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Today, you get a chance to check out the Eliot, Kirkland, and Winthrop House gyms in the second in our four part series. These "gyms," generally limited to House residents, range from dingy dungeons with a few exercise machines, to dingy dilapidated rooms with a television set and a few more exercise machines. But yeah, maybe they're not that bad. Some are definitely better than others. And if your gym sucks, there is always the MAC or the QRAC. Most gyms are card swipe access for their house only, but hey, you can always make friends and borrow...
...most House gyms are pretty cramped, Eliot managed to avoid that issue. In part, this is because Eliot only has two treadmills, two elliptical machines/cross-trainers, one stair machine, and one bike. (There are also ergs in a nearby room.) In all, there's less cardio equipment here than in Winthrop and Kirkland...
Kirkland and Winthrop, after the jump...
...Winthrop House...
This is unequivocally the best of the three. Under J Entry, you can find four ergs, some exercise equipment, and a punching bag sitting next to a laundry room. But that's not all. Swipe your Winthrop ID and you can get into another room which holds the bulk of the gym's equipment. There are three treadmills, one bike, one elliptical/cross-trainer, and one stair machine...