Chaparral Fitness Center

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The Chaparral gym is for personnel (active, retired, and dependents) with access to Lackland AFB (San Antonio, TX). It looks nice inside and modern on the weight lifting room floor and the upper cardio room. However, there are some areas of concern. The men's locker room is chilly (probably around 65 degrees or colder) meaning that there is no or very little heat in the winter. For some inexplicable reason, the ceiling fans are on making it miserable when dressing/undressing. The adjoining shower room is even more horrible. It is just as cold and they have flow restricted shower heads that provide a strong, stinging spray. The water is cold but I didn't wait to see if the water would get warm, let alone hot! That sucks. WEIGHT ROOM: has lots of great looking equipment. However, if you are of small stature (I am 5'7"), some equipment is not usable because it was designed for larger men and can't be adjusted to fit. BASKETBALL COURT: looks nice and clean. No problem noted. SAUNA: adequate. EXERCISE ROOMS/JUDO/BOXING: no problem noted. NOISE LEVEL: usually the music is way too loud and annoying. This is weird because, most everybody has their own music device so why the need for loud music for those who don't? OTHER THOUGHTS: the Warhawk gym weight lifting room on the other side of Lackland AFB was renovated in November 2016. It is so much better than the Chaparral's, plus the locker room and showers are comfortable. Staff has done great things there!