UAMS Fitness Center Kicks Off with an Aerobic Celebration
Oct. 8, 2004 | Hearts were pumping and feet were moving at the recent opening of the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fitness Center – and that was before the exercising even began.
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 Oct. 8, 2004 | Hearts were pumping and feet were moving at the recent opening of the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fitness Center – and that was before the exercising even began.

“The response has been tremendous,” said Stacey Hightower, Get Healthy UAMS coordinator, as she squeezed through the crowd of people visiting the new center Sept. 27. “People are really impressed with the job the Get Healthy UAMS team has done.”

The long-awaited opening was celebrated with informational booths, drawings, healthy snacks and a sampling of the classes that will be held during the week. Employees who brought their workout clothes jumped in to try out sessions of aerobics, yoga, sculpting and kickboxing.

“The classes may change as we get input from members as to what they are interested in,” said Tammie Hogan, Get Healthy UAMS manager. She said she placed classes like sculpting and yoga in the middle of the day so people could stretch and tone, then placed the aerobic and heavier workouts in the mornings and evenings.

More than 1,000 UAMS employees, along with their family members and friends, have registered for the new fitness center, operated by the Get Healthy UAMS program. That number continued to rise throughout opening day as more and more employees saw what they liked.

Hightower said UAMS made a commitment to its employees in building the fitness center, but it’s also an investment in the health of the employees. Healthier employees can cut health care costs in the long run, she said.

The state-of-the-art facility offers a wide array of exercise equipment, a separate open area for group classes, locker rooms and showers. Members also can use the pool at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute and the fitness center at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging. In addition, members have access to orientation to the equipment and facilities and special programs on nutrition and diet. Personal trainers can provide individualized help for an additional fee.

The fitness center is located on the eighth floor of the new College of Public Health building. It is open 24 hours a day seven days a week through key card access. To join, fill out the registration forms and fax them to 526-7672, or mail internally to mailbox #838. Forms can also be dropped off at the Fitness Center Registration forms can be found at: http://www.uams.edu/gethealthy/members/default.asp
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