Maintain a healthy work-life balance with free membership at UC’s RecCentre.
The RecCentre
The RecCentre is the main fitness facility on UC’s campus. All students with a Canterbury Card are eligible for free membership which includes access to the gym, sports facilities and group fitness classes.
To activate your free membership, visit the RecCentre reception with your Canterbury Card.
The gym
The gym at the RecCentre includes a weights area, cardio equipment, boxing training area and sports courts.
Group fitness classes
The RecCentre offers a variety of group fitness classes to suit your interests and fitness level. Group fitness classes are free with your membership (excluding spin classes) and are scheduled to work around students.
Climbing wall
The indoor climbing wall is free for members to use. Routes are reset regularly by the UC Climbing Club who also host introduction sessions and regular club nights.
Squash courts
The RecCentre has 2 squash courts and equipment available for hire. Additional fees apply.
Services
In addition to facilities, the RecCentre also offers a number of services including access to personal trainers, fitness programmes and half marathon training.
More information
For more information about the facilities and services at the RecCentre
Opening hours and busy times
Alert Level 1: Members, new members, and casuals all welcome!
- Based on member feedback, we are implementing a trial of a modified bookings system for both Group Fitness and Fitness Centre.
- Bookings essential for classes (trial)
- Bookings essential for Fitness Centre (trial) at peak times – see more info here
- Bookings non-essential all other areas and off-peak times
Operating Hours from Monday 15th June:
| DAY | TIME |
|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 6am – 9pm |
| Saturday and Sunday | 9am – 5pm |
Public holiday hours – 2020
| DAY | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| Waitangi Day | Thursday 6 February | 8am – 12pm and 4pm – 8pm |
| Good Friday | Friday 10 April | CLOSED |
| Easter Monday | Monday 14 April | 8am – 12pm and 4pm – 8pm |
| Easter Tuesday | Tuesday 15 April | 8am – 12pm and 4pm – 8pm |
| Anzac Day (observed) | Mon 27 April | 1pm – 8pm |
| Queens Birthday | Monday 1 June | CLOSED |
| Labour Day | Monday 26 October | 8am – 12pm and 4pm – 8pm |
| Show Day | Friday 13 November | 8am – 12pm and 4pm – 8pm |
| Christmas Closing Period | Tuesday 22 December Monday 4 January 2021 | Close at 9pm Reopen at 6am |
These are our typical opening hours for public holidays each year.
Peak times – Busy times at the gym
| DAY | TIME |
|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 3pm – 8pm |
| Friday | 3pm – 6pm |
| Saturday | 9am – 1pm |
| Sunday | 6pm – 8pm |
- Term time is busier than holiday periods
- You might expect to wait up to 10 minutes for a piece of equipment – be courteous and work in with others please!
- If you are at all able to come to the gym outside of these times, you will have a pretty easy run on the equipment, especially in the mornings. Your workout time could be halved if you change the time of day you exercise.
- Consider our extensive group fitness timetable classes as an alternative for cardio or weights – the majority of our classes are designed for low co-ordination levels and classes such as HIIT30 and Supercircuit are great substitutes for all round workouts where intensity is your goal.