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The UWA Recreation and Fitness Centre will be undergoing refurbishment in February, with more than $600k in new equipment, flooring, Wi-Fi and many more added extras for students, members, staff, alumni and the general public.

The refurbished Centre will include the latest, state-of-the-art cardio equipment and spin bikes, new lock-and-load and free weight equipment and more squat racks and lifting platforms in the heavy weights room.

During the refit the Fitness Centre will remain open with only small areas/room closures while the new equipment and flooring is installed. This will allow gym users to continue with their workout or training program on equipment in other areas of the facility. All group fitness classes and programs will be as scheduled, however some will be relocated – check with reception on arrival.

The area/ room closure schedule is outlined below.

Cycle Room – closed from Friday 5 Feb – reopening morning of Thursday 11 Feb – bikes and classes have been relocated, check with front desk.

Heavy Weights Room – closed from Friday 5 Feb – reopening morning of Tuesday 9 Feb.
Check out the weight equipment on the main gym floor.

Cardio Room – closed from Friday 5 Feb – reopening morning of Monday 8 Feb.
Check out the rowing machines on the main gym floor, or do a Les Mils BodyAttack™ class.

Main Gym Floor – closed from Monday 8 Feb – reopening morning of Thursday 11 Feb.
Check out the new machines in the Cardio Room or try a Les Mils BodyPump™ class.

Get excited by the new additions to our Fitness Team

We’re excited to introduce you our new equipment. Meet our new…

E-TRxe Treadmills – 15” high def embedded touch screen with built in TV and iPod connectivity. Loaded with Star Trac Coach® with more than 1 million different programed workouts for you to choose from.

Jacob’s Ladder – Get a low impact, high range of motion workout. Climb the ladder at your own pace on this non-motorised treadmill and get a cardio workout for the upper and lower body on the one machine.

Spin Bikes – New bikes come with built in personal console and boasts a virtual training coach which allows members to have a spin session when there is no class on.

Max Rack 3D – a 3D version of a smith machine which makes it easier to train, lifting weight confidently with the bar allowing for a greater range of motion.

Boxmaster Tower (x2) – An upright multi padded boxing station with numbers on each pad to assist with focused and guided training.

X-Lab classroom – This all in one functional training station includes 3x pull-up/ 6x suspension training anchors, 6x resistance band stations, 3x ball targets, Plyo step/dip station/ground rotational trainer station (grt).

Lock-N-load weight machines – don’t use pin-loaded weight machines anymore, now it’s a simply as flicking a switch!

Come and visit our growing Fitness Team, the new layout and refreshed look when the face-lift is finished on Thursday 11 February, anytime between 6am and 11pm Monday to Friday , or between 6am and 9pm Saturday and Sunday (Closed Australia Day Public Holiday).

Media references

Nicole West, UWA Sport, Marketing and Communications Officer, (08) 6488 4309, [email protected]