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Strength and Conditioning
• Closed-toe, rubber-soled athletic footwear (tennis shoes) required – no boots, flip flops, sandals, open-toe, or “croc” type shoes are permitted.
• Athletic shorts or sweatpants are required. Clothing with buttons, rivets, zippers, metal studs and/or snaps is prohibited.
• Full-sleeved tee-shirts are required in the strength area. No tank tops or cut offs are permitted.
• No mid-drifts, sports bras, or overly revealing shorts allowed in activity spaces.
• Tank tops (but not sport bras or mid drifts) are allowed on cardio equipment.
• Street clothes are prohibited on all equipment.
• Water only is permitted in closed plastic bottles with lids (no protein shakes, sport drinks, pop, fast food containers, etc., are allowed).
• No food is permitted in the activity areas (past the ID check turnstile).
• Food and prohibited drinks will be confiscated and violators will face disciplinary action.
No one under the age of 17 is allowed access to the free weight area.
• All personal belongings must be stored in the provided cubbies or secured in a locked locker. The Department of Campus Recreation and Student Programming is not responsible for lost/stolen items.
• Chewing gum is prohibited.
• Clips are mandatory for all free bar lifts.
• Slamming or dropping of free weights is not allowed.
• Improper use of equipment is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, standing on equipment and benches, standing on weights, stacking weights under equipment, top loading and stepping on weights.
• Weights should never be set on benches; this includes dumbbells, free weights and bars.
• Power lifts (clean, clean-jerk, snatch) are prohibited.
• The use of chalk is prohibited.
• The use of a spotter is recommended.
• Wiping down equipment after use is mandatory (please do not spray machines directly with cleaning solution).
• Return all equipment to its proper place after use. Please keep all equipment in designated areas.
• Limit stretching and floor exercises to designated areas.
• No one under the age of 17 is allowed access to the free weight area.
• Loitering is prohibited.
• Outside personal training and/or instruction is not allowed (only personal training and instruction provided by the Campus Recreation and Student Programming staff is permitted).
• No body contact sparring of any sort is allowed in the facility.
• Immediately report any weight room related injury or facility/equipment irregularity to staff on duty.
• Time is limited to 30 minutes on all cardiovascular equipment when someone is waiting.
• Facility and equipment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be courteous to others.
• The use of the “emergency off” clip is mandatory when using treadmills.
• Cell phone usage (talking, texting, taking photos) is prohibited on equipment and in the locker rooms.
• Contact a staff member if any extra assistance is needed.
• All structured activities and programs must be offered through the Department of Campus Recreation.
• Failure to comply with the above policies may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Fitness Studios
• Street clothes are prohibited in all activity spaces.
• Entrance to classes will start 10 minutes prior to the scheduled class time.
• Participants should remain outside the studio doors until everyone from the previous class has exited. A facility monitor will instruct members to enter the studios at the appropriate time. Please come early to reserve your spot.
• Entry is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants cannot save bikes or spots for their friends.
• Maximum enrollment for Group X and Instructional classes are up to the instructor and the number for SPINNING is dictated by the number of bikes. Once the maximum number of participants has been reached, the class will be closed.
• The instructor has the authority to cancel or change a class format if fewer than (3) participants attend.
• In order to ensure the safety of all participants, members who are 10 or more minutes late for class will not be permitted into the studio/SPINNING class.
• All participants must sign in prior to the beginning of each class with the facility monitor.
• Appropriate athletic shoes must be worn in all Group X and Instructional classes (except Yoga or Pilates). Sandals, dress and open-toed shoes will not be permitted in the studios.
• For SPINNING classes, excessively baggy pants and long skirts will not be permitted. SPINNING shoes may be worn.
• Participants of all classes are strongly encouraged to bring a towel and water bottle to class.
• All personal items should be kept in the provided cubbies. The Department of Campus Recreation is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Equipment provided in a class (body bars, dumbbells, resistance bands, etc.) may not be taken out of the room.
• Participants are asked to return all equipment to its proper location at the end of each class.
• Only Campus Recreation staff members are permitted to use the stereos in the studios.
• Report any injuries and facility or equipment irregularity to the Group X, Instructional, or SPINNING instructor.
• The following is prohibited in the Group X, Instructional and SPINNING areas:
- Personal belongings left on the floor
- Food or beverage, with the exception of water in a non-breakable bottle
- Chewing gum
- Cell phone usage
• For participants’ safety, leaving Group X, Instructional and SPINNING classes before the cool down period is strongly discouraged.
• The Department of Campus Recreation reserves the right to adjust the schedule, class formats and instructors when necessary. Abbreviated schedules of classes may be offered during holidays and breaks. Please refer to the web page or bulletin boards near the studios for class cancellations, schedule changes, and special events.
• Any class that consistently has attendance of fewer than (5) people may be cancelled at any time without notice.
• We reserve the right to turn away anyone who we deem is not wearing appropriate attire or who compromises the safety and professionalism of the Group X areas. Exceptions may be made for religious purposes.
• For your safety and the safety of other members, please follow the instructor’s routine and keep conversation to a minimum.
• Participants must be 16 years or older to participate in any class.
• New SPINNING participants are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes prior to the beginning of class to learn proper bike set-up.
• To encourage cross-training and to promote all class types, instructors’ names will not be provided on the schedule.
• Participants should consult a physician prior to beginning a new fitness program.
Climbing Wall and Elevated Challenge Course
• All approved participants must:
- Check in with the programming staff;
- Have a risk and release form with all appropriate signatures;
- Be issued ASRWC-approved equipment, excluding personal shoes and chalk bags.
- Participants may also use their own harness for the climbing wall portion provided that it is inspected by a wall supervisor or intern.
• Climbing shoes or athletic shoes are required to be worn at all times. Bare feet or hiking boots are not permitted.
• All participants must use ASRWC provided belay devices, carabiners and ropes for the climbing wall, and only ASRWC equipment for the elevated challenge course. No exceptions!
• Helmets are highly recommended, but not required as long as the participant signs a helmet release form.
• No loose chalk is permitted. Climbers may use bison balls, but xfactor is not permitted.
• All equipment must be returned at the end of each program or a service charge will incur.
• Participants are responsible for assuring that the program staff has twice checked their safety systems prior to entering the elevated challenge course or climbing on the rock wall.
• Participants must tie into their harness. Clipping in is not permitted.
• Belayers on the climbing wall must belay from their harness and not the floor anchors.
• Swinging across the wall or swinging on the leads for the elevated challenge course is not permitted.
• Climbers must climb the designated routes.
• Grabbing, pulling or stepping on quick draws or bolt hangers is not permitted.
• Bouldering with hands above the 10’ shaded area is not permitted.
• Bouldering above or below another climber or boulderer is not permitted.
• Spotters are highly recommended when bouldering.
• A climber that is bleeding may not continue to use the wall until the blood has been properly cleaned and the wound is covered.
• Food, beverages, alcoholic beverages, personal belongings and/or glass is not permitted in the climbing or elevated challenge course areas. Approved climbing gear and plastic bottles containing water only are, however, permitted at the wall.
• All accidents and damaged equipment must be reported immediately to the program staff.
• Shirts are required. Sports bras, sleeveless, or shirtless participants are not permitted.
• All personal possessions such as jewelry, watches, necklaces, rings, excessively loose clothing, etc., must be removed and stored in your locker when participating in an adventure recreation program. Program staff is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Correct communication commands must be used by both the climber and belayer. Spectators will be allowed at the staff’s discretion.
• Patrons found to be participating in an adventure recreation program under the influence of alcohol or drugs will be stopped from participation and could have disciplinary actions brought against them.
• Patrons found to be participating in an adventure recreation program under the influence of prescription medication that could put their participation at a greater risk, will be stopped from participation.
• All staff has the right to ask uncooperative or unsafe participants to leave.
• Anyone found to be participating in an unsafe manner will be counseled about appropriate techniques, procedures or behaviors first; if continued abuse occurs, then participants will be asked to leave. If the participant still continues with inappropriate techniques or behavior, they will then be removed from the program and asked to leave the building.
• An infraction of any policy can result in immediate removal from the program and building.
Meditation Studio
• Please do not leave personal belongings unattended.
• The meditation studio is not a study, sleep or social lounge.
• Mutual respect is expected in this quiet space.
• Water only is permitted in closed plastic bottles with lids (no protein shakes, sport drinks, pop, fast food containers, etc., are allowed).
• No food is permitted outside the lobby.
• Food and prohibited drinks will be confiscated and violators will face disciplinary action.
Walk/Jog Track
• Athletic shoes are required. No boots or other hard soled shoes allowed.
• The track is intended for recreational purposes only. Competitive training and sprinting are not permitted.
• Please follow the designated walk and jog lanes.
• No standing, loitering and/or spectating allowed on the track.
• Cell phone use is prohibited.
• No backpacks, gym bags or coats allowed. Please secure valuables in a locked locker.
• Water only is permitted in closed plastic bottles with lids (no protein shakes, sport drinks, pop, fast food containers, etc., are allowed).
• No food is permitted in the activity areas (past the ID check turnstile).
• Food and prohibited drinks will be confiscated and violators will face disciplinary action.
• The walking/jogging direction on the track changes daily.
• The track is one-eighth of a mile.
Wellness Resource Center
• All computers and resource materials are to be used for educational purposes.
• There is a limit of 30 minutes per person on each computer.
• All materials in the resource center are to stay in the resource center.
• Food and drink, excessive noise and profanity is prohibited.
• Downloading any computer programs to resource computers is prohibited.
• Ask a staff member if assistance is needed.
• Cell phone usage is prohibited while using resource center computers.
• All members must sign in before using the resource center.
• Failure to comply with any of the above policies will result in a loss of use privileges at the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Sports Forum (gym)
• Street clothes are prohibited in all activity spaces.
• Coats, street clothing, backpacks or equipment bags should be secured in a locked locker. Please do not leave personal items unattended.
• Hanging on rims, nets or court dividers is prohibited.
• Basketballs, volleyballs, and badminton equipment are available for check out at Equipment Issue.
• Only water in closed plastic bottles with lids permitted. No protein shakes, sport drinks, pop, fast food drink containers, etc., are allowed.
• No food is permitted in the activity areas (past the ID check turnstile).
• Food and prohibited drinks will be confiscated and violators will face disciplinary action.
Equipment Issue
• Equipment Issue is located on the lower level of the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
• All students/members can borrow equipment at no charge with a valid YSU ID.
• All equipment must be kept inside the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center and returned by the end of the day.
• Participants will be charged a fee for damaged or missing equipment.
• All equipment must be returned by the original user.
• Towel check-out/in is available with a YSU ID.
• Lock use is highly recommended. Patrons may check-out one lock per day with a valid YSU ID.
• Students/members who improperly use, abuse, break, or abandon, take, or lose equipment will have their equipment issue privileges revoked and will incur a fine for replacement of said equipment.
Racquetball Courts
• The use of protective eye wear is highly recommended in the racquetball courts.
• All metal racquets must have protective guards and wrist straps.
• All participants must wear rubber-soled shoes and athletic attire. Street shoes and street clothes are prohibited.
• Racquets, racquetballs, protective eyewear, and walleyball equipment are available for check-out at Equipment Issue.
• All courts will be available on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise reserved through Equipment Issue at (330) 941-2246.
• These courts are not intended for purposes other than racquetball and walleyball. If the Campus Recreation and Student Programming staff determines that a user is improperly using this space; they will be asked to leave the facility. |
