Before the winter break, the De Anza College Lifetime Fitness Center had auctioned off their old and worn–out equipment and welcomed in new and improved equipment accommodated by funds from Measure C, a $490.8 million bond, and Foothill-De Anza Foundation’s annual “Night of Magic” fundraiser.

As the new year kicks off, many find themselves at the gym, anxious to keep their New Year’s resolution to lose weight or get back into shape. In order to achieve this resolution, De Anza College’s newly remodeled Lifetime Fitness Center offers their services and equipment at a low cost for students, faculty members and the surrounding community.

Students who are enrolled in PE 70A: Orientation to Lifetime Fitness (2 units) or PE 71: Lifetime Wellness and Fitness Center Lab (1 unit) may use the fitness center at $17 per unit, and may continue using the center for up to 6 subsequent quarters by enrolling in the one unit class. Students may also purchase a membership to the center through the website http://www.communityeducation.fhda.edu/.

The center offers state–of–the–art treadmills, upright stationary bikes, recumbent bikes, stair climbers and elliptical striders, complete with a magnum strength training circuit and a Micro-Fit computerized health/fitness analysis system. There are machines for aerobic and strength development as well as a matted area with balances balls and resistance equipment. The center has also implemented sets of televisions all around the gym alongside FM audio broadcast and iPod–compatible machines.

The director of the Center, C.J. Jones, is a health and fitness instructor certified by the American College of States Medicine who, along with offering personal training, gives free workshops each month to assist students with proper machine use. She also helps structure fitness goals and addresses problem areas.

Students can watch their favorite television shows as they run on the new Life Fitness Treadmills. (Helen Koh/La Voz Weekly)