Public Health Opens New Fitness Center
By Kenna L. Brigham School of Public
Health
A satellite to the
Cooley Center
was recently opened at the School of Public Health. The new
fitness facility features state-of-the-art Life Fitness
strength equipment, upright and recumbent bikes, treadmills
and elliptical trainers, three adjustable benches and a
full set of dumbbells. Each piece of cardiovascular
training equipment features a 15-inch flat-screen
television. A locker room and shower facilities are also
available.
To celebrate the grand opening of the Cooley Center at
the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, a fitness fair will
be held today, March 29. Students, faculty and staff can
have their blood pressure and body fat measurements taken,
and perform a strength test, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the
Anna Baetjer Room.
Members are able to exercise at both the Cooley
Center, which is located behind Hampton House, at 1620
McElderry St., and the new facility on the ninth floor of
the School of Public Health. The space for the gym was
recently constructed as part of the school's newly
completed teaching and research additions. The satellite
gym is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
Darryl Waldon, director of the Cooley Center, said,
"The new center gives us increased programming flexibility
and improved campus health awareness and is a great benefit
to employees and students. With facilities in two different
areas on campus, members will waste less time getting to
the gym, allowing them more time to work out. The Cooley
Center at the JHSPH is a tremendous addition to the Johns
Hopkins Medical Institutions."
The main Cooley Center will continue to offer group
exercise classes, personal training sessions, an outdoor
swimming pool, a multipurpose court, tennis and racquetball
courts, an indoor track and cardio- and strength-training
studios. In addition, the center has special programs, such
as the Don't Gain, Maintain program designed to help
participants maintain their weight over the winter
holidays, a weight-lifting competition, racquetball and
basketball leagues and the Cooley Challenge, a 12-week
competition where individuals tone their bodies and compare
before and after measurements.
Both facilities are managed by MidAtlantic Corporate
Health. For more information, go to
www.cooleycenter.com or call 410-955-2513.
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