Wellness Research Center
UCF Employee Gym
What We Do
The Wellness Research Center is the Employee Gym for UCF faculty and staff. It focuses on fitness and physical health. The Wellness Research Center is a free resource for UCF employees and offers strength and aerobic equipment, as well as the opportunity to participate in health and wellness related research.
Hours of Operation
Monday – Friday
6:00am to 7:30pm
** Closed on:
- Martin Luther King Day
- Spring Break – March 7-11th
- Summer Break – May 9-13th
- Fall Break – August 8-19th
- Labor Day
- Veterans day
- Week of Thanksgiving
Membership
Want to become a member? It’s free! You just have to sign-up. Print, complete and return the following forms to a UCF employee gym staff member.
Please do not email forms. Please print and return in person.
Wellness Research Center
407-823-3509
[email protected]
Now Hiring
Undergraduate Internship in Kinesiology
Start Date: August 22, 2022
The WRC and Employee Gym is offering opportunities for undergraduate Kinesiology students at UCF to complete their Internship in Kinesiology for the Fall 2022 semester. Students may complete 120, 240 or 360 hour internships. Interns will gain experience in operation of a wellness facility. CPR/AED certification is required prior to beginning the internship. Students must be eligible to complete the internship per their advisor.
Clean Air System
The Wellness Research Center utilizes the latest in clean-air technology. In addition to multiple industrial grade fans, the air system is equipped with technology that eliminates pathogens, including COVID-19, Flu-A and Flu-B. This helps create a healthier indoor environment.
Instructional Videos
Use your phone to scan QR codes on posters throughout the facility for instructional videos on a variety of related exercises.
Onsite Facilities
Showers and lockers are available for use, located behind the Einstein’s Bagel booth in the Education complex (please ask front desk for door code). Please supply your own lock for lockers and remove your lock daily when done working out. Any belongings left overnight will be removed.
UCF Employee Gym Equipment
We offer a full range of equipment for strength training, including free weights with dumbbells from 5-100lbs and barbells and weight plates from 1.5-45lbs. We also offer a full range of select-a-weight resistance exercise machines to work all the different muscle groups. We offer multiple treadmills, stationary bikes, rowing and elliptical machines to get the most from your cardio workout.
FREE WEIGHTS
The UCF Employee Gym offers the following free weight machines:
- PowerLift Olympic power racks with platforms
- Tuff Stuff 4-way Olympic Benches
- Life Fitness incline Olympic bench
- Life fitness flat Olympic bench
- Tuff Stuff free-weight benches (decline and flat/incline)
- Life Fitness Smith machine
- Matrix Hip Sled
- Hammer Strength seated arm curl
- PowerLift Seated Calf
- PowerLift Fixed Pad Glute Ham Bench
- Rogue Ohio multipurpose barbells
- Rogue TB-2 Trap bars
- Rogue Olympic Plates 1.25 – 45 lbs
- Rogue Monster Rhino Belt Squat
- Iron grip dumbbells 5 – 100 lbs
SELECT-A-WEIGHT MACHINES
The UCF Employee Gym offers the following select-a-weight machines:
- PowerLift prone leg curl
- Life Fitness Pro2 Assisted Chin/Dip
- Star Trac Dual leg press and calf raise
- Star Trac Leg Extension
- Star Trac Dual Bicep curl/triceps extension
- Star Trac seated chest press
- Star Trac seated row
- Star Trac seated shoulder press
- Star Trac seated pectoral fly/rear deltoid fly
- Cybex Ab Crunch
- Cybex functional cable trainer (cable)
- Cybex 2 stack modular cable station (Lat pull down/low row)
AEROBIC EQUIPMENT
The UCF Employee Gym offers the following aerobic equipment.
- Life Fitness Integrity Series Treadmills
- Spirit Upright Bikes
- Spirit Recumbent Bikes
- Concept2 Rowing Ergometer
- Precor Ellipticals
Research Opportunities
The Wellness Research Center offers opportunities to participate in research within the Division of Kinesiology through its Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Science. This research is led by faculty and students and explores the efficacy of different exercise modalities on strength and conditioning, as well as rehabilitation. Some recent opportunities to participate in research are listed below:
- Effects of 4D Dietary Supplement on Perceptual-Cognitive and Visual-Motor Performance
- Isotonic vs Isokinetic Leg Extensions: Differences in Neuromuscular Function
- Low back pain and disability in active population
- Neuromuscular Attributes during Deadlift Variations in Individuals with Acute, Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study
- Time of Day Effects on Autonomic Function and Anaerobic Performance using a Non-Motorized Treadmill
Team
Director
Adam J. Wells, Ph.D., CSCS*D, SCYM(ASCP)CM
Staff
Trevor Dufner
Senior Staff
Jessica Moon
Senior Staff
Amy Bergquist
Fitness Attendant
David Rojas Gonzalez
Fitness Attendant
Vivian Ng
Fitness Attendant
Jason Pagan
Fitness Attendant
Aaron Wizenberg
Fitness Attendant
Justin Ariani
Practicum Student
Frequently Asked Questions
Gym Information
The Wellness Research Center is located in the Education Complex, in Education Room 179, behind the Torchy Clark Gymnasium.
The gym will open in the beginning of the fall 2021 semester. Operating hours will be:
- Monday-Friday from
- 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.
- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
*closes early on Fridays at 6pm.
The gym is available to all faculty and staff.
The UCF employee gym is free to all employees.
All employees must bring their UCF ID cards with them on their first visit. Once registered in the system, you can sign in at the front desk computer, using your NID and NID password.
Facilities and Services
Equipment includes a full range of machine weights, free weights, stationary bikes, treadmills, elliptical machines, and other exercise equipment to fit a wide variety of levels and interests.
There are currently no fitness classes offered at this facility.
No. However, we hope to offer fitness assessments in the future.
Yes, the men’s and women’s locker rooms offer private showers. Unlocked cubicles are available inside the gym for storing personal belongings. Please store belongings at your own risk.
Location
The Wellness Research Center is located in Education Complex and Gymnasium (Building 21) Room 179. Parking is available nearby in Garage A or Garage I View Parking map
Contact
Phone: 407-823-3509
Email: [email protected]
12494 University Blvd
Room 179
Orlando, FL, 32816