A student in the cardio kickboxing class throws the medicine ball to the Student Recreation Center trainer while balancing during Sunday’s class.
Can’t fit exercise into your busy class schedule or afford a gym membership? The Student Recreation Center is offering free fitness classes that can fit any schedule.
Students and staff can come to one of the various classes offered from Monday to Sunday until the end of the semester. The classes are designed to offer the most flexibility for staff and students with several of the classes starting from 6:30 a.m. ranging to 8:30 p.m. The classes include yoga, pilates, Zumba as well as a variation, Zumba Toning. In addition, there is Titan Cycle, cardio kickboxing, abs and more, Guts, Butts and Thighs and martial arts. The SRC also has a rock climbing wall, a dojo and a cardio studio.
The SRC which is located near the State College Parking Structure, is free to students. Students pay their membership fees for the SRC as part of their campus fees included into tuition. Yanitza Berrios, who is a sophomore biology major, said she enjoyed the cardio kickboxing class she attended for the first time on a drop-in basis.
“I really enjoyed it because it worked different parts of me, and I definitely felt it, and I can’t wait to come again to start seeing results,” Berrios said.
The United States Department of Agriculture recommends that adults between 18 and 64 should exercise for a minimum of two hours and 30 minutes each week. The Department of Agriculture also recommends spreading aerobic activity over the course of three days and each activity should be at least 10 minutes. The classes offered are each an hour long. Students can attend as many as they like.
The benefits of regular exercise include maintaining a healthy weight, having stronger muscles and bones, relieve stress, increasing the chance of living longer and also potentially meeting new people. Regular exercise has been proven to decrease the chances of getting heart diseases, type two diabetes and also having high blood pressure.
“The schedules are amazing. They have a pretty flexible schedule. I have a packed schedule already with school and with work,” said sophomore Vanessa De Vicente. “It’s going crazy, but being able to come work out on Sunday is amazing and the kicking boxing class is amazing. So I really encourage all of you to come.”
Students will need to register and agree to the terms and conditions using the kiosks located on the second floor before they are able to use the recreation center and attend the classes. After a person has agreed to the terms and conditions, the kiosk will require the individual to scan their right hand. Individuals have immediate access to the SRC and its facilities after registration. There is no waiting period after registering, and students may use the facility as soon as registration is completed. In order to gain access into the center, students are required to enter their campus wide student identification number and scan their hand on the keypads near the turnstiles.
If a person is denied access due to their hand print, they may have their hand rescanned or the employees at the front desk can permit entry by buzzing them through. Staff and faculty are also welcomed to attend these free drop-in fitness courses. There is a $120 per semester membership fee for staff and faculty or they can opt for one year of membership for $300, which includes summer. The SRC offers students and staff the opportunity to use their equipment and the pool beside the drop-in fitness classes as part of their membership.
“It’s just a great place to meet with friends, get a great workout in and just have a blast,” Instructor Frank Anguiano said.
Anguiano has taught Titan Cycle and cardio kickboxing to both staff and students for the past five years.
A list of dates and times for classes are available at Asi.Fullerton.edu/Src/DropIn-Fitness.asp or call the SRC at (657) 278-7529.
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