SPORTANDFITNESS
Combine your studies with
fitness and take advantage of the
magnificent sporting facilities
available on campus. UQ Sport offers
many sporting and recreational
activities – from hitting a ball to
hitting the dance floor.
Make sure you PLAY YOUR WAY!
At
UQ Sport St Lucia
, you can enjoy:
– an international-standard athletics
centre and running track
– 21 flood-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 fitness centre,
which includes a weights gym, cardio
studio, group fitness classes, cycling
studio, squash courts, martial arts
gymnasium, personal training and
indoor sports pavilion
GET FIT
– a fitness 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 fitness
– 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 fitness testing and strength
conditioning, sports psychology and
nutrition (check website for details).
UQ Sport Ipswich
offers a workout
room with cardio equipment and free
weights, and a multi-purpose court and
large playing field.
UQ Sport Gatton
has a comprehensive
fitness 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 field 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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UQ Guide 2014
Study Abroad and Incoming Exchange
