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Laurier Athletic Complex

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Laurier Athletic Complex
Address: 75 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2J 2Y7, Canada
Phone: (548) 889-5581
State: Ontario
County: Waterloo Regional Municipality
City: Waterloo
Zip Code: N2J 2Y7


Opening Hours

Monday: 6:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Tuesday: 6:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Wednesday: 6:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Thursday: 6:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Friday: 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM

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A cool way to meet one of the best university football teams in Canada and interact with kids being scouted by CFL teams!nnLaurier's gym offers a community and alumni membership, so people who are not a student can attend the gym.nnI found that Laurier's strength is in its power rack area with a rubberized floor and coloured bumper plates which use pounds as opposed to kilograms. Perhaps they could get some kilogram plates, but that's not too important. Laurier could also get some better barbells.nnLaurier has less machines than Crunch Fitness or GoodLife Fitness, but more machines than Fit4Less. Laurier could upgrade their bench presses. Personally, I use a portable flat bench inside of the power rack and wrap green rubber Rogue Fitness resistance bands around the bench to increase the grippiness of the surface. I also like to use chalk on the bars so that my sweaty hands don't slip while I bench press.nnLaurier's weakness is in the disorganization of the dumbbell section, which are not ordered by weight at all. I always joke around with the fellow gymgoers and say that the hardest exercise to perform in the Laurier gym is successfully locating the pair of dumbbells that one wants to use. There are also poor re-racking practices amongst the gym community; for example, leaving 8 plates racked on the leg press machine and walking away.nnLaurier has a dressing room and shower area downstairs underneath the gym. In the back section, they have tall lockers which can handily accommodate coats, bags, shoes, changes of clothes, and shower items.nnAnother weakness here is that the toilets are quite dirty. I would not recommend sitting on the toilets at all, but the sinks and bathroom area are fine otherwise.nnLaurier's gym has a turf area with benches, box jumps, machines and platforms, and a stretching area. Laurier's gym also has a second floor with an assortment of other upper body and lower body machines, as well as an area that temporarily becomes a women's-only section during certain times of the day.nnThe staff are extremely friendly, and being around students and the football team makes me feel young again.nnWhat is missing from this gym? Pendulum squat machine, a proper hack squat/reverse hack squat machine, standing hamstring curl machine, seated calf raise machine, quality dumbbells, quality bench presses, and quality bars.nnOverall, this gym gets 4/5 stars. It has everything one needs to complete a workout and great people who work out there. Go Hawks!
Excellent to use if you're a student here! I recommend checking out the group exercise program, free I believe. Yoga, spin classes, dance drop ins, etc. Pretty good range of activities to go to to meet people or bring your friends!nnIf the pool facility was more reliable and the washrooms were cleaned more thoroughly, it'd be 5 stars. I still love the pool, and the staff there are nice. Overall, a nice, new building with up to date machines in the fitness floors. Great gymnasium with 3 courts, high ceilings, and observation windows.
Nice place, great and safe space for children
shoutout Rahwa, she gave me a tour and i didnt even have to ask! i was so nervous to come to the gym but she made 100 times more comfortable. if youre reading this, thank you so much !!!!!!!
Great way to spend your afternoon watching a soccer game! The students there play professionally and are incorporating amazing skills from advanced soccer even though they are not yet belonging to the big professional leagues. Thank you for your hard work!
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