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- 1. Hannah Cissell 4/28/14 JMC 201 Enterprise Story: ASU Sun Devil Fitness Complex College is a big transition in most students’ lives and finding the time to eat right and exercise can be a challenge. With the stress and trying to balance classes, work, and working out students are often faced with the harsh reality of the Freshman 15. ASU’s brand-new-state-of-the-art athletic facility is one option for fighting the freshman 15. And it’s tried to stay flexible to accommodate students with complex schedules. ASU’s new Sun Devil Fitness Complex just opened downtown this past fall in response to student’s requests for a new facility. The project cost an estimated $25 million and added approximately 75,000 square feet to the Lincoln Family Center Downtown YMCA, according to a report by AZ Central. According to AZ Central, the original YMCA building was built in 1955 and was renovated in 2006. The new five-story facility has plenty of fitness amenities and recreation for students. The new athletic facility includes a large gymnasium, cardio and weight space, an indoor track, multi-purpose space, student lounge, locker rooms, and a rooftop leisure pool. It also added some much needed classroom space to the growing downtown campus. According to Chad Ellsworth, director at the Downtown Sun Devil Fitness Complex said that the SDFC was designed by students to have spaces that students would enjoy. Some of the new facility is open to the public, while some areas like classroom space are reserved for students only.
- 2. In addition to all of the facilities they offer programs like intramurals, club sports, special events, group fitness, personal training, aquatics, and safety education classes to attract students based upon their interests. The new facility was made to accommodate students for their daily exercise routines and to hopefully motivate others to begin a daily exercise routine, according to Ellsworth. The Downtown SDFC is open from 5 a.m. to 11p.m., on Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 9p.m., on Saturdays and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Sundays. The YMCA next door has the same hours as the SDFC and Ellsworth believes that these hours work well for students who have busy schedules. Lorenzo Craig, 19, an employee at the Downtown SDFC and a freshman Exercise and Wellness major at ASU said that he feels like the gym does accommodate students well and that if it doesn’t then they can always go over to the Lincoln Family Center, YMCA next door to find what they need as well. Arianna Cannady, 19, a student employee at the Downtown SDFC and a freshman Public Affair and Public Policy major, says another benefit of ASU’s partnership with the YMCA is students can take classes that are offered at the YMCA and they can also use their weight rooms and basketball courts for recreational use. “I feel like the gym has a lot of equipment and room for the students to work out in and they have a variety of stuff for students to use,” said Cannady. ASU also offers a variety of intramural sports to keep students active. Some of the intramural sports offered include; flag football, capture the flag, basketball, soccer, pickle ball, wiffle ball, and many others.
- 3. Craig said that they have a lot of students participating in intramurals. “Most of the time it’s like an entire floor from Taylor Place, and they’ll just get into one big coed group and play a sport,” said Craig. Ellsworth said that they have developed a number of programs and events to get students active and in the gym. They’ve had events like Glow-in the-Dark Dodge ball tournament, a cardio challenge, spa nights and they are often in the Taylor Place mall trying to advertise for their programs. “Above all we want the facility to be a place where students feel welcome to come hang out, work out, and advance their overall wellness,” Ellsworth said.