2008 Woodie Awards
Exercise classes offer variety
Josh McCarty and Kenneth Long
Issue date: 7/9/08 Section: Sports
Pulsing, throbbing techno blasted away as a small group of exercise enthusiasts pumped their legs into the air Monday night in the Student Fitness Center's aerobics room.
Following this, the perspiring bunch of students, faculty and staff took turns throwing large exercise mats at each other.
This is one boot camp you won't find in the Army.
Boot Camp is just one of the free exercise classes taking place this summer at SIUE.
Paula Birke,Financial analyst for SIUE, and instructor of the Abs n' Back class, said that while the summer is less crowded, the classes are still effective at attracting students and faculty alike.
"Working out in a group does help people get involved," Birke said.
Abs n' Back is one of the most recent additions to the group exercise classes offered. It focuses on working out the abdominal and oblique muscles while strengthening the upper and lower back.
While Abs n' Back is 30 minutes long twice a week, other group exercise programs are longer.
Boot Camp, which takes place from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, is a total body workout.
Types of exercises in Boot Camp range from abdominal work through floor exercises to throwing large mats across the room, using the entire body.
Another class offered is Faculty/Staff Circuit Training. It is described as a "motivating" cardio and weight workout to get them "energized for the work day." This takes place on from noon to 12:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Graduate assistant Jen Davenport is the group exercise specialist and also teaches the faculty and staff class. She says the class is designed to fit student schedules.
"During the lunch hour before they eat their lunch, they get their workout in," Davenport said.
Birke said one of the most challenging classes offered is the 30-20-10 class offered from 5 to 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. It consists of 30 minutes of cardio exercises, 20 minutes of strength training and 10 minutes of abdominal and flexibility training.
Following this, the perspiring bunch of students, faculty and staff took turns throwing large exercise mats at each other.
This is one boot camp you won't find in the Army.
Boot Camp is just one of the free exercise classes taking place this summer at SIUE.
Paula Birke,Financial analyst for SIUE, and instructor of the Abs n' Back class, said that while the summer is less crowded, the classes are still effective at attracting students and faculty alike.
"Working out in a group does help people get involved," Birke said.
Abs n' Back is one of the most recent additions to the group exercise classes offered. It focuses on working out the abdominal and oblique muscles while strengthening the upper and lower back.
While Abs n' Back is 30 minutes long twice a week, other group exercise programs are longer.
Boot Camp, which takes place from 5 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, is a total body workout.
Types of exercises in Boot Camp range from abdominal work through floor exercises to throwing large mats across the room, using the entire body.
Another class offered is Faculty/Staff Circuit Training. It is described as a "motivating" cardio and weight workout to get them "energized for the work day." This takes place on from noon to 12:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Graduate assistant Jen Davenport is the group exercise specialist and also teaches the faculty and staff class. She says the class is designed to fit student schedules.
"During the lunch hour before they eat their lunch, they get their workout in," Davenport said.
Birke said one of the most challenging classes offered is the 30-20-10 class offered from 5 to 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. It consists of 30 minutes of cardio exercises, 20 minutes of strength training and 10 minutes of abdominal and flexibility training.
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