Campus East Students Keep Fit at URAC

View from the cardio room at URAQ, overlooking the pool, tennis courts and Mount Keira bushland

Further images of the cardio room, overlooking the pool

Students from Campus East can utilise the University Recreation and Aquatic Centre (URAC) for all of their fitness needs.


Situated on UOW’s Wollongong campus and a 10 minute drive south of Campus East, URAC houses many fitness facilities. This includes an aquatic centre, a fully equipped gym, ovals and fields, squash courts, tennis courts, basketball courts and more.

50 metre heated outdoor pool at the rear of the URAQ building

If aquatics are your thing, URAC has a 50 metre outdoor pool with 8 lanes heated to 28 degrees all-year-round. Programs include learn to swim, aqua jogging, swim for fitness, waterpolo and swim club with races every Friday night in summer.

The Health and fitness component of URAC includes a fully equipped cardio room with stunning views that overlook the pool and surrounding Mt Keira bushland. URAC also features a weights room and personal training appointments and group exercise classes are an option.

If team sports are what you’re really into then URAC also facilitates basketball, badminton, hockey, netball, squash, tennis, volleyball and 5 playing fields. Many of these activities occur in the sports hub which is the multi-purpose indoor courts within URAC.

Another area of the cardio room, this time overlooking the playing fields that are next to the gym

For a causal visit to the health club (gym) or group exercise class at URAC it costs a UOW student $9.00 which is less than half the price of Fitness First Wollongong which charges $22.00 per visit.  For a 12-month upfront membership it costs $630 at URAC, which averages $12/week. In comparison, Fitness First charges just under a thousand dollars, which works out at around $18/week.

UOW PDHPE student Renee Quail says, “It’s really convenient to go (to URAC) in between classes. The facilities are awesome.”

Given these findings, URAC appears to be a good fitness choice for students at Campus East wishing to visit a gym. For more info visit http://www.urac.com.au/ or http://www.facebook.com/groups/230739720318331/ to visit the Campus East Facebook page.