Margaret W. Carpenter Recreation Center

Elite '09

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Jordan W.

Denver, CO

1/14/2008 1 photo

This is a review for Thornton Rec Center.  Bless their underfunded little hearts, they really try.  It's incredibly undersized for the population anymore, and it's an oppressive zoo a month after New Year or during summer school vacation.  

However, they do keep up with the equipment, they have great qualified fitness/cycling instructors, and most of the time they do a decent job herding the kids.  

It's very cheap, especially if you're a resident.  

The pool has waves, but also tons of people.  I stay away from it.

The cycling room is in former warm-up room on the track.  It's got hideous climate control.  The fairly-up-to-date bikes with the computers are cool though.

The track can get crowded but the staff does a good job chasing misbehaving kids out.  

The aerobics room is fine, though sometimes ceiling tiles fall down on you.  

The locker rooms are just downright nasty.

They need an additional facility like oxygen.  Every year I think I'm too good for this place, but every year I re-join.  I love them, but wouldn't necessarily recommend them to anyone with lower tolerance (or anyone who has use for locker rooms).

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