by Emma Sporleder, Student Reporter
Students, it’s never too late to get active.
The J.R Holder Wellness Center is a 42,000 square-foot facility full of many features, including Cybex resistance equipment, 15 pieces of cardiovascular equipment, an indoor track, racquetball courts and a four-lane, 25-meter lap pool and hot tub.
The Wellness Center includes locker rooms with ventilated lockers, showers and a steam sauna. Other benefits offered at the Wellness Center include massage therapy, swim lessons, pool parties, daily exercise classes and personal training.
To be eligible for a membership at the Wellness Center, you must be one of the following: a Northwestern full-time student that has filled out paperwork and who holds a current student ID; a full-time employee of Northwestern, a valid employee ID; any person 16 years of age or older; or any person ages 11-16 who is accompanied by their parent.
The parent must have a family membership. A family is defined as spouses, natural and adopted children under the age of 18, or 25 if currently enrolled in college and living in the same household; any person who is referred to the Wellness Center by a physician for rehabilitation purposes and has a medical prescription; or a member of the community.
The Wellness Center currently offers five different exercise classes that are included with any membership: Body Blast, Pilates, Spin/Cycle, yoga and water aerobics.
For more information on membership, contact Richard Burdick or Olivia Yandel at (580) 327-8100. Be sure to “like” the J.R. Holder Wellness Center on Facebook.