THREE separate sessions are offered per school year ($40 enrollment fee for each session):
Fall semester, Spring semester, and Summer
Download the printable enrollment form (PDF) and send it via Campus Mail to the Business Office (Mem 233) along with your check for $40 made out to “Whitman College” (please drop off cash in person).
Family members who have Whitman ID cards are also welcome to sign up for classes and are expected to also pay the $40 enrollment fee.
Please NOTE: the only class that is limited by equipment is spinning, so those classes are conducted on a First-Come-First-Serve basis. Paying the enrollment fee does NOT guarantee that there will be room in the class!
On the day of spinning class, participants are asked to call the BFFC service desk (526-4729), and sign up for that day. The first 11 people to call will be ‘enrolled’ for that day. If you didn’t call in time to get a spot in class, you are welcome to dress for the class and go to BFFC—after 10 minutes of class, any no-show’s will give up their spots to walk-in’s.
Calendar: Download printable PDF
A full body experience designed to build some muscle! With the use of resistance bands, physio balls, dumbbell weights and medicine balls, this fast paced and intense class is full of upper and lower body strength training, cardio, core and plyometric drills guaranteed to start your week the right way! What are you waiting for?
Instructor, Stephen Garnett: Stephen comes to Walla Walla from Arizona, where he was a basketball and strength and conditioning coach for the last six years. He’s an assistant coach on the Whitman men’s basketball team, as well as an employee at the YMCA where his duties include: youth development coordinator, individual basketball skills training coach and adult fitness instructor. Garnett, a fitness enthusiast, loves testing limits when it comes to physical training. From free weights to body-weight pushups, he’s always trying to find new ways to make it as challenging and intense as can be.
Take time to gently stretch and relax through yoga poses that encourage the release of tension and the mind to let go. A focus on the breath (Prayanama) and traditional yoga poses (asanas) this class will start with a warm-up, move through Hatha yoga poses, some balance poses, and then end with meditation and relaxation (mindful consciousness).This class is designed for the busy person to relax and be refreshed, as well as give you a renewed sense of energy. Basic poses keep the class simple by design, but also allow anyone from novice to advanced practitioner to get into the yoga zone as you nurture mind, body and soul. Be forewarned: this class is addictive ... try it, we know you will love it!
Instructor, Jenn Henry: A Pennsylvania native, Jennifer Henry came to Walla Walla in 2010 from Hood River, Oregon. She received her Yoga Alliance 200-hour teacher training at the Lotus Seed School in Portland, OR. Jenn teaches yoga to our students as well as for this staff and faculty program. Her teaching style infuses joy and laughter with breath and balance. A self-proclaimed yoga addict, Jenn is dedicated to bringing yoga to the community in hopes of spreading the healthy, happy benefits of regular practice.
Spin your legs on an exercise bike while music is beating and hearts are pumping! Enjoy the ride as your instructor takes you through various workout phases of warm-up, up-tempo cadence, sprints, climbs and jumps. You control the resistance on your bike, so you can make it as hard or easy as you prefer. Due to equipment restrictions, this class is limited to 11 participants on a sign-in sheet the day of class (call the BFFC service desk 526-4729 to sign up; first-come-first-serve). Accordingly, this class is limited to those who have paid the $40 registration fee—no guests please.
Instructor: Robert Street, Whitman varsity swimming alum and current Admissions Officer
Brought to you by the Fringe Benefits Committee of Whitman College in cooperation with Michele Hanford, Fitness Facilities Director
Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Please send an email to Debra Wright of the Fringe Benefits Committee, wrightdl@whitman.edu.
