The Griffon News

The wait on an upgraded weight room is over. 

Throughout the summer, some nice additions were made to the Baker Family Fitness Center.  All of the new embellishments  have been made to create a more enjoyable, efficient and effective workout experience for everyone.

When students came back to Western, many were excited to get back into the habit of routine workouts at the Baker Family Fitness Center.  Many were even more excited when they arrived to find 18 brand-new fitness machines waiting for them.  The workout equipment was accompanied by a fresh, big screen television.  The TV made some pretty sweet icing on an already delicious cake.

Thanks to capital funding from grants, $50,000 worth of new weight machines now call Missouri Western State University home.  The equipment will give Griffon athletes and gym rats alike, a better all-around workout.  Many of the machines feature multiple uses and target areas.

Baker Fitness Center Coordinator Amy Foley said that they have been pushing to get the new equipment for quite some time.  The old machines needed to be replaced due to the fact that the parts for the previous gear were discontinued.

“The old equipment we had has been there since 1994,” Foley said.
 
She expects Western to make more additions by May of next year.

As you walk past all the modern workout machines in Baker, you might find something even more interesting on the wall.  The new décor isn’t your average weight room poster of inspiration, but rather a brand new flat screen television.  The gigantic HD LCD television mounted on the wall, is the work of a new PUN program that the fitness center is a part of.  Thanks to this advertising program, the deal included the television for free.

If you have time, you should definitely check out the new equipment, maybe even work up a sweat while you are there. 

“The new machines are really nice and the new TV is awesome,” said MWSU sophomore Brady Crawford.  The additions made to the Baker Fitness Center will certainly make it easier for Western students to hit the weights while taking a break from hitting the books.  Maybe it can even help the new freshman class avoid the dreaded “Freshman 15.”