Comment board health and wellness

HEALTH AND WELLNESS You spoke… I worked out at GVSU and they have an awesome new cardio machine. It’s by Precore, and I think it’s called a 100i. It’s a cross between an elliptical and stair climber. Can the Y get one? We listened! We can do some research and will take it into consideration when making new purchases for the department. GARY STREHLKE Health & Wellness Director You spoke… I am tired of people throwing down weights, banging on the equipment, and grunting loudly. Many people I have spoken with agree. We listened! We are currently working on a solution for this situation. Thank you for your patience. You spoke… Bring back the exercise wheel for the abs area. You could purchase more than one. We listened! Many items in the soft fitness area (such as the Ab wheel) are donated by members. When these items break, the YMCA does not necessarily replace them. We do however welcome donations of fitness equipment. You spoke… In the interest of protecting our environment, why don’t you shut off many of the unused TV's on the 3rd floor? Or put a little sign up asking members to turn them off? We listened! We try to get around as often as possible to shut off TV's on the 3rd floor. In addition, all of our cardio equipment gets shut off every evening to conserve energy and is turned back on in the morning. Members can help us out with this by shutting off their own TV's when they are done ...