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Build It and They’ll Come
The Stroth Center’s workout facility proves to be a dream space for tness
Fitness Center Assistant Sebastian Manntz works with Grade 8 students during a new REAL After School Activity
FIS has dedicated 300 m2 of the new Stroth Center for Learning and Athletics to a state-of-the-art Fitness Center. The storyline of the FIS Fitness Center is
strikingly similar to that from the famous sports movie, Field of Dreams – “Build it, and they will come.” The FIS leadership team listened to their inner selves – and chants from others – and built one of the largest and best-equipped tness centers in an academic setting. Now, large numbers from the entire FIS community are coming – again and again.
Every sports fan loves a success story, and the Fitness Center is de nitely one of them. Since opening in March 2016, more than 230 faculty and sta , and 475 parents, have completed the mandatory, 30-minute training and orientation course required to join the Fitness Center. A more impressive statistic is retention – approximately 70% of faculty and sta , and 50% of parents, are still regular users!
Every sports fan loves a success story, and the Fitness Center is de nitely one of them.
Sebastian Manntz, who serves as the Fitness Center’s Facilitator and Assistant, says: “My purpose is to provide a safe environment where every FIS community member
Fitness Center by the Numbers:
MEMBERS
700+ (plus students)
BIKES
1,150 hours/23,899 km
WEIGHTS
3,157 kg
TREADMILL
2,290 hours/18,018 km
CROSSTRAINER
1,200 hours/10,155 km
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Fitness Center hours are 6:30 –21:00 Monday-Friday, and 9:00 –17:00 Saturday and Sunday.