to start working on a healthier you. And, this month only, the Rec-Plex is offering new annual members something extra to help them on their path to fitness.

Sign up for a new Rec-Plex annual membership anytime during the month of January 2013 and choose between a FREE multi-function pedometer/heart rate monitor or FREE yoga mat.

Try out the Rec-Plex at no cost on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, when the public is welcome for free during the Rec-Plex Fitness Fest event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy state-of-the art equipment in the 8,000-square-foot fitness area, a newly rubberized indoor track, swimming, ice skating, basketball, volleyball and more. Our friendly Rec-Plex staff will be available to provide a tour of the facility.

The Rec-Plex offers new membership options ranging from month-to-month to multiple-year passes. A new Grandparent Family Pass allows grandparents to buy a membership for themselves and their grandchildren, whether or not they live in St. Peters. And, the Rec-Plex has raised the age limit for children on Family Passes to 26.

Rec-Plex members get full access to the Rec-Plex and its facilities, plus members can sign up for many monthly aerobics classes for free.

The Rec-Plex also offers GOLD PLUS memberships that provide extra benefits including many more FREE classes and programs, FREE Tot Drop babysitting services and more.

Here are the facilities open to the public on Fitness Fest:

•       9 a.m.-3 p.m., cardio room, weight training room and indoor track (must be age 16 or over)

•       9 a.m.-noon, volleyball

•       Noon-3 p.m., basketball

•       Noon-3 p.m., large heated family leisure pool (with water play features, large whirlpool/current channel, and 130-foot waterslide), recreational swimming, adult lap swimming, spa and sauna

•       12:30-3 p.m., ice skating

•       Vendor booths and displays

Plus, personal trainers will provide Fitness Assessments from 9 a.m.-noon for a fee of $25 to the general public, or FREE to any Rec-Plex members (including new members who join on Fitness Fest). Advance reservations are encouraged.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also will offer cholesterol screening for $5 per person from 9 a.m. to noon.

Get the latest information at www.stpetersmo.net/rec-plex, or call 636.939. 2386.