Wednesday, June 20, 2007
The University offers a number of affordable services to help students achieve fitness goals.
The Student Recreational Fitness Center is open from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends.
Lawrence offers other fitness venues for students besides the recreation center.
The Lawrence Arts Center offers ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, Iyengar Yoga, yoga-lates and a muscle toning class for $60 per hour for a semester.
Jenny Roberts, personal trainer at the recreation center, said even with gym access, many students find it difficult to find motivation to work out.
Free personal training sessions are available to students by signing up in a designated date at the recreation center. The next sign up date is July 3rd.
Amber Long, fitness coordinator for KU Recreation Services, leads her yoga class in exercises Thursday morning at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
Students also can pay $10 per session with a personal trainer.
If students are looking for group training, the recreational center offers group summer classes through KU Fit. A summer KU Fit pass costs $25.
KU Fit offers classes in yoga, pilates, zumba, and kick boxing.
This semester they added shorter classes to fit schedules better.
“In the industry classes have been becoming shorter and more niche based,” Amber Long, Coordinator of Fitness at the recreation center said. “So more people can get in maybe do only one portion of the workout in the aerobics studio and maybe go complete the rest of it in the treadmill or the weight room.”
Some students participate in group classes for a more energizing work out.
“It’s a different way of exercising without just being in the elliptical machine or the treadmill,” Heather Wood, Wichita graduate student said.
Students can also exercise outside.
“I can’t get into the rec. center, so I try to do things like biking and running outside during the summer,” said Theresa Rohlfs, Topeka senior. “I can’t do that during the winter, so I have to take advantage of it.”
Long said that students can find motivation by setting goals.
“Finding a little run, maybe a little 5K and setting a goal to say ‘I’m going to be able to run this 5K’,” Long said. “It gives you a reason to want to go out and exercise and do something. That is really helpful.”
— Ben Smith
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