Student Recreation Center

Brandon B

The Rec looks very nice and has many nice features, I enjoy the rock climbing wall but there are very frustrating aspects to the rec. They have an over abundance of cardio equipment which I have never seen completely full, even during peak hours...they have cardio equipment stashed almost everywhere. It is pretty standard equipment youd find which is similar to what you would find in most globo gyms which I would still prefer better equipment being this is a university which gets exorbitant amounts of funding from student fees and they dont seem to care about updating equipment, at least for non-athletes. The larger frustrations come with the resistance training components of the gym. The barbells are extremely bad and at times unsafe, some being wildly bent as well as collars simply sliding off even when clamped down. They have scarce amounts of certain staple machines such as a cable lat pulldown/ low row tower for which there is always some sort of wait for, even during the slowest times. They do have alternatives but all are very subpar with rubber handles that are constantly ripping and anyone who actually uses the equipment would tell you that they are mainly waiting for the one decent machine, which is also very prone to going down for maintenance. A lot of their machine selection seems very lackluster and superfluous as if the person who selected the machines has very little experience designing a gym or have ever tested the equipment they selected. What is the cherry on top is the disgusting ways they spend their money, again to make the rec look nicer without increasing the function and experience for the students using the facilities. I have never heard of anyone asking for an exorbitantly expensive makeover to the entrance of the rec for which they did in efforts to make it "more efficient" for which here say from workers say they spent over 1 million dollars on, for which they could have done an amazing update of their machines, both resistance and cardio based. So now they have two front desks that have 3 employees instead of the one desk that employed 2 people. This is just wasteful and is continuously frustrating to see how our high student fees are being wastefully spent. The rec is not a bad gym by amy means and you can get a great workout in but the extreme wastefulness of their spending on frivolous things instead of investing in better and more equipment as well as hiring someone who understands how to organizing a gym would go a long ways. It is pretty disgusting how they grossly misuse the funding of college students paying large amounts of student fees and going into debt.

Marcus Jackson

In all of CSUs infinite wisdom, and attempts to be efficient and organized, they fall short, constantly and consistently. It’s always a cluster to get in because there’s always construction or some closure. 90 percent of the time, half of what you want to use is broken or being fixed, for months. You’d think with their resources they wouldn’t have lapses like they do, but I digress. The hours aren’t consistent, especially since COVID. The staff is clueless and inattentive when you need help. And now they’re trying to switch all payment over to their website login, which also has its issues. I just wish it was as easy to workout and relax at the rec as it used to be:( Update, I came back for another try, hiked all the way to the rec center from my off-campus parking spot, just to get to the pool and the pool is closed. Zero signage on any doors or desks upon entering. So I put all of my clothes back on and hiked my buns back off campus to my car. The front desk did submit a refund which was nice, but I think going forward, I’m just going to skip this headache all together. It’s just not worth the fight. Apparently the pool is under construction, again, as if 1.5 years has not been long enough to get everything fixed. I give up. This place runs for itself not for its student or affiliates use.

Rachel Kempf

Very clean gym. Plenty of machines and equipment for everyone. I’ve hardly ever waited for a machine. Quick and easy access on campus is perfect. The large windows make it really enjoyable to work out indoors and have the Mountain View. A lot of the equipment is newer and is in good condition. There’s plenty of large rec areas for open workouts, basketball courts, and group classes.

Dennis A

Immaculate gym with tons of equipment and classes to take. Has a rock climbing wall, tennis courts, volleyball, pool, hot tub, etc. Huge place but still fills up almost completely around 5pm. Excellent place for a workout on campus👍