The Recreation and Wellness Center has a full schedule of new activities, classes and programs this semester.
One of the Rec Center’s incoming programs is called Destination Recreation: Around the Rec in 84 Days; It’s a twelve-week, $50 program for freshmen only, where they will tour a different part of the rec center each week and have the opportunity to participate in exclusive activities and games, such as Knockerball and Aqua Battleship, as well as outdoor options, according to Nicholas Head, Rec Center marketing coordinator.
Head said students participating in Destination Recreation will also receive a Class Pass for the semester, giving them unlimited access to classes, activities and personal training at the Rec. Class passes can be purchased individually for $50.
The Rec Center is also arranging Move, a series of three outdoor classes to be held on the campus green, including Yoga on Sept. 20, Butts and Guts on Oct. 18 and Athletic Conditioning Nov. 15.
Each session will be roughly an hour long and sessions will increase successively in intensity, according to Head.
The Rec Center plans to use Move as an opportunity to promote upcoming spring programs and classes, such as the yearly spring Yoga Rave, Head said.
Another upcoming program for adventurous students is Explore More, a free, do-it-yourself backpacking tour, according to Head.
Head said students who participate in Explore More go to the pre-trip meeting for their chosen session, get the gear they need, take a picture of themselves on their adventure and show it to the Rec Center staff to win a free “I Explored More” T-shirt.
“Each semester, we’re planning on doing sort of a running theme or idea for Explore More,” Head said. “This semester it’s going to be backpacking. Next semester it’ll probably something aquatic, like whitewater rafting.”
New classes are coming to the Rec this semester as well, according to Head; fresh off the heels of the Rec’s Get Rec’d summer program, small group training classes take place Aug. 22-26.
Head said each small group session will be one hour long, with two sessions for the week.
Options for small group sessions include Strength Essentials at 7 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday, Heart Rate Circuit Training at 4:15 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday and High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) at 8 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, according to Head.
There will also be faculty and staff circuits at 5:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday. Students are not allowed to participate in these sessions, Head said.
The Rec Center will host various activities this semester, including Kayak Pool Sessions, where students will learn how to kayak in the Rec Center activity pool, Head said.
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