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The facilities at Juniper Swim and Fitness Center are remarkable, and so incredibly versatile—with slides and a splash parks pleasing for kids, and outdoor Olympic-length lanes for the serious athletes (and almost always a lane open!).

But, dear teenaged Juniper lifeguards: Sitting outside all afternoon by the pool is what is known as a “cush” job. Please stop looking so sullen. Seriously, if you cannot find joy in a job that is about as challenging as a Jimmy Buffett song, you have a long road ahead of you. The rest of us are having a great time at Juniper. So should you! (PB)

This article appears in Best of Central Oregon 2014.

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by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon
August 13, 2014

<h1>Best Health Club/Gym</h1> <p class="byline">by Phil Busse, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />August 13, 2014</p> <p>The facilities at <a href="http://www.bendparksandrec.org/Juniper_Swim__Fitness/" target="_blank">Juniper Swim and Fitness Center</a> are remarkable, and so incredibly versatile&mdash;with slides and a splash parks pleasing for kids, and outdoor Olympic-length lanes for the serious athletes (and almost always a lane open!).</p> <p>But, dear teenaged Juniper lifeguards: Sitting outside all afternoon by the pool is what is known as a "cush" job. Please stop looking so sullen. Seriously, if you cannot find joy in a job that is about as challenging as a Jimmy Buffett song, you have a long road ahead of you. The rest of us are having a great time at Juniper. So should you! (PB)</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-health-club-gym-2388658/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=32612&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/bestof/best-health-club-gym-2388658/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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