Cooper and Glimmerglass Fitness Centers on the Oswego State campus have modified their schedules to make group classes more available for students this semester.

The most important implementation are the 30-minute classes. There were concerns about students not having enough time to go to the actual classes because of their strict schedules, so shorter classes give those students who only have 30 minutes the opportunity to attend the group classes.

“We looked at the times that more people go to the gym and 4:30 p.m. was a big time for that, we also looked at the times that people were not going at all and that was 6:00 p.m., so we removed all of the classes at 6:00 p.m.,” Cooper’s graduate assistant Caitlyn Miller said.

Both Fitness Centers have cycling classes, Arms and Abs, BGT (Butts, Guts, and Thighs), Kickboxing, and a variety of different types of yoga.

A variety of different classes are offered to cater to the different things students might want to focus on. They specially introduced this variety in yoga. Even if it is becoming a big trend there are still lots of people that do not give it a try because they do not want to do the difficult poses, so they have added other kinds of mindful yoga to target those people.

“Every single person can do yoga. There is this stereotypical misconception about yoga being difficult caused by social media, but that is not real yoga. Yoga is all about breathing,” Dildar Abdurexit, Oswego State’s yoga instructor, said. “Breathing is the key to stress relief and it is fundamental in order to connect with ourselves, not just with our bodies, but with our minds.”

According to Miller, Free Utilization Week, which just ended, has been surprisingly popular this semester and that helps both fitness centers promote the “Oswego Fit” concept which includes having a wellness lifestyle every day.

“As a student having that time of the day where you just relax and have fun is totally necessary,” senior Rocio Beatriz Bresca said. “I went to Zumba classes the first week and it was so much fun, I just wished they were earlier as it is a really energetic class and it’s scheduled after dinner.”

The current hours for both on-campus fitness centers are from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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