Orientation, Policies, and Procedures
Credit students must visit the Fitness Center by the 'Must Show Date' to avoid being withdrawn. Pick up your course syllabus at the Fitness Center for details.
Newly registered students are required to have an orientation. The orientation includes completion of the health history form, blood pressure and heart rate screenings, Fitness Center policy overview and a tour of the facility. A medical release may be required before beginning exercise if you have any known disease, including heart problems, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, anemia, epilepsy, asthma, and orthopedic problems.
Please log in at the Fitness Center front desk with your GCC ID card to receive credit for your orientation.
Please visit the GCC Main or North Fitness Center with your student ID card for a walk-in orientation. The best time for walk-in appointments is usually after 1 p.m.
Contact The Fitness Center if you have any questions, 623-845-3800.
Getting Started:
Available Parking
Parking decal stickers are not required for students. Use the S1 or S4 parking lot. (NW or SW lots) See Parking Map
Credit students must visit the Fitness Center by the Must Show Date to avoid being withdrawn from class.
A GCC picture ID card is required to work out in the Fitness Center. ID cards are available in the Enrollment Center (EC Building). There is no charge for the original ID card. Replacement cards cost $4.00
All newly registered Fitness Center students must have an orientation before working out. Logging in and out is our only way of recording visits. Workouts will not be counted unless proper procedures are followed. If you do not ask to be logged out of the Fitness Center your hours will be edited to 15 minutes. There is a two hour limit per day towards your fitness center grade.
The minimum age for Fitness Center enrollment is 13. A paid, exercising adult must accompany those under 16 years of age. Children are not permitted to wait in the reception area while parents are working out.
Towels are provided at the front desk for workouts. Please do not remove them from the Fitness Center. Lockers are available in the locker rooms for your valuables and personal items. Keys may be kept with your ID at the front desk of the Fitness Center. We will only hold keys and ID cards.
Food & Drink are not permitted in the Fitness Center at any time.
Water is the only beverage permitted and must be kept in a spill-proof container.
Dress requirements:
Grading Policy:
Please note: There is a two hour limit per day towards your fitness center grade.
Lifetime Fitness (2 Credits)
| Letter Grade Option | P/Z Grade Option |
|---|---|
| A = 34 hours | P = 26 hours |
| B = 30 hours | Z = Fewer than 26 hours |
| C = 26 hours | |
| D = 22 hours | |
| F= Fewer than 22 hours |
Physical Conditioning (1 Credit)
| Letter Grade Option/Section | P/Z Grade Option/Section |
|---|---|
| A = 17 hours | P = 13 hours |
| B = 15 hours | Z = Fewer than 13 hours |
| C = 13 hours | |
| D = 11 hours | |
| F = Fewer than 11 hours |
