Fitness-Focused. Fun Encouraged!

Community is at the heart of Campus Recreation. 

In addition to offering an award-winning fitness facility, Campus Recreation strives to be a place where members can connect with one another in a safe and positive environment - a place where everyone feels welcome. 

We know movement and recreational activities help improve mental and physical health, add balance, reduce fatigue, restore energy, and improve self-confidence. 

Campus Recreation’s 212,000 square feet offer so many ways for members to get active – from cardio and weight equipment, to group fitness, swimming pools, a climbing wall and more.  Explore all Campus Recreation has to offer!

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Campus Recreation Center

Cincinnati’s Campus Recreation Center (CRC) is a state-of-the-art fitness and recreation facility on its Uptown West Campus. With over 200,000 square feet of recreation space, the CRC offers university students, employees and friends of the university a wide range of exercise and fitness opportunities.

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Fitness Center at CARE/Crawley

The Fitness Center (FC) at CARE/Crawley on Eden Avenue at the Medical Campus offers 12,000 square feet of fitness and wellness space. The FC offers membership options for everyone including UC students and employees, university affiliates (e.g., Children’s Hospital) and community members.

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Siddall Fitness Center

Siddall Fitness Center located on the ground floor of Siddall Hall, adjacent to MarketPointe.  Siddall Fitness Center includes 5,000 square feet of fitness and wellness space. This locaton is for residents living in Siddall and Calhoun Residence halls. 

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Latest News

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Is a colonoscopy painful?

May 13, 2026

The University of Cincinnati's Susan Kais, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in the College of Medicine and UC Health gastroenterologist, recently appeared on the ARC Cincinnati morning program on Local 12/WKRC-TV to answer common questions from viewers about colonoscopies and to dispel myths.

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Plans for a new Welcome Gateway Building at UC move forward

May 13, 2026

The Cincinnati Business Courier reports plans for a new Welcome Gateway Building at the University of Cincinnati are moving forward. A request for qualifications design-build contract document has been filed with the state of Ohio showing the project's projected cost is $200 million.