Active at NorthBay Health Member of the Month- Terri Rooney

Let’s meet the fabulous Terri Rooney! Terri has been a member here at Active since our re-opening in 2023. She loves so many of the offerings at the club! “I love Group-Ex (all of them!) because of the camaraderie and music (it keeps me moving!); but I’m also really motivated by weight training as it’s easy to measure your progress.” says Terri. Enjoying all that life has to offer, motivates her to live an active lifestyle. “I don’t stop moving much – ever. (Ask my husband! Haha!)” she says.

“It really began when I enlisted in the Navy at 18. I enjoyed that the military required you to stay fit, tested you to make sure you were, and there were always social competitions to join. It was the healthiest outlet when we were distant from family and friends, and I’ve never really stopped believing that activity=health.

As I grew older, and my management jobs became more stressful, physical activity was a great way of relieving stress. Weight training and hiking were great ways to share my love of activity with my kiddo, Jacki, before she far surpassed me in her physical abilities (proud mom here)!

At 68, I know that I feel better emotionally, mentally, and physically with consistently more challenging activity and there’s that added bonus of feeling pretty good in my own skin.”

Being a member here gives Terri a sense of community, “This fabulous facility & the team here have also helped me positively influence friends to become healthier and more active.”

Outside of the club, you can find Terri enjoying her hobbies, including, but not limited to: hiking, cooking & baking, photography, entertaining, gardening, crafting, planning for Halloween, singing and (new) playing the ukulele! “Thank goodness I’m retired so I can now have time to pursue them all!”

Terri says she’s always thinking ahead to her next active challenge. She trained for several months last year to complete the Camino de Santiago Frances with a good friend, walking 12 to 20 miles a day across Spain (nearly 500 miles). “It was an incredible experience!” Next on the list is hiking the Grand Canyon or walking the Appalachian Trail. In the immediate future, Terri plans on hiking some of the great trails around Seattle and also has a 10K in she’s looking forward to in May, running through the Avenue of the Giants. As new grandparents of twins, it’s important to Terri to make sure she can keep up with two little boys who will be toddling around soon!

Fun fact: At 60, she jumped off a mountain at about 7,000 feet to paraglide into the valley of Garmisch, Germany.

Thank you, Terri for your energy and dedication to Active. We appreciate you!