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Wednesday, August 16, 1995
KUCAMPUS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Robinson provides cheap alternative to clubs
Allen, Anschutz also offer exercise options
By Trine Nygaard Kansan staff writer
The University of Kansas provides more for students than an education. Sports facilities are available to students and faculty for workout and play both mornings and evenings.
Fitness craze appears to be fizzling
A survey by the National Sporting Goods Association found 9.7 million fewer Americans were exercising regularly in 1993 than in 1991, especially men and those 55 or older.
Instead of paying fees at health clubs in town, many KU students choose to work out at the sports facilities on campus. A valid KUID is all it takes to enter Robinson Center, and once inside, there are many opportunities to get the heart rate up.
Frequent exercisers as a percent of the U.S. population
in the fitness rooms on the ground level, users can find the necessary equipment for a full-body workout. There are treadmills, exercise bicycles, cross-country skiding machines and rowing machines for aerobic exercise, as well as weight machines and free weights for muscle toning. The weight machines carry illustrated instructions showing how to perform the exercise correctly and which muscles will be affected.
Julie Hillemeier, Lawrence senior,
is one of the students who takes
advantage of an on-campus work-out.
"The new equipment is nice and easy to use and the hours are good," Hillemeyer said. "I usually go late at night after dinner. You don't have to pretty up and look like you know what you're doing to go there. That's one of the reasons I've never joined another health club."
Besides working out in the fitness room, students can swim, play racquetball on indoor courts, shoot hoops and play volleyball. Outside, they can play tennis, racquetball and sand volleyball.
Racquets can be checked out with a valid KUID at the entrance to the locker rooms.
After the game, a trip to the sauna and a hot shower can help soften tense muscles.
Gordon Kratz, associate director of intramural and fitness programs, said that in addition to playing sports independently, students could join one of three recreational programs offered by Recreation Services.
as tennis and racquetball.
Intramural sports offers 28 competitive sports ranging from team sports such as basketball and football to dual or individual sports such
More than 260 teams compete within the KU community each semester, Kratz said.
Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, Kratz said.
The fitness program offers 32 aerobic classes each week. Once a $30 fee for the eight-week session is paid, students can choose freely between water, floor, step and slide aerobics. The classes are offered Monday through Thursday in the mornings at 7:15 and in the evenings from 4:30 to 8.
In addition, classes are planned for
The third program offered by Recreation Service is the Club Sports program. Thirty-two sports clubs are registered on the KU campus, and all are run by students. Some clubs, such as soccer, are competitive and compete with other schools in the region. Others are instructional, such as martial arts. And some clubs, such as the sailing club, are recreational.
Call 864-3546 or stop by the Recreation Service office, 208 Robinson, for more information on the activities available.
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Just across Nismith Drive from Robinson are Allen Field House and Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
In the fieldhouse, the track surrounding the basketball court is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for walking and jogging.
Richard Konzem, assistant director of the athletic association, said the track would be closed during
basketball games.
Anschutz is open 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Mon, through Fri. for anyone who wants to walk or jog and from 7 to 10 p.m. for anyone with a valid KUID.
Physical education classes, Recreation Service activities and Athletic Department activities have first priority and may preempt jogging and walking at any time.
Call 864-3546 or the University Information Center at 864-3506 for more information about hours and athletic services.
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