Wellness
Wellness centers are located on the Macon, Cochran, Eastman, Dublin and Warner Robins campuses.
The Macon Recreation and Wellness Center hosts a wide variety of activities including indoor swim with a lazy river, space for in-water volleyball, and basketball, as well as a space to relax in jet propulsed water. Macon also houses an indoor walking track, multi-functional court space, bowling alley, two racquetball courts, two gaming spaces, and a soft recreational area for table tennis and coming soon, air hockey. In addition, Macon has a free weight fitness area, a pin-loaded fitness area, and a cardiovascular fitness area. Macon is rounded out with two group fitness spaces, and an equipped area for free-style exercise and multi activity recovery unit with a massage gun and stretching equipment. For the outdoor experience, Macon offers an outdoor walking path with a fragrant array of flowers and plants, as well as an outdoor recreation field, and tennis courts.
The Cochran Recreation and Wellness facility hosts a wide array of indoor/outdoor activity spaces including an outdoor pool with a maximum depth of twelve feet, two recreational fields for activities ranging from softball to soccer, three tennis courts, six pickleball courts and an outdoor sand volleyball pit. The indoor space in Cochran houses ten selectorized activity units, a quad tower for a variety of selectorized exercises, a space for the plate-loaded (free weight) fitness experience, over twenty cardiovascular pieces including stair climbers, treadmills, ellipticals, and rowers. Cochran offers a small functional fitness space, a dance and group fitness space, an indoor track, and a multi-purpose court space equipped for volleyball, basketball, badminton, and indoor soccer. Cochran also offers a gaming space and space for soft recreational activities like billiards and table tennis.
The Eastman campus is hosts selectorized (pin-loaded) strength stations to include a Precor resolute lat pull down machine, a Precor resolute chin/dip station and a Precor resolute dual adjustable pulley station. This space also hosts six free weight (plate loaded) pieces to include leg press, hip thrust, glute builders, dead lifts, chest and shoulder press, and a station for seated rows. In addition, the space contains the most advanced cardiovascular machines to include the Assault Fitness Air rower, Assault Fitness Air bike, Precor EFX885 TB Elliptical, the Precor SCL895 Climber, the Precor TRM895 treadmill and the newly released Precor 897 slatted treadmill. This space is rounded out with stretching and functional products like the multi activity recovery strength pack, a high intensity interval training functional frame with a variety of accessories that allows the user to add variety and intensity to their workouts.
Our satellite locations in Dublin and Warner Robins are technology-driven spaces that host multi activity recovery stations (M.A.R.S.). These touch screen stations allow the user to access over 600 individual exercises, 25 individual pieces, and over 45 full workouts, with guided on-screen demonstrations. The spaces also allow for a cardiovascular workout with one or more Precor BP-TRM731 treadmills with speed/ascension controls. Dublin also has outdoor spaces that offer pickle ball, basketball, and outdoor group fitness space. The Warner Robins has access to Houston County Parks and Recreational spaces.
To join the Middle Georgia State University Recreation and Wellness Center, currently enrolled students must bring their valid Middle Georgia State University identification card to the front desk and complete a liability waiver. No appointment is needed. Walk-ins are always welcome. Additional information is available by visiting the Wellness Center website at https://www.mga.edu/recreation-wellness/.