Where should UVU and BYU students work out?
Start with the honest answer: use the campus gym
You already paid for it. UVU's and BYU's facilities are genuinely good, and for a lot of students that's the end of the question. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something.
So this article is only about the specific situations where students end up looking off campus anyway.
The four reasons students leave the campus gym
| Problem | What it actually looks like |
|---|---|
| The afternoon crush | Between roughly 4 and 7pm every rack is taken. You spend more time waiting than lifting, and a 45-minute session becomes 80. |
| Breaks and between semesters | Campus facilities reduce hours or close. If you're staying in the area over a break, that's weeks without a gym at exactly the time you finally have free hours. |
| Nobody is coaching you | A room full of equipment is not instruction. Most students teaching themselves to squat and deadlift off short videos end up with technique they'll have to un-learn later. |
| Odd schedules | Clinicals, early shifts, night classes. If you train at 5am or 10pm, you need a door that opens. |
Where Boom actually fits
We're in Pleasant Grove (564 W 700 S, Ste 304) and Lehi (1657 N State St). For a UVU student, Pleasant Grove is a short run up the freeway. From BYU it's a longer drive, and we'd rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise — if you're living in Provo without a car, we are probably not your gym, and that's a fine answer.
What you get if you do come: coached classes twice a day, a 24/7 door code for the hours nobody else is open, and no contract — which matters when your life reshuffles every four months.
The contract question, which is the real one for students
The trap in student gym memberships is signing a twelve-month agreement in September and still paying for it in May from another state. Read for the cancellation terms before the price.
Boom is month to month at $119.99 with 30 days' notice. Leaving for a summer internship isn't a negotiation.
What we'd tell a student who asked us in person
- Try the campus gym at a different hour first. The same facility at 9am is a completely different experience than at 5pm. That fix is free.
- If the problem is that you don't know what you're doing, fix that, not the location. A few months in coached sessions teaches you movements you'll use for the next forty years. That's the part that transfers.
- Don't sign anything with a term. Your life is going to change in four months. It always does.
- Use the free week. Ours is a week, not a class, because one workout only tells you whether you liked one workout.
If money is tight, train anyway
Strength training doesn't require a membership to start. Bodyweight progressions, a cheap pair of adjustable dumbbells, and consistency will take a beginner a long way. The gym buys you equipment, coaching and a room full of people doing the same thing — those are real, but they're an upgrade, not a prerequisite. Don't let "I can't afford a gym" become "I can't train."
Frequently asked
Is there a gym near UVU?
Boom Fitness Culture's Pleasant Grove location at 564 W 700 S is a short drive from UVU's Orem campus, with coached classes twice a day and 24/7 member access.
Do gyms in Utah County offer student discounts?
Policies vary and most don't publish them — ask directly. Boom's published rate is $119.99/month with no contract, which matters more than a discount if you're leaving for the summer.
Should I just use the BYU or UVU campus gym?
If it works for your schedule, yes — you've already paid for it. Students typically look elsewhere because of the 4–7pm crowds, break closures, or wanting real coaching.
What happens to my membership over the summer?
At Boom, month to month with 30 days' notice — no term contract to carry while you're away.
Come meet the BOOM family
Your first week is free — every class, either gym, no card. Come as you are and we’ll take care of the rest. We can’t wait to meet you!
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