Hidden Tulane Part VII - Reily

Here is me bro'in out at Reily. I am here a lot. 

No, this isn't just an excuse to take a #gymselfie. It's a chance to get back to one of our favorite blog series- Hidden Tulane! We've been all over the place over the years, everywhere from our glass blowing studio to the Hillel to our most recent trip to the LBC's Garden Level.

Today we are heading somewhere that is far from hidden- the Reily Recreation Center! I'm featuring it because on our usual campus tours, you get a chance to head into the lobby of Reily, but not much else. There is so much to see in Tulane's magnificent gym. When I was a senior in high school, one of my "check boxes" for colleges was I wanted somewhere with a "sick gym" (actual quote from Jeff, circa 2001). When I toured Tulane with my dad after being admitted, we walked into Reily and I immediately knew that this place was above and beyond what I could have hoped for. Reily is pretty spectacular.

Reily is 156,000 square feet of athletic awesomeness. Just to give you an idea of what is housed here, there is an outdoor social pool, an elevated 1/8th of a mile track, 5 full basketball courts, an indoor Olympic swimming pool, a massive weight room, multiple cardio areas, squash and raquet ball courts, a smoothie bar, a number of fitness and exercise rooms, 2 outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor sundeck, and a spinning studio. Plus, newly added- a brand new TRX room. Reily is also home to all of our club sports and the home base of the thousands of intramural games placed each year. You can get a little sneak peak all all of this on our virtual tour here. You can get anything you want for health and fitness at the Reily Center.

So much cardio! 

From swimming lessons for Triathletes to yoga to Absolutely Abs (with my man Joe, good luck getting in or out of your car the day after taking his class. Or laughing. Even laughing is painful after his class) to Bahangra dance classes, you can take a fitness course for just about anything at Reily.

Pano of the weight room. Tons of weights here. Literally. 

Took some photos for you to get a sneak peek of what you can expect from your student recreation center experience here at Tulane. If you ever happen to tour campus, check with the admission office and we can hook you up with a free pass to use the center during your visit. I think you'll love what you see. It's pretty, um, sick.

The main atrium at Reily and the smoothie bar.  

More cardio space. This is the Coca-Cola cardio lounge 

The weight room. Lots of bros to be seen here. 

The brand new TRX room. I have no idea what I am doing when I am here. 

Plenty of places to ball out. There are three courts in the main gym.
The one closest to the bleachers is usually the most advanced players.

Reily in all her glory.

The indoor pool

Sorority girls being social at the social pool.