Going to the White Building at Penn State can be compared to waiting in line at a busy restaurant.

As an avid exerciser, I have dealt with numerous types of workout facilities and the White Building has disappointed me the greatest.

Becoming motivated to exercise may be the most difficult part of one's workout routine; however, motivation at Penn State isn't the problem.

The problems are the lines at the White Building.

There's a line to enter the gym, a line to use the cardio equipment and even a line for weights.

I pay $55 to belong to the gym for one year and I cannot go to the gym when it is convenient for me.

I have to plan my day around when I know the gym will not be too crowded.

Depending on the time of day, a one- hour workout could take up to two hours because of the amount of waiting one has to do.

Having a main gym with a capacity of only 210 people could not possibly accommodate a campus of more than 40,000.

Various other colleges do not charge their students to belong to the gym -- it is included in the tuition fee -- and I do not know any other school that has these types of problems with lines.

Maybe America's problem with obesity begins with the people who truly want to work out but do not have the time to stand in long lines.