Welcome to the UAB Campus Recreation Center. This incredible facility offers UAB students, faculty, staff and alumni the best opportunities for recreation and fitness in the area. The 150,000 square foot facility offers something for everyBODY at affordable rates. Come in and take advantage of everything your membership has to offer!
The CRCT will be closed Friday, July 4 for the Holiday. There will also be no Ufit classes July 3 - 6.
Lockers are now being assigned to those on the waiting list. You should receive a letter and email when your locker is ready. Visit Member Services for more information.
Campus Rec is part of the Walk UAB! Challenge. Increase your daily physical activity with the help of this FREE 9-week walk program. Don't forget to log your progress!
Essentially there are four keys pillars that are necessary to balance your exercise program: Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type.
Frequency
The times per week that you actively engage in any particular exercise program.
Ideally 3-5 days per week of exercise is a great goal.
Time
The amount of time you participate in physical activity.
20-60 minutes of continuous aerobic activity. Time can vary depending on intensity of the workout and fitness level.
Intensity
The level of difficulty you push yourself during your workout.
You want to work out at 64-94% of your maximum heart rate (64-70% for people just beginning to workout) or your target heart rate range (THRR). Intensity is one of the most difficult aspects to control during training.
Use the following formula to determine your target heart rate range.
220-Age = Maximum Heart Rate
A great technique used to determine your target heart rate range is the Karvonen method. The Karvonen method factors in Resting Heart Rate (HR rest) to calculate Target Heart Rate (THR):
Example for someone who is 40 years old, and has a HR max of 180 and a HR rest of 70:
50% intensity: ((180 − 70) × 0.50) + 70 = 125 bpm
85% intensity: ((180 − 70) × 0.85) + 70 = 163 bpm
Type
What particular exercise are you doing?
This really depends on what you enjoy! Walking, running, basketball, skiing, rock climbing, dancing, and the list can go on and on.
Lack of results could be occurring because a weakness in any one of the pillars. To get results, all four pillars need to be strong.
Yoke, Mary, (2006). Personal Fitness Training: Theory & Practice. Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. California.
Patrons Please Note:For the protection of all participants, workout attire is required to utilize any equipment
in the Fitness Center. Workout attire consists of: workout pants/shorts, full T-shirt that covers the entire back, shoulders and torso, and closed-toe athletic shoes. The following attire is prohibited: jeans, cargo pants/shorts,
tank-tops, sports bras, t-shirts that do not cover the entire back, shoulders and torso, and any open-toe footwear, boots, or flip-flops.
