Welcome to the MLC Fitness Center!

Hours  |   Sunday  1:00pm – 11:00pm  |  Mon-Thurs 5:30am – 11:00pm  |  Friday  5:30am – 7:00pm  |  Saturday  7:30am – 7:00pm 

**The Fitness Center is closed twice daily Monday-Friday for morning and evening chapel (10:10-10:55am & 7:10-7:45pm respectively).

MLC students, faculty, staff and their families, as well as other WELS members, are welcome to use the MLC Fitness Center.  Access requires the scanning of your MLC-issued access item (students: campus ID card; faculty/staff: campus fob; other WELS members: FC access card). If you need a Fitness Center access card, they are available for purchase at the FC front desk for $5. You must have your means of electronic access with you at time of entrance into the Fitness Center. You must be over 16 to workout out without a supervising adult in the FC. Those between the ages of 14-16 must be accompanied by a supervising adult for the duration of their workout.

Regular Hours 2025

Sundays   |   1:00pm – 10:00pm

Mondays-Thursdays   |   5:30am – 10:00pm

Fridays   |  5:30am – 7:00pm

Saturdays   |    7:30am – 7:00pm

IT’S SUMMER TIME AT LAST!! (May 19 – Aug 24)

Summer Hours in the Fitness Center are abbreviated to morning and evening hours most days (Fri-Sun have one timeslot only). Please make use of the back door entrance, located between the Luther Student Center and Augustana.

Sundays   |   6:00pm – 9:00pm

Mon-Thurs   |   6:00am – 9:00am  &  6:00pm – 9:00pm

Fridays   | 6:00am – 9:00am

Saturdays   |    7:30am – 10:30am

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • Memorial Day Weekend (Closed Sat-Mon 5/24-5/26)
  • Independence Day Weekend (Closed Fri-Sun 7/4-7/6)
  • Also closed as needed for cleaning, equipment maintenance, and summer projects
  • Regular school year hours resume Monday, 8/25


We are located in the basement of the LSC, by the locker rooms.  You may call the Fitness Center at (507) 233-9113, or e-mail at fitness@mlc-wels.edu if you have any questions. If you haven’t been here before or are unfamiliar with anything, just ask the supervisor on duty and she/he will be happy to help you!