Good facility, usually crowded at the start of the semester. Its nice that its still open even now.

Could have some more machines and better music but overall its a good gym

For a university gym, Southwest Rec is super nice. For a go-to local gym, still extremely nice. However, if you arent a student, this SWRC may not be for you. Typically busy during the normal rush hours, but also open for a large part of the day.

Pretty good gym even with covid

Busy but always good time and equipment

The front desk staff there is unhelpful and condescending.Maybe you have to be a white, thin, blonde with blue eyes to get some help there and to be treated respecfully.

I have been coming to this gym for several years and it is still in like new condition! I may workout maybe once or twice a semester or maybe its a couple times per week. I cant remember because I am super stoked by the shape I am getting in. All I know is that I go in the morning and when Im done, I feel great. Normally when I finish, I have a big smile on my face and the sun shines down saying Today is a good day . I then say something like Thank you sun. I appreciate all that energy you beam to the Earth and stuff. This gym has made me a happier person. It makes me happier to know my student fees pay for such a fine establishment and since I am paying for it, I might as well use it. It also has a large assortment of equipment to use and it has an indoor basketball court! It is far superior to the gym in my hometown. We only had buckets filled with sand and tires and car parts. I think they were going for primitive chic. Now that I think about it. I think they were just a junk yard that had a crudely painted a sign out front saying JYM. Junk Yard Mechanics. But yeah, the Rec Center is great! Give it a try and get an upgrade from the JYM.

I love this Gym. As an experienced Cross-fitter, I was super excited to learn that there was an Olympic lifting center in the building. Yurgen is the main guy that certifies people to lift and train in the specialty area, and was very accommodating of my very busy schedule and took time out of his schedule to personally carry out my aptitude test. He was incredibly knowledgeable, and I highly recommend his coaching. Overall, I am extremely impressed by this fitness center. Would absolutely recommend it to a friend.

Awesome tennis stadium

Very nice facility. At times it’s very busy. Make sure to plan on sometimes waiting for weights or machines.

Nice facility and good teachers for the classes. My only complaint is that the rooms are too cold for the yoga classes. Otherwise, they are good for the more sweat-intensive classes like cycling and center barre.

My only complaint with the southwest recreation center is how they managed their equipment budget. Duirng peak hours (usually mwf from about 4 to 8) you could be waiting 20 minutes for a bench to open up, whilst around 20 treadmills and 2 basketball courts remain unused. Admittedly, theyre may have been concious decisions againts putting in a larger freeweights section that I simply may not understand. That being said, this gym offers an immense variety of equipment and is kept incredibly clean.

This place is enormous, and with that, its a bit of a madhouse. There are so many people, which makes it loud, and the front desk can get packed if you need something simple. Lots of things to do here, but dont expect it to ever really be empty.

Well organized gym with a great assortment of machines. You should never run into a problem of machines being filled. That coupled with everything (for the most part) free for students really gets one excited to go and get fit. Wish there was non-decal parking though. All in all a great gym!

This is a cosmopolitan university city where different cultures, religions, and backgrounds cohexist. Why arent services available year around for everyone to enjoy? Why is parking not available game days regardless of the sport? Costumer care by UF to its own students and staff is often bellow expectation.

Great recreational facility for a quick workout. The place gets crowded pretty often but that could be bittersweet because on one hand I want the US to become more healthy, but on the other hand I want a squat rack to work on these chicken legs. Overall the staff is cool and very laid back. Im no activist, but I would definitely sign a petition to add hot tubs in the locker rooms.

Great facility. If youre looking for a gym with lots to do then this is it.

I was a member for a year, and pretty unimpressed with the gym as an option for UF staff for reasons of price, exercise options, and layout. Price: when calculating the monthly cost, make sure to factor in that the gym is closed for about a week at the beginning of each semester, so youre paying for 3 weeks you cant use. This pushes the price closer to the high-end gyms in town rather than the mid-level. It also throws me personally off my routine. Guest passes are $10 apiece and you have to buy them ahead of time, which is quite expensive and inconvenient, so if you plan to ever bring someone with you, youre much better off at a different facility.Exercise options: the exercise classes require that you sign up ahead of time, and only open 24 hours in advance. Most of the better classes are totally booked in less than an hour, which makes it hard to get into a consistent class routine. They should have an option to sign up for a month at a time, so you can develop a routine. Or, just have more classes if theyre that popular.Layout/facility: The equipment is really nice and new, but I found the layout inconvenient. The free weights are arranged in a line from lightest to heaviest, so people at the heavy end of the weight benches end up spending a lot of time walking halfway across the gym to get and return the correct weights, which really slows down weight bench turnover. Additionally, they should institute some sort of whiteboard signup for the benches and popular machines. If youre there at peak time, you can end up standing around waiting for upwards for 15 minutes for a bench or machine. Undergraduates are also prone to sitting on benches/machines just texting, or working out in groups of 5+, so it can take them forever to vacate a machine.Overall, if youre paying out of pocket for the UF gym, I think youve got a lot of better options in town. Leave this one for the students.

I was here when this gym got renovated and man it was swanky! Even on Friday nights you could still find a cardio machine to use. The weight room now that’s another story. I remember having to wait in line 10-15 minutes to go in the weight area because it would get overcrowded. Has 6 basketball courts and racquetball courts. Can be difficult to play on at times. Especially when ref sports is using them. The main reason I’m giving it a 5 star is because when this place first opened it was helluh fancy.

Nice

The best place on planet

So helpful representatives

2004-2008 were the magical years for me. The renovations and upgrades are sick though!!!

First time here, huge facility. Nice people, helpful and willing to help me negative and get info about the place. Indoor 1/9 mile track upstairs, cardio and little pull-up square/gymnastic ring/TRX upstairs. Kettlebell upstairs. Cardio downstairs as well huge weight room and 6 full courts, racquetball and other activity rooms. Wasnt as busy apparently (staff said) but there was still plenty people in weight room. Rest of gym was more vacant.

Very well built but overcrowded. Also, why is always so cold in here?!

Its pretty new facility where basically have all the weight training equipments and workout machines and even massage if you are willing to pay, lol! Only thing they can do better is to build a swimming pool！

Can be very busy, a lot of equipment should be replaced or repaired especially the bench press racks and cardio machines.

Nice place for Sportslover...loves it

Sometimes too busy. Don’t like coming unless morning or late. Lots of equipment and activities to do. Showers lockers and bathrooms always are great for early morning too.

Its passable as a gym but there are a number of issues:1. The weight room is completely segregated from the cardio area and tends to be full of groups of steroid happy frat boys that make inappropriate comments to the women using the facilities. I should be able to do a leg press or squats without leers, grunting and comments. More effort needs to be made to give women access to racks, etc. without being harassed.2. The online registration system for courses is extremely limiting and doesnt allow you to cancel without calling in. Two out of the three times that I have called in, the staff did not in actuality cancel the class for me. This resulted in a block for 5 days. Why not redo the website so that people can register and cancel classes themselves? That way Id get an automatic ticket to prove Ive canceled and youd have less people to employ that dont do their jobs.3. Phone etiquette is a thing- teach it to your staff. Hello, this is_________,. How may I help you? Not, Hey. ....uhuh....ok. I know they are predominantly undergrads, but youre being paid for this so act like it.4. The hours change frequently due to football games and school breaks or holidays, however if youre a graduate student this means youve paid an activity fee for a service that you dont have full access to as we still work on campus through semester holidays. I dont care if people are playing football that day- I should have access to a service Ive paid for. If you deny me access, I should be refunded.5. Cleaning staff is scheduled to clean the main areas while they are in use. This is distracting and can be dangerous as the floor next to a treadmill is mopped while Im on the treadmill. Its a slipping hazard, not to mention having someone with a large stick come within a foot of you without warning and from behind you while running can be dangerous. The gym is closed for 4 hours minimum per 24 hours period- can they not clean it then?

Nice staff and plenty of activities

Very good gym. A bit crowded in new year time lol

I only go here for UFs annual GatorSmash. Never a bad experience

Plenty of good equipment and exercise classes

Great fitness and sports facility for university students! It has almost everything a fitness-enthusiast wishes for. Cardio and weight rooms are excellent. But gets so crowded during evening. Wish they had a permanent racquetball and table-tennis courts.

If youre looking for a pickup basketball game especially in the Florida summer heat, this is the place to be. It is also a fully equipped gym with all you could need

Great! A lot of space for exercise and rececreation!

It smells bad, very dirty, the employees are awful and are always goofing off/flirting and never do their job. No one wipes down the equipment after use bc they are all rude college kids, especially not employees. Great place to get athletes foot or tetanus. Wont let anyone in who is not a student...

This is a pretty large gym. The staff is pretty helpful.

Great staff. Better gains

Go there every day. Awesome machines, awesome people, awesome everything. I would keep going there every day for the rest of my life if I could.

Been here many times, one of the nicest gyms Ive ever been to. Highly recommend.

Its a very good gym, well equipped and with a lot of activities going on. Despite the huge size the staff can keep it always clean. In the early evenings is too crowded, specially Mondays.

Plenty of equipment and classes to help you get rid of negative energy!

Almost every recreational activity present here. Very pleasant environment too. I love to play badminton here every weekend!

Its a free gym and its good.

Its a little busy sometimes, but a good variety of equipment and facilities.

Too crowded

Sure, it has all the equipment you could ever dream of. And the price is right (covered by student fees).But the overcrowding has become really apparent over the past few months. Its just too small for the number of students. Probably related: the Wi-Fi drops more often than a leaking faucet.

This place makes you fit and happiness comes automatically! Best Workout Facility and amazing instructors!

Great place! Great gator staff.Z

Was there for a business recruiting event but the facility was great. Friendly staff, and I imagine as a rec center, it is great for indoor sports.

Wonderful place with great equipment and facilities. Very friendly staff.

Very crowded at times, but it’s a complete gym and I love it

Busy but large variety of machines to work on. Clean and a nice place to work out.

After the new years, everybody wanna start working out so the gym gets really crowded. But that is not even the worst part because half of these people dont even know how to work out and have 0 gym edicacy

Great gym, lots of squat racks. Leg day everyday.

Lots of new equipment. Spacious cardio floor with good amount of equipments.

Great gymI loved the basketball courts..bt it cost loat of money for non students

One of the best workout places I have been to. Go Gators!!

Huge gym, every machine you could think of and then some. Even when its busy, theres not too long of a wait for any specific thing.

Great facility. Does get crowded in the evening and needs all day parking for those that dont live on campus.

Huge gym staffed by students at UF, includes two levels of cardio machines, an indoor track (about 200m or 1/9th of a mile, a large stretching and multi purpose area, basketball, indoor soccer, massive weight room, olympic lifting platforms, racket ball courts, and a few multi purpose rooms for spinning, yoga and other classes. Trainers and staff are very friendly, fitness assessments are well done and body composition using a caliper is free. Can get crowded during peak hours.

The Gainesville Health and Fashion of the UF student population but a great gym nonetheless.

Love the experience!

Ergonomic workout machines; up to date equipments and welcoming staff

Secme mousetrap finals

Has great facilities. Perfect location too.

A good gym for gators, but a little crowded during after school hours.

Very updated gym with a ton of equipment and good sports facilities.

Best gym in Florida for sure!!! Awesome REC center

There is a wide variety of equipment to use when youre working out and theres a multitude of things to do inside Southwest Recreation.

Its Great to be a Florida Gator and this rec center is just another reason!

Fantastic gym for UF srudents.

Great place for any physical activity you can think of

Great gym but very crowded go early!

Was not there.

Crowded sometimes but clean, large facility with nice equipment.

A bit of a hassle checking in as a Gator mom... but nice facility

Awesome gym! I play soccer here every Friday evening.

It has the machines, weights, and bars I need to get my workout done. The evenings can be pretty packed which makes it harder to get what I want when I want it but if I go at a non peak time, its smooth sailing.

Great gym. The only downside is how crowded it gets.

Good

Good facility, crowded mist of the time though.

Grear gym

Great!

Too crowded

Excellent place

Quality gym and recreational sports centre

Good

Excellent facilities

Im my eyes its almost like a secong home.

Great place to workout

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Super nice gym

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Clean, lots of equipment to use.

Great facilities, excellent staff!

Has everything you will need