Get Fit Month, Campus Recreation’s January health initiative, offers many diverse programs – from weight loss to yoga to a mild kick- boxing/dancing hybrid – all designed to help students fulfill their New Year’s resolutions and live healthier.
“Everyone sets goals to have better health, to have more fitness, and we are trying to help everyone go along with that,” said Callie Shanks, facilities and marketing graduate assistant, in talking about the Student Activities Center’s Get Fit Month programs.
One of the more popular events the SAC is sponsoring during is the Biggest Loser competition, which began January 14.
“It is for individuals who really want to make big lifestyle changes,” Shanks said.
Unlike The Biggest Loser reality TV show, Lipscomb’s event is not simply dedicated to weight loss, but instead uses a “swap points” system to put the focus on overall healthy lifestyle adjustments.
“Some swap points could be along the lines of: Instead of drinking soda, you drink water,” Shanks said. “So someone who is overweight, but has made a ton of healthy decisions, is able to win as well.”
Shanks said the winners will be encouraged to continue their lifestyle choices.
“They can win prizes such as yoga, ballroom dancing and tons of fun fitness activities to help them be active,” Shanks said.
It costs $45 for students to compete in the Biggest Loser challenge.
While the Biggest Loser program is currently the largest Get Fit Month activity at the SAC, there are many other fitness programs – such as spin classes and Monday night yoga – that are designed to help students get moving.
Shanks recommends that the more adventuresome might try the SAC’s Turbo Kick, which is a combination of kickboxing and dance.
“It is a more intense and hardcore workout rather than a recreational workout,” Shanks said.
Shanks said that January’s mission is to inform students about different group fitness opportunities and get them to come and see what all the SAC has to offer.
“We are trying to get people involved because if you don’t go, you don’t know what you are missing out on,” Shanks said.
After the Get Fit Month ends, the SAC turns its attention to heart health, with programs and events to be announced revolving around that topic.
