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JUST FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF! Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. till 9 p.m. (Monday - Thursday) 7 a.m. till 5 p.m. (Friday) Be sure to \-isit the WCC Wellness Center, located in the Student Center. The t>pcs of equipment located in the center arc listed below. ♦Plate loaded exercise machines, including a vertical chest press, biangular shoulder press and leg extension/seated leg curl machinc *2 Treadmills *1 Stairclimber * 1 Recumbent Exercise Bike Anyone plarming to use the center must first complete a 30 minute orientation class. The dates and times that the class will be offered are posted at the entrance of the center. The AM/PM Tune-up Here s a 10-mmute sequence ot e.\ercises that can help you rev up m the morniiiR as well as unwinti in the evenini;. Start with a short meditation. Sittini! with eyes closed, repeat to yourselt J phrase that is ineanini;tul to you. This can be selt-talk jlona the lines ot "I am a valuable and productive person |ust the wav 1 am.” Or choose an inspirational passage trom a favorite book or scripture. Take a few deep breaths. itandins; with le,«s slishtly apart, place vour hands on your stomach with \our elbows out. Inhale slowlv to a count ot tive and hold each breath for a count ot three, then exhale to a count of five. Feel the tension go out with the breath and imagine a warm lii;ht enterini; your body with each breath. Repeat three times. Now do these stretches. While doing them keep vour shoulders back and rela.xed, vour buttocks slightly tucked and your center or gravitv |ust behind your navel. Repeat eacfi exercise three times. • Still standing, clasp your hands behind your back and raise your fiands, keeping your arms straight and vour elbows relaxed, until vou feel a comfortable stretch in your shoulders and upper arms. Hold for 10 seconds and rela.x. • Stand with teet shoulder-width apart and your hands against a wall a tew feet awav. Being sure to keep your back flat—not arched or swayed—bend at vour hip |Oints until you feel a comfortable stretch ^ on the back ot your thighs. Hold for 10 seconds and rela.x. — • 111 the same spot, lean toward the wall, bending your arms until you feel a stretch in the calves. Hold tor 10 seconds and rela.x. • Lving on your back with one leg bent, grasp the other leg fjehind the knee and bring it to the chest. Holding the back of the thigh, gently pull the leg toward your head until ^ you feel a stretch through the lower back and buttocks. Repeat on the other side. • Repeat the previous stretch, but this time straighten the leg vou are holding until you feel a stretch on the back of the thish, • Still lving on vour back with feet flat and both legs bent, cross your arms across vour chest, Slowlv curl upward, bringing your shoulders off the floor. Don't allow your lower back to arch up. Sif up, exhaling slowly through a count of five on the wav up and five more on the wav back to the floor 3 '995 3 Set Fit For Life At The WCC Wellness Center!! Look for the WCC Wellness Center Fitness Program to begin in January. Physical Fitness Assessment Sessions and lots of other “good stuff’ will be offered in this new program. More information to come soon!
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