About the Health & Recreation Complex

The Health and Recreation Complex (HRC) serves as a wellness resource for Butler University students, faculty and staff, Butler alumni, and the Indianapolis community. In addition to housing the Department of Recreation, the HRC also houses:

• Counseling and Consultation Services
• Health Promotion
• Health Services

Key Facility Features

• Two-court gymnasium that can accommodate basketball, volleyball, and badminton
• Six lane, lap-swimming pool
• Leisure pool for water basketball, volleyball, bubble benches, or lazy river
• Hot tub
• Sauna
• Men’s, women’s, and family locker rooms
• Two multipurpose rooms for use with group exercise classes or club sport practices
• Functional fitness room
• Free-weight room with Hammer Strength equipment
• Three free-weight areas, a selectorized weight machine circuit, several transitional fitness spaces, and two cardio machine areas that include Precor, Matrix, and Cybex pieces (over 60 pieces in all)
• 1/10 mile jogging track
• Conference room that seats approximately 30–40
• Student lounge (aka “Living Room”) with study areas, large TV, pool table, and table tennis