Harold Davis Fitness Center
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| - The Harold Davis Fitness Center - the official fat burning, cardiovascular pumping, workout facility of the nationally renowned Howard College Hawk and Lady Hawk sports teams! |  |
![[Heart]](graphics/heartbeat-sm.gif){kind=small} The Harold Davis Fitness Center is named for former coach and present member of the Howard College Board of Trustees Harold Davis. Along with lovely wife Janell, Davis is an ardent supporter of this community-oriented college.Originally the Center was to contain a Super Circuit to serve the students, faculty, and staff. But, with the guidance and strong support of Dr. Cheryl T. Sparks, President of Howard College, the Center has grown to contain not only a state-of-the-art Super Circuit, it has a 19 lap per mile walking track and a cardiovascular area with three treadmills, four recumbent stationary bikes, two stair masters and various other stations for use by the members. The latest addition is a "free weight room". The machines are by Body Masters, which are among the best in the industry. Full service dressing rooms are provided for both men and women. Each has adequate locker space which may be used while the member is in the building. Items are not to be left in lockers overnight.The Center now serves more than 1,000 members which include student, employee, and community clients. Six athletic teams and the college cheerleaders also use the Center on a daily basis for their training program.Cory Pack took over as the Fitness Center Director on July 1, 2004. Cory received his Bachelor's of Science in Exercise and Sport Studies from Tarleton State Univerisity. He received his Master's of Science in Athletic Training from Indiana State University. He is a Licensed Athletic Trainer through the Texas Department of Health. He is also a Certified Athletic Trainer through the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification. Cory is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, the Southwest Athletic Trainers' Association, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He has served as a Licensed Athletic Trainer in the public education setting for the past 6 years. His primary responsibilities included injury prevention, injury evaluation and management, rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning for junior high and high school athletes. Cory will be providing Body Composition Measurements, Fitness Assessments, Fitness Consultation, and Wellness Information at the Harold Davis Fitness Center.Students may add Fitness Center (Lifetime Fitness) to their schedule at the cost of a one-hour class.There is a variety of membership plans for clients who do not want credit for the course. Presently the fee schedule is -
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If you plan to receive a grade for the Lifetime Fitness class, you are required to warm up, stretch, complete a full circuit workout, and cool down after each workout in order to receive credit each day. The Fitness Center is located on the South side of the Howard College campus off of 11th Place at -1001 Birdwell Ln Big Spring, TX 79720 You can contact us at either the above snail-mail address or contact us by phone or e-mail as listed below:
If you wish to investigate health related information on the Internet, please follow this link to a page which contains links to many other sites containing information on such activities as walking, weight lifting, and aerobics.Click here for a page containing a list of the ten most common workout mistakes and answers for them. |
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