New students can stay active on campus throughout their time at UNC. Whether through team sports, solo gym time or fitness classes, there are ways for everyone to move their body and work out.
UNC's main gym, the Student Recreation Center, is located on South Road across from the Student Stores. The SRC is home to a weight room, cardio and strength training equipment and a multipurpose studio for group fitness classes on the second floor.
The SRC, conveniently located near mid-campus, also neighbors Fetzer Hall and Woollen Gym. Fetzer houses an indoor cycling studio, two multipurpose gyms, and an indoor climbing wall. There are also six squash courts and 14 racquetball courts.
Woollen includes basketball courts, equipment rentals, a CPR training lab and additional multipurpose rooms for instruction.
On South Campus, and close to the first-year dorms, is Rams Head Recreation Center. Similarly to the SRC, Rams Head offers weights, cardio equipment and fitness classes in a multipurpose room.
This facility also offers an indoor track, basketball courts, an indoor climbing wall and is ADA accessible with a gender-neutral restroom.
Becky Eacho, the assistant director for fitness and wellbeing at Campus Recreation, says Rams Head has benefits, especially being on a large campus.
“I think that sometimes our satellite facility Rams Head is underutilized,” she said. “I think people automatically think of Campus Recreation and they think the SRC but you can also do your traditional gym, weight room and cardio exercises over at Rams Head.”
Deeper into South Campus, located near the Dean Smith Center and Rams Village, is the South Campus Recreation Complex. This is an outdoor facility offering numerous pickleball, basketball, tennis and sand volleyball courts.
