The Gym

i believe this is the «gym» that is located in the famous/​historic Hotel Colorado in glenwood springs. This was probably one of the saddest places i had ever encountered when it comes to a workout facility. It’s has an old ’80’s throwback look and feel to it, even down to the checkerboard rubber mats and dusty tape deck with old cassettes scattered next to it near the aerobics room.
It’s a highly transient tourist trap for people who are hotel clients and would like the convenience of an in-​house gym. I was there about a year ago, and couldn’t help but notice the lack of maintenance of most of the aerobic machines — the machines that DID work. Many of them that had chains/​cogs that were clogged with dirt/​dust and non-​useable. These were over in a corner in the «power lifitng» room.
The rest of the «aerobic» equipment was outdated stair steppers that worked half of the time. The only semi-​useable treadmilll that would work infrequently was finally laid to rest. Someone — probably the owner took a deflated basketball and shoved it under the deck of the treadmill deck. A sign would have sufficed?
Apparently, they didn’t pay the cable bill at one time. On the dust covered T.V. screen someone wrote «CHEAP A S&*&S».
There was a «security access system» to the place. Yes, the «members» (suckers) like myself who paid $ 40 bucks for this dump were given an access code to enter ²⁴⁄₇. Whelp. There were about 3 – 4 other ways to get in here, easily. Members would use a large rock as a doorstop at the hotel service entrance so anyone could walk in off the streets. There were also 2 other ways to get into the ladies locker room with no problem at all.
People knew when the owner wasn’t there. Hell, if he was there? it wouldn’t have mattered. Obviously he could give a rat’s a*&*s. Folks would bring their newborns to crawl around on the gym floor while they worked out. Totally oblivious to how dangerous/​dirty the place was. Or how their rug rats were interrupting anyone else’s workout who happened to be there. One incident where a toddler was crawling around while the new-​dad was working out. I killed a good-​sized spider that was coming toward the kid. Dad never knew about it. He was too busy looking in the mirror while doing his workout.
Apparently, the owner took down the website on this place. There were pics of a few fit people on the «then-​working» aerobic equipment. (This must have taken in the early 90’s?) And the owner himself squatting atop of a semi-​Bosu Ball. I decided to find another facility to work out. yes 45 mins. away — Gold’s Gym. Yes, that’s how desperate i was for a place where i could have a DECENT workout.