UCSC Trivia
What does the acronym UCSC stand for?
University of California Santa Cruz
What is our department's current official name?
Athletics & Recreation
What are the 3 main program/service areas of UCSC FitLife?
- Group Exercise
- Personal Training
- Fitness for Hire
What does the acronym "HIIT" stand for?
High Intensity Interval Training
What is the largest muscle in the human body?
Gluteus Maximus
In what year was UCSC founded?
1965
What is the old name of our department (which we no longer want anyone using)?
OPERS (Office of Physical Education, Recreation, & Sports)
Where is the FitLife office (i.e. Jim's office) located?
What is the website address for our GX class pre-registration and check-in system?
How many calories are there in 1 gram of carbohydrate?
4 calories
What's the name of our university mascot?
Sammy the Slug
Name at least 3 of the 5 other program areas of the Recreation side of our department.
- Adventure Rec
- Boating
- Intramural Sports
- Physical Education
- Sports Clubs
Which member of our GX staff has been leading FitLife classes the longest?
Don Bard (11+ years)
What are the 3 planes of human movement?
- Frontal (Coronal)
- Sagittal
- Transverse (Horizontal)
Approximately (+/- 100) how many total students were enrolled at UCSC last Fall?
19,938 (17,940 undergraduates, 1,998 graduate students)
What's the name of our main recreation center?
East Field House
Approximately (+/- 2.5%) what percentage of UCSC's student population participated in our GX classes last year?
12.5% (~2,500 unique students)
What's the minimum number of hours of training required for a Yoga teacher certification?
200 hours
According to ASCM (American College of Sports Medicine), what is expected to be the top fitness trend of 2025?
Wearable Technology
Name 5 of UCSC's 10 undergraduate residential colleges?
College 9 | Cowell
Crown | John Lewis
Kresge | Merrill
Oakes | Porter
Rachel Carson | Stephenson
Name 5 of the 15 NCAA athletic team's sponsored by the Athletics side of our department
- Basketball (Men's & Women's) | - Golf (Women's)
- Cross-Country (Men's & Women's) | - Soccer (Men's & Women's)
- Swimming & Diving (Men's & Women's) | - Tennis (Men's & Women's)
- Track & Field (Men's & Women's) | - Volleyball (Men's & Women's)
Approximately (+/- 2.5%) what percentage of UCSC's student population used the Fitness Center last year?
46%
What GX class was accidentally created in the 1990s when instructor Beto Perez used Latin music for a class due to a forgotten tape?
Zumba®
What currently-popular fitness trend involves "low to moderate intensity, steady-state endurance exercise, typically around 60-70% of your maximum heart rate for a total of 150-180 minutes/week"?
"Zone-2" Training