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SPORTANDFITNESS
Combine your studies with
ftness and take advantage of the
magnifcent sporting facilities
available on campus. UQ Sport offers
many sporting and recreational
activities – from hitting a ball to
hitting the dance-foor.
Make sure you PLAY YOUR WAY!
At
UQ Sport St Lucia
, you can enjoy:
– an international-standard athletics
centre and running track
– 21 food-lit tennis courts
– an Olympic-sized swimming pool
– a beach volleyball court
– a basketball/volleyball court
– three netball courts
– eight ovals for cricket, hockey,
athletics, ultimate disc, and most
football codes
– a three-level sport and ftness centre,
which includes a weights gym, cardio
studio, group ftness classes, cycling
studio, squash courts, martial arts
gymnasium, personal training, and
indoor sports pavilion
GET FIT
– a ftness studio with cardio and
weights area, pilates studio, and
personal training area
– social sporting competitions, and
sporting events such as the University
Games and the prestigious Great
Court Race
– a range of short lifestyle courses in
dance, holistic health, martial arts,
personal development, and sports-
coaching and ftness
– junior programs under the
Active
Tribes
banner which include tennis,
swimming, athletics, and holiday
programs
– education programs including First
Aid and CPR
– UQ Sport Academy which offers
high performance sport services
such as ftness testing and strength
conditioning, sports psychology, and
nutrition (check website or see page
61 for sports scholarship details).
UQ Sport Ipswich offers a workout
room with cardio equipment and free
weights, a multi-purpose court, and a large
playing feld.
UQ Sport Gatton has a comprehensive
ftness and aquatic centre with a
swimming pool, fully equipped weights
gym, cardio room, and indoor sports
hall. Squash and tennis courts, a
cricket oval and rugby feld are also
onsite. You can also enrol in short
lifestyle courses and social sport at
the Gatton campus.
A range of cardio equipment and
free weights is available at UQ Herston.
All UQ Sport facilities are open to
students, staff, alumni and the general
community.
UQ Sport
Phone +61 7 3365 6612
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