The whole complaining about the arc thing needs to stop. Especially if it’s coming from someone like you. I know you’re probably gonna try to get smart with me while you reply to my post but think about it, if you were really that smart you would have given the staff at the arc some feedback so that they could provide better service in the future in stead of posting and article trying to make the arc look bad when you yourself look horrible. Get it through your head that the arc does it’s best to provide the best service for their customers and if you have a complaint you should have taken it to whom ever runs and owns the arc as well as the school. Please be real here Tom, you know as well as I know that you honestly are not the best person to be complaining about the arc. You should take a step and look at yourself before you start trying to make the world a better place. Try making yourself better first, I’m sure that would please you as well as everyone around you.

The fact that you have the time to write an article complaining about the arc shows that you don’t really have a life outside of UCI. As for me I’m taking time out of my schedule to post my thoughts because I’ve gotten all my work done and don’t really feel like going out. You know, unlike some people who stay in their rooms all the time. Oh by the way I just thought you should know that I would never take anything you say seriously and I would never take any kind of advice from someone who doesn’t take care of themselves very well, like you. So get your head out of the clouds and get back to reality, you should not be complaining about the arc. You should be thanking them for even letting someone like you inside the arc for even 5 minutes. =)

This concludes my post for the day, if you have any smart remarks you would like to make towards me about what I have posted then go right ahead, but honestly it will just prove that whatever I have posted and whatever everyone else has posted as a reply to your article, has definitely had some kind of effect on you and made you feel hurt. Or to put it simply, we struck your nerve, or pushed your buttons. This is the real world Tom, we all have opinions of our own and you should have known that you would get some negative replies. I’m looking forward to whatever you may have to say to me. =D

Your Truly,
ROFLMAO

all i have to say is hahahahaha. really? buttons are an obstacle course? life must be really tough with all those cell phones and tv remotes. you should be more mad the ARC doesnt have finger workout machines if anything.

I can’t believe a college student wrote this. Why not show them how it’s done? Why the hell do I have to do anything for their incompetence? Let alone something I’M NOT TRAINED TO DO BECAUSE I’M NOT AN EMPLOYEE. You’re saying I lost five minutes of my time as if I I’m overreacting. If you can’t understand why that’s incredibly annoying then there must be something wrong with you.

The scanners in the Arc are convenient and user friendly. I do not find it annoying because you do not risk losing your ID card in the gym. Plus, it gives you the option to use the scanner or your ID card. If you find it annoying, do not use it.

As for the televisions, you cannot expect the school to spend OUR tuition money to buy cardio machine with television. As long as the equipment is well maintained and clean, that is all we can ask for. If the television bothers you, head up stairs and use the machines by the track. There is no television distracting you, unless you find people running on the track field next to you distracting. In short, you are at a loss. Also, what were you inferring about the graphic images you ‘saw’ on the television? Are you sure you were not imagining it? Schools in general have high standards in what is allowed to be shown on school property. If you are referring to the Ads for “Girls Gone Wild” on Blu-Ray, it is shown after hours, not during Arc hours.

Regarding the Snack Bar, be happy our school have one. Do not criticize an employee’s mistake. Why do you not show them how it is done, if you felt you lost out on five minutes of your time. ‘Junk food’ is proven by experts to be useful in providing the body with required energy after an intense workout. Therefore, by the grace of Allah, it is a necessary evil.

If you have further criticisms, why bother going to the Arc? There is a 24 hour fitness gym conveniently located across the street, in the University Center.

Finally, what is with the Pirates of the Caribbean quote? Do you have a girl, mate?

A perplexing statement given that the tvs are specifically meant for people who are in fact exercising.

Ans you need to get yourself a girl mate

I find it slightly creepy of you to actually send me hate mail for some dumb post written months ago…

2.5 servings of 20 calories doesn’t sound like 290 but hey I’m no math wiz

I don care much for the tvs but aren’t they there to keep people from getting bored or are they just expensive decorations?

God if you knew how much I ate you would NOT be questioning the effectiveness of a long period of light cardio lol

thank you for the kind message!

Love,
Tom

oh, and try not to be so observant of others, finding out their names and obscure Internet posts etc

Tends to be kinda creepy…

Gatorade… the healthy option? Did you know that gatorade has 290 calories per serving compared to 100 calories in a serving of coke. It also has 1230 mg of sodium compared to cokes 35 mg. That much sodium is only neccesary for someone doing intense cardio training which i doubt you are doing.

If it’s such a hassle that the water fountains are “mocking” you then why not bring a bottle of water with you. Albertsons is only a minute down the street.

As far as towels go, at 24 hour fitness it is required that you bring your own towel if you plan on working out. I know for a fact that the ARC was in the process of purchasing and installing a new washer and dryer system. Therefore they could not provide you with a towel because they have no way of washing them after you leave it on the counter and refuse to throw it in the bin like everyone else does. By doing that you subject the employees to the sweat and whatever disease that you may have because now they have to touch your towel to put it in the bin.

Are you there to workout or to watch TV? Why do you even need to watch the TV if you’re working out. Shouldn’t your concentration be on gaining muscle or losing that spare tire you have around the waist?

Lastly Tom, if you feel that these obstacles are too much for you to overcome then i suggest that you find a new gym that will cater to all of your needs. I’m sure that many other members of the ARC will agree with me, that it would be a much better place if you would take your so called 2 hour workout else where.