East Campus Activities Building
Strength Training & Conditioning Room (STCR)
The Strength Training and Conditioning Room is open to all members of Campus Recreation during regular facility hours. All users are expected to read and abide by the Strength Training and Conditioning Room Policies.
Benefits of Resistance Training
- Improves personal appearance through increases in muscle tone or muscle size, thereby improving posture and strength.
- Increases Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) - the amount of energy your body uses to maintain life at rest. Muscle mass is metabolically active tissue during exercise AND at rest, so it uses energy throughout the day even when you're resting. Increasing muscle mass through resistance training could increase your RMR which raises the overall calorie utilization.
- Benefits attitude. THis is often the result of the feeling of accomplishment many people feel after resistance weight training sessions. The increased blood flow clears the mind, enables better sleep sessions, and contributes to an energized feeling.
- Reduce injury risk by strengthening the muscles around the joint. Example: ankle, knee, shoulder
- Strengthens the lower back and abdominal muscles, improving posture and possibly relieving lower back pain
- Helps maintain or improve physical working capacity at any age, meaning you can do more of the activities you enjoy throughout your life.
- Aids in prevention of osteoporosis (a bone wasting disease, bone mineral density loss) by increasing bone mineral density in response to the increased load on the skeletal system.
