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Location
Next to the The Pavilion at ARC, off Parking Lot 25
Academic Year Hours
Mon-Thu 6am-1am
Fri 6am-11pm
Sat 8am-9pm
Sun 9am-12am
Finals Week Hours (June 8 - 14)
Mon-Fri (June 8 - 12) 6am-10pm
Sat (June 13) 7am-8pm
Sun (June 14) 7am-8pm
Summer Hours (begin June 15, 2009)
Mon-Fri 6am-10pm
Sat-Sun 9am-9pm
Contact
(530)752-1730
[MAILTO]ARC@campusrec.ucdavis.edu
Website
[WWW]ARC
[WWW]UC Davis Campus Recreation
Opened
2004-4-19

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The ARC (Activities and Recreation Center) is one mother of a huge building that expands upon the existing Rec Hall (now formally called "The Pavilion at ARC", but no one actually calls it that, because the word Pavilion is generally accepted as lame). This [almost] full service gym facility is available to students, faculty and staff as well as their family members. Memberships are automatically ascribed to UC Davis students, who pay for this as part of their registration fees; faculty and staff can purchase $40 monthly memberships at the front desk with a photo ID and current staff identification card or opt for monthly payroll deduction for $28.33 per month. One day guest passes ($7.50) are only available when sponsored by a member. Recently, they have opened up membership eligibility to Alumni, as well. Quarterly memberships cost $85 and annual memberships cost $340.

In addition, due to an [WWW]inter-UC reciprocity agreement, students from other UC campuses can use the ARC for free. However, you must have an ARC card made for admittance, as well as deal with the general run-around you'll receive from the confused staff members.

ARC_climbingWall.jpgARC Climbing Wall during Cow Crank 2005 In addition to a plethora of exercise equipment (described below), the ARC also features a weight room, racquetball/squash courts, the ARC Climbing Wall ($75/year membership fee, $30/quarter), an indoor track, an obscenely large basketball court, limited mat/stretching space, meeting rooms (brain exercise), a ballroom, a practice area for the Band-Uh (lung & ear exercise), a small computer lab (finger exercise), a branch of the bookstore (eye exercise), the Fitness & Wellness Center, and a full-store Starbucks leased by Sodexho (stomach exercise). The ARC also provides wireless MOObilenet Internet for those with UC Davis logins. Child care is not available at the ARC.

Some of the equipment that they offer: ellipticals, treadmills, stair climbers, a few rowing machines, some arc walking machines, and stationary bikes. Despite the seemingly endless amount of equipment, it is often busy, sometimes requiring quite a bit of a wait (especially for weights and ellipticals). The ARC also features an indoor irregular-shaped walking/running track, which is much better lit than the one in the Rec Hall. However, it can be hot, humid, and smelly on the track, so if the heat is unbearable, one can still use the Rec Hall's running track at certain times. The Rec Hall's running track also makes life easier when trying to keep track of your mileage. One mile is 7.65 laps at the ARC, and 7.5 at the Rec Hall. The ARC Climbing Wall provides entertainment to runners who do not shy away from irregular shapes, as the track passes within a few body lengths of the top of the wall, granting the mental stimulus of climbers topping out to those caught running in circles. If you need equipment (basketballs, climbing gear, racquetball or squash rackets and so forth) visit the equipment desk and simply flash a student ID.

Although there is no pool on site at the ARC, your ARC membership allows you free access to the Hickey Pool located right near the MU.

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Seven days a week, multiple times a day, the ARC offers a large variety of free and some for-fee group exercise classes, including everything from cycling, to Tai Chi (T'ai-Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan)) and Yoga, to "6 pack attack". They are a great way to get in shape and get the most out of your student fees in a fun, social and motivating atmosphere.

There are three group activities rooms on the second floor at the East end of the ARC: Facing East with beautiful large windows overlooking the Campus is the ARC Group Exercise Room, facing South toward the Pavilion, on the West side of the East hallway is the ARC Dance Room, and also on the West side of the East hallway, entirely interior to the building, with large glass "windows" facing onto both the East hallway and the East-West hallway, is the ARC Martial Arts Room. The ARC Martial Arts Room is used by the ARC Martial Arts Program, by various official sports clubs, by some SPAC sponsored student clubs, as well as by some other more informal undergraduate and graduate student groups, and even by the PE Department. It is fun (and spectacular!) to watch through those large "windows" some of the (amazing, grueling) martial arts activities that go on in the ARC Martial Arts Room, and it is even more fun to participate in them!

The ARC is a prime example of a meat market since many students, and even some older men and women, go to the ARC just to look good in front of their respective peers. How do you know? Maybe they're there because their doctor told them to go? It's impossible to know what's in another's mind. Better to look into one's own mind and see why one feels as one does.

Over by the ballroom, there are some of the cleanest bathrooms on campus. It could be because they are new, have nice countertops, or the music (BRING HEADPHONES!), but they are definitely nicer than most. The ARC's bathrooms are generally considered "safe." Many people take showers after a workout.

Next to the first floor bathrooms is a very underused Lactation Site.

There are two elevators. The first is in the lobby with access to the second floor office space for Campus Recreation and Intramural Sports. The elevator near the fitness room has buttons for the first, second, and third (roof/restricted access) floors.

Don't forget to return anything you check out before you leave, or you will be charged steeply even if you bring it back the very next morning. ($17 for a lock!)

See our Gyms & Fitness page to find out about other gyms in the Davis area.

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2005-08-17 15:01:35   If you don't like to wait, the machines upstairs aren't that busy. Every time I go to the second floor I don't see a lot of people using them. —SimonFung

2005-11-10 15:37:49   The ARC is the least student-friendly place on campus, in my experience. They don't allow outside organization to post flyers (presumably because it might mess with their image). They used to charge student organizations to reserve rooms when it first opened. They actually billed ASUCD Senate for holding a meeting there, because they are technically a campus department (though they are obviously a student organization too). Lockers in the Rec Hall used to be free, but now they charge a monthly fee. And you can't go to the ARC during the summer if you aren't taking classes. I don't know who they think they are catering to, but it certainly isn't the students who paid to build the place. —BrentLaabs

2006-03-18 23:19:38   I think they've closed the old weight room in the Rec Hall. There had been a sign saying it was closing March 11 I think. —BenWebber

2006-04-03 18:52:10   This week, the Arc has a "try before you buy" promotion, but it only extends to faculty and staff, not alumni. Alumni can BUY the membership, but they can't "try" the place - insane when you think about how it was the alumnis fees that helped pay for this building. —RohiniJasavala

2006-04-05 00:02:08   Um, wrong Rphini, I am an alum and they let me in today. Get your facts straight. —DavisLurker

2006-04-09 05:40:50   The Arc is a great place to go work out and have fun. I really want to point out something to the current students and those who are going to go to school here in the summer and fall 06: The weigh room is full of posers, just like The city of Davis. Guys: some don't know "Richard" about working out but coming in with a f-face like "i'm cool, look at me". Girls: please don't put make up on? please don't show off your Laffy Taffy. Guys won't get a boner because your workout pants. One more thing, if you are coming in with a bitchy attitude, please go see a DR. People don't give a crap if you are big or a lot of meat, people would think that you are an oily meat-head. Please don't show off your muscles in front of the ladies, they probably won't think about it after they got off that machine. Oh, more to add. Please don't enjoy yourself in front of the mirror more than 3 seconds, we know you love yourself so much. —DingLiu

2006-05-03 11:22:09   Although I'm not as bitter as Ding about the "ARCers", I do think it's really funny to see the dudes trying to do themselves in the mirror after each set. And you forgot to mention those girls who take a machine for 1 hour because they're reading a Nicholas Sparks novel and moving at the pace of an arthritic 90 year old woman. Plus the weight room always smells like feet and bad cologne. Nevertheless, I love the ARC! —JonathanVillavert

2006-06-02 01:24:57   Well, if you are that bitter about the general ARC-using population, I'd suggest coming to the rock wall there. We've our own niche of people separate from that of the "bros" and the girls there... —PaulArden

2006-07-12 23:40:54   I would like the mysteries of the towel shortages explained. They also could use a neck machine. If you don't go during the busy times, it's pretty easy to get in a good workout. The pick-up basketball can be hit-or-miss. Usually there's either too many or not enough people. Playing basketball with undergrads brings out the worst in me anyway, so I'm probably better off. —MisterProfessor

2006-07-22 20:15:14   The summer hours fucking suck =[ —MikeAhmadi

2006-08-09 03:34:58   is there really a starbucks in the arc? —JoeRunnels

2006-10-18 23:20:20   There is a coffee shop in the ARC, to the left as you walk in I think. The ARC is a nice place, often-times packed. It is best you go in with a plan if your going to use the weight room. No what you want to do so you don't kind of walk aimlessley around while waiting for 2-3 different spots to open up. Staff is friendly and helpful and overall people are courteous and easy to talk to. A great place if your serious about being healthy, staying in shape, or getting that killer body you always wanted. —FrankYoung

2006-10-18 23:20:59   "know what you want to do" -> Correction concerning earlier post. —FrankYoung

2006-12-08 19:02:46   The pickup basketball games are good but people are big time babies. I come from a city where there is no such thing as "foul" and people at the Arc call it very often. The irony is that the people that call foul are typically taller and bigger...other than that I love the arc. —GregWebb

2007-03-15 17:23:00   I must agree that the weight room has quite a lot of posers yet all gyms have them. There are different types of people in a gym: Those who are posers, those who go for the social gathering, etc. You should not let it get to you and just do your thing. Many are entering the weight room for the first time and do not understand how to exercise. The ARC overall is a decent gym (wished there was a pool) if you just want to get in shape. —BrandonToo

2007-04-27 17:59:33   It is the best gym in Davis for sure. —ZoeyJW

2007-06-03 21:11:36   The classes are so fun! I love Zumba! —MarjaMorgan

2007-07-01 22:57:20   The weight room has to be one of the craziest weight rooms i have ever been in. For a room drenched in the smell of sweat and feet, it sure is jam packed with gangs of 90 lb asian kids trying to bench the bar and giggling. This is the only thing that annoys me, that since their memberships are paid for in tuition, any skinny nerd can come in and spend an hour misusing a machine so that i have to wait for them to finish. I felt so much better when i was back in my hometown gym. —fredchen

2007-07-07 14:03:39   So you're saying skinny people don't have the right to go work out and at least try? Wow what an asshole man. If you had balls you would give some of your "workout wisdom" to this guy/guys instead of bitching about it. And it does suck that the price is in tuition for people that don't want to use it it or don't go because they are intimidated by people like you. —HowardLuong

2007-08-07 18:31:50   Apparently people at the ARC aren't too friendly with "skinny nerds," but what about ladies in the weight room? Are there many girls who use the weight room, and do they get treated well? —NicoleWoodyard

2007-08-21 23:21:31   anyone know where they have rowing machines open for public use? —xander

2007-09-06 15:37:52   I'm a grad student transferring to Davis from Univ. of Washington. Just wondering if the ARC has ergometers (real Concept 2 rowing machines). I just need to know if I'm going to need to buy one before I get down there this Fall. —Patrick

2007-11-18 01:17:03   Nothing is more irritating than going into the gym, and having all the machines taken up by people who have so little weight on the bar/machine that they gain essentially no health benefits from the exercise. Pretty bad. —sososharp

2008-01-15 14:13:32   in some ways i have to agree with fred's comments. it is annoying when a whole group of people all congregate around a machine and dont use it (or use it improperly to the point that they might as well not use it). ive found that when i come across a situation like this, i will usually ask them how many sets do they have left. if they arent serious about working out, theyll usually say they are done, or at least offer to let me work in. if they do let you work in, its a great opportunity to demonstrate proper lifting technique, and equally important, proper breathing technique (so they wont giggle during a repetition). and dont worry about the new years crowd. theyll be gone as soon as they engorge themselves at a super bowl party. —JeffIto

2008-02-02 13:00:37   Used to be as beautiful on the inside as it was on the outside, but now it is breaking down. More machines are breaking down than before and not getting fixed as soon as before. —G.L.

2008-02-18 18:22:01   My biggest complaint about the ARC are all the retards that don't rerack their weights. It makes it difficult to figure out if someone is done with a piece of equipment and it's an inconvenience for all of us. I encourage anyone who reads this to call people out on it when you see them leaving a piece of equipment without reracking their weights. —AlexPerkins

2008-03-14 16:49:55   I'm new to Davis, Wiki, and the ARC (new Grad student). But after reading the comments on "skinny nerds", it's sad to see that people are so discouraging toward new lifters. I was a "skinny nerd" when I started college and the only reason I remained a nerd was because of the stress relief from regular lifting at the gym. Although re-racking weights should be looked down upon, you can't make a clear assessment on whether a person is working out hard or not by the simple size of their weight. They could totally be going through a toning phase in their training.

Overall, I do agree that the Arc weight-room is somewhat of an unfriendly place for beginners...this should change... —phicoi

2008-03-19 18:38:31   The ARC really is poorly designed. For some reason they felt the need to create a giant, open two level lobby and then make a weight room that is comically small for the 25k+ people who can use the ARC. Don't bother trying to lift with any seriousness at anything but the most random times of day/night or you just won't be able to get what you want done. The ARC does a lot right (indoor basketball courts, indoor track, racquetball courts, a wide variety and large number of cardio machines, etc) but their weight room is garbage. A second weight room with nothing but free weights and racks/cages where people who want to work out without dodging guys showing off in the mirror for the ladies on the treadmills would have been nice. —RyanL

2008-04-03 22:05:24   The service at the ARC is failing me... I purchased a locker for two quarters when approaching the end of the first quarter I checked *on a whim* to see if they kept their records straight (since they've screwed my locker before). Not surprisingly, I had a reservation for all of winter quarter, and a separate reservation for January 1 - January 1. That was supposed to be my second quarter. I spoke to someone about what to do about it since they "did not have the power to rent out the locker because it was already claimed in the system" and told me to come back during spring break to re-reserve it for another quarter (after I made sure no one would clean it out before that). I came back on March 26th to find out the locker expired on the 16th and that they rented it TOO SOMEONE ELSE on the 17th! They gave out my locker's combo to someone else with my clothes, shoes, and equipment. Their solution? Make me wait an hour, prove my stuff was the stuff in the locker, and then move me.

Not to mention: after reserving a racquetball court a week later, I showed up to find that someone upstairs made a "clinical error" and accidentally reserved basketball court 4 instead of racquetball court 4 for the sports club. When I spoke to a supervisor, he basically said, "Looks like someone screwed up. You don't have a court and nothing's available." —MichaelAWoods

2008-05-08 00:48:38   The ARC is an extremely unfriendly place for faculty. In the past, faculty were not even allowed to use the place on a day-use basis. Even now, this remains the case for visiting scholars. The ARC refuses to honor the $75 certificates issued under the UC Wellness Program, which amounts to a kind of a UC-orchestrated scam. I had so many unpleasant experiences with this place that I finally arranged a meeting with the assistant director, Coulson Thomas, who explained that student fees pay for the ARC, and that students are the "customers" that the "management" has been tasked to serve. Some people do welcome faculty, he said, others do not, but the policy now is to let faculty members join (unlike the UCD Medical Center Student Fitness Center in Sacramento, he added). Mr. Thomas said that my past problems with the facility — their not letting my wife enter, even with me, when she neglected to bring an ID; their not letting me enter when I returned from a sabbatical and had an "old style" ID card; etc. — can be explained by the need to have strictly-enforced policies that protect paying members from the threat of violence or criminal activity by non-members (you should see how threatening my wife is). It's all about Risk Management, he explained repeatedly. Faculty and staff may be tolerated at the ARC, but we definitely are not welcomed. —phillip.rogaway

2008-05-24 19:45:14   I graduated in 06 and miss being a student because I loved using the arc. I love the group fitness classes especially yoga. —littlelemur

2008-06-03 11:36:56   A letter I just sent to the 'powers that be' at the ARC:

I'm writing to express my disappointment that the ARC has decided to begin charging $1.00 a day for use of shower towels. First, this is an outrageous charge: the ARC website boasts that: "An ARC annual membership provides access to the premier fitness facility in the region for less than $1 per day." For someone who makes use of the facility and the showers 5-6 days a week, the towel fee has just doubled the potential cost of my membership! This is ridiculous! (Especially considering the towels are essentially sand paper!) For what, some non-existent outrageous increase in the cost of laundry detergent? Towel services at a fitness gym are a common service that significantly contributes to the convenience of the facility. It makes it possible to work out in the morning, shower and then go to work on campus. No one wants to carry around a wet and used towel all day!

My fiance and I both have student memberships and were planning on continuing our membership for the summer session, something that is paid out of our pocket rather than included in our University fees. With the new policy change, I seriously doubt that we will continue to utilize the facility for the summer and will patronize one of the locally owned facilities; if we have to pay to use it, then we should be getting our money's worth- and yes, that should include towel service.

I've noticed that the ARC is considering installing exercise bikes with an integrated video game experience; I have used the bikes, and I can say that while they may be 'cool', I'd take a free towel service over a pair of $5,000 exercise bike any day (which is 5-10 times the cost of the standard bikes that the ARC currently has that work just fine). I'm sure that this would more than pay for laundry detergent and the cost of maintaining a towel service.

Something to keep in mind: if the goal of the ARC is increase Fitness and Wellness in the student community, then anything that affects the convenience of utilizing the facility will have an inverse effect on its utility and effectiveness. For many people, working out requires overcoming psychological barriers and any excuse that makes the process less convenient or pleasurable will simply make overcoming these barriers more difficult.

Other complaints:

The men's locker room is in need of a thorough and serious cleaning- there is mildew in the showers and on the shower curtains. This seems to be typical towards the end of the quarter for some reason- which indicates to me that the locker rooms are not receiving the adequate cleaning services that they should.

2008-06-04 13:31:08   If the towel issue bothers you that much, than just bring your own damn towel and leave it in your locker and change it every couple of days. They are probably charging for towels because of inconsiderate idiots like you throw them in the garbage cans or take them home because you are too cheap to buy your own towels.

You should be lucky to have a nice facility to work out in. I remember the days of the Rec Hall where all we had was a small area behind piece of shit bleachers to work out in. If the cost and cleanliness of the facility pisses you off enough to write a worthless comment like that, then go pay for a membership somewhere else. No one is forcing you to go to the ARC and work out.

Maybe instead of getting into a "roid Rage" about the situation, try going through the channels and see if that gets you somwhere first. —Arclover

2008-06-09 16:35:42   Your a moron! That letter was anything but constructive. Mommy and Daddy must want you to stay in school because they hate having you at home. Go save the planet. —Arclover

2008-06-10 15:10:31   Not the most mature way of dealing with this situation, Arclover. Blairgoss is completely right: this dude is paying for the cost of maintaining the ARC via student fees, and he has every right to complain about a dubious policy change. —sososharp

2008-06-10 15:36:19   I suspect that there will be many such cutbacks to student services and amenities over the next few years, given that the state is in a financial crisis, and there was a 10% across the board funding cut (from what I've heard.)

So student fees do not cover use of the ARC over the summer? How much is it to use it? —IDoNotExist

2008-06-10 16:31:40   Anyone else have something intelligent to say about this? It seems that that Idonotexist is the only one that understands that this budget is going to screw all of us college students one way or another. "Stop resisting or you'll get tazered!" —Arclover

2008-06-10 17:30:42   Huh?

California, along with most other states, go through cycles of budget surplus and shortfall. State funded universities are often a target of fiscal cutbacks. One reason may be that the rate of voter participation among the age group that comprises the vast majority of college age students is extremely low. A legislator or governor has little to risk by reducing your funding if you won't go out and vote for their opponent (or for them) no matter what they do. You can help to change this by getting out and voting in future elections.

As for the current crisis, many states based their budgets on the assumption that they would get an unusually high income through property taxes, as a result of the housing bubble. They spent based on current income levels, and failed to save money for economic downturns, such as the current one. As a result, when a dropoff in sources of tax revenue occurred, they suddenly had no money. You are feeling the result of that. If you want to change this, support candidates who promote fiscally responsible spending in the legislature of whatever state you vote in. That applies to the country too - spending trillions of dollars on wars that don't contribute much to the economy without a corresponding increase in tax revenue has put the economy into terrible shape and devalued the dollar. (That means that you can't buy as many towels for your dollar.) If you don't like the current situation, vote for candidates who are unlikely to spend excessively without increasing taxes to fund their spending. The two always go together. Spending and income must match, or you run into trouble.

And remember...never go anywhere without your towel. —IDoNotExist

2008-06-10 18:37:41   In reference to the ARC Budget, as part of the Campus Recreation budget, it is funded through student fees determined by the Student Fees and Facilities Advisory Committee. It's construction was funded through the passage of the FACE Initiative, which also funded the development of the SRRC and the Schaal Aquatic Center. Quarterly fees are determined by the UCD-based advisory committee, which includes student representatives. There is a slight increase in campus-based fees for next year, a portion of which will be going toward the ARC. Any increase in cost of services is not related to the state budget crisis, but likely has more to do with the increasing cost of labor or energy. Charging for towels seems reasonable. If someone is regularly using ARC shower towels, it would be more environmentally sustainable to rent a locker and bring their own towel.

2008-06-10 18:58:18   I stand corrected (and towel whipped!) about the funding for the ARC. To my knowledge, it is affecting many other parts of the campus, however. For example, my understanding is that all UC employees are taking a uniform percentage pay cut.

Really, the ARC is probably the nicest athletic facility I've seen anywhere, at any school (or non-school). —IDoNotExist

2008-06-24 16:10:27   Agree that the men's locker room needs serious cleaning! —calvinz

2008-07-13 20:28:54   One thing I find odd is that the weight room, with all of its state-of-the-art gadgetry, doesn't have simple equipment for those of us that primarily want to make functional strength gains rather than just aesthetic ones. Particularly, it would be nice to have some rubberized barbell (bumper) plates and a platform where one can do the Olympic lifts and other exercises such as the deadlift and combination lifts and be able to drop the bar. Also there are hollow plates used in this kind of training that will get the bar at a uniform height off the ground without having to load 45lb. plates. Athletes have access to this equipment, but sadly we regular folks must be content with "getting ripped" rather than actually maximizing performance. Some kettlebells and weighted clubs would also be nice, but I'm not holding my breath. —MatthewPearson

2008-07-19 20:51:20   I agree with you Matthewpearson. However you must realize that bumper plates are pretty expensive and i dont know if the Arc weight room has the space for a lifting plateform. It would be nice if the Arc would go out and buy some bumper plates and set up a olympic station but I doubt they will go out of their way to do so. —Frogman

2008-09-04 23:20:16   it'd be nice if people would stop curling in the squat rack —fredchen

2009-01-04 03:26:38   FredChen, you seem to be a real Douche, I work at the Gym, and its people like you that keep people in need of healthy exercise away from a gym that they are paying for. If you're such a "pro" at gym etiquette then maybe you should take time to instruct or help these people you look down upon. I am sure that you weren't born with six packs, and at one point the gym was a daunting place. I have more respect for people who have the bravery to come in and face their fitness problems regardless of such Adonis' as your self, than I do for people who spend all evening strolling through the gym talking about the right amount of whey to put in your smoothy. Show some respect so people will stop referring to you guys as meat heads. I am just so surprised that at a University (a place that prides itself on abstract thought and education for the common wealth) people still behave in these pre-historic ways.

2009-01-08 02:07:39   I'm going to assume that your reaction was to the bulk of Fredchen's other comments on the page, which are an interesting blend of condescension and sexism...since that last one was pretty damned innocent. —sososharp

2009-01-25 00:38:04   Is there a sauna/steam room at the ARC? —strawberry No there is not.

2009-04-11 11:24:20   Why is the ARC lessening hours for Easter Holiday, when this is a religious holiday and not a federal holiday or federal observance? (And strictly speaking we don't have national holidays.) —mikam

2009-04-12 16:51:08   I am sure every/most students are aware that the ARC isn't technically "free" and that it is an included cost in our tuition. I am wondering if there is any way that I can take out this cost if I don't plan on using their facilities? Reason being there are just WAY too many people there, and it's all because students end up using it because they know they are paying for it. I'm planning on joining another local gym, but it would just be stupid if I am paying for 2 but just use 1...Thanks for any responses. —bg-33p

2009-08-17 20:08:55   Anyone know how much of the student fees goes to the ARC for a quarter? —hankim

2009-10-06 18:48:10   Note: They just added some nice new machines adjacent to the basketball courts.

I love working out in the fitness center - there's an abundance of good equipment, and there are a bunch of quirky frequent fliers. There are a few meat-heads who make a lot of noise (almost yelling) when working out, as well as a few disabled and elderly lifters who put the rest of us to shame in terms of fitness and determination. The UCDFD also comes in sometimes.

I think it's funny that they kick you out if you're wearing jeans (maybe someone had an hour to kill between classes and forgot his shorts....) or any sort of cargo apparel. The martial arts and fitness classes are challenging and fun, although I think they should be covered under our increasingly-exorbitant student fees. It's also a bummer that returning Fall students not taking summer classes do not enjoy summer access.

The pavilion, while under construction at the moment, is an underrated workout zone (the cement bleacher steps are perfect for cardio workouts). Among all the pros and cons, the one thing I truly despise about the ARC community: fitness room cellphone users. —Fritzy

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