Heaven on earth is called Mardyke

In one of my previous posts I talked about this beautiful lake near my apartment that I have created a running loop around. Well, I am now telling you to disregard what I have previously said; that run is nothing in comparison to the Mardyke gym at UCC.  It is what I imagine heaven to be like. Immediately upon your arrival you are hit with three floors of workout equipment, exercise classrooms, and fit people.

The best part about Marydyke is that everything it has to offer is free for UCC students, including all of their classes! It is relatively empty now because none of the students are back on campus yet so before it is bombarded with 20,000 more people I am going to try to try everything!

Their amenities include (but are not limited to) :
Squash courts, yoga studio, three separate cardio rooms equipped with elliptical, treadmills, bikes, every weight machine you have ever seen and then some, an indoor track, a hospitality suite (still unsure of what that is but it sounds nice), steam rooms, three full size basketball courts that are also used for fencing, and a type of martial arts that I was unsure the name of, and I'm sure there is so much more that I am forgetting but even that seems like a lot!

To start I took a spin class with Alana, and it really kicked my butt! It was such a great workout, and Alana was great because she was very enthusiastic and if she felt that you weren't working hard enough she would call you out and tell you to up the intensity and that really kept you moving.

     

We were super sweaty after the hour was over but Alana was nice enough to agreed to take a photo with me 

Spin Room

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