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Holley Central School District Fitness Center Now Open

It was all about fitness on Dec. 1, when Holley community members came out to celebrate the grand opening of the Holley Family Fitness Center. Students and adults eagerly tried out the iDance pads, treadmills, and stationary bikes with virtual reality screens attached.

Holley Board of Education President Brenda Swanger cut the ribbon and officially opened the center, located in the Holley Elementary School. The Fitness Center was made possible through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Grant. The district qualified for almost $800,000 of federal funding to promote good nutrition and physical exercise among the students, staff and district families.

In attendance for the ribbon cutting were Clarendon Town Supervisor Richard Moy, Murray Town Supervisor John Morriss, Orleans County Republican Chair Edward Morgan, State Senator-elect Rob Ortt, Chief of Staff to Assemblyman Steve Hawley Eileen Banker, Board of Education Vice President Robin Silvis, Physical Education Teacher Lisa Campbell, and Board Member Salvatore DeLuca, Jr.

The Fitness Center is available for use by classes during the school day and by staff when not in use by classes. The Fitness Center is open for family fitness activities on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-8 p.m. Trained supervisors are on duty during family fitness times to assist participants and to promote a safe and orderly environment in which to work out.

Virtual reality bikes, gaming bikes and interactive treadmills are available in the fitness center, bringing a fun twist to the traditional cardiovascular equipment. Also available are a cross trainer, weight bench, upper body ergometer, adaptive motion trainer and iDance.

Some pieces of equipment are youth-sized to enable children ages 10 and older to exercise alongside their family members. Fourth-grader Tia Hoffarth enjoyed running on the treadmill. She is also a member of Holley’s Girls on the Run team and said, “I wished we could have practiced on these instead.”

The district is pleased to offer such an outstanding fitness center to the students, staff and families. Community members are encouraged to attend one of the family fitness evenings and experience all the center has to offer.  

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