• Before using the facility, all participants must complete the registration packet and pay apporpriate fees. Staff led tours and orientations are available upon requests.
• For both security and utiliztion tracking, all participants using the facility must present their valid AU ID card at the Front Desk upon entering the Fitness Ceter.
• Individuals age 14 to 18 will not be permitted to use the Fitness Center without a signed parental consent. No one under the age of 14 is permitted to use the facility. Children are not allowed to accompany parents or other adults into the Fitness Center
• No food or drinks other than water in a closed container are permitted in the Fitness Center.
• The locker rooms are to be used to store shoes, clothes, school bags, valuables etc. They are not for over night use. Bringing a lock for the lockers is strongly encouraged. The Fitness Center is not responsible for lost or stolen articles from either the locker rooms or Fitness Center storage bins. No bags or backpacks are permitted in the Fitness Center. Locks are available for sale and annual or semester lockers are available for rent.
• Participants are expected to be courteous of each other and staff. Courteous behavior includes, but is not limited to appropriate language and gestures
• Appropriate exercise clothing and shoes are required for use of the Fitness Center. Shirts are to be worn at all times. Inappropriate clothing includes, but is not limited to sandals, flip-flops, jeans, suggestive clothing and clothing with offensive language and/or graphics. To protect the floor in the Aerobics Room, only appropriate athletic shoes are permitted. High heels, dress shoes, and other hard-soled footwear or shoes leaving black marks are not permitted.
• Abuse of the equipment will not be tolerated. This includes dropping of dumbbells, weight plates, and allowing weights stacks to fall in an uncontrolled manner. Collars should be used on bars at all times and weight plates returned to proper rack when finished.
• The Fitness Center is a multi-use facility. Use of the Fitness Center as well as the team training room, pools and basketball courts are at times limited because of athletic team workouts, academic activity classes and special events. Please check the posted schedules and the web page for specific times of these restrictions.
• There are no refunds, partial payments or partial year memberships available. Memberships terminate upon leaving the employment of AU and/or the status of an enrolled student (for faculty, staff and student memberships).
• Fitness Center membership carries with it the responsibility of appropriate conduct. Violation of any rules or other abusive or irresponsible behavior may result in a suspension of Fitness Center privileges.
• As needed, AU Public Safety can and will be called to help enforce these policies.

In addition to policies, there are generally accepted guidelines that govern behavior of common courtesy in a busy, multi-use facility like the Jacobs Fitness Center.

• Limit cardio equipment use to 30 minutes when others are waiting
• Wipe down equipment upholstery and mats when finished - spray the towel, not the machine
• Don’t sit on equipment between sets - let others work in
• Unload plates when finished
• Don’t spit in the trashcans or drinking fountains
• Spot others when they are lifting by themselves
• Always use collars on free weight bars when lifting by yourself.
• Dry off before leaving shower area
• “Circle swim” in your lane when other are waiting
• And finally, please don’t urinate in the shower