Working Hard or Hardly Working

Claire Crosbie, Staff Reporter

claire_crosbie@csumb.edu

Feb. 14, 2008

With the start of a new year, many students have made the resolution to become more physically fit; however, with the constant breakage of equipment and lack of space in the gym, it might be a bit harder for CSUMB students to reach that goal.

“It’s discouraging to work out at our gym when half of the cardio equipment is out of order and the gym is limited in equipment,” said Stephanie Polis, a sophomore majoring in Psychology.  

Many other students had the same negative reply when asked about the condition of the gym. Their main concern is the size and the amount of equipments available. 

There are some students, however, that are quite pleased with the gym. Students like Marcus Lawrence, a sophomore majoring in Kinesiology who thinks, “The gym is good, better than my high school’s, but I could use more plyometric training equipment”.

Despite student complaints, the campus gym claims there are no issues at hand. Serena Pedraza, the Otter Sport Center supervisor, addressed the equipment breakage concerns, stating that “broken equipment is always fixed in about a week.” 

Students want more equipment, but the gym believes there is an adequate amount with a list of four treadmills, two ellipticals, four stair climbers, three bikes, one arm rehab, and weights. Pedraza also adds, “It is a small gym, but there is enough equipment to get a full body work out.”

Although the gym does not fall under some student’s expectations, students might be surprised that some changes have already been made.

“This year, we have already invested in new weights as well as other new equipment. We are making changes to the gym already. It will just take time,” said Pedraza.

The gym may still be trying to reach its full potential, but that should not stop students from using the resources available to them. The gym is located in building 90 on Inter-Garrison road and open from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.