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The SS&A Team is a tight-knit team and we often find ourselves out for a pub night, doing the stairs at Wreck Beach, playing squash at lunchtime or doing some other activities together. Here are three activities that we\u2019d like to highlight:<\/span><\/p>\n CLUB ROW<\/b>: Founded in Vancouver, Club Row is the world\u2019s first and only rhythm based rowing class. We row to a beat in a full-body workout unlike any other. The instructors go over the rowing machine technique and lead a short warm up. After the warm-up, the lights are turned down low and the music is turned up high for a 30 minute intense workout. Club Row is ego free, friendly, and fun. All fitness levels are welcome. If you are interested in trying a class but feel intimidated remember the room is dark so no one can see you! The rowing machine can be a bit tricky to master at first but after a few classes you will be a pro. About a year ago Hala asked me if I wanted to try rowing.\u00a0 She said it was like a spin class but on row machines and I thought well I don\u2019t like spin but this was a great chance to try something new and different, and work on my health and fitness goals. There is a group of us (11 current and former A\/ES Advisors) who go pretty consistently now, and not only is Club Row a great workout but it is also a lot of fun to go with your friends \/ colleagues! If you want to join us, chat with Jordan! (Written by Jordan)<\/span><\/p>\n SOUP CLUB: <\/b>A group of us in the SS&A Team used to regularly get together and swap one litre of soup with each other – this photo is taken from our first soup swap in back January 2014. It has been a great way to be social and get to know each other a little better, share something made with love, and stock our soup stores with a variety of soup made by someone else. Many years have passed since the first swap, many members of the original group have moved on and\/or have new commitments, but the spirit and desire to swap and eat good soup lives on! As a result, we have taken a more ad-hoc approach to swapping our satisfying soups.\u00a0 This year\u2019s swap was on December 2<\/span>nd<\/span>; we had curried butternut squash soup, broccoli, tomato soup with chickpea croutons, a veggie stew and a blast! (Written by Colleen & Fran)<\/span><\/p>\n PLANKING:<\/b> On any random afternoon, you may come across a small or large group of our staff who will be sprawled on the ground doing some sort of planking exercise, with the goal of holding the pose for 2 minutes. Paul Poole and a former colleague, Joanna Ludlow, were the initiators of this office activity. ES Advisors care about service excellence but also prioritize core strengthening, muscle definition and stress reduction! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The SS&A Team is a tight-knit team and we often find ourselves out for a pub night, doing the stairs…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37310,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[881221],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8160,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159\/revisions\/8160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/esnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}