Free Weight Room Policies
- All users must first check in at the control desk and leave a valid Cedarville University ID card or valid pass and take a Fitness Center towel. Each user should have a towel with them at all times in the weight room.
- Users of the free weight room must be at least 16 years old.
- Users must return their towels to the control desk to claim their ID or pass after their workout.
- Clothing must be appropriate and modest. This includes gym style clothing and gym shoes.
- Street shoes, dress shoes, boots, flip flops, or any open-toed shoes are not allowed.
- Belts or any other metal objects on clothing is prohibited.
- Personal belongings, book bags, gym bags, etc. should not be brought into the free weight room but should be placed on a coat rack or in a locker.
- Food, gum or drink (other than bottled water) is NOT permitted in the free weight room.
- Users should enter the free weight room and check the board on top of the desk. If there are any more cards left in the "Out" slots, move the next numbered card to an "In" slot. If all 20 cards have been moved over to "In", then the free weight room is full and you may not enter until a spot becomes available. A waiting line should be formed along the wall outside the room.
- If a user leaves the room for more than a minute to get a drink, they must check out of the free weight room and check back in to re-enter. Users may not work out anywhere else in the fitness center while checked in to the free weight room.
- Inexperienced lifters can obtain guidance from the Weight Room Supervisor (during slower times - less than eight lifters in the room).
- No one is permitted to use the Free Weight Room alone.
- Spotters should be used anytime a lifter could lose control of the weight.
- It is highly recommended to use collars on the bars.
- Lifters are required to control the weights at all times and not drop weights or dumbbells to the floor.
- Individuals must put all bars, plates, dumbbells, collars, etc. in their proper place after use.
- Machines, benches, and other furniture are not to be moved except by Fitness Center staff.
- Music is NOT to be played in the Free Weight Room except through personal iPods or other mp3 players.
- Questions should be directed to the student on-duty or the Rec Center Supervisor.