Work It Out

Last year, Long Beach State University added a new fitness facility to its campus. The Student Recreation and Wellness Center is a a 125,000-square-foot, two-story, state-of-the-art recreation facility located on the east side of the University. The highly anticipated Rec Center encompasses many elements that make working out accessible and available to CSULB students. Not only does this Rec center entail what a typical gym does, but it also includes fun activities such as a Fresh Foods Cafe, fitness programs, personal training, open recreation, aquatics, and various outdoor activities as well.

Recreation and Wellness Center
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The Recreation and Wellness Center allows students to explore a variety of classes such as Pilates, kickboxing, self defense, ab burner, butts and guts, hip hop cardio, Zumba, boot camp, pump and sculpt, cardio crunch, spinning and more. All of these classes are enjoyed by the students and are held at scheduled times by certified instructors.

"I like taking dance exercise classes because I have more fun than just running laps. Also, boxing is very fun because it gets my heart pumping and makes me feel so powerful," Nicole Morgan, a third year Art Education Major, said "I try to work out at least twice a week."

Not only has the new fitness facility promoted exercise on campus, but it goes hand in hand with maintaining a healthy body physique and weight. Students finally have the ease of having a place to work out without paying ridiculously high monthly membership fees at other gyms. However, the fee to use the Rec Center has been incorporated into student tuition and fees.

"I really enjoy playing basketball with some buddies on the courts after classes," Cesar Montoya, a third year Political Science major said, "I definitely am at the Rec center at least five times a week."

Montoya believes the benefits of the Recreation Center completely outweighs the forced added fee onto the student tuition. "The Rec Center is everyone's gym, and it's right here on campus where anyone can go to even just lift weights between classes, the fee should never be an issue and everyone seems to support it."