The ROTC program has opened an opportunity to all students to join them for a series of workouts.

Lance Clark, a recent graduate of North Carolina State University, said the program is focused to “hang out, have fun, and get in shape.”

Derek Lytle, a senior in business management, is helping to lead these workouts. He said the workouts are a good way for students to become more active.

“It is just our way of doing something fun and bringing people out,” Lytle said.

Josh Berrian, a senior in sociology and a member of ROTC, said he looks forward to the opportunity to become involved with the program.

“I’d like to get involved with it because it is kind of like a campus outreach program for ROTC,” Berrian said. “It shows what we are about with physical fitness, and it preaches the merits of fitness to the campus and community.”

Lytle said he wanted to stress how this program is not for recruitment purposes. In fact, he said, there is no sign up or fee.

“It is not mandatory to sign up for the army to be here [for the workouts],” Lytle said. “No kind of a commitment to come out.”

Clark said they meet twice a week, on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. They will also hold Tuesday classes on March 30, April 13 and April 27.

“We meet at the lower IM fields by the pull up bars, on the side of Morrell,” Lytle said.

Clark said the workouts vary in activities.

“We may run around campus,” Clark said. “There are three sessions of yoga and two sessions of cross fit.”

Lytle said cross fit is a total body workout.

“We go from one exercise, straight to the next, then straight to the next,” Lytle said.

The leaders will also help people by showing them what they can do everyday on their own, Lytle said.

Berrian said the program shows civilian members of the campus community in a fun way what it is like to work out in the military.

“Even if you are already into being physically fit, this is a whole different side,” Berrian said. “It is not just going to the gym and running on the treadmill or lifting weights. It is total body fitness.”

A positive factor of the workouts Clark said is the ability to commit and see the benefits of coming out and working hard.

For students who plan to attend the workouts Clark and Lytle both said they advised students to bring the proper equipment.

“It is advised that you bring a water bottle,” Lytle said. “Wear work out clothes and tennis shoes.”

The workouts, Clark said, will be difficult but enjoyable.

“Get ready to rock and roll,” Clark said.

Editor’s Note: Annie Albright, news editor, contributed to the article.