Audax
Making gym hygiene quick, clean, and inexpensive
Spring 2026
CSULB
Overview
The SRWC (Student Recreation and Wellness Center) is CSU Long Beach’s school gym, open to free admission from students. We were tasked as a class to find solutions to increase attendance at the facility in advance of a remodel scheduled for the next year.
Problem
Some students refuse to go to the gym due to hygiene concerns, and those who do go to the gym frequently neglect cleaning machines due to distances walked and time needed to clean machines.
OPPORTUNITY
The main opportunity presented was to create a product capable of encouraging gymgoers to take better care of both their personal hygiene and the cleanliness of equipment.
Ideation
Ring of cleaning supplies attached to water bottle
Cleaning solution bottle attached directly to dispenser case
Sprayer bottle attached to bottle sleeve
Dispenser w/ attached bottle and manual handles
Dispenser w/ soap, cartridge, non-contact button
Temporary cleaning station attached to cupholders on machines with high demand
General concept for machine combining sprayer w/ paper towel dispenser
Cleaning station with options for manual dispensing or automatic dispensing
Modular bottle w/ cleaning solution
My ideation converged on two main directions; either to make the cleaning process more smooth and easy using existing pathways, or providing methods for students to more easily clean the machines themselves.