Wellness Center

The Wellness Center is located on the third floor of the O'Keefe Center. Men and Women's locker rooms are conveniently located on the first floor. Admittance to the Wellness Center requires a Salem State College I.D. Your first visit requires you to fill-out a Health Assessment Questionnaire and complete the Wellness Center's Program Orientation before you begin using the Center.

Not only does the Wellness Center provide service for the SSC community, but we participate in many events throughout the year to benefit our local community as well!

• American Cancer Society 10K Walk
• Boston Marathon
• Embark Program
• North Shore Wellness Fair & Road Race
• Walk for HAWC

HOURS

Note: The Wellness Center follows Salem State Closings. Membership is required before using the Wellness Center. FMI, call 978-542-6551.

* Note: The Wellness Center will close at 3:00 p.m. on Fridays prior to a Monday holiday and remain closed until classes resume on Tuesday.

Program Orientation

This is a mandatory 45-minute appointment with one of our trained exercise technicians. The appointment will cover: health history, personal goals, rules and regulations, computer program logging, proper warm-up and cool-down, proper use of and demonstration of cardiovascular equipment, Body Master strength equipment, basic instruction on free-weights and Gravitron machine.

Fitness Assessment

• Resting Heart Rate
• Blood Pressure
• Height and Weight
• Body Composition
• Body Circumference Measurements
• Muscle Strength
• Muscle Endurance
• Flexibility
• 3-Minute Step Test

State-of-the-Art-Equipment

• Treadmills
• Stair Climbers
• Rowing Machine
• Cable Crossovers
• Body Master Strength Training Machines
• Gravitron
• Eliptical
• Exercycles
• Smith Machines
• 3 - 80lb Dumbbells

* Fully equipped free weight room and wellness program

Resources

• Health Assessment Questionnaire [PDF 19KB]
• Personal Data Form [PDF 13KB]
• Wellness Center Rules and Regulations