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Survey : Fitness Center

AOL Silicon Valley : Fitness Center

Please provide feedback on the Fitness Center.  I know HP is informing you that the Fitness Center will be closing. However, they have not officially notified AOL.

Here are 3 questions, that I need your feedback on. Feel free to leave a comment on the blog if you have comments too.  

I will check on Friday April 27 for results.. Thanks!

 

 

 

 

Comments

Anonymous said…
I regularly use the fitness center. My preference (as expressed in my vote) is for an on-site center, but returning to having a gym stipend as an alternative would be appreciated if an on-site center did not prove practical.

Thank You,
Carles  
April 23, 2007 at 9:57 AM
Anonymous said…
I think second stipend.

Why ?

1) one may use that $ to attend a gym near the office (such as club of mountain view, 1/4 mile from work and a very good facility).

2) One may choose to use a gym near their home to be able to go on weekends ...

3) People who are not working yet get a motivation to go join a gym of their choice .. or try a new sport if a stipend was provided ...

4) freedom of choice ....



April 23, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Anonymous said…
(I second the stipend)
April 23, 2007 at 11:19 AM
Anonymous said…
I would like access both to cardio equipment and weights.

Although I voted for an onsite facility, I'm persuaded by Junaid's stipend option and I think that would be my top choice now, assuming the stipend could be used anywhere.
April 23, 2007 at 1:25 PM
Anonymous said…
I am a regular user of the gym. If an on-site fitness center could be provided which is at par with the current one (machines, facilities, classes etc.), then I am all for it. But if our option is to get a mini-gym with few machines, and the lone shower downstairs, then I would prefer the stipend option.
April 23, 2007 at 1:59 PM
Anonymous said…
i use both weights and cardio machines regularly, so they are equally important to me.
April 23, 2007 at 7:06 PM
Anonymous said…
For the "most important" question, I selected classes, but the classes and machines are equally important to me.  I prefer the stipend to having a lesser facility with no classes in bldg 12.  Is there an option to take back ownership of the existing gym in building 22?  Thanks for the survey and for using Journals and Polls!
April 24, 2007 at 10:58 AM
Anonymous said…
Not knowing when our lease on Building 22 is up, I would say that the perferred option would be to hire back Club One for the time being until our lease in 22 is up or we figure out another option. Possibly move them into the 1st floor of 12 or 14. Possibly buy back the equipment from Club One if they prove to be too expensive. There are other companies in the area that might be willing to pay to use the work out facility. If we have a work out facility on site it has to be all or nothing. It can't be a tread mill and a couple of weights it needs to be comparable to what is currently available to us. That's why so many employees are using it. That, the proximatey, and its not overcrowded and dirty like facilities available to the public. If that is not feasible, Symmantec or other local companies might be willing to allow us to pay a fee for their facilities. I believe that having a stipend is not the way to go. First of all the proximatey, there is the one gym on Middlefield that's the closest and even that is too far. Employees find it beneficial to be able to work out in the work day to split the day up. If we don't have a gym in this or an adjacent building, employees will become unhappy with the inability to go workout. Even for those who actually don't have to drive 20 miles to a work out facility who has time after work at 10pm to go work out. If we were able to move the work out facility into this building, that would show that this company is still willing to support a Mtn View campus and willing to do something to make its employees happy at work. Calculating the numbers if everyone on campus including contractors (b/c they also use the gym) were to get a stipend for $50 a month (some maybe higher or lower) the yearly pay out for AOL would be approx $120k. It may take a while to recover the costs if we move the facilities to 12 but there has been lot more spent on remodeling the building. What is the price to pay in keeping our work force healthy and fit?
April 26, 2007 at 4:06 PM
Anonymous said…
I third Junaid's vote for the stipend for exactly the reasons he mentioned.  It may not be practical for us to have a gym at the same level as the current one.  Why not give folks the choice to pick what they want?
April 26, 2007 at 4:32 PM
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