Now, treadmills of high quality are half the price of what they used to be, but are still twice as expensive as Stairmasters. We try to pick what we think students and faculty will want, but it seems as if everything is a fad, said Watson. Missing equipment, such as pins for the Nautilus machines, can be easily replaced. However, it is up to the staff to do rotations to check that everything is running smoothly and that missing pins are replaced. At one point, we used bungee cords to attach pins to the machines, but even that did not prevent theft and loss, said Watson.
Most students are mainly concerned with how long they have to wait to get a machine.
I joined the Y because Stanford was always so crowded. Living on West made the long walk to the gym, and then waiting around for machines just not worth it. It took me the same amount of time as it takes me to now drive to the Y, said Jack Donovan, junior civil engineering major. Junior english major Mark Sirolli said, As soon as I get there, I m frustrated. While I m there, I m always waiting for something.