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Workouts limited
Training hours restricted to class schedule
William Smith / Roundup
Pierce College students once again face the year-old ban on working out at the Fitness Center outside of class.
Before spring 2011, Pierce students were allowed to workout anytime they wanted, but now they can only train during their class times.
"These new hours [that] went into effect took the fun out of [the workout]," Pierce College student Christopher Kosharian said.
Kosharian used the Fitness Center often before the new policy was approved.
"The old rules were great for me because I would go workout whenever I had a bunch of time to kill,” he said. “Now I can’t do that.”
The change was a result of rules in the education code.
"I don’t know if we were violating an education code, but it just wasn’t right," Athletic Director Bob Lofrano said.
Lofrano wishes the Fitness Center was open for student-athletes to train and improve their skills anytime they wish, he said on KPCRadio’s Beyond the Print Thursday.
“We had to go back to the traditional way,” he said. “If you are in the Monday and Wednesday class, these are the only days you can go work out.”
This policy frustrates teachers who teach at the fitness center as well.
“[The original hours were] a convenience for the students to get these hours to pass the class whenever they had the time,” instructor of men’s physical education William Norton said.
Due to this recent policy, all students who must complete the training requirements for their classes continue to be forced to exercise during their class time only.
