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The Peters Recreation Complex was abuzz with activity Tuesday night for the Fall 2009 Rec Fest.
Rec Fest offered students the opportunity to participate in free, 15-minute sample group fitness classes, such as Pilates, Yoga, “Butz & Gutz,” and free testing for strength, endurance, flexibility and body fat percentage.
Fitness director and Rec Fest organizer, Melissa Copp, said most people aren’t aware of all of the services available to them at the Rec.
“Rec fest is our opportunity to get the word out about what we have to offer,” Copp said.
Pilates instructor Rachel Day, senior in mass communications, said Rec Fest is all about awareness.
“We want to get the population aware of what all we offer here at the Rec other than just having the machines here for people to come in and use,” Day said.
There were also booths set up by local fitness and health oriented organizations such as the Student Dietetics Association, Lafene Health Center and sports clubs. The organizations offered information about their services and passed out freebies like water bottles.
Rec Fest also provided an opportunity to show off some new classes. For the first time, the Rec is offering a jazz class, available in three levels of difficulty, Copp said.
“People are able to come in and take a dance-oriented class, and we’ve never had that before,” she said.
Copp said Rec Fest is put on at the beginning of every semester after students have returned and just before rec group fitness and nutrition classes begin.
“This is really good for freshmen because they’ve usually never been exposed to group fitness before,” Copp said.
Lauren Phillips, junior in industrial engineering, said she came to Rec Fest having never taken a group fitness class. After a 15-minute sample of the “Sculpt & Tone” class, she said she planned on enrolling in a fitness class in the future.
“I think it’s a good idea,” she said. “You get to see what it’s like before you commit an hour of your time to a class.”
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