Get Ready to Sweat! New Fitness Center Opens Monday

RFH 2010, Cover Stories, Colgate News

Wed, Jan 26, 2011

At 6 a.m. Monday, Colgate's new $7.8 million, 14,825-square-foot Trudy Fitness Center opens its door. It about triples the amount of fitness space now in the Bryan Little Fitness Center.

When the first fitness fanatics enter, they will find two bright, airy floors filled with the latest equipment for strength and cardiovascular training. The upper floor has three rows of steppers, climbers, treadmills and bikes, all connected to the Internet, many with 15" touch screens so folks can watch cable TV as they work out. All have docking ports for iPods.

There are 25 treadmills and 24 elliptical trainers. The center also has adaptive mition trainers, which adapt to a user's own stride length and desired movement.

The first floor has a vaulted ceiling of massive laminated wood beams and expansive windows.

The floor below is filled with eight "strength racks" and cable/weight equipment from the Bryan Little Fitness Center in Huntington Gym has been moved to Trudy.

Visitios will arrive at an area that opens onto both levels. It allows attendants to monitor access to both floors.

The Trudy Fitness Center is Colgate's first building for which LEED -- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -- certification is being sought. If approved, the building could be designated at the silver level for LEED, a standard set by the U.S. Green Buildings Council.

The former facility will be dedicated to Colgate's various sports teams.

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