Mizzou Rec Center Reviews

Mizzou's Rec Complex is truly massive . . it's a special kind of massive, a sort of "oh my god" massive -- it's truly expansive, and has plenty of room for you to exercise or work out.

The music selection is terrible in the pump room. The rock wall plays good music though

Staff doesn't care about anyone. Got hurt while playing basketball, tore my ACL, they put me in a wheelchair and dumped me on the curb. I couldn't walk. The hospital was literally 2 blocks away, all downhill with sidewalks. They wouldn't push me there. They pushed me to the curb outside the Rec and said "good luck" and walked away. I hobbled to some grass and fell down. Over the next 30 minutes I managed to go half a block. Not one student offered to help me and cars raced by me. Mizzou staff in a golf cart said they were "too busy" to help me. The Mizzou Police refused to help. The officer I stopped said, "good luck buddy". Finally a woman stopped and helped me after I assured her I wasn't a serial killer(I'm not kidding). She thought a guy going 2 inches per step grimacing in pain was a potential serial killer... Welcome to Mizzou.

I reported it and nothing happened. Mizzou is not big on caring about your welfare. Obviously... Thanks for nothing. What is messed up is I still have to pay for this even though I hate it. Students are required. What a joke. Why would someone who was treated like garbage ever support this place?

What they did should be considered to be criminal. You want to talk about a complete lack of human decency? I experienced it first hand. Empathy is not something any of them had. Everyone involved should have been fired. Instead they went on thinking they did the right thing. It's just pathetic and sad.

But it's just another example of Mizzou's horrific culture. It happened at the beginning of my first semester there, my first time at the Rec. No one at Mizzou cared the least little bit. Not a single person. They just didn't want to believe it, so they didn't.

When I was in excruciating pain they had me fill out an incident report. This whole time they were telling me there was nothing they could do for me. 3 staff members looking at me like an unwanted piece of garbage. Then the leader out of the back office says, "yeah just push him to the end of the sidewalk". What a bunch of horrible people. Think of how low your standards have to be to allow and foster this type of emergency response. They all should have been fired and they deserve to be sued.

Notice in their reply they don't deny anything. There is a reason for that.

Could do with more free weights, but there is a reason why Sports Illustrated called it the "Best student rec facility in the nation"

Awesome place in general, it has one of the greatest gyms I've ever been too!

It is WAYYY too crowded, and I'm forced to pay their fees simply because I go to school here, whether I use this place or not. Absolutely ridiculous.

One of the best gyms I have been to, and with multiple workout rooms which have a different style to them... Pump room is the best!

When I first started my membership, my complaints were minimal. Unfortunately, over the years I have gone from being very impressed with the facility to highly dissatisfied!
The membership cost is, in my opinion, unjustifiably costly for part time students, staff, faculty, and Mizzou alum! I find it especially disheartening that alumni who are not employed by Mizzou are "forced" to pay an annual fee of 150.00.
I also find the hours of operation and the numerous facility closures dissatisfying. When I worked at the Rec we did not close for home games or have over two week facility closures twice a year. We did not have "bank hours" on Saturdays. The facility was open from 9am to 8pm. I find it ludicrous that the facility caters to the schedule of students and overlook the fact that not only students utilize the facility, but working professionals utilize the facility as well. I also find it unsatisfactory that member's fees are not prorated during full facility closures! What's the purpose of the closure considering numerous machines are inoperable after the closure?

I enjoy lifting weights and the Pump room is Great! I do wish the machines and weights were on the same floor so I can super set but it's not a big deal. The lockers also are great. They look small but can hold my 28inch duffle bag!