Get Ready for the "Sports as a Way of Life" Fitness Challenge

Are you ready to compete in Bilkent's annual "Sports as a Way of Life" Fitness Challenge? The challenge begins on December 10 and runs through December 30, and will be held at the Dormitories Sports Hall. It is open to all students and academic staff, but you need to register for the program in advance at the Dormitories Sports Hall.

Fitness activities will include:

cycling (30 minutes)

rowing (30 minutes)

stepper (15 minutes) and cycling (15 minutes) together

rowing (15 minutes) and cycling (15 minutes) together

cross-training (30 minutes)

treadmill running (30 minutes)

one set of strength training station exercises

The rules are as follows:

Participants can do, at most, two different activities in one day.
A participant will get 5 points for each activity each day that it is done.
Participants are to work out at least two times and, at most, five times per week.
Participants who have accumulated 55 points or more by the end of the event will receive special T-shirts. The three male and three female participants with the most points will receive medals.

All participants will have a chance to win special gifts at the end of the event. Registration will continue until December 9. For more information, please call the Sports Center at ext. 1993 or 1325, or e-mail Ahsen Küçükdurmaz, "Sports As a Way of Life" Main Campus Coordinator, at ahsen@bilkent.edu.tr.