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This success story is about more


than just building an outstanding fa- cility. It also is a culmination of years of nurturing and cultivating positive experiences, positive body image and a life-long love of fitness through fitness participation. With two full-time staff, over 80


part-time staff and 10 personal train- ers, the university has taken a leader- ship position in ensuring that fitness is promoted as a priority for students and for the university community as a whole. Part-time staff in the Fitness Centre


attend a minimum two-day weight training supervisor certification course, as well as first aid and CPR certification. A wide variety of certifi- cations in all areas of fitness are also


offered. The university is proud that approximately 25 percent of its out- standing Fitness Centre staff members go on to lead careers in fitness. Equipment offered in the Fitness


Centre includes a full range of tech- nology-enabled cardio equipment, two large free weight areas, function- al areas, open space, and plate loaded, weight stack and Olympic lifting areas. The new facility also includes a full


2,000 sq. ft. varsity athletic training centre that accommodates 450 varsity athletes. FBC


Lynne Skilton-Hayes is the fitness program su- pervisor of the Fitness Centre at the Guelph Gryphon Athletic Centre. Contact her at lskil- ton@uoguelph.ca.


The Fitness Centre at the Guelph Gryphon Athletics Centre Guelph, Ont. www.gryphons.ca


Owner: University of Guelph Size: 22,000 sq. ft., including a 2,000 sq. ft. varsity athletic training centre that accommodates 450 varsity athletes


Number of members: 9,000+


Member demographics: students and university community members


Number of staff: 2 full-time staff, and over 80 part-time staff + 10 personal trainers


Equipment: cardio equipment, 2 free weight areas, functional areas, open space, as well as plate load- ed, weight stack and Olympic lifting areas.


Membership fees: $45 per semester


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