Fitness Centers

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University Recreation + Wellness offers multiple fitness spaces located in the HPER building and the Arkansas Union. 

  • The HPER Building has 4 fitness center spaces available. 
    • East Fitness and West Fitness are located on the 2nd floor of the HPER building and offer a variety of strength, functional, and cardio equipment including 2 turfed spaces. 
    • The first racquetball court on the 1st floor of the HPER building has been converted to a fitness space offering squat racks and Olympic lifting platform, and a Muy Thai bag.  
    • The UREC Train and UREC Cycle studios located on the 1st floor are available for open use anytime there is not a UREC Program scheduled.  
  • The UREC Fitness Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Arkansas Union. 

Policies

You must have a valid University of Arkansas or University Recreation + Wellness ID card to enter any UREC facility. To learn more about fitness center do's and don'ts, refer to the Fitness Center policies.

Fitness Center Orientation Program

Our Fitness Center Orientation Program will provide you with a better understanding of what equipment we have to offer, where it is located, and how to adjust the equipment piece to best fit your workout.

This program includes a 45 minute, 1-on-1 session with a fitness center staff member and can be completed in any of our fitness spaces including at HPER (East Fitness and West Fitness or the 1st floor fitness spaces) or at the UREC Fitness Center located in the Arkansas Union.  Disclaimer: The staff facilitating these sessions are not certified personal trainers and therefore cannot prescribe or give advice on your exercise regimen. 

Fitness Center Orientations are unavailable at this time. 

Lifting Programs

Power Lifting Clinic Series

For individuals new to Power lifting, the Power Lifting Clinic is a 3 week series consisting of one (1) hour clinics that emphasizes proper technique as the critical foundation for learning power lifts. 

For experienced lifters, this clinic will offer the opportunity to review or improve form.

Each clinic will be limited to 12 participants, provide one (1) hour of technique instruction and hands-on lifting with coaching feedback. In each clinic the instructor will focus on a single lift.

Clinics  will be held  in the HPER Building.

  • Squat Clinic: Tuesday, October 28th 5-6pm 
  • Deadlift Clinic: Tuesday, November 4th 5-6pm 
  • Bench Press Clinic: Tuesday, November 11th 5-6pm 

Olympic Lifting Clinic Series

For individuals new to Olympic lifting, the Beginner’s Olympic Lifting Clinic is a 3 week series consisting of one (1) hour clinics that emphasizes proper technique as the critical foundation for learning Olympic lifts.

For experienced lifters, this clinic will offer the opportunity to review or improve form.

Each clinic will be limited to 12 participants, provide one (1) hour of technique instruction and hands-on lifting with coaching feedback. In each clinic the instructor will focus on a single lift.

Clinics will be held  in the HPER Building. 

This series will run in the Spring 2026 semester. 

Contact Us

Questions? Contact us at urec@uark.edu