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    Westside Event Center

    3.0 (2 reviews)

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    12 years ago

    Water park/splash pad doesn't work. No sign to say out of service! The phone goes straight to a busy signal each time you call.

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    When I entered the Rec for the first time as a freshman, I was a boy. Four years have passed, and…read morenow I am a man. How did I do it? Hard, hard work: 100 push ups, 100 sit ups, 100 squats, 10k run. Every SINGLE DAY. When I became tired, I relied on the plentiful recreational equipment: table tennis tables, pool tables, basketball courts (indoors and outdoors), racquetball courts, and swimming pools. Inspired by Antonio Banderas, I also enrolled in LPAP dance classes and unleashed my sexy side. But I never stopped working out. NEVER. When my legs got tired, the Rec had hot showers and gym mats for stretching. Water fountains, vending machines, and even kombucha are readily available for recovery. In the summer months, the pools are a great reprieve. And as always, the equipment, towels, and facilities are squeaky clean. If you come to the Rec every day for four years, I guarantee you will see results. You may go bald. You may become a superhero. You might get your Nod bod. And you will certainly feel infinitely healthier than all the people couch potato-ing in their dorms.

    Being an employee here, I feel a slight bias to praise the facility…read more The rec center is the heart of Rice University. While it is not the biggest gym I've ever seen (especially when compared to those gyms at UT Austin), it does have really nice facilities and really cool people! If you are a student at Rice, your membership here is included in your tuition. If you are a community member, it will be really difficult to get a full membership here,but you can always ask someone to guest pass you in! The equipment here are pretty new and complete. Whether you are a pro/bro weight lifter or a newbie who just wanna gain a bit more muscle, you will feel right at home. With 2 basketball courts and a lot of racquetball/squash courts, you can also get your fair share of "balling" action here. The only problem with the rec is its "rush hour" aka 5-6PM every weekday. I guess everyone on campus all have the exact same idea to work out right before dinner (... this problem is especially bad after new years or at the beginning of the semester, since people seem to set "resolutions" and whatnot), and the rec can get really packed. So my tip is definitely avoid that hour and come at night or early afternoon! Overall, rec is a fun place and I love working here. Woohoo.

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    Nice gym for UT Health members. It's pretty packed on work days around 5-7 but there's still some…read morespace. If you work close to there I would recommend it.

    I come here so much that it's time this gym gets an updated review! The UTHealth gym They recently…read moreupdated with new cardio machines as well as new weight machines. The workers are always friendly, and the gym has a lot of options to be active: basketball courts, tennis courts, swimming pool, cardio area (stationary bikes, row machines, stair masters, treadmills, elliptical, etc), weight machines, free weights, stretching mat as well as rack, and a group fitness studio that doubles as an area for stretching and floor exercises. There's a locker room with showers too. The hours are still okay-- open early on the weekdays at 5:30 AM and 8 AM on Saturdays but not until 10 AM on Sundays. They close at 10 PM on weekdays and 8 PM (the bummer!) on weekends. A few things to note: - open to anyone who works (or trains/studies) in the med center, just bring your badge - the pool is heated (great for winter, but you don't have that ice cold refreshing pool to jump into in the summer!). No lifeguard, but there's a super shallow end and the majority of the lanes are 4' 7" or so deep. - bring your own lock for the lockers (they have free daily use or you can rent for longer term with a fee) - they close for holidays during the year and for a week or so in November and in December the winter holidays This place is still my respite and place to go to blow off some steam or stay fit-- I like how I can swim, run, and do weights conveniently in one visit if I wanted to. Will continue going here to workout!

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    My kids really enjoy every part of this park. The playground is nice and kept up well. There are…read moreplenty of things to climb up and slide down. There is even portions where it's kind of like a tunnel they can climb up. The big slide is their favorite because they always fly down it so fast! I guess when you're 3 and 6 years old, going down a slide fast is exhilarating? Lol. They also have this spear thing that they sit in that spins. This park also has a small "rock" climbing wall. It's not very tall but it's easy for them to scale up it and get down by themselves. They also have some rockers they can sit on. Their favorite is the motorcycle because it comes with a side car, so they can both ride together. The hills are fun to run around on, my kids burn so much energy off while we're there. I love how they have it decorated for Christmas too. They have lights and even a big Christmas tree! Another huge plus is that this park has restrooms. They are clean and always stocked with toilet paper and soap. It's pretty convenient because the three year old is Potty trained, so when she has to go, she has to go right then and there. We love this park! Highly recommend it.

    You guys please be careful if you are a woman or have children this guy was visibly recording me…read morearound the park and would even wave at me. I called the police and unfortunately that is not illegal but insanely disturbing and creepy. Please be careful and aware of your surroundings. Hopefully police can start patrolling this area. He had a bike and a carriage thing behind it with belongings I don't know if he goes to this park often or moves around.

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