The Cabrini Dixon Center supplies students several fitness opportunities. The center also has a state of-the-art weight room filled with new free weights and weight machines.
Dixon also offers students recreation activities such as zumba, yoga classes and an indoor track.
However, at Cabrini, you can exercise in other places other than the gym.
There is off-campus rock climbing that is offered to students. It is a free trip every Wednesday to the Philadelphia Rock Gym.
There are several health benefits when it comes to rock climbing. Typically, rock climbing is thought of as fun, but as you rock climb you are toning your body and losing calories. Rock climbing for an hour burns a total of about 400 calories, which can lead to weight loss.
As the calories burn, muscles begin to tone. Rock climbing focuses on the back, chest, leg and arm muscles. Because you have to pull yourself up, rock climbing also improves your strength.
Others may like traditional workouts and exercises. Weight training is a great way to obtain a healthy body.
There are many misconceptions and questions that need to be answered about weight lifting. It seems as though people are scared, almost as though weight lifting does more harm than good. That couldn’t be further from the truth. There are scrutinizing remarks, from people saying “Lifting stunts your growth,” or “I don’t want to lift because I don’t want to get bulky.” These comments have been holding many people back from living healthier and fit lifestyles.
Weight training is far from dangerous. The injury rate for weight lifting is lower than any other sport. It can actually be used to prevent injuries. Athletes weight train as rehabilitation for their injuries, because the stronger the body, the lesser the chance of injury. Therefore weight lifting is actually safe, when using proper form.
Many women shy away from the opportunity to lift weights for reasons such as not wanting to look bulky or manly. Weight training can also be used for toning your body, not just adding bulk. Women can improve their physique without building as much muscle mass as men, because their testosterone levels are much lower; thus making a slim, toned and strong body.
Cabrini College supplies its students with a workout facility with plenty of weights and weight machines.
More Info:
http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/exercises/the-exercise-benefits-of-rock-climbing.html
http://stronglifts.com/weight-lifting-myths-debunked/
http://www.shwarzenegger.com/fitness/post/bench-press-101
http://www.criticalbench.com/bench-press-blunders.htm
