Wow, where do I start? As CEO & President of Four Seasons Health Club there are four things in my life that are – and have always been – extremely important to me: Faith, Family, Four Seasons Health Club and Bloomington/Normal. During certain times of my life these priorities have shifted, but for this blog I want to focus on the latter two.
Our Vision at Four Seasons is “Transforming Lives by Creating a Healthier Community.” I’m energized when I speak about our Vision because I have lived it for the past 47 years. Our history ranges from our beginnings as an ice skating rink and restaurant with only 15 employees and a handful of members to two multipurpose facilities with over 250 staff and 21,000 members. Due to our passionate staff and dedicated members, Four Seasons has been transforming lives in the community for over 51 years.
Four Seasons Health Club and the Bloomington/Normal community have meant a great deal to my family and me over the years. Throughout elementary, junior high and high school (Go Ironmen!), I spent an enormous amount of time at Four Seasons learning to swim, ice skate, play basketball and weight train. Now as an adult, my own children have grown up loving the programs, activities and time spent with staff in our childcare spaces and PIT training facility. Over the years, my wife and I have spent numerous hours participating in classes, swimming, running and playing volleyball and basketball with our three daughters. Four Seasons gives us a place to connect and enjoy each other as a family.
Four Seasons works to transform the community by helping individuals understand the importance of exercise and being healthy. It allows people of all ages, from all walks of life to gather together with a common goal of improving their health. For me it’s been that and much more. I have not only learned the importance of exercise, but I have also been part of a place where value and meaning are added to someone’s life. Four Seasons is more than a building that houses dumbbells and treadmills; it’s a place where lives are transformed for our members and staff each and every day.
Written by, Jeff Leverton
President & CEO
Four Seasons Health Club