To combat end-of-semester anxiety as finals loomed, UW-Madison student Nico Tribuzio worked out on a recent Wednesday at the Bakke Recreation Center.
Abby Diehl, associate director of wellness, said she was originally skeptical of the nap pods but has seen how popular they are.
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Abby Diehl, associate director of wellness, closes the lid on the nap pod in the Rejuvenation room at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center. The pods are available to students, staff and community members with memberships at Bakke on a first-come, first-served basis for 20-minute naps.
Abby Diehl, associate director of wellness, demonstrates how to use one of the nap pods in the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center. The nap pods, while new in Bakke, are not new to UW-Madison: The University of Wisconsin football team has had them in its locker rooms for years.
Photos: UW-Madison's Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for UW-Madison's Recreation and Wellbeing department, talks about the multipurpose gymnasium in the Bakke Center. Its neutral-colored walls are meant to evoke a more natural feeling in the facility along the Lake Mendota shore.
Sadat Khan explains that the Madison Esports Club room is an example of expanding the idea of wellness beyond traditional exercise equipment.
The exterior of UW-Madison’s new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center. The windows facing Lake Mendota's shore are curved to mimic the water's waves.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Recreation and Wellbeing department, gives a tour of the new facility. The Bakke Center includes gender-neutral changing rooms that consist of lockers with individual changing rooms, bathrooms and showers to give all students privacy.
UW-Madison’s new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center features wide open floors that allow plenty of natural light in.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation, says the spin cycling classroom in the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center features changing lights and about 30 TVs that can display riders' statistics during classes.
View of University Bay from UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Swimming pool at UW-Madison’s Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
View of University Bay from UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing department gives a tour of the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Outdoor recreational area at UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
A memorial for Mary Rouse at UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s new building the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sadat Khan, senior associate director of facility planning and operation for the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing department gives a tour of the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Sub Zero Ice Center at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Climbing wall at the Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
Aaron Hobson, UW-Madison Recreation and Wellbeing department director speaks about the new facility in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
UW-Madison’s Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
