Spring Exam Schedule

Due to spring exams, Rec Sports will be altering its hours from April 29 through May 8. Please note the following schedule regarding the facilities:

Siegel Center

Monday-Thursday 6am-12am

Friday 6am-8pm

Saturday 8am-7pm

Sunday 9am-8pm

MCV Campus

Monday-Friday 6am-8pm

Saturday 9am-7pm

Sunday 9am-8pm

MCV Campus Pool

Monday-Friday 6am-9am and 11am-7:30pm

Saturday 9am-6:30pm

Sunday 9am-7:30pm

Franklin Street Pool

Monday-Friday 11am-2pm and 1pm-5pm

Saturday 1pm-5pm

Sunday 4pm-8pm

Thalheimer Tennis Ctr. CLOSED

Outing Rental Ctr.

Mon. Thurs. Fri. 11am-6pm

Tues. Wed. 11am-4pm

Sat. Sun. CLOSED

Cary St. Field & Basketball Courts

Monday-Friday 12pm-9pm

Saturday 12pm-7pm

Sunday 12pm-8pm

*Please note that field reservations may alter use of field. Hours will be posted on a weekly basis

*Group exercise classes end April 28. A summer session schedule will be available soon.

Lets Get Personal

For freshman Steve Kaplan, Personal Training is something that comes naturally. Through his many years in high school sports, Kaplan began his curiosity quest to understand the science behind the purpose and benefits of certain exercises, as well as the proper way of performing them. While still in high school he even started to train his friends unprofessionally as a way to get more observations and develop an understanding of how individuals compensate movements in exercise to make up for certain over or under-active muscles.

Steve became a Personal Trainer in the spring of 2009 after receiving certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. All trainers are required to have a certification from either the American Council on Exercise (ACE), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), American Fitness Professionals & Associates (AFPA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) or American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Prior to working for Rec Sports he worked at Jungle’s Gym in Northern VA as a Fitness Center Assistant.

The goal of Personal Fitness Trainers is to help their clients “Gain an overall knowledge of the necessity of daily fitness,” says Kaplan. “Clients come to Personal Trainers generally seeking weight loss, or a change in physical appearance, it is the trainer’s job to dig down and get that underlying reason for why they are really here. Whether it is them wanting to be more fit so that they can play with their kids, or they really want to be more attractive to the opposite sex, we have to relay that information so we can better develop a more personal, training program.”

One might ask what advantages does the training program have? “Usually our clients lack the knowledge to perform exercises safely, and develop beneficial training programs for themselves,” says Kaplan. “Individuals who have received no coaching previously, or have no experience in the field really need to seek a Personal Fitness Trainer, so that they can feel confident when they enter a gym setting and know what they should work and focus on, and mainly know that they are doing it properly.”

One must complete the introduction package before buying individual training sessions. If you are interested in signing up for Personal Fitness Training here at Rec Sports, you can do so by visiting the front desk, the fitness center, or by visiting http://www.recsports.vcu.edu/fitness/.