Campus Recreation's Response to COVID-19

Student Fitness Center Procedures

Reservations must be made for facility use, each one-hour time slot accommodates 125 workout registrants. Please arrive no more than five minutes before your registered time slot.
- Please arrive within 15 minutes of your reservation start time or your spot will be removed.
- Please exit promptly at the end of your session to allow the space to be readied for the next group.
- Guest pass purchases are not allowed at this time.
Entrances into the Student Fitness Center have been adjusted.
- If you have a workout reservation please use the University Street side entrance.
- For all other usages, please use the main lobby doors near the Starbucks.
Wellness screening questions will be asked upon arrival prior to being able to use the facility.
- If you do not pass the wellness screening you will not be allowed into the facility for 24 hours.
- Face coverings are required at all times, including while exercising.
- Sharing equipment or working in with others is not permitted.
- Maintain a physical distance of 6 feet at all times.
Equipment available to be checked out from the welcome desk is limited to combination locks.
- We encourage individuals to bring their own lock for daily use in order to reduce wait times.
- Towels will be provided. To help reduce risk, it is your responsibility to disinfect equipment before and after use.
- Only bottle fillers are available, please bring your own water bottle.
Closures include:
- Sport Courts
- Fitness Studios
- Fitness 1
- Track/HIIT Zone
- Pool - closed temporarily for a mechanical fix.

Reservation Process

Reservation times open 3 days in advance. If you are not able to make your reservation, please cancel so we may open space for another member.

Making a Workout, Group Fitness, or Climbing Wall reservation:

Visit activate.illinoisstate.edu
Click login in the upper right-hand corner to sign in to your CentralLogin.
Click the three-line dropdown menu in the above left to view facility options.
- Select "programs"
- Next under the “Classification” menu select:
  - “Workout Reservations” to view the availability of one-hour workout time slots by day.
  - "Group Fitness" to view fitness offerings by class description.
  - "Adventure Program" to view the availability of one-hour "Climbing Wall Open Climbing Hours" time slots by day.
- Select your desired time slot from the options listed above and click “register”
Before your registration is complete, you must complete the “Assumption of Risk” and click “add to cart”
Click “checkout” at the bottom of the “shopping cart” page.
A receipt will be sent to you to confirm that your registration was finalized.

Canceling a Workout, Group Fitness, or Climbing Wall reservation:

Visit activate.illinoisstate.edu
Click login in the upper right-hand corner to sign in to your CentralLogin.
Select your user profile in the upper right-hand corner
- From the drop-down menu select "profile".
- Click "programs" on the left-hand side to view all of your reservations.
- Select the reservation you wish to cancel, and click "cancel".
Before your cancellation is complete you must confirm by clicking “yes, cancel registration”
To make a cancellation less than one hour prior to the reservation beginning, please call the Welcome Desk at (309) 438-7529.

Climbing Wall Procedures

Capacity in the climbing wall area is limited. You must make a one-hour reservation to climb.

Climbing wall waivers must be completed electronically once each semester before you are allowed to climb.
Arrive no more than five minutes before your registered timeslot. Please wait in the marked zone on the ramp entrance for staff to let you into the climbing area.
- Swipe yourself in and select your rental harness.
- Personal items can be stored on the designated bench area or in the locker rooms.
Maintain a physical distance of 6 feet at all times while in the Climbing Wall area.
Face coverings must be worn at all times.
Sanitize hands with the provided hand sanitizer at the beginning and end of each climb.

Types of Climbing: Lead climbing is currently not available. Top rope climbing and bouldering are available all days we are open.

Only 1 person allowed in the bouldering cave at a time.
Belaying will be done by staff; no belay cards will be offered at this time.
Instructional Workshops are not scheduled this semester, but we will be sharing instructional videos on our Facebook and Instagram.

Equipment: Personal climbing harnesses are shoes are allowed. Use of personal eco balls or liquid chalk is allowed, however, all other chalk is not allowed.
- Rental harnesses and shoes are available, at the end of use they must be placed, by the climber, into designated quarantine bins. This equipment is disinfected following CDC and manufacturer guidelines prior to being rented again.
- If you need to visit the restrooms, you must remove any rental equipment before leaving the climbing wall area.

Group Fitness Procedures

You must make a reservation to attend an in-person group fitness class.

No late entry once the doors have closed and class has begun.
Re-entry during class is discouraged.
Please bring your own water bottle to class.
Yoga mats and yoga props will no be provided. Please bring your own.
Sweat towels will not be provided. Please bring your own.

Trips & Activities

Trips are planned for Spring 2021, view the schedule here.

Trip locations adhere to IDPH travel guidelines, most range 20 minutes to 1 hour from campus.
Transportation is the responsibility of trip participants. We will meet at the trip location.
Pre-trip Zoom meetings are mandatory for all participants, date/times are listed on the trip registration. Meetings occur 1-3 days prior to the trip and cover where to meet, what to bring/wear, and any required forms.
Check-in on arrival to complete the required wellness screen and return signed forms.
- Equipment will be provided, sharing of equipment is not allowed. All equipment will be cleaned after the trip following CDC and Manufacturer guidelines.
- Trips are planned to allow participants to physically distance; paddle trips stagger start-times and hiking trips split into small groups of no more than 6.
- Face coverings are required to be worn by trip leaders and participants at all times, unless outside and able to maintain 6 feet of physical distance, when eating or drinking, or traveling alone in personal vehicles.

Team Building

Programs are offered in a variety of formats.

Virtual team building is available year-round! Low and high ropes programs are offered in person using the outdoor space at the Redbird Adventure Center.
Group sizes:
- Virtual programs are limited to 20 per call; groups larger than 20 may be split across Zoom calls.
- In-person programs are dictated by IDPH guidelines on group gatherings.
- 30 people may participate in the High Ropes Course at a time; groups larger than 30 may be split into smaller groups.
Face Coverings are required to be worn by facilitators and participants at all times.
Physical Distance: please maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance during our in-person team building programs. To aid in this, all in-person programs will occur in the outdoor space surrounding the Redbird Adventure Center. Bathrooms will be available indoors - please adhere to the floor markings while waiting.
Check-in procedures: please take turns to check-in, self-screen for symptoms of illness, and turn in required forms. For efficiency, please plan to either return forms in advance or arrive 15 minutes early to allow for form review.
High Ropes programs will have climbers take turns completing a high ropes element. Climbers will sanitize hands with the provided hand sanitizer at the beginning and end of each climb.
Equipment will be provided to each individual; no personal protective equipment will be shared between individuals. All equipment will be cleaned following CDC and Manufacturer recommendations.

Outdoor Equipment Rental Process

The Redbird Adventure Center is open for limited hours for outdoor equipment rentals. Check our Equipment Rentals page for up-to-date hours.

Face Coverings are required to be worn by team members and visitors at all times.
Physical Distance: please maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance while visiting the Redbird Adventure Center.
Advanced Reservations: using the Equipment Request Form are strongly encouraged. The form must be submitted by 8:00 am Thursday to be able to confirm pick-up on Friday.
Equipment:
- Availability: All equipment is available for rent at this time on a first-come-first-served basis. Requests using the Equipment Request Form will take priority over walk-in renters.
- Payment: we accept credit cards and checks only, no debit cards or cash.
- Pick-Up and pay for your equipment on Fridays between 1 – 5 pm or at the appointment time we confirmed with you by email.
- Return equipment on Mondays between 9 am – 5 pm through a contact-less drop-off system. Please place returned equipment in the large bins stationed outside. Boats should be returned to the storage rack in the same location they were collected from.
- Equipment Cleaning Procedures: All returned equipment will be quarantined for 72 hours before it is cleaned by our team. The cleaning process is unique for each type of equipment which follows CDC and Manufacturer recommendations

Sport Clubs

Club Sports have been approved for practices starting on 3/22

As always, only ISU students are allowed to participate (no coaches or spectators are allowed in on-campus facilities)
No competitions or travel is allowed at this time
All participants are required to sign a waiver, a COVID acknowledgment, and produce a negative COVID test before participating.
Face coverings are required during the entire practice and members must show a negative test to club leaders each week in order to practice
Not all clubs are electing to practice at this time. For information on an individual club, please refer to their Redbird Life pages. For general program information, please email sportclubs@ilstu.edu.

Sport Clubs will also continue to do the following:

Leadership training
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