University of Arizona - Recreation Center 1400 East 6th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721

"Work here college students are getting in shape doing classes and swimming ,gyms and other activities"

"Absolutely the best rec center I've been to, even better than Stanford in California or UT in Texas."

"This is an amazing gym with pretty much every type of workout equipment you can think of, a lot of it, an indoor running track, an Olympic size pool, basketball and badminton courts, boxing heavy bags, and I'm sure I've missed some things. It's also spotlessly clean and super well maintained with a great atmosphere too."

"Great place to workout, lots of equipment, and the facilities are always clean. Basketball courts, indoor track and pool are sweet perks. Beware this gym is not open to the public, but if you are affiliated with the U of A, such as alumni, student or employee then you can purchase a membership here. Note that you can sponsor up to 1 other person and they can purchase any of the passes, they don't have to be affiliated long as they have a sponsor."

"Disclaimer-Non UofA student review-I toured the rec center when I was visiting campus with a younger sibling, so I can't vouch for how it is during the semester. However, I do attend a Power 5 school in the Midwest and the this rec offers far more amenities and equipment than my campus rec center does. It was also clean and modern, but had some renovations going on in the student entrance when we were there. A lot of the feedback other student reviewers have (ie too many cardio machines and not enough weights) is very similar to my complaints about our rec center. Apparently there's now a rec center in the honors dorms (at UofA), so that might alleviate some of the foot traffic. I'd say though if I showed my university friends this rec center and asked them which one they'd prefer, almost all would pick Arizona's. That's my two cents! -RCJH"