In an effort to maintain the SRWC as a top-of-the-line facility we will be having some regularly scheduled maintenance over the summer. Please note the dates and locations of the closures below:
- Monday, May, 16, to Sunday, May 22
Rock Wall Maintenance: Rerouting - Monday, May 23, to Friday, May 27
Indoor Track Maintenance: Cleaning & Repainting - 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14 to 7 a.m. Friday, July 15
Hot water shutoff - Monday, July 18, to Sunday, July 24
Main Court ABC, Racquetball A and Farber Fitness Room Maintenance: Resurfacing* - Monday, July 25, to Sunday, July 31
MAC, Squash and Pura Vida Fitness Room: Resurfacing*
Not to worry if you’re concerned that the maintenance schedule will disrupt your workouts, because we have some advice for you!
- Workout Ideas During Rock Wall Maintenance
Contrary to popular belief, the uniqueness of the rock wall is not irreplaceable! While it’s out of use, you can strengthen your upper body, arms, legs and core while modifying traditional workouts like pullups (by using a thumbless grip for increased forearm and grip strength), single-leg burpees, Spiderman pushups, etc. These workouts and more are detailed in Men’s Fitness as a full “indoor rock climbing workout” you can utilize here. And of course, traditional weightlifting will allow you to target the specific muscles used in rock climbing. - Workout Ideas During Indoor Track Maintenance
Closing the track doesn’t mean that your cardio has to suffer! You can use immediate alternatives in the SRWC like elliptical machines, which offer a full-body workout and overall calorie burn, all with little stress on your joints. According to Prevention, Stair climbers, stationary bikes, interval training and even swimming are also excellent alternatives to running that offer tremendous cardiovascular workouts and calorie burns. If you want something even simpler, standard calisthenics will do just fine: jumping jacks, squat jumps, burpees and more! - Workout Ideas During Main Court ABC, Racquetball A and Farber Fitness Room Maintenance
Did you know you can achieve the same benefits of calorie-burning, endurance-building, balance, coordination and agility of basketball without actually playing it? Speed and agility drills typically used in basketball conditioning work as alternatives, like the “suicide” drill, karaoke steps, agility ladder and more, as detailed in Men’s Fitness. Weight/resistance training provides a wonderful alternative to racquetball, strengthening bones and muscles to enhance a player’s performance altogether. Fitness Health 101 has created a workout to use outside the court. - Workout Ideas During MAC, Squash and Pura Vida Fitness Room Maintenance
A proper workout alternative to Squash should focus on arms, upper and full-body exercise. You can use resistance bands, dumbbells, stationary bicycles, elliptical machines and regular calisthenics to focus on all the same muscle groups, as detailed in Exercise.
Thank you in advance for your understanding. For continued updates, please be sure to follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CSULBsrwc and on Twitter at www.twitter.com/CSULBsrwc. Happy summer and we hope to see you soon!
