<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/Renovated_Gym_and_Fit_Lab.html" dsn="blogs"><category/><pubDate>02/26/2026 12:15:47 PM</pubDate><title>From Promise to Progress at Northern</title><description>There was a sense of momentum in the air as Northern students, student-athletes, faculty, staff, Board of Regents members, administrators, facilities team members, and community supporters gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Northern New Mexico College’s newly renovated Gym and the Fit Lab.
The upgrades, which include a redesigned weight room, a dedicated cardio room, and newly added sauna spaces, represent the first major improvements to portions of the facility since 1989.</description><image><img src="/_resources/_nnmc_images/_news-images/Fit%20Lab%20DSC02005.JPG" alt="Student-athletes, faculty, staff, Board of Regents members cutting the ribbon for Northern New Mexico College’s newly renovated Gym and the Fit Lab"/></image><author>Milam Shah</author><media_c>Amy Peña, Executive Office Director</media_c><media_e>amy.pena@nnmc.edu</media_e></item>