Benko Fitness Center — Local services in Tucson

If you are a retiree you are often not allowed access. Very Frustrating. I travel a lot and have visited the gyms at many bases and DM is the only place that is not retiree friendly (and not just the gyms). One base had me pay a small fee for a special access card, but that was easy and no big deal. But DM is another story. A lifetime of service, 2 combat tours, many other deployments, plus I spend money like crazy at the PX (which supports the gyms) and I can't use the gym??? When I complained to one person, they just said, "Welcome to the Air Force." Otherwise, a great gym has all you need. Weird layout, but you get use to it. My issues are not with the gym itself, but with access and the low regard...

I'm a retiree and having access to the cardio machines has never been a problem. It's an okay gym. It's crowded in the early morning and mid-afternoon hours because it's PT time for active duty folks. I was actually stationed at DMAFB before I retired. So, I know the drill. My only gripe is the gym being closed on weekends. It used to be open on weekends. But, I didn't get the...

If you are really wanting to train chest, this is the place for you. With roughly 10 different chest press machines and two chest fly machines, they have you covered. If you want to squat, hopefully you're the only one, as like others have mentioned, there is only one squat rack. Also there's no place to deadlift either. Other than that its a pretty standard...