Sports Venues

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Achilles Rink
Union College, Schenectady, 388-6134. Home of Union College’s NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey team.

Alumni Recreation Center (aka the ARC),
Siena College, 515 Loudon Road, Loudonville, athletic ticket office: 783-2528. Home of Siena NCAA Division I women’s basketball.

BIG Arena
900 Delaware Ave., Delmar, 439-2211. Offering year-round, indoor ice skating, this facility also features skate rentals, lessons and hockey leagues.

Bleecker Stadium
Clinton Avenue, Albany, 438-2166. High school baseball and football, college baseball, semi-pro Albany Twilight League baseball and occasional city-sponsored recreation events.

Glens Falls Civic Center
1 Civic Center Plaza, Glens Falls, 798-0202. Home of the United Hockey League’s Adirondack IceHawks and United States Basketball League’s Adirondack Wildcats. Other events include pro boxing, dances and more.

Heritage Park
Albany Shaker Road, Colonie, 869-9234. Long the home of Class AA baseball, Heritage Park still boasts pro ball with the independent Northeast League’s Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs. It’s also utilized for some high school and college sporting events.

Houston Field House
Burdett and Peoples avenues, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus, Troy, 276-6262. Home of RPI NCAA Division I hockey.

Pepsi Arena
51 S. Pearl St., Albany, 487-2000. The American Hockey League’s Albany River Rats, as well as the Albany Attack lacrosse team, anchor the area’s largest indoor sports venue, to which arena football will return in 2002. The 15,000-seat arena also has pro wrestling, several NBA and NHL exhibitions yearly, and Siena College NCAA Division I men’s home basketball games.

Lebanon Valley Speedway
Route 20, West Lebanon, 794-9606. The summer place to be for stock-car competition.

Saratoga Equine Sports Center
Nelson Avenue, Saratoga Springs, 584-2110. Year-round harness racing and telecasting.

Saratoga Race Course
Union Avenue, Saratoga Springs, 584-6200. One of the oldest and most beautiful thoroughbred tracks in the nation. The meet begins in late July and continues through Labor Day.

University at Albany Recreation and Convocation Center (aka the RACC),
University at Albany, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, 442-DANE (3263). Includes an indoor track, fitness center, racquetball and squash courts. Home to UAlbany basketball.

Health & Fittness

The Albany Kripalu Yoga Center,
6 Metro Park Road., Albany, 454-9642. Offering classes in yoga, meditation, qi gong, pilates, NIA and more.

Bally’s Total Fitness,
42 Wolf Road, Colonie, 459-4020. All the latest equipment, aerobics classes and personal trainers. Daycare available.

The Center for Body/Mind Awareness,
4 Central Ave., Albany, 463-5145. Offering an alternative to traditional fitness, this center’s many classes demonstrate an approach to wellness that is more about self than sweat. Classes include NIA, yoga, pilates, the Dance Within and more.

East Greenbush Health and Fitness,
331 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, 479-7867. Cardiovascular equipment, Cybex resistance training and kickboxing classes.s

Fitness Factory,
111 Wolf Road, Albany, 453-3099. 1532 Crescent Road, Clifton Park 348-0332 Full- service fitness center offering free weights and tanning. Aerobics classes are offered at the Albany facility.

Fitness for Her,
333 Delaware Ave., Delmar, 478-0237. Fitness center for women of all ages and levels. Kickboxing and step classes.

Forever Young,
20 & 23 Lower Hudson Ave, Green Island, 273-2200. Offering cardiovascular equipment and group fitness classes including cardio- kickboxing. Coed gym with separate women’s club.

Gold’s Gym,
2080 Western Ave, Guilderland, 464-1500. Fitness and aerobic center that offers personal instruction in addition to everything you’d expect from a full-service gym. Nutrition programs available.

In Town Yoga Studio,
4 Central Ave., Albany, 463-5145. Offering classes in yoga, meditation, relaxation technique, deep breathing and deep stretch.

Maximum Fitness,
621 River St., Troy, 274-1874. Cardio-kickboxing classes, cardio equipment and free weights.

Northeastern New York Safety & Health Council,
45 Colvin Ave., Albany, 438-2365. Defensive driving courses, certified first aid/CPR programs and occupational safety courses.

River Street Club
540 River St., Troy, 272-0340. A private club for Capital men, featuring complete gym facilities, tanning beds, a steam room, video lounge, private changing rooms and more. Opens daily at noon.

Steuben Athletic Club,
1 Steuben Place, Albany, 434-6116. An upscale health and social club that offers fully equipped exercise facilities, classes, spa services, racquetball, squash and basketball leagues.

The Sweat Shop,
818 Central Ave. (Hollywood Video Plaza), Albany, 459-6942. Offering 65 classes a week including aerobic, step, tai chi, kickboxing, yoga, and seniors, plus massage and personal training. Child care; student rates available by the semester.

YMCA of the Capital District,
274 Washington Ave., Albany, 449-7196; 127 Droms Road, Scotia, 399-8118; 13 State St., Schenectady, 374-9136; 2500 21st St., Troy, 272-5900; 262 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 583-9622. Concourse level of the South Mall, Empire State Plaza, Albany, 449-7196. Full-service membership facility.

The Yoga Room,
Parade Ground Village, Route 9, Malta, 899-4372. A new facility offering yoga, ashtanga yoga, meditation, relaxation classes, massage therapy, reiki and yoga therapy.

Washington Park Yoga,
747 Madison Ave., Washington Park, 433-1750. Offering traditional yoga and its more athletic counterpart ashtanga yoga.

World Gym,
165 High Rock Ave., Saratoga Springs, 584-5004. Personal training, aerobics, pilates and other classes, steam rooms, tanning, massage therapy and a juice bar are just a few of the offerings here.