Wheeler Recreation Center

• 3 multipurpose courts for activities such as volleyball, tennis, soccer, whiffle ball, Spike Ball,  cricket, basketball, etc.
• Fitness Center- (brand-new facility that opened August 2023)
• Fitness Studios
• Aquatics Center (Six-lane pool and steam room)

Fitness Center

Come burn off those calories with a great workout in our brand new Fitness Center space on any one of our pieces of cardio equipment. (Treadmills, Ellipticals, Stair Climber, stationary bikes, & rowers)

Pump some iron with our state of the art strength machines and free weights.  We offer the following strength machines: which include shoulder press, chest press, fly/dept machine, bicep curl, leg extension, leg press, hamstring extension, seated row, leg curl, lat pull-down, bench press, cable motion dual adjustable pulley, & a multipurpose benches and squat racks. Also, a part of our weight room: are fitness bars, medicine balls, stability balls, & dumbbells ranging from 5lbs to 75lbs).

Fitness Studio 1

Studio 1 is the home to most of our UB fitness and wellness classes including yoga, meditation, Spin, HIIT and other group fitness activities.   Studio 1 is also open daily for stretching, core work, Escape workouts, dumbbells, stretching equipment and Echelon Studio workouts.   Echelon gives our visitors access to thousands of workouts like spin, yoga, pilates, and full-body which are shown on a 66’’ TV screen.    

Fitness Studio 2

Our old weight room was converted into a multi-purpose space with battle ropes, heavy bag, weight plates, dumbbells, stretching equipment and jump ropes,  Students can use this space throughout the day for their workout needs.  

Aquatics Center

The UB Pool, home of Bridgeport's men's and women's swimming and diving teams, was re-added to the UB Campus Rec fitness/wellness offerings and has made a big splash! (yup) The renovated six-lane UB Aquatics Center is open for "Lunchtime Laps" Monday-Friday from 11a-230p for our current students, staff and faculty. 

The UB Bowling Center opened in 2019 and is located in the John J. Cox Student Center.  It is a state of the art bowling alley with eight (8) lanes.  The facility is open in the evenings for students to play.  UB Campus Rec will host tournaments and events in the facility throughout the academic year.  Student Clubs and Organizations can book the space for fundraisers, team building, etc by contacting David Graham at dagraham@bridgeport.edu

“The Alley” hours of operation for 2025-26 (Fall & Spring) - Tuesday-Saturday (630pm-10pm)