E. & L. Andrew Fitness Center

Knox College formally dedicated the new E. & L. Andrew Fitness Center on February 17, 2006. The $2.4-million, state-of-the-art facility opened for student use on January 24, 2006.

The center features 21 new "selectorized" weight training stations in a 2,785-square-foot cardio-exercise area, an increase of 150 percent over the space formerly located in Memorial Gymnasium. The new 2,860-square-foot free-weight training area is 50 percent larger than the prior space. The fitness center also includes a new 800-square-foot fitness studio and two new locker rooms, with a total of 140 new lockers.

The E. & L. Andrew Fitness Center is named in honor of Knox College Trustee Laurel Andrew and her parents, Edward and Edith Andrew of Orland Park, Illinois, and their family members, who provided the lead gift. The project also has received gifts from approximately 50 additional individual donors. Construction on the fitness center began last June, with a formal groundbreaking in July 2005.

Features include:

• Two levels totaling 13,000 square feet;
• A mezzanine level with cardio and selectorized exercise machines, stretching area and fitness studio;
• A lower level with Reflex and Hammerstrength free weight systems and locker rooms;
• A wall of windows, 80-feet long and 20-feet high, spanning the mezzanine level, providing bright, natural light to both levels and great views of the campus from the mezzanine;
• State-of-the-art video and audio systems throughout the facility, including a series of large wide-screen, flat-panel televisions with a multi-channel, radio-transmitted audio system.

Budget

• Total: $2.4 million
• State-of-the-art fitness and conditioning equipment: $250,000

Facilities

• Cardio-Exercise: 2,785 square feet
• Free Weights: 2,860 square feet
• 800-square-foot fitness studio
• Two new locker rooms, with a total of 140 new lockers

Equipment

• Selectorized Weights

Cybex Eagle Chest Press
Cybex Eagle Row
Cybex Eagle Leg Press
Cybex Eagle Arm Extension
Cybex Eagle Arm Curl
Cybex Eagle Overhead Press
Cybex Eagle Abdominal
Cybex Eagle Back Extension with SRLD
Cybex Eagle Leg Extension with SRLD
Cybex Eagle Prone or Seated Leg Curl with SRLD
Cybex Eagle Fly/Rear Delt
Cybex Eagle Torso
Cybex Eagle Hip Ab/Ad
Cybex Eagle Glute
Cybex VR Rotary Hip
Cybex Cable Cross-over with Mod-Row and Mod-Lat Pulldowns

• Free Weights

Reflex Dual Racks with Plate Storage and Adjustable Flat-to-Incline Bench with Spotter Steps
Reflex Powerlink Platforms with Landmine and Chalk Bowl
Reflex Adjustable Flat-to-Incline Benches with Spotter Steps
Reflex Adjustable Hyper-Extension (Roman Chair)
Hammer Strength Ground Base Squat Lunge
Hammer Strength Ground Base Combo Twist
Hammer Strength Iso-Lateral Incline Press
Intek Urethane Coated Weights
Ivanko Rubber-Coated Dumbbells
Reflex Power Bars
Reflex R-20 Preacher Curls
Reflex Olympic Curl Bars
Hammer Strength Jammers
Hammer Strength Shoulder Press
Hammer Strength Bench Press
Hammer Strength Row
Hammer Strength Neck Machine
Reflex Leg Press
Nautilus Lat Pull Down Machine
Assisted Pull-up/Dip Machine
Calf Machine

• Cardio Equipment

Cybex Pro+ Treadmills
True Z8.1 Treadmills
Cybex Total Body Arc Trainers
True Ellipticals
True Uprights
True Recumbents
Stair Masters

• Miscellaneous

Reflex Scorpion Bench (for use with stability balls)
True Stretch Cage
Assorted Stability Balls
Assorted Rubber Medicine Balls