Observation Notes. SRC building

Intense workout music, not too loud that someone who needs the concentration of their own headphones would get distracted.

White and brick walls.  Plants in every possible corner, greenery.

A health bar for those who need to eat before or after a workout.

A wall of physical clubs to get involved in when you walk through the entrance.

When you open the door, the blast of breeze that hits you, a refresher coming in after a hot walk to the gym. A refresher leaving the gym after a hard workout.

The maroon couches by the entrance, maroon because ASU’s colors are maroon and gold?

People of all ages, college students to the elderly. Why do the elderly come to this gym, alumni, close to home?

Some not in workout gear, do they come to pine over the opposite sex working out? Or do they come just to feel the intense energy.

People in shape working out to the highest potential, to keep in shape? Or are they not yet secure with their already inshape body, striving for perfection.

People not in the best shape working out, trying to get themselves in shape because of a health issue? Or because of bullying because of their not so perfect physique.

Lots of people sporting ASU tops, proud to be part of this facility,

Girls walking in with bathing suits and towels, trying to strengthen their arms swimming, or trying to catch a tan in the hot Arizona sun.

A girls locker room and a boys locker room. Two different universes. Self conscious, or cocky people in both.

People in work out clothes leaving with not one drop of sweat. In here to pretend they work out, or showing without bringing a change of clothes, or not having whatever chemical in your body that makes you not sweaty.

People of every race working out. Does what race you are make a difference in your workout ability, your stamina, your speed.

Staff, socializing with other staff, smiling and cheerful to the users of the gym. Glad to be in an airconditioned building, getting paid to scan SUNcards or happy to watch people work out.

The weight room: pretty much all guys. The few girls brave enough to enter getting wide eyes from the boys. Could it be appreciation that a girl has the strength physical and mental, to go in the weight room, or the eyes of the typical pig, staring at assets of girls. Treadmills lining the pool view and a view of the racquetball courts. Entertaining to say the least. Guys next to each other, competing, each upping their speed to go faster and farther than the one next to him. Guys working out with other guys, a workout buddy, or a personal trainer.

Out of 4 public computers, 3 out of order. Would they get any use if they were working? Tv’s installed into the cardio equipment. Convenience, entertainment.

What are people watching on the installed tvs, there are enless options.

Technology of equipment advanced enough that you can select multiple different workouts on one machine.

People working out in clothes that aren’t workout clothes. Aren’t they hot or uncomfortable, is it a way for them to lose more weight by sweating more because of the heavy material.

A boy walking in with a boot cast, workout injury? Coming in here to work out his upper body because of his new found difficulty to run?

Guys in the weight room without a spotter, dangerous. Are they strong enough, are they trying to impress, do they just not have a friend to workout with, or no friends at all and that’s why they are trying to workout.

People on these comfortable maroon couches, studying, waiting, relazing after a long workout.

Basketball and racquetball courts, being used by groups of rowdy boys.

Cleaning spray and a baskets for clean and dirty rags. How many people, after a workout, clean their area? How many assume someone cleans it before they use it? How many do clean in before they use it.

Staff walking around with the cleaning spray and their own rags. Cleaning the machines that aren’t being used. How often do they do this. Do they track which ones have been cleaned so they can go back and clean the ones that were being used while they were being used.

Girls, in shape girls, wearing lose fitted clothes at the gym, uncomfortable with their body?

People working with definite personal trainers, the trainer’s shirts reading staff. The trainees all ages. Keeping in shape, getting in shape, or using a personal trainer until they feel safe enough handling all this high tech equipment on their own.

All types of ways to workout. A weightroom, a pool, cardio, yoga mats, ab machines, bikes, racquetball and basketball,

People jogging up the stairs, anxious for a workout. People jogging down, proud of their workout. People huffing and puffing up the stairs, in the gym to soon get rid of that. People huffing and puffing down the stairs, their workouts kicking their butts.

People with braces on their knees, their shins, their arms. Injury from a sport, or an accident but still determined to keep in shape.

Huge fans spread out around the facility, people surrounding them after a rough workout.

People walking in with huge water containers and leaving with empty ones. How many times did they fill it up, if at all.

People with huge backpacks, coming straight from class, or going to class after a workout.  Do they use a locker, or do they toss their bag on the ground by the piece of equipment theyre using.

People stretching, before, after, or before and after a workout, which is better for your body?

People looking around at others while they work out, judging. Jealous, pity, disgust.

All different kinds of people in the gym, tons of different personalities. But how would you know, most workout clothes are the same. Either lose or baggy. But are the shorts tight or lose, and what about the shirts. And what about the brand of the clsothes and shoes. Who’s got on nikes,, and who’s got on sketchers. And what do the shoes you work out in say about you.

A girl not in shape working out with another girl, obviously in much better shape, the two obviously friends. Is the more in shape girl motivation for the non?

People with yoga mats, actually doing yoga? Or using it as a mat to do ground workouts. People stop to look at the entance art obviously made for the gym. An abstract piece of people excersizing. Do they like it? Are they criticizing it?