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The Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center at NCC is a state-of-the-art fitness facility that is committed to improving the general well being of all patrons. We encourage safe and effective exercise in an effort to improve one's quality of life.
The spacious new Pitney Bowes Foundation Wellness Center at NCC is located in room H003 on the ground floor of the new LEED certified Center for Science, Health & Wellness behind the main West Campus building.
The Wellness Center is free for all NCC faculty, staff, students, Lifetime Learners, security, cleaning and cafeteria personnel. You must have an affiliation with the college in order to use our facilities. At this time we do not offer community memberships. Registration to use the Wellness Center entails submitting a completed New Member Packet.
New Member Packet - Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
All first time members must pick up a new member packet from one of our student attendants at the desk in the Wellness Center or at the office at the entrance to the Department. The first page requires signing off on our Rules and Regulations. The second page is a medical questionnaire or PAR-Q for our records. It is asked that this form be honestly and completely filled out on both sides. These forms will be filed and kept confidential. The Par-Q must be renewed every three years.
The PAR-Q can be downloaded from this site. Please click on Rules and Regulations of the Wellness Department.
All patrons must present a valid NCC photo identification card upon entry of the facility. These ID cards are available at the Baker Library on the East Campus.
Please click on the link below for curent Library hours of operation:
*State issued employee ID Cards will also be accepted for Faculty and Staff
Monday - Thursday
7:00am - 9:00amFaculty and Staff Only
9:00am - 7:00pmAll Registered Members
(Closed Tuesday/Thursday 3:50-5:00 for the Weight Training class, HPE 115-01B, for its ten week session)
Friday
7:00am - 9:00amFaculty and Staff Only
9:00am - 2:00pmAll Registered Members
Saturday/Sunday - Closed.
Monday - Thursday
7:00am - 9:00amFaculty and Staff Only
9:00am - 1:00pmAll Registered Members
(Closed 1:00pm - 3:00pm)
3:00pm - 6:00pmAll Registered Members
Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Closed.
Our state of the art facility includes a semi-separate cardio room with six treadmills, three upright cycles, two recumbent cycles, a SciFit Total Body Exerciser, four elliptical cross-trainers, two Adaptive Motion Trainers and a Nautilus Step Mill. All but the Scifit and Step Mill each have a TV with five cable channels. (Headsets are not provided.) Our resistance training area features twenty three weight stack machines, a power cage, dual-action Smith machine, a complete set of free weights, numerous benches and a variety of accessory core traning equipment.
Wednesday, March 21st, from 11:00am-2:00pm, in the East Campus Atrium , twenty-nine area agencies, services and student clubs will be providing information and screenings to the college comunity and general public. Don't miss the "Healthy Tasting" provided by NCC's own Culinary Arts program around the noon hour!
If you wish to store some things overnight for your next workout, only the smallest beige-colored lockers on your way in to each locker room may be registered for the year by faculty and staff, for the semester by all other members. Please see our Office Manager and Program Assistant, Jennifer, or our Assistant Director, Ty. You must have a lock with you to register one of these lockers.
Refresh yourself with a shower after a workout or participation in one of our eighteen group exercise classes. (Click on "Physical Activity Classes" in the menu at the left. In addition to the bank of Semester Lockers on your way in to both locker rooms, there are three individual shower stalls and one handicapped accessible for the elderly or those with difficulty walking or standing. Eighteen half and thiry five full sized lockers are available for storing your belongings while exercising with us. The use of a lock is strongly recommended. NCC does not provide towels or locks.
Recommended for those with little experience using fitness equipment. A trained staff member will describe the structure of a good workout, introduce you to our cardio and resistance equipment,
teaching appropriate form and technique then show you where and how you can keep track of your workout records, which will assist you in adhering to your new program.
This service entails the admiistration of physical testing to assess one's cardiovascular and muscular fitness as well as flexibility. Once data is collected, an individual's strengths and weaknesses can be identified
as compared to normative data. With individualized assessment, an exercise protocal can be designed for your specific needs. All tests are safe and admisitered by experienced professionals.
A safe and effective exercise protocol will be designed for you in order to obtain the maximal benefits of exercise. All patrons must undergo a Fitness Assessment to receive this service. Once completed, the
individual will have three training sessions with an Exercise Science student or Wellness Staff Member to ensure that the protocol is understood and applied appropriately.
This non-invasive, private screening includes skin fold meaasurements that can determine one's body fat percentage. The results of this test can assist with the prescription of weight loss.
"Surely one of the greatest goals of medicine must be to empower people to achieve optimal wellness."
- Dr. Howard Eisenson, Director of the Duke university Diet & Fitness Center
