Campus Recreation

A few things I’ve learned about Campus Recreation:

1. Campus Recreation is awesome!!
2. You sign up with them if you want to play any club or intramural sport.
3. They offer Group Fitness classes ranging from yoga to water aerobics. These classes are FREE to all NC State students, faculty, and gym members.
4. Personal trainers and massage sessions are available. The trainers are upbeat, highly trained, and want to help you achieve your fitness goals. The masseuse is wonderful, and really believes in a holistic approach to health. He has even helped me deepen into some of my yoga postures!
5. Outdoor Adventures offers Trips, Workshops, and Clinics covering a wide variety of topics. This past Spring Break I traveled with the group to Moab, Utah and spent the week mountain biking, hiking, and rock climbing. I learned so many life skills on the trip. My favorite lesson was learning to eat oatmeal directly from the packet. That way we didn’t have to do dishes! Outdoor Adventures also rents out camping equipment, canoes, and kayaks for very cheap prices!
6. Many people know we have a rock wall, but have no idea where it is. Walk up the ramp from Cates Avenue into the old part of the gym. Go past the front desk, and head straight to the basketball court door on your right. Walk through the basketball courts all the way to the back wall. This is the rock wall. They have all the equipment you need, but you might want to bring a friend to belay you.
7. The old building is the Carmichael Gym; the new building is the Carmichael Recreation Center. The Recreation Center has three floors. Floor one houses Outdoor Adventures and several meeting rooms. Floor two is Group Fitness, Personal Training, and Massage Therapy. Floor three is where some of the cardio equipment and weight machines are located. The Gym stays open later than the Recreation Center, hours being shorter on the weekends. To save some confusion, check the hours online.
8. Campus Recreation offers many student job opportunities. The hours are flexible, and the location is very convenient. If you are interested in a job, you should attend a job fair to meet with employers. The next step is an interview, but it’s not scary at all because current student employees run the interviews. I am going into my second year as a Group Fitness instructor, and work with Outdoor Adventures as a student trip leader. I feel like I am paid to do what I love in a fun learning atmosphere.

Posted by: Erin Whitley