University of Nevada, Reno: Healthy Culture

When the University of Nevada, Reno s CrossFit affiliate first started running classes, eight people showed up. The next day, 16 people arrived. On the third day, 30. We knew we were on to something. We also knew we were in trouble because we had to go spend more money, explains Jim Fitzsimmons, director of campus recreation and wellness. Since then, the university s affiliate has shared space inside the Lombardi Recreation Center, built in 1974 to support a student population of 4, 000.