Governor on Hand as ACAC Breaks Ground on New Fitness Facility

ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center broke ground late last week on its new health club in West Broad Village in Richmond. Owner Phil Wendel welcomed Governor Robert F. McDonnell, Henrico County Supervisors David A. Kaechele and Frank J. Thornton, and many West Broad Village neighbors to the ceremony.

November 1, 2011; 10:31 AM • by Downtown Short Pump Staff

ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center broke ground late last week on its new health club in West Broad Village in Richmond. Owner Phil Wendel welcomed Governor Robert F. McDonnell, Henrico County Supervisors David A. Kaechele and Frank J. Thornton, and many West Broad Village neighbors to the ceremony.

In his remarks to the crowd, Governor McDonnell thanked Wendel for his investment in Virginia, noting that this new club will bring another 150 permanent jobs to the area and provide high-quality health and fitness services.

Located in West Broad Village, the new ACAC club will cost approximately $16 million. The three-story, 57,000 square-foot facility will have every modern fitness amenity, as well as singles and doubles squash courts, an indoor aquatics center with warm water pools, ample functional training space and three mind~body group exercise studios. In addition, the club’s rooftop will boast a heated pool and platform tennis. When completed, this building will be a premier destination for area residents seeking to improve their lives and their health through exercise and wellness.

In his address, Wendel noted that ACAC has been uniquely successful in building very strong relationships with the medical community.

“In the past six years alone, we’ve received over 15,000 physician referrals to our clubs,” said Wendel in his address. “We’ve built a fitness facility with a significantly broader welcome mat. At ACAC, members of all ages and stages of health feel confident and comfortable learning how to exercise.”

The West Broad Village club will be ACAC’s second location in the Richmond area. The company currently operates a 100,000 square-foot facility in Midlothian and recently received the 2011 Innovation Impact Award in Chesterfield County’s annual First Choice Business Awards for the success of its physician referred exercise program.

 

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