{"id":144182,"date":"2022-09-26T14:51:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T12:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=144182"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:26","slug":"a-much-larger-gym-with-new-equipment-and-more-possibilities-the-novelty-gives-extra-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2022\/09\/26\/a-much-larger-gym-with-new-equipment-and-more-possibilities-the-novelty-gives-extra-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"A much larger gym with new equipment and more possibilities: \u2018The novelty gives extra motivation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students used the new equipment and much larger fitness area at Erasmus Sport for the first time on Thursday afternoon. \u201cIf you take your sports gear with you, you will force yourself to exercise after class.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Although the new sports building has been open for almost a month, people who used the fitness area still had to do so in the old building until Thursday. Around two o\u2019clock in the afternoon, the place is full of students trying out the gym\u2019s new features.<\/p>\n

New equipment<\/h2>

Fitness manager Martin Giljamse is incredibly happy with the new gym. \u201cWe chose a spacious design with various different zones. There are extra areas where you can do your own thing on the upper floor and the cardio machines have a screen which add interactive elements to your workout.\u201d For example, you can use the screens to pretend that you are walking in the mountains, and you can even sync them up with your own running apps.<\/p>\n

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Martin Giljamse (center) and two fitness instructors from Erasmus Sport are proud of the new space.<\/span><\/p>

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The gym is not quite finished yet \u2013 the walls are still empty, but these will soon feature images and motivational texts to give people an extra boost while they are exercising. Giljamse was certainly happy with the opening, which was attended by plenty of students. In each zone, the new equipment was already being used. \u201cIt\u2019s two o\u2019clock in the afternoon and there are already so many students exercising, I think that\u2019s wonderful\u201d, says Giljamse proudly.<\/p>\n

Extra motivation<\/h2>
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IBA student John tries a new assault bike.<\/span><\/p>

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IBA student John Albin Bergstr\u00f6m is one of these fanatical athletes. He is working out on a new fitness machine called the \u2018assault bike\u2019, which is a cardio machine for improving your endurance. He likes the fact that the new gym has new equipment. \u201cThe novelty gives extra motivation to work out\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n

IBA students Emily Pearn and Elia Thevenin are also delighted with the new equipment. These two sports buddies are using the new hip thrust machine to train their glutes. \u201cIn the old gym we had to set up this exercise ourselves, and that took a long time. This new machine is much more practical, so we\u2019ll be much more likely to use it\u201d, says Emily.<\/p>\n

Exercising on campus is practical<\/h2>
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A student is enjoying the university's gym. <\/span><\/p>

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For anyone who aims to go to the gym six times a week, having a gym on campus is ideal. Criminology student Romy Stromps is one of these people. The first-year student has just moved to Rotterdam and had to look for a new gym. \u201cI didn\u2019t like Basic-Fit, so I\u2019m trying out the gym on the campus\u201d, she says. \u201cExercising on campus is practical because if you take your sports gear with you, you will actually force yourself to exercise after your tutorial or lecture. I really like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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