Have you ever wanted to take a ballet class? Perhaps you danced as a child, or maybe your parents never had the time or resources to enroll you in class. Whatever the case, adult ballet classes are gaining popularity, and adults just like you are welcome. Here’s 5 reasons adults should take ballet: It’s a beautiful… Continue Reading #GetGraceful– Five Reasons to try Ballet as an Adult
Spring into Recreation- Registration is Now Open!
Warm weather is coming, so get your body back in shape or try a new activity this spring with UCSD Recreation! We’ve got fitness classes to intramurals to workshops, so take a look at this list below and find the perfect activity for you to try this spring! Beach Body Fitness: Spring is soon approaching and… Continue Reading Spring into Recreation- Registration is Now Open!
#GetRecd with your Valentine <3
Couples who #GetRecd together stay together! Getting active with your valentine or significant other makes you feel more connected as a couple because it creates synchronicity, cooperative spirit, and shared passion. The time you spend together working out becomes “us” time for the two of you, which helps strengthen your connection. So during the month… Continue Reading #GetRecd with your Valentine <3
#GetLifting– Spanos Athletic Performance Center is Now Open!
Situated at the north end of campus, above the Triton Track and Field Stadium is the newly opened Alex G. Spanos Athletic Performance Center, a state-of-the-art facility which offers a unique lifting and workout experience for UCSD athletes, students and Rec Card holders. This facility will serve the athletic teams throughout most of the day… Continue Reading #GetLifting– Spanos Athletic Performance Center is Now Open!
Workout at Work!
Are you a busy professional who has been putting off your fitness goals? Do you struggle to find time to exercise? Good news! The answers to these questions could be right in front of you. While it is clear that UCSD is a very busy and demanding place for students and staff alike, the ability… Continue Reading Workout at Work!
Grab Your Racquet and Play Smarter, Not Harder
“My motto is to play smarter, not harder and this is exactly what I teach my students” says Tad Yamaguchi, coach of the Beginning and Advanced Beginning Tennis Rec Class. With over 30 years of coaching experience, Tad brings his own unique touch to every practice. The practices are broken into two parts: a warmup… Continue Reading Grab Your Racquet and Play Smarter, Not Harder
Join in on UCSD’s Best Kept Secret!
With such an incredible school and surroundings what could possibly be UCSD’s best kept secret? Well, Shirley Hill, coach of the Racquetball Rec Class, says that Recreation’s RIMAC facility and it’s racquetball courts are top of the list. Shirley would know, since she started this class in 1989, even before RIMAC was completed. The Racquetball… Continue Reading Join in on UCSD’s Best Kept Secret!
Powering into 1st Place with the UCSD Weight Rooms
The heavyweights showed up in full force this past Saturday for UC San Diego Recreation’s Powerlifting Contest. Powerlifting is a showcase of physical and mental strength. For this competition each lifter had three attempts at maximal weight on two different lifts: bench press and deadlift. The best lift in each discipline was recorded and then added together for… Continue Reading Powering into 1st Place with the UCSD Weight Rooms
“All Aboard!” The S.S. Spirit Docks at RIMAC
Recreation, Intercollegiate athletics (ICA) and Sports Facilities teamed up last week to decorate RIMAC for the annual Spirit Week competition. Spirit Week centers around the start of the Triton man’s and women’s basketball seasons and involves games, spirited decorating of department building and dorms, and pep rallies. Spirit week ends this Friday, January 24th with the first women’s and… Continue Reading “All Aboard!” The S.S. Spirit Docks at RIMAC
