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Recreation Activities for Employees

War Memorial Gym

War Memorial Gym commemorates the alumni that fought and died in WWI. The gym provides students, faculty, and staff an area to pursue many different sport and recreational activities, such as racquetball, basketball, aerobics, and swimming. Facilities include:

  • Indoor Swimming Pool
  • 6 Basketball Courts
  • 13 Racquetball Courts
  • 2 Wallyball Courts
  • Gymnastics Room
  • Locker/Shower Facilities
  • Handball Court
 
  • Universal Weight Room
  • Hokie Gym Weight Room
  • 2 Volleyball Courts
  • Squash Court
  • Saunas
  • Dance/Aerobics Room
  • Multi-Purpose Room

CommonHealth Fitness Classes

All faculty and staff (including part-time and wage employees), all retirees, and all adult family members 18 years of age and older living in the household of Virginia Tech employees are welcome to participate in these free fitness classes conducted in War Memorial Gym. Classes include:

  • Deep Water Fitness
  • Group Weight Training
  • Pilates
  • Simple Step
  • Stretch N Tone
  • Water Fitness
  • Yoga

BreakZONE Recreation Center

The BreakZONE Recreation Center offers a variety of indoor recreation opportunities for all faculty and staff, and their families. Drop by for some fun on your lunch break, or bring your family in and enjoy:

  • 8 Bowling Lanes with Automatic Scoring
  • 14 Pool Tables
  • 6 Table Tennis Tables
  • 2 Dart Boards
  • Cosmic Bowling
  • Moonlight Bowling
  • Billiards, Bowling, and Table Tennis leagues


Venture Out

Venture Out is the on-campus outdoor adventure program, a service of UUSA. Venture Out offers a wide variety of outdoor adventure trips and equipment rentals for Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, as well as the university community.

 Trips include: Rentals include:
 
  • Canoeing and Whitewater Rafting
  • Hiking and Backpacking
  • Skiing and Snowboarding
  • Rock Climbing and Caving
  • And Much More!
 
  • Canoes and Lifejackets
  • Tents, Backpacks and Sleeping Bags
  • Skiis, Poles and Boots
  • And Much More!


Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center
Tech Center Drive
231-5908

You can play Tennis indoors right here on campus. At the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center, which is located on Tech Center Drive, six indoor and six outdoor cushioned courts are made available for recreation play when Tech's teams are not using them. As a self-supporting facility, the Center charges nominal court fees, and reduced rates are offered on Friday nights. Seasonal reservations are a popular option. To protect the court surfaces, players are asked to wear regulation tennis shoes. Racquet stringing, overgripping, and new balls can be purchased at the front desk. Call 231-5908 for additional information or to make reservations.