Dixon Center offerschance to get in shape

Getting in shape is a big part of the recent health kick. The Dixon Center offers aerobics classes four days of the week during the semester. Students and faculty can use the classes to get in shape and take some of the mental pressure off of themselves.

by Lauren Rose Marcucci staff writer

It's time to get in shape, Cabrini College. This year aerobics classes are being offered in the Dixon Center Aerobics room.

There are a wide variety of aerobic types being taught, from low intensity to body sculpting.

Classes are held Monday through Thursday during the afternoon and the night.

After a hard week of studying, students can work out their frustrations in a low or high intensity aerobics class.

With the end of the semester coming up, students are going to need a distraction from all the last-minute work being town at them.

When a long, stressful week is over, one can unwind with a Yoga class.

A lot of the classes are taught by students, which others say makes you feel less selfconscious.

Fitness director Tracy Greenwood has also brought in some outside people to teach and teaches some classes herself.

"It's a fun way to get some exercise," said Leigh Ann Tenore, a sophomore. "There are a lot of different classes you can take, so if one is too hard you can go to a low intensity class."

All the fun and socializing helps the hard workout to just fly by.

For all those students who do not want to jump around, there are also body sculpting classes to work on muscle tone.

Kelly Mollenkof, a sophomore, said, "It is a good way to unwind and relax after a big test. It helps release stress."

When the end-of-the-semester blues start to kick, in the classes are a great way to get the endorphins pumping and chase those blues away.

Greenwood said that the afternoon classes are the most attended.

There are night classes offered, too, so instead of sitting in the room watching television, you can go get some exercise and have fun.

Next semester Greenwood said there will be more classes offered. A Tai Chi class, along with a jazzercise class, will be added to the schedule.

Class schedules are available at the Dixon Center. There are classes every day from Monday through Thursday.

They run until the week before final exams and do not start up again until the second semester resumes in January.

For all those students complaining about having nothing to do, the aerobics cla~ses are the best way to get out and have some fun. Aerobics not only keeps you in shape, but it also can help you stay in good mental shape for your classes.

So come out to the Dixon Center and join some of Cabrini's student bodies in releasing stress and burning off fat.

If anyone would like more infonnation. they can contact Tracy Greenwood in the fitness center or call her at 902-8318.