Miami University Recreational Sports Center — Local services in Oxford Township

There is a lot to like about Miami's "Rec Center". There is no shortage of ways go get exercise...swimming and wall climbing and racquetball and running and free weights and weight machines and classes and the list goes on an on. I have been going for years, and will continue going for as long as I can.

The facilities are always clean, including exercise areas, locker rooms, showers...everything.

One complaint...the weight machines, one by one, are breaking down. There does not seem to be any effort in place to fix them when they break. If those machines were as meticulously maintained as the rest of the Rec Center, then the place would be perfect.

Oh...ok...one more thing. Towels. For a fee, you can rent towels. I like that system. But the towels are really way too small to be considered useful post-shower. So, even though I have paid for towels in advance, I now bring my own...

I love this rec because it has a pool included with the membership. Parking is validated if you’re there for 2 hours or less (parking garage). There’s a track, basketball courts, pickle ball, fitness classes, a rock wall, a weight room, and a cardio area. The locker rooms are large and there’s a private family bathroom/fitting room which is nice if you have little ones and need to change to a swimsuit. They also have machines around the track which is great! The only things I don’t like is how small the weight room is, people sitting on/hogging machines looking at their phones for way too long, and that there’s no childcare available. The fact that there’s people on their phones isn’t the rec’s fault, rather an...

Called this place home for far too long and discovered my love for weightlifting. Great facilities, well kept with updated equipment. It’s just gotten crazier and crazier with each passing year though—go during off hours or be prepared to drag your workout for much longer than you expect. I think there are too many students and they should consider expanding somehow. Wish I got into rock climbing earlier—they have great bordering problems they occasionally switch up and I sadly didn’t use it at all until a month before my membership finished! So find what you love and be open to new things...