Male student climbing the rock wall.

Unlock your fitness journey

Find out what health goals you can achieve in the Student Recreation Center.

WMU helps you prioritize your physical wellness

With 240,000 square feet of space to break a sweat, the Student Recreation Center has activities of almost every type. Our massive facility has a multitude of recreational features and exercise equipment so you can reach your goals—no matter where you are in your fitness journey.

Here are just a sampling of what we offer at the SRC:

  • GroupEx studio
  • 45-foot indoor climbing wall
  • Six racquetball courts
  • Indoor cycling studio
  • F45 Functional Training studio
  • Intramural sports soccer fields

Expanded functional training area in progress!

Pardon our dust while we make some changes to the cardio room at the SRC! We are currently working on expanding our functional training and body weight exercise area in that space. Several of the cardio machines that were in that area have been relocated to the weight room or first floor hallway. As part of the changes, we will be adding a few new machines soon that will focus on developing legs and glutes! We hope to have these changes all in place by the conclusion of fall break.

Student Recreation Center hours

 Monday through
Thursday
FridaySaturdaySunday
Building hours6 a.m. to 10 p.m.6 a.m. to 10 p.m.10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Noon to 9 p.m.
Main office8 a.m. to 5 p.m.8 a.m. to 5 p.m.ClosedClosed
Pool & saunas4 to 8:30 p.m.4 to 8:30 p.m.2 to 4:30 p.m.2 to 4:30 p.m.
Climbing wall6 to 10 p.m.ClosedClosedClosed

Adjusted Hours

 Building HoursPool & SaunaMain officeClimbing wall
Wednesday, Nov. 66 a.m. to 3 p.m.Closed8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Closed
Thanksgiving Week    
Wednesday, Nov. 276 a.m. to 2 p.m.Closed9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Closed
Thursday, Nov. 28 - Saturday, Nov. 30ClosedClosedClosedClosed
Sunday, Dec. 15 to 9 p.m.ClosedClosedClosed

8

full basketball courts

45

foot indoor climbing wall

6

indoor pickleball courts

Open recreation

Who says working out can't be fun, relaxed and social? The Student Recreation Center strives to provide plenty of open recreation and programmable space for students, faculty, staff and members. Check out our many options below.

Work toward your fitness goals

I’ve been going to the SRC all four years here at Western. I can say it’s been one of the most pivotal moments of my life because it’s where I’ve met some of the most important people to me. I’ve been able to network and branch out, and I’ve been able to do things for the community and meet many different people. It’s given me the chance to broaden my horizons and meet people from all different walks of life. I’ve made real, lifelong relationships.
—Kenny Olaiya, B.S.’23
Yoga at University Recreation

Do you have a Student Recreation Center membership?

The SRC offers memberships to faculty, staff, students and other affiliates. We are a student-funded facility and not open to the community. Memberships are available on a semester and session basis. Enrolled and non-enrolled students can find more information about how to activate their membership here.

Get an SRC membership  

Need a locker? Let us protect your stuff

You have multiple options for locker use as a member. For lockers on a per semester or session basis:

  • Small or half-size lockers: $25 for fall and spring, $12.50 for summer sessions
  • Full-size lockers: $35 for fall and spring, $17.50 for summer sessions

For daily and one-time use, lockers are available free of charge. You must provide your own lock. Coin lockers are also available:

  • Small size for $0.25/day
  • Full size for $0.50/day
Student working out at University Recreation
Basketball at University Recreation

Towel service is available

You have multiple options for towel service. Current WMU Student Recreation Center members may purchase towel service on a semester or session basis:

  • $20 for fall and spring, $10 for summer sessions

Members who have rented a locker for the semester can add towel service:

  • $10 for fall and spring, $5 for summer sessions

For towel service on a daily basis, the rate is $1 with only one towel per visit. Towels are tracked and monitored by our towel tracker system.

Renting space at the Student Recreation Center

For our WMU community, the Student Recreation Center goes beyond recreational use. We also allow our facilities to host your event, promote your registered student organization, campus group or similar. See the different ways in which you can rent space at our facility below.

Reservations

Scheduling of open recreation spaces is done on a priority basis. Some areas that are reserved on a daily basis include:

  • Human performance and health education classes reserve the third-floor gym, multipurpose gyms, climbing wall, aerobics studio and indoor tennis courts Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Intramural sports reserve different areas depending on the current season, including first- and third-floor courts, multipurpose gyms and indoor tennis courts, Sunday from noon to 9 p.m. and Monday through Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m.