The Fitness Center –
It’s
a cold Sunday in January and the weather has definitely been an
impediment to my usual outdoor running. Rather than heading to my gym
and a treadmill I find
to be rather boring, I decide to stop by Hofstra’s Fitness Center. With
temperatures nearing 15 degrees and in the middle of a Sunday afternoon
prior to the start of the spring semester, I figure how busy can the
Fitness Center be in terms of students and
staff using the facility. Well, I could not have been more wrong! I
entered the facility and was greeted by a staff member eager to welcome
me to my work out. As I proceed down the hall to enter the locker room,
I am amazed how many people are in the weight
room. As it turned out, this was nothing compared to the number of
students upstairs using the cardio equipment.
I
began my run with a few fellow runners on the track and proceed around
my first lap. The great part about running at the Fitness Center is
that you can never be
bored. ¾’s of the lap you can watch people playing basketball – and let
me tell you how impressed I was to see some fun pick-up co-ed
basketball games occurring! I didn’t know that many people at the time
of my visit, but I think I surprised one of my RA’s
on staff who probably wasn’t expecting me to be there in the middle of
the day! After a good, solid run, I did some floor work and headed
downstairs.
I
must give credit to the hard working staff member who was working
diligently to sweep up the countless amount of sand and ice pellets
brought into the Fitness Center.
There were no professional staff members around to check up on him, and
yet you could see that he took pride in his job and in maintaining the
facility.
With
the weather reports returning to icy cold temperatures again this week,
I can’t wait to return to the track during my lunch hour one day this
week.
If
you haven’t stopped by there yet this semester, you should make a point
of doing so. There is definitely an activity for everyone!
Lynda J. O’Malley
Associate Dean of Students, Student Affairs| 200 Hofstra University
243 Student
Center | Hempstead, NY 11549
P 516.463.6913
Just i read about your fitness center, surely will recommend to others.
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