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=**Public space on campus**=



I place on campus that I visit often on campus would be the Rec center. I go to the gym about 3-4 times a week and try to do at least a hour and half work out. The gym is a really popular area that Bloomsburg students like to visit. The rec center has many activities to offer including a weight room, cardio room that also has machines that work certain areas of the body. The rec also includes several basketball courts that can also be used for tennis, volleyball, and indoor soccer. Surrounding the basketball courts is an indoor track that many students run on when treadmills are not available. There are about 3 racquetball rooms, a couple of ping pong tables, a small room where special fitness classes take place, and finally a big room that can be used for various activities such as volleyball, basketball, hockey, and my favorite; Zumba! Last semester was the first semester that Zumba was offered at Bloom. Since the rec has been very crowded ever since the semester started, I have been going to more fitness classes than working out in the cardio room. I used to go to the cardio room for long periods of time and run on a treadmill or go on an elliptical, however they have all been in use when I arrive at the rec. Zumba is a very fun activity that resembles dancing. Students are instructed by Dawn who shows great enthusiasm. Everyone there just lets go of their worries and gets into the movements of Zumba. It is a great workout if you put effort into your moves. If you try really hard, you will burn a lot of calories. Zumba is an hour long, so while I am there, I notice everyone working out their hardest. If I decide to do another class such as Pilates, there are students who try just as hard to keep fit. Others in the rec will play sports or run on the track. Athletes are in the weight room lifting. All of this data that I have collected shows that students in college are trying to keep fit. People that are dedicated to staying in shape will go to great measures for that. Freshman 15 is a part of college life and if one would not want to gain the Freshman 15, than they would be working out at the rec.