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| - The "SRWC" also called "The Rec" by the students opened in September of 2007 (my first semester at UNLV). Initially there were rumors that this was one of the best college gyms in the country. After doing some research, it is up to par with the others but certainly not the best. I actually saw some gyms with indoor rock climbing, kick boxing equipment and classes, and even rent-able canoeing equipment (UNR) all of which UNLV lacks. Well I guess it can make do without the canoeing equipment, haha! However, it's still nice to see UNLV attempting to become more of a student centered campus with a facility such as this. I actually didn't start coming here regularly till Summer of 2008. I think what enticed me to go was my "freshmen 15" and everyone in Vegas tries to jump on that gym rat band wagon. Thankfully I had a friend pay the $10 (cost of a one day visitor pass) to come and teach me a few ab and weight training workouts and I have been doing them here ever since. I absolutely love this gym, although I haven't been to the other popular gyms around town like LVAC or 24 Hour Fitness, I still think it's one of the better ones. Primarily because it's not as packed as those places are, but I do suggest avoid the peak hours of 4pm-8pm. That's the time most students get out of class and squeeze in their workout routine before heading home. If you do come around this time, you'll end up having to wait around to get onto the machines you need. I've probably utilized all the services and done everything on each floor except for the 3rd because I'm not much of a badminton or basketball player. The towel service is nice, but it probably only works in your favor if you have a permanent locker. You can rent things for free like a basketball, soccer ball, racquetball & racket and probably a bunch of other things too I don't know about. They also allow anyone in the community to have a membership for $25 a month, which I actually utilized for quite sometime when I wasn't enrolled in any classes at UNLV. As for parking, the closest non-student parking would be on Wilbur Street in a residential area, across the street from campus. It's probably only a quick 5 minute walk. There have been little changes here and there, but nothing that have made it a bad experience.
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