| The YVCC Fitness/Wellness Center provides the Yakima Valley Community College campus and the Yakima Valley community the opportunity to pursue personal health, fitness, and wellness goals in a professional environment and spacious facility. |
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| Mission |
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The mission of the YAK Fitness/Wellness Center, integrated with the Physical Education-Recreation-Wellness Department at Yakima Valley Community College, is to provide a campus facility that allows the students, staff, faculty, and the Yakima Valley community members to engage in the pursuit of physical fitness and wellness.
The YAK Fitness/Wellness Center, through its strong educational domains, is also dedicated to increasing the physical, health, and mental wellbeing of each client/student to meet the daily, fast-paced demands placed of body by college/occupation, and increase awareness and proactive concerns about self-care. |
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| Objectives |
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The YAK Fitness/Wellness Center objectives are:
To create an inviting, friendly atmosphere welcoming people at all levels of fitness.
To educate and encourage fitness that provokes the concept of "total body fitness."
To offer wellness/fitness course instruction that develops a solid foundation of physical fitness components, student understanding, the internal drive to meet personalized wellness/fitness goals.
To educate and promote to the YVCC campus members and the Yakima Valley community the positive benefits of wellness, health, and physical fitness.
To be receptive and proactive to the unique needs of the various constituents that use the facility.
To ensure a quality, state-of-the-art environment where intercollegiate athletic team members can develop the optimal level of fitness and sport specific skill that provides them the competitive edge on the field/court/mat.
To offer injury preventive, proactive care techniques, and excellent rehabilitation services for the YVCC athletic department and advisory care prevention services to YVCC employees.
To serve as a professional development employment opportunity for students who qualify for work-study and the international students. Student employees assist in the daily operation, upkeep, fitness supervision,and client/member encouragement and teaching professional instructing serving others through providing and sharing educational information in fitness/wellness aspect of life. |
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| Facility Information |
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The YAK Fitness/Wellness Center, located in Sherar Gym on the YVCC campus, offers an inviting atmosphere for registered members of any fitness level the unlimited opportunity to stay true in beginning, maintaining, or building your personal health and fitness.
Our newly remodeled and expanded facility offers ample space to ensure that the YVCC Fitness/Wellness Center helps to fullfill the YAK's Fitness dedication to building healthy habits and promoting physical and emotional wellbeing through fitness.
State of the Art Equipment in the Fitness Center
Recline Bikes / Upright Racing Bikes
Gym Facility
Treadmills
Free Weights
Cybex Machine Weights
Theraball / Stretch Area
Outdoor Marked Walking/Running Course
Fitness Level Testing in alliance with CWU Human Performance Lab
Day Lockers / Locks
Seperate Staff/Faculty Locker Rooms
Fitness Workout Program Development Assistance |
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| YVCC YAK Membership |
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YVCC Student, Staff, Faculty Individual, Yakima Valley Community Member
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Fall Quarter |
$40.00 |
Open: October 5th |
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Winter Quarter |
$40.00 |
Open: January 4th |
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Spring Quarter |
$40.00 |
Open: March 29th |
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Summer Quarter |
TBA |
TBA |
To become a YAK Fitness/Wellness Center member, please register for YAK WORKOUT - PE 076.
Registration and $40.00 membership payment fee |
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| Days/Hours of Operation |
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The fitness/wellness center is open Monday – Friday during the following hours.
| Fall 2009 |
6:00am - 6:00pm |
| Winter 2010 |
6:00am - 6:00pm |
| Spring 2010 |
6:00am - 6:00pm |
| Summer 2010 |
TBA |
Reminder: The fitness/wellness center will be closed on all college observed holidays.
Any change in hour times or special closures will be posted at the entrance to the facility. |
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| Services |
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The YAK Fitness/Wellness Center strives to provide quality services and inviting accomodations to our clients, students, staff/faculty, and competative intercollege athletic department team members.
Employee Incentive Programs: Check back for future programs.
Self-Care Series: Preventive Techniques & Posture
Physical Education Courses (1 credit or 2 credit):
PE 180 Wellness Life I
PE 181 Wellness Life II
PE 182 Wellness Life III
PE 184 Fast Track Wellness
PE 130 Beginning Weight Training
PE 132 Advance Weight Training
Fitness Assessments/Hydrostatic Weighing: Available through an educational articulation with Central Washington Excerise Science Department. Contact Bonnie Smith at blsmith@yvcc.edu for further informtion.
Fitness Program Design: If you would like assistance meeting your fitness/wellness goals and would like input and guidance on a personal fitness program, contact Ray Funk at rfunk@yvcc.edu or (509) 574-4722 to set up a meeting appointment.
Athletic Enhancement Performation Programs: Fitter, Faster, Stronger.... Intercollege athletes can develop the skills they need to maintain and enhance the sport specific ability that will give them the competitive edge. |
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| Employment Opportunities |
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Fitness Center Front Desk Attendant
Applications for employment in the Fitness Center are available at the beginning of each quarter for students that qualify for work-study. We encourage our international students that attend YVCC to apply. |