Photo by William Camargo
Cal State Fullerton’s Student Recreation Center opened its doors in 2008 and has been very popular ever since. Students can walk in at any time of day and see the various areas the SRC offers being put to good use.
With pickup games on the basketball court, people running on treadmills or the indoor track, personal training sessions, and even students hanging out with their laptops in a seating area, there are a wide variety of things to do.
The SRC is open most days until 11 p.m. Friday it closes at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. This gives students plenty of opportunities to work out at almost any time of day.
Katy Lofaso, who works at the front desk, said the busiest times of the day at the SRC are “between 11 and 1 around lunch time and a rush starting in the early afternoon around 4.”
Jon Arroyave, an employee at the SRC, said because CSUF is largely a commuter campus, there is “pretty much no one over summer,” however “the first month or so of each semester and right before spring break are when it picks up.”
The SRC is also a social place for students to meet up, hang out and get fit together. One popular way to do this is through drop-in fitness classes like cycling or yoga. The facility is free to all enrolled students.
One student even canceled his gym membership elsewhere and now solely works out at the SRC. It is “cost-effective, convenient and a great place to go and meet fellow students, even see people from classes,” said Robert Murray, an economics major.
The areas that get the most attention are the weight room downstairs for males and the cardio studio upstairs for women, said Krista Van Allen, a kinesiology major.
If students ever need a break or want to grab a healthy snack after working out, the Rec Express offers items like sandwiches, salads, Naked juice and more.
More ways the center is put to use include the rock wall and outdoor pool. Student organizations on campus have used both to put on events in addition to the various events the SRC puts on throughout the year.