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Although the Student Recreation Center is a popular choice of Eastern students, when it comes to exercising, they said they are finding other ways to shed the pounds.
Samantha Frooman, a senior communication studies major, said she chooses working out at home over the SRC because of the comfort it provides.
"The rec is too hot and too crowded," Frooman said.
Frooman said she recently started Insanity, a workout DVD that promises a total body workout in which the user can burn up to 1,000 calories in an hour.
"After the first week I could barely move my body," she said. "I like it because it really pushes you to have a good workout, versus just doing the elliptical for 20 minutes."
Frooman said she can already see results from the workout.
Other Eastern students are taking even bigger steps to improve their fitness.
Senior marketing major Katie Barmantje said she recently completed her second half marathon on Sunday.
In March 2010, Barmantje began training for the Chicago Half Marathon outdoors because of its advantages.
"I ran outside instead of at the SRC because the track and treadmill are flat, so it wouldn't have prepared me for the course," she said.
Dennis Malak, the public functions supervisor at the Doudna Fine Arts Center, said he finds ways at his job to exercise.
"I exercise at work by taking the stairs instead of the elevator and by walking at a fast pace," he said.
Frooman, Barmantje and Malek all prove that students and faculty do not need to just go to a gym to stay fit.
Megan Lusk can be reached at 581-2812 or malusk@eiu.edu.
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