Best gym: The Carpenter Sports Building

With summer vacation around the corner, students are feeling the pressure to perfect those beach-bods and tone certain areas. So as the local tanning salons and bathing suit dressing rooms are being excessively used, so is the Carpenter Sports Building.

The Carpenter Sports Building, also known as the CSB, is the ideal gym to attend, according to university students. The newly remodeled Hen House has brand new STRIVE selectorized machines that tends to every participant's work out needs, Fitness Coordinator Ben Schreiber says.

Along with being equipped with new machines and free weights, there are also numerous treadmills, steppers, ellipticals and stationary bikes for cardiovascular work outs. Junior Valerie Greene says she doesn't mind waiting in line to use the equipment at the CSB.

"Some people complain about lines of students waiting for one area of equipment," Greene says. "But time usually goes by really fast and if you plan your day accordingly, you can avoid the crowds."

She says the CSB is the best gym for working out because of the friendly environment and helpful staff.

For an additional fee, the facility offers fitness assessment programs and personal training packages, Fitness Supervisor Carmine Caruso says.

"We have about 15 to 20 specialists who give you the one-on-one attention you need," Caruso says.

For those who are not interested in pumping iron or breaking a sweat on a machine, there are also over 35 fitness group classes offered weekly at $3 per class to help students stay in shape. Fitness classes range from yoga to Zumba.

Cleanliness and sanitation are also big concerns of students who attend gyms. Sophomore Dan LaCombe says cleanliness in any gym is a huge determining point as to if he would return or not. He says he feels as though all the university gyms and facilities exceed the expectations of a sanitary area.

The votes are in and students feel as though the best place to shred those excess dining hall pounds and get toned year-round for free is the Hen House located at the CSB.

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Zach

Tue Oct 6 2009 02:08

i'm sorry but this building is one of the worst facilities i've ever worked out in...the university turns off hot showers during the summer, and there's not even a sauna. the swimming hours are crazy and hard to manage. and they let little kids run through the locker rooms and spill water everywhere.

only reason students would head there is because its free, but isn't that obvious

way to go

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