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This semester, Campus Recreation is transforming increased funding into increased opportunity by significantly expanding their services.

For the first time, the university has decided to eliminate a decision thats usually on many students minds at the beginning of a semester to get, or not to get, a gym membership.

This year, theres no need to make a decision the cost of every students gym membership has been included in their student activity fee.

Though this does mean the student fee increased, it also means Campus Recreation has more funding to offer students more services.

Jill Garrigan, assistant director of Campus Recreation for Fitness and Wellness, is excited for students to be able to utilize the Intramural Building expansion, in which Campus Recreation was one of the largest beneficiaries of space.

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Due to unexpected delays regarding safety regulations, Laura Hall, senior director of Campus Recreation, hopes the expansion will be open within the next two weeks.

The expansion features two new workout rooms with completely new equipment, much of which the university has never seen before, Garrigan said.

Tall windows and hardwood floors characterize the new FitWell Studio, which is fully equipped for a number of yoga practices, Pilates and more.

This barefoot studio features Total Body Resistance Exercise, better known as TRX, Suspension Trainers for 20 people.

The studio also offers Indo Boards Balance Trainers, which are completely new to Penn State, enabling instructors to add new elements to yoga and Pilates classes.

FitWell Studio will also serve as a new home to two of students long-time favorite classes, Washboard Abs, renamed Pure Core, and Butts and Guts, renamed Power N Core.

Just downstairs, students can find the studios inverse. Room 16 is a grungy, garage-style classroom named FitWell Basement.

Rubber floors and large closets fit for bulky equipment make this room ideal for classes such as High Intensity Interval Training and Total Training, a new circuit style class, Garrigan said.

The basement is stocked with kettle bells, preloaded barbells, sand bags, climbing machines, battle ropes and more, Garrigan said, creating endless possibilities for boot camp style classes.

Bringing unique equipment to campus is just one way were redefining health and fitness at Penn State, Garrigan said.

Aside from the new workout rooms, Hall said students can also take advantage of a rock climbing wall, a bouldering wall and an indoor turf field.

Enthusiastic about the number of new opportunities for students, Hall said the indoor turf field can be used for IM games, informal games, high intensity fitness classes and more.

Students also have access to the Natatorium and White Building pools during recreational swim hours. The White Building pool will be offering a new Aqua Bootcamp class twice a week.

In an effort to give students full access to all of the new services, all fitness centers have significantly increased their hours, Hall said, some staying open as late as 1 a.m.

We heard students requests, Hall said. They wanted us open later. So, we responded.

Alex Shockley, vice president of UPUA and member of the student fee board, said after thorough decision making, hes confident the increased student fee, and therefore increased services, were necessary changes to campus life.

Penn State is showing an increased focus on students wellness and well-being, Shockley (senior-hospitality) said. Facility access for all makes it much easier for students to put more focus on their own wellness and well-being as well.

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Penn State campus fitness rises to the occasion of increased funding - The Daily Collegian Online

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