IT'S FRIDAY AND THE BODY KNOWS IT!

The day is Friday. It’s Friday and the body knows it! Friday is the day where everyone wants to finish their week off strong. As I enter the Fitness Center I hear the song “Happy” by Pharell Williams on the speakers. While walking in, I got a huge smile and hello from the front desk assistant. The setting was set. Whoever walked into this gym was destined for a great work out and a great Friday. It was around 12 pm when I walked in and the gym was decently filled. There was no classes scheduled for the day so I'm sure the people who were in the gym got to sleep in and wake up at a decent time. Before walking into the gym, you have to pass through a room where most of the stretching takes place. I witnessed two girls interacting with each other while one preformed a stretched and the other helped her get the best of that particular stretch. Here at this particular gym, many times you see groups of 2 or 3 walk in together and I came to the conclusion that a group of friends is definitely a motivating factor for an individual just because they push each other to get too the gym and through the gym!

As I walked around the facility, I saw many motivating quotes and phrases that could be the it factor when pushing through the last set. If people’s eyes would wonder they would across words like “determination” and “Hard work beats talent when talent is not working hard.”

I saw a group of 3 people. As i observed their attire, It looked to me as if they were apart of some athletic team at Pace University. They walked in and set their jackets at the rack station. After lacing up their sneakers, they stretched together in the room before entering the facility. As I tried my best to keep my identity as an undercover, I overheard them talking about the types of workout they were about to do and how the NCAA Tournament was the thing to watch because of all the dramatic finishes. I also heard them talking about what was going on tonight. They were pumped for the night and I could tell that this workout that they were about to endure was going to set them straight for the weekend, There was a lot of laughter and back and forth bickering between them but the enthusiasm was over the top. I could tell they had a lot of energy and were ready too attack their workout.

After finishing their stretches, I watched them all go their own way. One went on the treadmill, one went too the free weights and the last one began his calisthenics. Everyone of them went in their own direction and had one goal in mind and that was too dominate their Friday workout.