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Campus Recreation Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Student Fitness Center

  • Individuals must register for a time for facility use. We ask that you show up no more than five minutes before your registered time slot.
    • If an individual does not show up within 15 minutes of their registered start time, their reserved spot will be removed.
    • No guest pass purchases will be permitted.
  • Entrance into the Student Fitness Center has been adjusted.
    • Workout Reservations use the McCormick entrance doors located facing the Quad between the College of Business and Fell Hall 
    • All Other Groups use the main lobby doors by Starbucks
  • Wellness screening questions will be asked to each individual before they are permitted into the facility.
    • An individual who does not pass the wellness screening will not be permitted into the facility within 24 hours.
  • Please exit the building promptly at the end of your session to allow us to get the space ready for the next group.
  • Face coverings will be required at all times, including while exercising.
  • Physical distancing of 6 feet is required at all times in the Student Fitness Center.
  • Towels will be given to every patron. To help reduce risk, it is the patron’s responsibility to disinfect equipment before and after each use.
  • Bring your own water bottle as only bottle fillers are available.
  • Combination locks will be the only equipment available to be checked out from the Welcome Desk.
    • We encourage individuals to bring their own lock for daily use in order to reduce wait times.
  • Sharing of equipment/working in with others will not be permitted.
  • Closed areas
    • Sport Courts
    • Locker Rooms
    • Climbing Wall
    • Pool
    • Fitness Studios 
    • Fitness 1
    • Track/HIIT Zone

Registration Process

Registration for each workout time will open 3 days in advance. Each workout time will be able to accommodate 125 registrants per each time slot. Follow the steps below to register for your workout:

  1. Go to activate.illinoisstate.edu
  2. On the top right side, you will see the log-in. Utilize this to log-in to your CentralLogin
  3. On the left side of the page you will see three lines. By clicking this you will be able to see all of our facility options. You will click all the way down on “Programs”
  4. Under “Classification” scroll down and find “Workout Reservations”
  5. Select the day of the week that you are wishing to register for a workout time slot
  6. When you select this day of the week it will pull all of the program instances for that designated day and time
  7. When you identify which time slot you wish to register for, click “register”
  8. Before your registration is complete, you will need to complete the “Assumption of Risk” and click “add to cart”
  9. You will now be directed to your “shopping cart”
  10. Click “checkout” at the bottom of the page
  11. You will be prompted to confirm that you wish to checkout for this instance, to verify click “checkout”
  12. A receipt will be sent to you to confirm that your registration was finalized
  13. Be sure to arrive on time for your workout reservation. After 15 minutes your registration spot may be forfeited

Cancelling Your Registration

If you are no longer able to make it to your reserved workout, we ask that you please cancel so we can open a space for another member. To do so, you will follow these steps below to cancel your reserved workout:

  1. Go to activate.illinoisstate.edu
  2. On the top right side, you will see the log-in. Utilize this to log-in to your CentralLogin
  3. Once you are signed in, on the top right side you will see your user profile. Click your user profile and click the tab that says “profile”
  4. On the left side you should see “programs.” Click “programs” to bring up all of your program reservations
  5. When you see the program reservation you wish to cancel, click “cancel”
  6. You will now need to confirm that you want to cancel your registration by clicking “yes, cancel registration”
  7. This will cancel your reservation for this instance

Trips & Activities

There will be no more trips for the rest of 2020.

Team Building

Virtual Team Building will be available year-round. There will be no in-person team building until further notice. 

Outdoor Equipment Rental Process

  • Access inside the Redbird Adventure Center will be limited, we will utilize a reservation system to limit contact between renters and no walk-in rentals will be allowed. Rentals will still operate on a first-come-first-served basis
  • Equipment: Most equipment will still be available for rent however, tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads are NOT available for rent at this time.
  • Advanced Reservations: are now required via an electronic equipment request form that must be completed by all renters. This form must be submitted by 8:00 am on Wednesday in order for us to confirm pick-up on the following Friday (2 days later).
  • Our team will wear a face covering at all times and will wear gloves when handling equipment or processing transactions.
  • Face Coverings: we will follow ISU policies regarding face coverings. We ask that you do too, especially if you are ever within 6 feet of our team members; this physical distance will be marked clearly.
  • Physical Distance: These updated procedures reflect our best efforts to maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance between our team and customers. We ask that you make every effort to maintain this distance while at the Redbird Adventure Center.
  • Pick-Up: As part of your request form, you must choose a specific pick-up time. You can expect to receive an email confirming your request has been processed.
    • Equipment Pick-Up is scheduled in 15-minute increments to allow time for physical distancing and cleaning between renters.
    • Renters will approach a table at the front of the building to complete the rental process, at which time our team will place the rented equipment on the table for the renter to collect and depart.
  • Payment: will be due at the time of pick-up. We will accept credit cards and checks only. No debit cards, no cash.
  • Rental Duration: The shortest amount of time equipment can be rented is pick-up on Friday & return the following Monday. The rental rate will be twice the daily rate for this rental duration.
  • Equipment Return: Equipment must be returned on Mondays between 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Redbird Adventure Center through a contact-less drop-off system. Renters should drop returned equipment in a large gray bin stationed outside the Adventure Center that is monitored by our team. Boats should be returned to the storage rack in the same location they collected the boat from.
  • Equipment Cleaning Procedure Updates: All returned equipment will be quarantined for 72 hours before it is cleaned by our team. All items are fully cleaned. The cleaning process is unique for each type of equipment and has always followed manufacturer guidelines which are in accordance with current CDC guidelines for equipment cleaning in Covid times. Any time our team is in contact with equipment, including throughout the cleaning process, they will wear face covering and gloves.

Sport Clubs

Sport Club practices and competitions are postponed until further notice.

Sport Clubs will continue to do the following:

  • Leadership trainings
  • Recruitment, including updates to Redbird Life
  • Social media planning
  • Goal setting
  • Participation in available campus recreation programs such as team building, intramural sports, and fitness
  • Budget planning
  • Alumni communication
  • Club organization and development, relationship building
2020-11-19T16:17:24.852-06:00 2020