Welcome to the Health & Fitness Lab Website
Our mission is to work as an integral member of the Intramural-Recreational Sports Department team to serve the students, faculty and staff members of Western Kentucky University. Our primary duty is to promote personal health and fitness on campus through the provision of regular fitness promotions and professional services.
What's Happening TODAY!
| Event | Location | Time |
Featured Events
Calendar of Events
| Date(s) | Event | Location | Time |
| 09/02 - 12/09 | Fitness Incentive Card Program | Health & Fitness Lab | 8:00 am |
| 09/21 - 11/13 | Big Red Boot Camp | Preston Center | 6:00 am |
| 10/19 - 12/12 | Fall Group Fitness Schedule B begins | Preston Center | 6:00 am |
| 12/12 - 12/13 | YogaFit Level ONE Instructor Training | Preston Center Dance Studio | 8:00 am |
| 01/09 | Schwinn Indoor Cycling Instructor Certification | WKU Preston Center Dance Studio | 12:00 am |
Rock Bottom
Time: 4:30pm - 5:05pm
Location: Preston Center
A toning class exclusively for hips, thighs, calves and buttocks.
Step/Kick
Time: 5:45pm - 7:00pm
Location: Dance Studio
This full body workout combines kicks and punches to improve balance, coordination, strength and endurance all while incorporating step aerobics into the overall workout! Come ready for a hard workout!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Pilates
Time: 6:00pm - 6:50pm
Location: Dance Studio
This mat based class offers strength and flexibility training with exercises created to strengthen abdominal and back muscles while developing pelvic stability and abdominal control.
Pilates
Time: 6:00pm - 6:50pm
Location: Dance Studio
This mat based class offers strength and flexibility training with exercises created to strengthen abdominal and back muscles while developing pelvic stability and abdominal control.
Kick-N-Tone
Time: 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
A cardio class that combines upper body boxing movements with light dumbells to get a great cardiovascular workout. This class will also incorporate upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening.
Gentle Yoga
Time: 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Location: Preston Center
Designed for participants interested in a slower, but equally effective, practice to loosen and strengthen muscles while calming the body and mind. This is the class for times of high stress or low energy, giving you an opportunity to safely build strength, mobility and balance – even if you’re healing from injury or illness. No yoga experience required.
Aqua Fit
Time: 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Location: Pool
This class combines the benefits of aerobic conditioning with resistance training in the comfort of the water. You will do basic high and low impact movements along with abdominal toning and stretching exercises. Dumbbells and noodles are used during aerobic conditioning to increase your own intensity level.
Aqua Fit
Time: 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Location: Pool
This class combines the benefits of aerobic conditioning with resistance training in the comfort of the water. You will do basic high and low impact movements along with abdominal toning and stretching exercises. Dumbbells and noodles are used during aerobic conditioning to increase your own intensity level.
Hip Hop Cardio
Time: 5:00pm - 5:50pm
Location: Dance Studio
This class takes standard hi/lo aerobics moves and gives them a fun upbeat and urban flare! Set to the latest hip-hop music, this class will give you a total upper and lower body workout, strengthen and tighten your core all while giving you a cardio workout with a free dance lesson!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Mixed Yoga
Time: 6:10am - 7:00am
Location: Preston Center
This mixed level class is for beginning and continuing participants in yoga. Instruction is the fundamentals of body alignment through basic yoga postures and introduction to more advanced standing, sitting, twisting, forward bending, back bending postures.
Mixed Yoga
Time: 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: Preston Center
This mixed level class is for beginning and continuing participants in yoga. Instruction is the fundamentals of body alignment through basic yoga postures and introduction to more advanced standing, sitting, twisting, forward bending, back bending postures.
Mixed Yoga
Time: 6:10am - 7:00am
Location: Preston Center
This mixed level class is for beginning and continuing participants in yoga. Instruction is the fundamentals of body alignment through basic yoga postures and introduction to more advanced standing, sitting, twisting, forward bending, back bending postures.
Step/Kick
Time: 5:45pm - 7:00pm
Location: Dance Studio
This full body workout combines kicks and punches to improve balance, coordination, strength and endurance all while incorporating step aerobics into the overall workout! Come ready for a hard workout!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Kick-N-Tone
Time: 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
A cardio class that combines upper body boxing movements with light dumbells to get a great cardiovascular workout. This class will also incorporate upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening.
Mixed Yoga
Time: 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: Preston Center
This mixed level class is for beginning and continuing participants in yoga. Instruction is the fundamentals of body alignment through basic yoga postures and introduction to more advanced standing, sitting, twisting, forward bending, back bending postures.
Cycle Fit
Time: 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Location: Preston Center Dance Studio
This fifty minute non-stop cycling class will have you climbing to new heights in your quest for the best shape of your life. You will enjoy rides that will feature specific cycling drills, out of the saddle training (standing postures), and high-energy sprints designed to take you to the next level of cardiovascular fitness. Towels and water bottles are highly recommended.
Stability Ball
Time: 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
This toning class incorporates, not just your core, but also your upper and lower body with exercises on the stability ball. You will get a full body workout while engaging and improving your balance and stability.
Latin XPress
Time: 3:15pm - 3:50pm
Location: Preston Center
This high-energy class is a mix of Latin Dance and Body Sculpting Aerobic Intervals. You'll be having so much fun moving, you'll forget you're actually working out!
Cardio Sculpt
Time: 10:45am - 11:45am
Location: Dance Studio
An intense total body toning class, incorporating cardiovascular, strenght and abdominal training while step benches, jump ropes, and dumbells.
Pilates
Time: 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
This mat based class offers strength and flexibility training with exercises created to strengthen abdominal and back muscles while developing pelvic stability and abdominal control.
Awesome Abs
Time: 10:10am - 10:35am
Location: Dance Studio
This 20-25 minute energized class will focus on strengthening your core and your lower back.
Remember all of our Group Fitness classes incorporate cadio, upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening!!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Hip Hop Cardio
Time: 5:00pm - 5:50pm
Location: Dance Studio
This class takes standard hi/lo aerobics moves and gives them a fun upbeat and urban flare! Set to the latest hip-hop music, this class will give you a total upper and lower body workout, strengthen and tighten your core all while giving you a cardio workout with a free dance lesson!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Gentle Yoga
Time: 4:00pm - 4:50pm
Location: Preston Center
Designed for participants interested in a slower, but equally effective, practice to loosen and strengthen muscles while calming the body and mind. This is the class for times of high stress or low energy, giving you an opportunity to safely build strength, mobility and balance – even if you’re healing from injury or illness. No yoga experience required.
Aqua Fit
Time: 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Location: Pool
This class combines the benefits of aerobic conditioning with resistance training in the comfort of the water. You will do basic high and low impact movements along with abdominal toning and stretching exercises. Dumbbells and noodles are used during aerobic conditioning to increase your own intensity level.
Gentle Yoga
Time: 9:10am - 10:00am
Location: Preston Center
Designed for participants interested in a slower, but equally effective, practice to loosen and strengthen muscles while calming the body and mind. This is the class for times of high stress or low energy, giving you an opportunity to safely build strength, mobility and balance – even if you’re healing from injury or illness. No yoga experience required.
Awesome Abs
Time: 5:15pm - 5:35pm
Location: Dance Studio
This 20-25 minute energized class will focus on strengthening your core and your lower back.
Remember all of our Group Fitness classes incorporate cadio, upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening!!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Latin XPress
Time: 3:15pm - 3:50pm
Location: Preston Center
This high-energy class is a mix of Latin Dance and Body Sculpting Aerobic Intervals. You'll be having so much fun moving, you'll forget you're actually working out!
Awesome Abs
Time: 5:15pm - 5:35pm
Location: Dance Studio
This 20-25 minute energized class will focus on strengthening your core and your lower back.
Remember all of our Group Fitness classes incorporate cadio, upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening!!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Awesome Abs
Time: 12:40pm - 1:00pm
Location: Dance Studio
This 20-25 minute energized class will focus on strengthening your core and your lower back.
Remember all of our Group Fitness classes incorporate cadio, upper and lower body strengthening and core strengthening!!
This class has a maximum of 75 patrons.
No admittance into class when class if FULL.
Cycle Fit
Time: 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Location: Preston Center Dance Studio
This fifty minute non-stop cycling class will have you climbing to new heights in your quest for the best shape of your life. You will enjoy rides that will feature specific cycling drills, out of the saddle training (standing postures), and high-energy sprints designed to take you to the next level of cardiovascular fitness. Towels and water bottles are highly recommended.
Stability Ball
Time: 12:40pm - 1:30pm
Location: Dance Studio
This toning class incorporates, not just your core, but also your upper and lower body with exercises on the stability ball. You will get a full body workout while engaging and improving your balance and stability.
Rock Bottom
Time: 4:30pm - 5:05pm
Location: Preston Center
A toning class exclusively for hips, thighs, calves and buttocks.
