Te Whare a-Rēhia
City Campus Sport and Recreation Centre
A healthy body can help to have a healthy mind.
The Sport and recreation centre at our City Campus is available for you to get fit or just unwind and have fun with your fellow students with a gym, social sports and free fitness classes.
For more serious athletes or people with specific needs (such as nutrition or training requirements), The Zone has state of the art facilities to help you understand your health and fitness, how to improve and get the results you may want to achieve.
Membership Fees
|
|
Casual/Single Session |
1 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
|
Student |
$10 |
$40 |
$105 |
$180 |
$300 |
|
Staff |
$10 |
$50 |
$120 |
$210 |
$350 |
|
Community |
$15 |
$80 |
$225 |
$420 |
$700 |
The City campus gym/weights room can be accessed by purchasing a gym membership. This gives you full access to a fully equipped gym including a wide variety of weights machines, free weights and cardio equipment such as treadmills, cross-trainers, rowing machines and spin bikes.
The gym/weights room is available:
- Monday - Sunday: 6am to 9pm (Final entry at 8:30pm)
Ara City Campus gym will be closed from 23 Dec 3pm – 11 Jan.
Terms & Conditions:
To be eligible for an Ara student or staff gym membership, you must be over the age of 16 years and currently:
- Studying at Secondary School or a Tertiary Institution
To join or renew your membership, follow the steps below:
- Make payment first at student finance and obtain receipt
- Complete online gym membership form
- Send a photo of your receipt to reccentre@ara.ac.nz or alternatively you can come and drop it off to us to have your membership activated immediately. We are located in the Whareora building W block. Please press doorbell by the card scanner for staff assistance.
Please email reccentre@ara.ac.nz for more information about this service.
Gym tour
Gym tours (15 mins only) are available on Monday & Wednesday, between 7.00 am -2.00 pm and Friday 3.00 -7.00 pm. To book a tour, please email: personaltrainer@ara.ac.nz
For individualised coaching, a personal training service is available. We have a range of packages available to help meet individuals specific needs.
Personal Trainer Pricing.pdf (82KB)
For more information, please email: personaltrainer@ara.ac.nz
Group Fitness Classes
Join our free, diverse group fitness classes suitable for all fitness levels. Options include yoga, tai chi, Zumba, boxing, and HIIT. Students are welcome to participate in the scheduled events.
Social Sports
The Centre provides the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and recreation activities throughout the year. These include badminton, basketball, volleyball, netball, futsal (indoor football), indoor touch and kīorahi. Students are welcomed to participate in the scheduled events.
All City campus facilities and classes are located in the Whareora building.
Please refer to the campus locations to know where to find us.
For more information, please feel free to contact the Recreation Centre team at reccentre@ara.ac.nz or phone 03 940 8352 (Recreation Centre Manager).
Gym Memberships
In Timaru, students and staff can access discounted memberships at Snap Fitness or Rok Fitness. To redeem either offer, present your Ara ID at your chosen gym. Refer to website for opening hours.
Rok Fitness
$11.99 per week
5% discount on any 3, 6 or 12 month membership
No joining fee
Contact details
Phone: 03 940 8051
Email: reccentre@ara.ac.nz
Location
Whareora, City campus
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