Exercise Room Proving Popular
A new exercise room at the school was opened on Jan. 15, and since that time, the average daily use by the public has been 66 people, with a high of 82 on one day in January. The room is located in the school “complex” building, and its use is free to county residents. The equipment may be used for individual circuit training, or for one’s preferred exercise routine.
Scheduled times for public use are in the Briefly section.. Please use the northeast door of the building. There is usually someone available if you need assistance in getting familiar with the equipment.
The room is equipped with $221,000 worth of exercise equipment, including 19 weight machines, 12 steppers, 10 stationary bikes, 2 recumbent bikes, 2 treadmills, 1 elliptical stepper and 2 weight/body measurement machines. The room is cleaned every morning; the machines are cleaned and checked every day. Towels are available for exercisers’ use.
In addition, 9 weight machines, 9 steppers, 1 weight/body measurement machine plus physical education and medical equipment have been installed in the elementary school for use by elementary school students.
The exercise equipment was provided through a National Fitness Foundation grant.