Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 2. March 5 1979
Recreation Centre
Recreation Centre
The Recreation Cafe is open to eat, recreate, eat, recreate eat...... Good food, good prices, and youe game of badminton, squash, basketball etc. etc. was never quite the same when you can eat well after recreating.
For those of you who thought our sauna wasn't hot enough ..... sweat your heart out.....it's hotter and better.
Have you entered or tried the lunchtime social sport programme? Just before you take lunch over here on—
Monday | try indoor hockey men and women |
Tuesday | try badminton |
Wednesday | try indoor soccer |
Thursday | by volleyball |
Friday | try basketball. |
Your name or your team are needed now........ be in.
Weight training programmes for men and women are available now from Hugh or Diana. Make an appointment to see us; with Jan at reception.
Fitness programmes for men and women are similarity available and if you are not sure whether or not you have the time to do anything else apart from a quarter of a zillion credits then come and talk to us ..... we'll help you out (not with the credits!).
Classes for beginners, begin-againers and good-at-its......
Fitness | -Tuesday 12-1 |
Thursday 5.30 - 6.30 | |
Slimnastics (for ladies) | - Thursday 12-1 |
Yoga | - Tuesday and Thursday |
1.00 pm-2.00 pm | |
Badminton | - Tuesday and Friday |
10 am - 11 am | |
Friday 11-12 |
Don't get into bad study habits. Remember the Counselling Service run study skills workshops .... and even if you don't think one of these is appropriate ... remember that regular moderate physical activity will not only improve your fitness but You Will Feel Better. Study habits include knowing when not to.
Activity tips
Recreation Centre Staff often talk about fitness just like you do, with reference to that general feeling of well-being. Being "generally fit" as far as we are concerned is a matter of having an efficient heart-lung system, good muscle tone, no fear of over eating, improved joint mobility and muscle flesibility.
All this can be achieved by means of a balanced activity comprising no more than three twenty minute sessions of moderate activity three times a week. This will ensure an improved oxygen transport system if sustained over a period of several months and when added to some simple flexibility exercises for five minutes a day, can lead to that "general fitness."
Fitness is specific .... specific to what you want to be fit for. With that in mind, if you are training for more than general fitness, the activity must be specifically related to the activity you require, and for the specific energy requirements of that activity.
Centre staff will provide that specific, tuned-up-to-your-needs programme.
Copying Charges
For years you never had it so good. Copying at Vic. Library was the cheapest in town and we are pretty sure people made the trip up the hill specially to use our facilities. The copying service has run at a loss for the last two years and now we have upped the charge to 10c, there is understandably a bit of consumer reation. A phone round some other libraries has revealed that 10c seems to be the standard charge. Wellington Public Library has charged 10c since April 1976, Wellington Teachers College Library and Wellington Poly tech both charge 10c. Even VUWSA has charged 10c for some time. The only library where you can still get 5c. copying is at the Wellington Clinical School Library and there your copy comes out on newspaper.
We have always maintained that the copying service must be self supporting. At 10c. a copy we expect, despite consumer resistance to make a small profit. Some of this will go into more, or better copying equipment: the rest into the book fund to the student's benefit.
The possibility of selling coupons at some figure a little below 10c was considered, but the expense this would involve in getting special tokens made and in extra handling charges made it just not worthwhile.
The Restoration Cafe is Open
Are you tired of looking out at Wellington from the fifth floor of the library surrounded by books and papers?
You can get just as good a view from the Restoration Cafe in the Recreation Centre, and while you gaze through the windows you can sip tea or coffee, munch on rolls, sandwiches etc.
Give it a try.
Mon to Fri: | 11am - 3pm, |
5pm - 9pm | |
Sat: | 11am-4pm |
Sun: | 12noon - 5pm |