Fall Semester Sports Courses
During the fall semester, Physical Education and Sports Center will be offering courses. Participants may register at any of the Sports Halls.
Registration Date0s: September 20, October 1, 2023
Course Start Date: October 2, 2023
For Info: 290 1993, 290 3186, 290 5351, spor@bilkent.edu.tr
Group Exercise Programs
Dormitories Sports Hall
Monday
4:40 – 5:30 p.m. Pilates
5:40 – 6:30 p.m. Tae-Bo/H.A.T.
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Streching
Tuesday
5:40 – 6:30 p.m. H.I.I.T.
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Yoga
Wednesday
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Yoga
Thursday
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Yoga
Friday
4:40 – 5:30 p.m. Pilates .
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Tae-Bo/H.A.T.
Saturday
10:00 – 10:50 a.m. Zumba
11:00 a.m.– 12:00 noon Yoga
Sunday
11:00 a.m.– 12:00 noon Yoga
Main Sports Hall
Monday
12:00 – 12:50 noon Pilates
5:40 – 6:30 p.m. Zumba
Tuesday
12:00 – 12:50 noon Zumba
Wednesday
12:00 – 12:50 noon Stretching
5:40 – 6:30 p.m. Fit and Fun
6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Zumba
Thursday
12:00 – 12:50 noon Zumba
Friday
12:00 – 12:50 noon Pilates
5:40 – 6:30 p.m. Fit and Fun
Zumba; A dance– fitness program practiced with its authentic music, rhythm and choreography. Most entertaining method of exercising.
Fit and Fun; Fun and sports all in one; A conditioning program involving cardio and local strength training.
H.I.I.T.; A training method focused on general muscle strength, strengthening core muscles and heart, fat burning, and body sculpturing.
Total Body Shape; A training method to get all of your muscles into form as well as improving your deficiencies using your own body weight.
Pilates; A method of exercise developed to strengthen muscles, increase flexibility, correct posture, improve general wellbeing of the body and quality of life.
Yoga: A course to heal the body while making it more flexible and enduring through movements in harmony with breathing.
Stretching; A type of exercise that should be performed especially after sports activities in order to increase mobility to muscles and joints, to gain flexibility and to reduce risk of injuries. Any sports training that is finished without a stretching session should be considered incomplete. Stretching exercises which improve recovery after muscle cramps and injuries are also a part of an amazing method that helps bodily and mental relief.
Tae-Bo/ HAT; It is a method created by integrating the punches and kicks in martial arts and combining them with the core, leg, and hip toning exercises.
Other Sports Programs
Dormitories Sports Hall
AIKIDO
Tuesday, Thursday: 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
FENCING
Monday, Thursday: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
JUDO
Monday, Wednesday: 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
TAEKWONDO
Monday, Wednesday: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING
Tuesday: 6:40 – 7:30 p.m. Salsa (Beginner)
7:40 – 8:30 p.m. Argentino Tango (Beginner)
8:40 – 9:30 p.m. Argentino Tango (Intermediate)
Main Sports Hall
FIT-BOXING
Monday, Wednesday, 7:40 – 9:10 p.m. (Beginner-Intermediate)
TURKISH FOLK DANCE
Tuesday, Thursday: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
KENDO
Wednesday, Friday: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
BADMINTON (Main Sports Hall)
Friday: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Beginner; The level involving ”overhead shot” practices where fundamental techniques are learned.
Intermediate-Advanced; The level involving “Footwork” and “techniques and tactics for competition.”
TABLE TENNIS (Main Sports Hall)
Tuesday, Thursday: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. (Beginner),
7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Intermediate-Advanced)
Beginner; The level involving “forehand”-“backhand” practices where fundamental techniques are learned.
Intermediate-Advanced; The level involving “drop shot”, “spin”, “block”, “service” practices.
TENNIS Courses – Weekly Programs
Place: Indoor Tennis Courts
Beginner; A healthy and fun course where you can develop tennis skills such as holding the racket, fundamental “forehand”, “backhand”, “vole” and “service”, keeping the ball in the game in the mini court to play tennis matches with simple rules and soft balls.
Intermediate; A course where after developing fundamental tennis skills, you build on “forehand”, “backhand”, “vole” and “service” skills with “spin”, “slice”, “lob”, “drop shot”, “slam” variations of these shots to increase your game and match experience with powerful and deep shots in the full court.
Advanced; The purpose of this level is to master the fundamental and advanced tennis shots, to experience and improve techniques and strategies for single and double matches.
SQUASH Courses – Weekly Programs
Place: Dormitories Sports Hall / Squash Courts
Beginner; The level where skills such as holding the racket, “forehand” and “backhand” shots, “service” are learned along with fundamental rules.
Intermediate; The level where starting matches, simple strategies, dominating the T, effective service reception, parallel shots and detailed rules are learned.
Advanced; The level where strategies based on the competitor, effective service reception, blind spot control, responding to balls on corners and stepping exercises are learned.
Note: You may participate in Group Exercise Programs two days a week, Racquet Sports Programs one day a week.
Bilkent University Sports Events – Tournaments
“SPORTS AS A WAY OF LIFE” – “BİLKENT SPORTS GAMES” FALL SEMESTER, 2023
Republic Run, Zumba Master Class, Yoga Master Class, Pound Fit, Fit / Swim Challenge, “Bilkent Sports Games” Badminton-Squash-Swimming-Table Tennis -Tennis -Track & Field- Rowing Weeks, Trekking, Cycling Tour, Step Challenge, Basketball Tournaments (5X5) / (3X3), Football Tournaments (MEN) (Mini Football Fields), Volleyball Tournaments (4×4)
Note: Undergraduate students can participate in all programs free of charge.