"Not So Big" Fitness Center Improvements
(posted 10-30-06)

Have you noticed our latest improvements? The women's dressing room has been divided into two spaces - an enhanced dressing room, plus a separate "away" room.

Fans of Sarah Susanka, architect & author of "The Not So Big House" series on home design, will recognize this terminology. As she defines it, an "away" room is where people can retreat from the more active or public spaces of a home - or fitness center! Our new "away" room can be reserved ahead of time for massage or personal training. When it's free, it can be used by anyone for stretching or solitary exercise.

Both the men's & women's locker rooms have been slightly rearranged and have had new lockers installed. This gives you the option to BYOL (bring your own lock) and secure your clothes & possessions while you workout.

This is all part of the plan to optimize the use of space in our "not so big" fitness center. At just about 5,000 square feet - AND with low ceilings here & there - it's a challenge! How do you make every square foot work, yet increase spaciousness? Thank goodness I really enjoy this kind of project! My next trick will be to rearrange the circuit room...

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