I take one of my students to an adaptive fitness class at the UW Natatorium. The class is great and helps out people with disabilities. My student pairs up with other students who are attending UW and this is apart of their schooling. They do have a private bathroom for people with disabilities which is a big help! The staff is great!

An older building, its a bit difficult to get around. Attended a state swim meet to see a friend swim and was told that they couldnt sell any tickets due to lack of seats. They finally put 12 up for sale so I got in, but seating was packed beyond belief and the further back seats are really far from the pool. Other than that a decent center

Great facility. It may be older but it doesn’t show its age

Very busy from 4:00pm - 6:00pm consistently. All of the cardio machines upstairs will be taken, and the weight room will be packed as well. I suggest going around 9:00pm or 10:00pm to avoid the rush if it fits your schedule.

Nice set with 2 pools and it was toasty warm, sound system was not great in the stands

Good basketball, but it was cold in the gym

Awesome facility! well maintained and clean.

So hot, but okay for students. Could enjoy soendung more time here with better cooling and more fans

Finding Parking sucks. Although, Its not as busy on Saturday and Sunday Evenings.

They got leg stuff, and other stuff for not legs. Wish open 24/7 because I like to work in night but will manage. Nice!

Summer hours for the pool are limited, but the pool itself is very well maintained.

Good place to work out. The pool is great but the locker rooms and showers really need updating.

Good place for working out. It gets busy thou

Convenient and offers a wide variety of options like gym, badminton, swimming, squash, group fitness classes and more!

Just love to go this place gym has lots of machines and equipment motivates you to work hard

Great time playing with the uw madison table tennis club!

Fine pool, well maintained. Structure is quite dated though. Nice staff!

Meh. Extremely meh.

Facilities are really awesome. With courts for badminton, basketball and many other sports, world class gym facilities and really big swimming pool, it is a must-go place for university students.

Great staff.

They have everything you need. The basketball courts get a little crowded sometimes with badminton players sometimes using them. It gets hot during summer because the indoor courts dont have air circulation. Staff are kind. Give them a raise

University Gym equiped avaliable to UW-Madison student, faculty and staff. Also open to public via rec sport membership.

The natatorium has tons of equipment and group fitness classes. As a UW student access to facilities is free with your student ID, but there is community access available as well.

Tons of fitness options, many included with regular membership. Very reasonable rates for UW students and employees.

While the SERF is being reconstructed, most students and faculty and graduate students come here. I like their selection and abundance of free weights. Peak hours - evening- is overcrowded as usual. Great to come in early morning.

Good facilities but no a/c in upstairs gyms. Very hot.

Just got a new Olympic lifting center. The Nat is a great place to work out! I like it better than the SERF.

Good place to workout for UW students only

UW I.D. check at the door. Great facility for swimming, badminton, basketball, weights etc.

Old, outdated, and constricted facilities. So glad they have plans of improvements.

It is a full fledged gym with all exercising equipments along with a swimming pool and indoor courts for badminton, squash and basketball. A great place to go when you are looking to stay fit. :)

I only go to the weightlifting area. Theres basically no A/C. Haha I want to die, my eyes hurt from the sweat. I come to admire my muscles in the mirrors not to sweat, this is too much like cardio.

Good location for me, but has been very crowded at times. Try to go at off-peak hours if possible. I am a little worried with the SERF closing about this getting worse.

I played racquetball here. Good courts and easy to book

Good place. Has every machine and workout you would ever really want. Would recommend to a friend. There are also cheap lockers here if you have had problems with theft in the past.

Way too crowded during SERF renovations. Locker rooms are pretty grungy and the womens showers dont work well.

There is so much room for activities here but everything is a bit dated. On a weird part of campus.

Great place to break ankles

There are lots of options to choose from: rooms for machine weights, free weights, and cardio; group exercise gyms; raquetball; and a pool. There is a fair range of equipment for a facility this size and check out is relatively easy. This place is crowded! Maybe if you can go mid morning or mid afternoon it might less packed, but the rest of the day it is pretty busy so plan on maybe having to wait for your equipment. There is also no AC so the hotter months are not too pleasant and the building perpetually has an undercurrent of old sweat.

Great indoor sports complex

Better equipped and less crowded compared to the SERF. Great location. Lift weights, exercise, swim and if bored go for a hike to the picnic point if weather is propitious.

I cant imagine working out anywhere else. Just an excellent facility all round.

I cant comment about the facilities here because I just went here to use the bathroom and lazy couch potatoes like me dont workout. In order to enter the building you need to get your wiscard scanned at the front desk (takes about 5-15 seconds) so better control your bowel movement wisely. Anyway, bathrooms here are so dirty and disgusting! I would rather use van vleck/hise restrooms. Yuck! Will never come back here again for restroom

Much cheaper than most gyms. Can be a bit crowded. They have a decent variety of equipment and machines.

Classic gymnasium, great new cardio room with QueenAx functional trainer, Performance Training Center with olympic lifting platforms and functional fitness equipment, and friendly staff!

Adaptive Fitness program for individuals with disabilities- professional, clean, safe & knowledgeable

Love the track and love the punching bag, like there arent too many machines and its more of a track pkace

Great facilities. Lots of options from cardio to swimming to free weights and machines. Be sure to bring a lock for the lockers!

Great basketball games over the lunch period (10:45am - noon) on MWF.

Easy location for DVM or MD students. Could use larger weight/cardio room.

They have a pool, gyms, cardio room, machine weight room and free weight room, plenty of locker space and is generally on the calm sides for people who want to workout without having to worry about it being intense

A great place for anything fitness related, decent lap pool.

Nice pool, though it does tend to get busy on the weekends.

Great facilities. Tons of options for exercising.

Great REC facility, never too crowded. Many activities available.

Ive bought 1 year membership, and it was worth it

Got everything you need in here. No windows and easily got hot and no air flow when there are many people.

Badminton courts are really well maintained.

Can be a little crowded at times, and its not at the best location. Regardless, its a great place to work out.

Very well maintained. Friendly staff. Extensive facilities.

Was there for a basketball game, extremely warm in the gym

Fantastic venue for state swimming championships

Great place. Its outdated, but it kind of adds to the atmosphere.

Too hot

Theres no ac in the cardio room

So crowded

Humid as hell

Love

A little bit crowded but the equipment is in good condition.

Its free to UW students and has a very cheap fee to UW faculty and staff!

Natatorium

Because they are tearing it down!

Good facility.

Love balling here

Currently under maintenance, but its old and the equipment is as well

Excellent place for a swim

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Actual room to do things

Always crowded, needs updating

Small pool for competition

Im a big fan

Best place for gym and sports!