Campus Recreation Response to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Student Fitness Center

Individuals must register for a time for facility use, lap swim, Group Fitness Classes, and the climbing wall. 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 southeast entrance doors located by the picnic tables outside of the Student Fitness Center
- 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 are mandatory except when 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.
Locker room showers will not available on weekends.
Closed areas
- Sport Courts
- 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:

Go to activate.illinoisstate.edu
On the top right side, you will see the log-in. Utilize this to log-in to your CentralLogin
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”
Under “Classification” scroll down and find “Workout Reservations”
Select the day of the week that you are wishing to register for a workout time slot
When you select this day of the week it will pull all of the program instances for that designated day and time
When you identify which time slot you wish to register for, click “register”
Before your registration is complete, you will need to complete the “Assumption of Risk” and click “add to cart”
You will now be directed to your “shopping cart”
Click “checkout” at the bottom of the page
You will be prompted to confirm that you wish to checkout for this instance, to verify click “checkout”
A receipt will be sent to you to confirm that your registration was finalized
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:

Go to activate.illinoisstate.edu
On the top right side, you will see the log-in. Utilize this to log-in to your CentralLogin
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”
On the left side you should see “programs.” Click “programs” to bring up all of your program reservations
When you see the program reservation you wish to cancel, click “cancel”
You will now need to confirm that you want to cancel your registration by clicking “yes, cancel registration”
This will cancel your reservation for this instance

Climbing Wall

The following procedures are in place to ensure the safety of all climbers and student team members while at the Climbing Wall in the Student Fitness Center.

Follow all ISU and SFC procedures. Please do not come to the Wall if you have symptoms of Covid, maintain physical distance and wear a face covering.
The number of people in the climbing wall area will be limited so you must register for a specific 1-hour time slot to climb at the wall.
- Climbing wall waivers should be completed electronically prior to your arrival. You only need to sign one per semester.
- Arrive no sooner than 5 minutes prior to your scheduled time-slot and wait at the designated markers on the ramp entrance to the climbing wall until staff let you into the wall area. You will be asked to swipe yourself in and select your rental harness from the designated rack.
Types of Climbing: Lead climbing is currently not available. Top rope climbing and bouldering are available all days we are open. The Climbing Wall will be closed on weekends.
Face Coverings: You must wear a face covering at all times in the facility EXCEPT when climbing a route on the Climbing Wall. Face coverings must still be worn while climbing in the Bouldering Cave.
You must sanitize your hands with the hand sanitizer provided prior to each climb and at the end of each climb.
- Equipment: Personal climbing harnesses & shoes are allowed. Use of personal eco balls or liquid chalk is allowed. All other chalk is not allowed.
- Rental harnesses & shoes are still available. All used rental harnesses & shoes must be placed, by the climber, into designated quarantine bins. This equipment is cleaned and disinfected following CDC and manufacturer guidelines before it is rented again.
- If you need to use the bathroom, you must remove any rental equipment before leaving the climbing wall area.
Personal Items: You must store your personal items and shoes on the designated bench area only. No lockers will be available
Belaying: Staff will belay climbers; no belay cards will be offered at this time.
Instructional Workshops are not scheduled this fall, but we will be sharing instructional videos on our Facebook and Instagram @ActivateAdventureISU

Trips & Activities

Park & Play: this fall, most of our trips will start at trip location, where you will check-in, get some instruction, and then start your adventure! A few trips are free and start on-campus.
Transportation is not provided for any fall trips.
Food will not be provided for any fall trips.
No overnight trips will be offered this fall due to the close-contact sleeping in tents creates.
Equipment will still be provided on trips and no equipment will be shared. All equipment will be fully cleaned after the trip following CDC and Manufacturer guidelines before it is used again.
Pre-Trip Meetings are mandatory for all registered participants and occur over Zoom. Meeting date/time are listed in the trip registration information and are scheduled 2-3 days prior to the trip. At the meeting we will make sure everyone knows clearly where to meet, when to meet, what to wear and bring, forms, etc.
Check-in on arrival, staff will have a table for each person to check-in, screen for symptoms of illness, and return signed forms. Please wear a face covering during check-ins.
Physical distance: Trips are planned in a manner that will allow individuals to keep physical distance from each other throughout the trip. To do this, paddle trips have staggered start-times and on hiking trips students will be split into small groups of no more than 6 people.

Team Building

Programs are offered in a variety of formats. Virtual team building programs are available year-round! In-person low and high ropes programs are now offered in the outdoor space at the Redbird Adventure Center. No indoor programs will currently be offered.
Group sizes are limited to 20 people per virtual program; if you have more than 20, your group may be split across 2 Zoom calls. In-person programs are limited to 50 people. A maximum of 30 people may participate in the High Ropes Course, and larger groups will often be split into smaller groups of 10-15 throughout the day.
Face Coverings should be worn when checking in and any time you enter the building to use the bathroom. Facilitators will wear face coverings for the duration of the program.
Physical Distance will be maintained during our in-person team building programs. To aid in this, all in-person programs will occur outside of the RAC. Bathrooms will be available indoors with marks on floor and doors to indicate where to wait. The facilitators plan and structure activities in order to maintain 6 feet of physical distance per person so that the group can focus on problem-solving and learning.
Check-in procedures are enhanced: when you arrive, please take turns to check-in with our team, self-screen for symptoms of illness, and turn in your usual forms. Please stay in your car while waiting to check-in. In order to make this process as efficient as possible, we ask that groups try to return forms the day before the scheduled program.
High Ropes programs will have climbers take turns completing a high ropes element, while others provide support from a distance. Climbers will put on hand sanitizer before and after they climb; they will not be required to wear a face covering during physical activity.
Equipment will be provided to each individual; no personal protective equipment will be shared between individuals and equipment will be thoroughly cleaned following CDC and Manufacturer recommendations after use.

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 is 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