Where can I exercise at Berkeley?

August 23, 2014

Lauren:

Interested in starting a workout routine? Go to the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) located at 2301 Bancroft Way. Membership gets you access to all the sports facilities, equipment, and classes. It is awesome!

If you are interested in sports, start a pickup game! Get a group together and meet at the RSF for a quick game or two of your favorite sports such as basketball. 

You can also grab a friend and hit the machines. My roommate and I occasionally go to the RSF and run on the treadmill for an hour or so. After, we always grab a snack on Bancroft. If you aren’t interested in cardio, maybe you and a friend can meet in the weight room.

Finally, my favorite thing at the RSF is the classes! Check out the RSF website for weekly schedules of what is offered. You can do various types of yoga, Pilates, dancing, aqua exercise, biking, tai chi, Zumba, and (my favorite) cardio kickboxing (the instructor Shane is phenomenal).

You and a friend or two can make it a routine meeting at the RSF. I find it so much more enjoyable working out with a friend as opposed to doing it by yourself. Also, having a friend doing the workouts with you will help motivate you to stick with it. The hardest part about working out is finding the motivation to start.

Now, this is just a brief post as to what the RSF has to offer. I highly recommend checking out the website now! Figure out what you are interested in maybe you can get other people excited too.