Interview

While interviewing student and athletic trainer David Aulick on the facility he prefers to use when working out, I was able to confirm my original hypothesis that not a lot of students are informed on the Alumni Gym.  This interview shows how the purpose of the documentary is that much more significant because it is important that more students are aware of Alumni Gym and what it has to offer. 

The Interview:

David prefers to use the Johnson Center which is used by most of the student population and claims he works out there four to six times a week for about an hour to two hours each day.  His motivation to workout used to be to stay in shape for sports, but now it is so that he can maintain a healthy weight and because he admits that he actually enjoys working out.  As guessed in the beginning of this project, when I asked David why he prefers the Johnson Center over Alumni Gym, he answered that he was “unaware of the Alumni Gym hours”- a problem that will hopefully be solved for many students after the filming of the documentary.  To follow up this question, I asked David (a resident on North Campus) if he would consider using the Alumni Gym now knowing the hours since he had never been to the facility.  He confirmed that he would, especially since the gym is a lot closer.  Another key factor to the benefit of this gym, especially for active students like David, is the time of day that it is open.  The hours are from 8pm to 12am every Monday through Thursday for students which seems very restricted, but might actually be very smart.  Most students stay busy during the daytime with classes and work, so the only time they have to exercise is either really early in the morning or in the evening.  For David, he prefers to work out in the evening around 7pm or later, depending on his work schedule.  This preferred time is most likely true for a lot of students on campus, and for those living on North Campus, the two minute walk from Alumni Gym late at night seems a lot safer than the thirty minute walk from the Johnson Center.