Fitness Center

Quick Info:

• The Fitness Center is closed on weekends and holidays, and any day there are no classes or campus is closed.
• All students and staff will need to fill out a new Par-Q form. Minors will need their parent's signature.
• You must have a student ID with a current quarter sticker to use the facility.  
• All patrons must be in workout attire including athletic shoes.

In order to provide participants of the Olympic College Fitness Center a safe and beneficial exercise facility the following policies and procedures have been developed. Fitness Center staff will strictly enforce these policies and procedures – and a participant’s failure to follow these policies may result in expulsion from the facility.  If you have any questions regarding these policies, please call either Jaymie Cox-Garcia or Mike MacKenzie.

• All participants must have their valid Olympic College ID Card with them when entering Fitness Center.
• All participants must wear proper athletic clothing.  Jeans, cut-off shorts, halter tops, mid-riffs, and sports bra-only are prohibited.
• All participants must wear proper athletic shoes.  Bare feet, sock-only, sandals, open-toe shoes, and hiking boots are prohibited.
• No food or drink is allowed in the Fitness Center – water is allowable if stored in plastic containers.
• All participants must be at least 16 years of age to use facility.
• Spitting or defacing the facility will not be tolerated.
• Do not carry your bags or any other extra materials around the Fitness Center.  All materials must be stored in the black storage piece or in the locker rooms.  The Olympic College Fitness Center is not responsible for any lost or stolen items stored either in the Fitness Center or the locker rooms 
• Please use spotters for bench pressing, squats, and all other lifts that you may need assistance with.
• Collars on weight bars are mandatory at all times.
• Re-rack weights and return all other accessories to their proper place.
• Do not remove weights, benches, or equipment from their proper place.
• When doing sets allow others to alternate with you.
• Wipe down all cardio equipment when you are finished using it.
• Report malfunctioning or damaged equipment to attendant.
• Misuse of equipment may result in immediate expulsion from the facility.
• Please be safety conscious.
• If you do not know how to use the equipment ask one of the attendants.
• Personal training is not permitted in the Olympic College Fitness Center. 
• An individual may be suspected of personal training if he/she does (but is not limited to) the following: writing and/or designing a program for a patron, explaining and providing exercise technique to a patron or group of patrons, meeting with the same individual(s) on a frequent basis, directing exercise order for a patron, collecting or receiving payment from a patron, assisting a patron with spotting, technique, or any specific instruction, but not exercising with that individual.

Violation of this policy may result in loss of access to the facility for the trainer and/or client.