By Kevin Tano, Triton’s Call Staff

The Triton Fitness Center had undergone renovations as part of a two-phase $3 million project funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the University of Guam capital improvement project fund.

Visually, the fitness center has improved. The weight room has been leveled, and painted green. New lockers run throughout the walls, providing ample space for fitness center users to keep their valuables. Furthermore, upgrades were made to the bathrooms and shower rooms.

The fitness center held its grand opening on Sept. 16, 2015. Since then, students who used the facility have provided mixed feedback about the project.

Rocxanne-Cherie Angel, a senior at the university, says that her experience has been enjoyable.

“The renovation is a great improvement from the old gym,” said Angel. She explained how the revamped setting of the fitness center  has made it possible for her to exercise comfortably and conveniently.

Daniel Soto, a senior at the university, expressed ambivalence toward the upgraded fitness center.

“They don’t have a variety of weights,” said Soto.  He explained how women there may be discouraged to work out at the fitness center because of the lack of specific sizes of dumbbells.

In addition, Soto says that the refurbished equipment are just repainted, the machines don’t lock, and they are rusty. Soto goes to the fitness center about two times a week.

Students are concerned about safety issues due to the paint on the equipment. The air conditioning at the facility causes the paint on the equipment to become slippery. These concerns should possibly be addressed before serious injury occurs.