Students did calisthenic workouts at a fitness event to show their support for the US military on Tuesday.

The Student Veterans Association, Military Resource Center, and the Health and Wellness Center collaborated to promote health across campus and bring military veterans and students together, according to Regina Logan, the MRC transition specialist.

“It’s important for people to come together,” Logan said. “We didn’t want it just to be a military thing … it’s good for all when all can come together.”

Shaikh Ali, the former SVA president, agreed, saying, “It’s important for the college because people get to be together … and they get to, you know, share their knowledge [and] their expertise.”

According to Ali, this is the first time that the SVA hosted the Military Movement event.

Jayeim Blake, a first-year kinesiology student and member of SVA, said he thinks people should take on-campus events seriously.

“These events could help people who [are] looking for networks [and] friendship … as well as exercising and just working out even if it’s just for a day,” Blake said. “Especially with exams right around the corner … relieving your stress even for one day can really help.”

Blake said this event “means a lot to me as a kinesiology [student].”

“I deal with a lot of … exercise science,” Blake said. “So it means a lot to me seeing that we can bring these types of … events toward Anne Arundel Community College.”

Yvette Zabala, a second-year kinesiology and baking student, said she attended the event as a fitness coach because she works as a personal trainer.

Zabala, the fitness instructor and a military veteran, said the MRC brings the “comradery” to the campus that she felt during her eight years in the military.

Alex Meek, a second-year political science student, said he wants to “provide the same support for others” that he would want provided to himself.

“Once I finish my degree, I’m going into [military] officer training,” Meek said. “It’s a service to something bigger than yourself. … I think it’s a very noble enterprise.”

Elaina Horner, a second-year pre-med student, said she attended because she is interested in “more exercise-oriented things” and because she wanted to support the military.

“The military is a huge service to our country,” Horner said. “So many people in the military give up so much.”