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No gym in UCD

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  • 01-05-2012 7:59pm
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    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭


    Crunch Fitness UCD closed today, for the last time.

    As of now, as far as I am aware, there is no general access gym in UCD.

    It's nothing short of an embarrassment.

    Any idea when the new gym in the new student centre will be up and running?


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    #2
    graduate
    Registered Users Posts: 335 ✭✭graduate


    What's embarrassing about it? UCD not having enough money for library books or tutorials is an embarrassment.

    Dublin is full of gyms and they are not that busy.


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    beardedmaster
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    New gym is open at the end of June.


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    WeeBushy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    As beardedmaster said, the new gym is opening opening next month. Hardly an embarrassment.


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    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    It's totally unacceptable that the largest university in Ireland does not have a functional gym.


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    beardedmaster
    Registered Users Posts: 614 ✭✭✭beardedmaster


    mloc wrote: »
    It's totally unacceptable that the largest university in Ireland does not have a functional gym.

    For less than two months? At the very end of the second Semester, a very off-peak time? Just before huge, free, new student centre building, packed with facilities is about to open?

    If you say so I guess..


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    spudington16
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    mloc wrote: »
    It's totally unacceptable that the largest university in Ireland does not have a functional gym.

    Do you get what a university actually does? How about focusing on the services it does have, rather than the absence of one non-core part of its functioning, which in any case will only be gone for a matter of weeks? Here's a little something to make life easier for you...

    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gyms+south+dublin


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    AodhDub
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    It's not great I agree. In the middle of exams the gym can be quite good for relieving some stress now that most of the clubs have stopped their training. We'll just have to settle with going for a run on the atheltics tra...oh.

    A bog standard run on the grass will have to do for now it appears.


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    Raphael
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    The likely reason Crunch fitness closed now is because they won't get enough business between now and June to justify keeping the lights on. Campus is a hell of a lot quieter over the summer (it's awesome), and the postgrads and staff that'll be around are most likely not the people using an oncampus gym, for the most part.

    There'll be a free, brand new one open at the end of June - as people have said, 2 months in the summer without a gym isn't even remotely a big deal.


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    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    Raphael wrote: »
    The likely reason Crunch fitness closed now is because they won't get enough business between now and June to justify keeping the lights on. Campus is a hell of a lot quieter over the summer (it's awesome), and the postgrads and staff that'll be around are most likely not the people using an oncampus gym, for the most part.

    There'll be a free, brand new one open at the end of June - as people have said, 2 months in the summer without a gym isn't even remotely a big deal.

    I just don't understand how college authorities didn't manage to plan for this. There are in reality very few alternatives close by to UCD that offer a membership of duration two months or so.


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    OneOfThem Stumbled
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    mloc wrote: »
    I just don't understand how college authorities didn't manage to plan for this. There are in reality very few alternatives close by to UCD that offer a membership of duration two months or so.

    It won't kill you. :pac:


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    WoollyRedHat
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    You'd swear he was training for the olympics and was using Crunch gym.


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    Blut2
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    You'd swear he was training for the olympics and was using Crunch gym.

    Plenty of UCD students play sports (football and rugby most notably) or athletics to a high level. You can say "ah shure its only 2 months, youll manage like" but its still a complete disgrace for such a large university to not have any gym available for any length of time. When added to the tearing up of the running track it just shows a complete lack of respect for any athletes in UCD.


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    Maldesu
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    The gym build went over schedule as far as I remember. Crunch agreed to stay on for a limited time. The alternative was that you had no gym.
    For the most part, students who used the gym will probably return home with only a fraction staying in the area - keeping it open isn't in their interest.

    Replacing the track isn't feasible right now and probably won't be replaced for some time. It's not high on the priority list as the few track users are not considered more important as the student body as a whole.


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    WoollyRedHat
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    Blut2 wrote: »
    Plenty of UCD students play sports (football and rugby most notably) or athletics to a high level. You can say "ah shure its only 2 months, youll manage like" but its still a complete disgrace for such a large university to not have any gym available for any length of time. When added to the tearing up of the running track it just shows a complete lack of respect for any athletes in UCD.

    I understand that, I aprpeciate that... but is the season not over for such teams. Surely there is a gym that is offering two month membership or what have you in Dublin.In fact, I think a gym in Donnybrook is doing just that from what I can remember. I think disgrace is harsh, is it ideal? No. But considering the reason it's closing down, to be replaced by a state of the art student centre, with an olympic pool, well I think people will appreciate the wait. When the new gym and pool are done, correct me if I'm wrong someone, but UCD will have the best facilities in the country.
    I agree with you about atheletic track though.


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    HavingCrack
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    Ben Dunne Gym in Sandyford allows you to pay by the month. Pretty cheap as well. There's also that Friarsland gym on the Clonskeagh Road than allows monthly subscriptions as far as I know.


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    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    HavingCrack wrote: »
    There's also that Friarsland gym

    It closed down a few months back.


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    Blut2
    Registered Users Posts: 3,005 ✭✭✭Blut2


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    I understand that, I aprpeciate that... but is the season not over for such teams. Surely there is a gym that is offering two month membership or what have you in Dublin.In fact, I think a gym in Donnybrook is doing just that from what I can remember. I think disgrace is harsh, is it ideal? No. But considering the reason it's closing down, to be replaced by a state of the art student centre, with an olympic pool, well I think people will appreciate the wait. When the new gym and pool are done, correct me if I'm wrong someone, but UCD will have the best facilities in the country.
    I agree with you about atheletic track though.

    The season isnt over for every athlete. And beyond that, anyone who participates at a decent level will be training year round, making it somewhat irrelevant if its in-season or out of season.

    Its also not really about the practicalities of other gyms existing in the area, or whats going to follow the closure, its more about what having massively reduced facilities on campus says about long-term planning in UCD. If I was a 17 year old prospective international student researching multiple universities and I saw the disaster that is UCD's sporting facilities this year it would certainly make me ask questions about how the college is run.

    Admittedly a lot of other areas of UCD are just as badly managed, generally one has to be a current student to gain first hand experience of admin/various faculties/the library etc though. The gym/running track situation is one thats highly visible to the outside world and as such really is disgraceful.


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    WeeBushy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    mloc wrote: »
    I just don't understand how college authorities didn't manage to plan for this. There are in reality very few alternatives close by to UCD that offer a membership of duration two months or so.


    Flyefit in Ranelagh is €29 a month, can sign up monthly. Done. And its better than the dump that was Crunch.

    Crunch is a business, they had planned to stay open until the end of April as that was when the new place was due to open but it ran over a small bit. It would not be in their interest to stay open as very few people would sign up for the two months. Most will have gone home.

    UCD are about to open one of the best sports facilities in Ireland, give em a break! Is it ideal? No. Is it really that big a deal? No.


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    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    mloc wrote: »
    It closed down a few months back.
    Seriously? Huh, Looked to be doing fine last time I was in there (~2 months ago)


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    #21
    mloc
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭mloc


    Raphael wrote: »
    Seriously? Huh, Looked to be doing fine last time I was in there (~2 months ago)

    Yeah, my mom and sister were members and it's apparently wrapped up business recently.


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    asdf1234
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    mloc wrote: »
    It's totally unacceptable that the largest university in Ireland does not have a functional gym.

    You think thats bad - the largest ice cream shop in the world doesn't even have a ****ing library!


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    IveSeenFire
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    I saw there was some large viewing opening to alumni on Sunday- does anyone know if it's actually open now though?


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    #24
    delta_bravo
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    Ring them but I believe it's opening today


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    IveSeenFire
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭IveSeenFire


    delta_bravo wrote: »
    Ring them but I believe it's opening today
    Thanks man


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    bnt
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    It is open today - I've been in, had a quick tour, and have an appointment for a fitness assessment later today. You have to fill in a standard application form first (health & safety), then after you've had a look around you can say Yay or Nay. Current students may use it at no charge till September.

    I hope the air conditioning is good there - it looks like it will turn in to a greenhouse when the sun shines, with all the heat from the machines and people working out. It's a "green" building, so I expect they'll use all that hot air to heat the pool. :cool:

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    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    IveSeenFire wrote: »
    delta_bravo wrote: »
    Ring them but I believe it's opening today
    Thanks man

    Just back, open 6am-11pm. Still ambiguity over the cost, myself and a friend got in free, but another friend got charged a short time later... may i also add, its ****ing incredible.


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    IveSeenFire
    Registered Users Posts: 68 ✭✭IveSeenFire


    errlloyd wrote: »
    IveSeenFire wrote: »
    delta_bravo wrote: »
    Ring them but I believe it's opening today
    Thanks man

    Just back, open 6am-11pm. Still ambiguity over the cost, myself and a friend got in free, but another friend got charged a short time later... may i also add, its ****ing incredible.
    Haha I'm going in now. Sounds like it was worth the wait!


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    #29
    AdamD
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    Do you just need your student card to get in?


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    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    AdamD wrote: »
    Do you just need your student card to get in?

    Presumably normally you do, but today a student number seemed to suffice.


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    WeeBushy
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    The swipe system isn't functioning yet, it will be working by Wednesday they said. So for the moment you just fill out the form and use your copy of that over the next few days to enter.

    I must say the gym disappointed me a little. It's fairly standard. I was expecting it to be better. Granted they are still waiting on some more equipment and weights, but it was still only grand. Similar to any other gym. I was expecting bigger things tbh.

    The pool is immense, however, and the whole building is really really nice, but I was a bit underwhelmed by the content of gym.


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