<p>If admitted, I plan on going at least several times a week for weights and classes. Do many guys and girls like going to the fitness centers? At my local university, the gym gets overcrowded, but with almost entirely men. How popular is exercising in the gym at Cornell?</p>
<p>I’d like to know as well. I’m a varsity swimmer/state champion and I don’t really want to get fat once I come to Cornell in the fall lol</p>
<p>There are enough fitness centers that they usually aren’t crowded, depending on the time of day. On West Campus you have to sign up for a treadmill time slot and wait, but it’s not too long in the evening. There’s a fitness center near Barton (or maybe it is Barton, I forget) that usually has room.</p>
<p>^I somewhat disagree… they are usually considerably crowded. I tend to go only for lift so it isn’t that hard to get a rack, but I pity those who try to find a treadmill or elliptical. </p>
<p>Teagle Hall has a gym that I have found to be the least crowded out of the major fitness centers.</p>
<p>Teagle is the one I was trying to think of. I tended to go later (like 8pm) and I never had a problem using whatever I needed to use. </p>
<p>Word of warning: No gym at Cornell has A/C. Quite miserable in any warmer months.</p>
<p>Wow, the website says it has A/C and commercial free music. </p>
<p>Are Cornellians an overall athletic student body?</p>
<p>^ I’m sorry, you’re right. Noyes (on west campus) has A/C since it’s only a few years old. Noyes is mainly for non-freshman though, if you’re a freshman it would be a trek (West Campus is where upperclassman live) from North Campus. </p>
<p>Overall people are pretty healthy. You see lots of joggers on warm days and I rarely, if ever, saw overweight/obese students.</p>
<p>^ That sounds great! I’d be a transfer living in one of the transfer houses on West Campus.</p>
<p>Well if you’re on West Campus, then noyes will work! It’s A/C’d and nicer, but it is the most crowded I ever went to. I had friends use fake names for their 30 minute treadmill slots so they could have a full hour lol</p>
<p>The gyms get pretty crowded at peak times, especially machines both sexes tend to use like treadmills. Adjust your schedule accordingly.</p>
<p>Also be advised that you have to pay to go to the gym. My D1 had a job working for the gyms all four years. She did not have to pay the fee. She also choose early morning times to work because she could work and then workout. It was not crowded in the early hours.</p>
<p>She now has to be at her job in finance at 6:30am in Manhatten. Good thing she had no problem getting up early for her job at the gym.</p>
<p>^ Sounds like that worked out very well! How many hours per week did she work for the gyms? Also, thanks for the heads up. I’m guessing it’s $145 for the year, as the site says here: [Joining</a> the CFC](<a href=“Cornell Fitness Centers | Recreational Services | Cornell University”>Cornell Fitness Centers | Recreational Services | Cornell University)</p>
<p>I believe hours worked were flexible. I know by senior year she had 3 jobs. So I do not think the hours required could have been too much.</p>
<p>We, parents, did not require or request 3 jobs. She just was, is, a workaholic and motivated by money.</p>
<p>So she is now in a job, thanks to her work ethic and Cornell, doing both. Lots of hours, starting early, lots of money.</p>
<p>the fitness centers are pretty popular, but they aren’t the best. I think they’re a little outdated and Noyes especially is often overcrowded because all the frats on West and everyone in Collegetown goes there. I also think it’s ridiculous we have to pay for membership. You can do group class only membership which is a little cheaper, that’s what I do since I just do the spinning and yoga classes.</p>
<p>With some PE classes you get a free gym membership, even with some of the “free” PE classes.
Remember that every graduating student must complete at least 2 semesters of PE and the variety is truly impressive so basically everyone can find something they enjoy from meditation to cross country skiing to tree climbing</p>