EDWARDS \u2014 From a landscape perspective, it\u2019s difficult to miss Mountain Recreation\u2019s Edwards Field House.<\/p>\n
But Mountain Rec wants local residents to be as familiar with the inside of the facility as they are with the large building\u2019s looming presence in their community.<\/p>\n
“When we look at our three facilities \u2014 the Gypsum Recreation Center, the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink and the field house \u2014 we see Edwards as a facility that has done really well renting out space to other user groups,\u201d said Mountain Rec Marketing and Communications Manager Scott Robinson.\u00a0\u201cWhat we want to do is to get more programming booked into that facility.\u201d<\/p>\n
To that end, Mountain Rec just launched a fitness program that offers 12 different classes ranging from tai\u00a0chi to Zumba \u2014 offered Monday through Friday at the Edwards site.<\/p>\n
As its name suggests, the Edwards Field House is an expansive space. The facility includes an indoor soccer field, a gymnastics center and an anti-gravity center equipped with high-performance trampolines. The field house is a popular practice facility for various groups including the Freedom FC soccer team and the Vail and Battle Mountain High School lacrosse programs.<\/p>\n
But as Mountain Recreation looked at how to maximum public opportunities at its facilities, the field house was identified as a site where fitness programs were needed. A survey last year supported that finding as potential users weighed in on what they wanted at the facility. More than 60 percent of the survey respondents\u00a0 indicated they\u00a0would be interested in attending fitness classes \u201ca few times a week.\u201d Their preferred fitness options included yoga, circuit training, Barr, spin, Zumba\u00a0and tai\u00a0chi.<\/p>\n
However, before Mountain Rec could program fitness classes the district needed to do some remodeling. That\u2019s now happened and the Edwards Field House fitness program debuted Feb. 4.<\/p>\n
The fitness schedule also reflects the survey results with classes offered early and mid-morning,\u00a0 at noon and after work. The cost is $10 per class or $180 for 20 visits.<\/p>\n
Jessica Cliver has been teaching the popular Fury (high-intensity workout) class at the Gypsum Rec Center for the past five months. She will co-coach the Edwards Fury sessions with Lucas Rivera, Mountain Rec\u2019s health and wellness supervisor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that Edwards residents are looking forward to a larger variety of fitness classes in their area,\u201d said Cliver.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0added the field house space offers some great workout options.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are bringing a very unique facility to the table with the use of our new studio and indoor turf,\u201d Cliver said. \u201cThis gives me, and all the instructors, the ability to bring much more variety into our workouts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robinson said the turf area is just one of the unique programming options available at the field house. For example, the anti-gravity center provides the opportunity for aerial yoga and there are slackline options at the gymnastics area.<\/p>\n
Robinson said many locals aren\u2019t familiar with the field house amenities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have fitness customers coming in who have never been inside of the facility,\u201d he said. \u201cOffering more community programs gets more people through the doors.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have heard a lot of feedback about program affordability,\u201d Robinson continued. \u201cOur focus at Mountain Rec is to make fitness and wellness more\u00a0accessible to people with a price point that’s lower than what is currently available in the area.”<\/p>\n