Group Fitness BINGO

Due to the $20 semester fee implemented in the Fall Semester, sophomore group fitness instructor McKenzie Cavanaugh has seen a noticeable decrease in class attendance.

In response to the drop in student participation, Ole Miss’s Campus Recreation Department has announced Group Fitness Bingo.

The new game is an incentive program that gives students the opportunity to win various prizes for attending a multitude of classes, including crowd favorites such as Zumba and Hip Hop Fitness, as well as new group fitness classes like Step It Up and Row & Conditioning.

While news of the incentive game has yet to spread throughout campus, those who do know of the game are excited to participate.

“Students have been responding very well to the new game,” Cavanaugh said. “People bring their friends and have little competitions with each other to see who can get the most stamps before anyone else.”

In order to get involved, students must pick up a BINGO card from the Fitness Center Front Desk and attend group fitness classes to get stamps on the BINGO card. Once a student has earned a BINGO they can turn their card in to a fitness center supervisor to be entered into a raffle for a Smoothie King gift basket, which includes a $50 gift card among other store merchandise.

If a student fills out their entire BINGO card, their name will be entered into the raffle five times, and they will receive a free Campus Recreation blender bottle.

“It really does give people an extra push to attend classes, which is something that campus rec really strives for,” sophomore campus recreations employee Rebekah Watson said.

Group Fitness BINGO will last until March 13, and a list of dates and times for classes is listed on the Campus Rec’s website or by clicking here.