NSU RecPlex

I enjoy coming here to workout. The gym has various activities for different things. They have intramural sports, group exercises, raquetball, a swimming pool, and two floors of exercise eqiupment. I love how everything is spread out so you don’t feel to congested. They even have a recyclable water fountain that has purified water! :)
It’s best to come here during non-​rush hours so you don’t have to worry about getting the equipment you want. Overall, a great gym to workout! :)

Couldn’t ask for more in a gym! Just don’t take the weights into the ab room… They’ll yell at you and say you’ll drop the weights and ruin the wood floors… Although we use weights in the body sculpt class all the time. And the floors are also wooden -.-

I am an NSU student and I am pretty satisfied with this gym. I am a huge buff for the group excercises! I absolutely love them! Maria and Lourdes are my favorite! They talk to you throughout the whole class and motivate you. They also come around and check your form to make sure you are doing the exercises correctly. They do body sculp, spinning, tabata, hiphop, yoga and much more. This gym also offers pilates, aqua exercises and personal training.
The classes are scattered all through out the day, so if you have a busy schedule you can choose a time thats best for you. Some classes start at 6:15am and some even at 8pm.
The cost is free for nova students and I think to bring a friend its $ 7 (probably not worth it if your not a student). Im not much of a weight lifter, so I just mainly stick to the group excercises. The machines and weight section seems pretty nice though. They also have a bunch of cardio machines on the 3^rd floor and just recently got a step master. I do notice the weight lifting section become pretty packed sometimes.
They also have basketball courts and a rock climbing section smack dab in the middle of the gym! Pretty cool.
Great place to get motivated and break a sweat!

The staff is awful. They are incompetent and disrespectful to their guests. I wish I could give them less than a star because they are worth nothing more than the scum lacing the machines. The front desk staff as well as the other vultures that are roaming around as faculty are nazis on unnecessary rules. The «no bag» rule is my favorite. You are not allowed to carry a bag in the recplex. You can rent a locker and rent a lock to store your belongings, but even with a lock I’ve known two people personally to have things stolen. Their classes (and instructors) are good, yoga, cycling, etc., but not worth the trouble of dealing with any other person that works there. If you enjoy high fees and being displeased, sign up!

This gym is very clean and roomy, staff is friendly (though a little distracted at times) and locker rooms are clean and big enough that finding a spot is never a problem.
However, the 3 rather than 5 stars are because: A) their hours change too often and with rather short warning, and B) there are way too many «nanny» rules which make the experience similar to working out in that purple & yellow gym chain. Some of the rules I get for safety and/​or to avoid damaging the equipment, but some make little to no sense (i.e. no access kettlebells unless a trainer is present, no large bags, no weights allowed on the upper level cardio area).

I went to an undergrad school with 30,000 students where the gym was the size of the Nova student center-​so for me the NSU gym seems small in comparison. But for the size of the school it’s an awesome facility.
Everything is always clean (and people are pretty good about wiping stuff down) and the equipment is fairly new and kept in good working order. Every once in a while a machine will have an «out of order» sign. The first floor is the fitness studios and locker rooms. Classes are 7 days a week but primarily M-​F. I’ve taken a good amount and they’re pretty variable. Depends on the teacher. As a former instructor I may be pickier than most though. Spinning you have to sign up for 30 minutes ahead to reserve a bike and bring water and a towel or you’re not allowed in.
The second floor is the basketball court and weight room along with the first floor of the rock wall. This has to be done supervised with harnesses at certain times obviously. The third floor houses all the cardio equipment and some mats and random stuff. Overlooks the basketball courts and outside through frosted glass. Kind of cool.
All in all this is a really nice (free for students!) place to work out. I think guest passes and outside memberships are available as well. It’s one of those places everyone should go to more ;)

Facility and staff are nice but the hours of operation are awful and constantly changing. Random closed days compound the problem enough that if it wasn’t part of student tuition that it would be sufficient reason to look for another gym. Two stars off for the operating hours.

When I attended UNLV for my undergrad, I was incredibly spoiled in the sense that the rec center was stocked with fancy equipment, tons of group fitness classes, an indoor running track, a clean locker room, among other things. When I moved to Florida for grad school, I felt like a gym snob but was quite pleased with what the NSU Recplex had to offer.
The gym is located inside the student union of NSU. Comprised of three floors. Floor 1 is where you can find your locker rooms and group fitness rooms. Although I haven’t attended a fitness class, I hear that Zumba on Wednesday nights and Saturday morning spin classes are quite awesome. Floor 2 are the two basketball courts, racquetball courts, and the weights. Really roomy — I never feel as though I’m in someone’s way when I sprawl out my mat to stretch out. Floor 3 is where all of the cardio machines are. Lots of treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bicycles. In the back corner on the third floor, you can even find a punching bag for those of you that had boxing gloves. I’m sure a lot of us students can use that to relieve some stress!
What I love about this gym is how clean it is. There are antibacterial wipes everywhere. There’s always someone wiping down the machines and cleaning up the bathrooms. It’s nice to walk into a gym without it smelling profusely of sweat and grime. I only wish this place was open longer on the weekends (on weekdays they’re open until midnight).
Thank you, NSU, for a fantastic gym.

I got my car broken into last night in the Nsu parking lot while going to the gym so did another girl, please make sure you leave nothing out in your car.

This is a great gym. The classes I have taken are also awesome. If you want a great workout I recommend the spinning classes (1 hour and if you push yourself you get an amazing workout).

Come one come all …
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This is what all college gyms should be (lots of gyms, a pool, basketball courts and everything you need to stay in shape)
Seriously this place would make the Ronnie and the Situation giggle like school girls the night before christmas.
Equpitment out the wa-​zoo and multipurpose rooms and gyms to boot.
Did i mention there is a 3 story rock climbing wall?
yeah, that just happened.

Ok this is what a gym should be like!
Located in the Don Taft University center, the NSU RecPlex is 110,000 square feet of fitness bad-​assness!!!
Want to lift weights? Sure! There are enough weights here for Arnold to train for Mr. Olympia — 2 complete racks of dumbells, 84 strength machines, and benches galore.
Feel like some sports? No problem — 2 mulitpurpose courts for basketball or volleyball and 3 indoor racquetball courts.
How about some cardio? You will NEVER wait for a machine with almost 100 pieces of cardio equipment.
Feel like a swim? There’s an outdoor pool that’s heated in the winter, and access to the competition swimming pool that the NSU swim team uses.
Oh and if that’s not enough, there is a 2 story rock climbing wall and classes including yoga, spinning, and pilates.
The best part? The price… If you are a student it’s FREEEEEE (that’s the least they can do for the tuition at Nova). If you are faculty/​staff — $ 25 a month.
BONUS — there is plenty of eye candy to be had here and the gym is nice and COLD. If you are a Nova student or staff, you would be a fool not to go here!
If not, sorry NO SOUP FOR YOU!