Starting this semester, some students will be able to gain more from their lifetime fitness classes than several frosty mornings on Hooker Fields.
The executive branch of student government, UNC’s American Red Cross Club and the exercise and sport science department have partnered to incorporate CPR/AED training into some of this semester’s LFIT courses.
The pilot program, which launched Monday, will be added to seven of the LFIT sections, said Becca Battaglini, director of the Lifetime Fitness Program.
She said about 125 students will be part of pilot classes to test the program.
Four of the classes meet at 8 a.m. and three meet at 3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, she said.
The training will be free for students, but to become CPR/AED certified outside of class, they will have to pay a $19 processing fee required by the Red Cross.
Student Body Vice President Zealan Hoover said someone would normally have to spend $80 and attend a training session off campus for about five hours in order to become certified. This program will instead make the process much simpler by reducing costs and time, he said.
The training is part of Student Body President Mary Cooper’s platform, which pledged to incorporate first-aid training into the LFIT curriculum.
Hoover worked with both the UNC Red Cross Club and the exercise and sport science department during the last few months to integrate the program into LFIT classes, he said.
