As most Fanshawe students are aware of, the fitness centre is under construction and will be until January 2017. But even with the construction, Fanshawe's Fitness 101 wants to make sure students are still able to stay active.

“I'm passionate about getting the students involved,” said Jodi Anderson, fitness and wellness program director at Fanshawe. “With the construction of our [new] facility, we want to make sure we are able to offer a lot of options and programs to the students to keep them active and healthy.”

The themes will be set up for three different days: Toonie Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday and Free Fitness Friday.

TOONIE TUESDAY

With a self-explanatory name, it is safe to assume that Tuesdays will provide a two-dollar entry to the fitness centre and group exercises.

The two-dollar entry to both the fitness centre and classes is available to all students, including ones without a membership.

“We want more engagement from the students and we want it to be inexpensive for them,” Anderson said. “Give up your coffee in the morning [and with that money saved] come and do a workout.”

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY

Taking the focus away from the actual fitness centre, Fitness 101 will also be roaming the populated hallways and cafeterias on the first Wednesday of every month to introduce students to Wellness Wednesday.

According to Anderson, Fitness 101 plans to use these Wednesdays to provide free body assessments for those students who want one. Anderson will also use the Wednesdays to show off different nutritional initiatives such as healthy shakes.

Fitness 101 has an in-body assessment; a machine that has students stand on a scale and then it shows their weight, body-fat percentage and their lean muscle mass percentage.

It will also let students know what areas they need to work on and will provide some information on how to stay healthy and fit by reducing the numbers in each categories.

“It will be an overall focus on wellness as opposed to fitness for the person as a whole,” Anderson said. “Fitness, health, physical activity, everything is incorporated.”

The first Wednesday will be Oct. 7; the next will be Nov. 4, followed by Dec. 2, Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 2 and April 6, 2016.

FREE FITNESS FRIDAY

Free Fitness Fridays will be held on the third Friday of every month and will see that students can take advantage of Fitness 101's services for free.

It will also be known as Pay it Forward Friday. Instead of paying entrance fee for a day-pass to the fitness centre, students can bring a non-perishable item or canned good. The food will be donated to the Sharing Shop on campus.

The first Fitness Friday will be on Oct. 30; the next will be Nov. 27, followed by Dec. 18, Jan. 29, Feb. 26, March 25 and finally April 29, 2016.

“It has always been important to get the students active,” Anderson said. “It helps them be successful in their studies, helps them focus in class and helps their overall health.”

SPECIALTY FEE FOR SERVICE PROGRAMS

As students with a full schedule and staff with a full workweek know, a year-long commitment to a fitness class can be a difficult agreement.

Instead of the 12-month or eight-month commitment, the specialty programs will run six to eight weeks long.

And depending on the program, how in-depth the program is and the qualification needed for the program, most of the classes will be $50 or under.

One example of the specialty fee for service program is a learn-to-run class, where the goal of the eight-week program is to be able to run a five-kilometre race at the end of the class.

“It improves overall campus life [for students],” Anderson said. “They spend majority of their time here, why not have something for stress release?”

Group Exercise

September 8th - December 4th, 2015

MONDAY

12:05 Total Body Step - M3001

1:05 Ball and All - M3001

4:30 Abs and Back - Court 3

4:45 Yoga - M3001

TUESDAY

12:05 Yoga - M3001

1:05 Ripped - M3001

4:30 Abs and Back - Court 3

4:45 Spin - Court 3

6:00 Boot Camp - M3001

WEDNESDAY

12:05 TRX/RIP - Court 3

1:05 Spin - Court 3

4:30 Abs and Back - Court 3

4:45 Boot Camp - M3001

6:00 Ripped - M3001

THURSDAY

12:05 Ripped - M3001

1:05 Yoga - M3001

4:30 Abs and Back - Court 3

4:45 Ball and All - M3001

FRIDAY

12:05 Total Body Step - M3001

1:05 Ball and All - M3001

Please sign up weekly for TRX/RIP and Spin classes at the membership desk.

J Building - 519. 452. 4477 - www.fanshawec.ca/fitness