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PLAINS TWP. — Taking a break between sets on the new weight training machines during the grand opening of A.C. Fitness Saturday, longtime member “Rick,” who declined to give his last name, said the newly renovated gym runs like a “well-oiled machine.”
“Exercising is hard, but these machines are easier to work with,” Rick said. “They follow a natural range of motion, which limit injuries, better than the old machines. There are literally hundreds of exercise you can do, for any age.”
Rick also commended the gym’s trainers, Mike Smith and Mark Szot. “They are outstanding,” he said.
Formerly the Athletic Club, the revamped 7,900-square-foot, two-level facility features new, state-of-the-art Life Fitness equipment, said Szot, general manager.
“It’s one of the best, if not the best on the market right now,” he said of the equipment.
He pointed out another new addition; the Powermill stair climber. “If you ever want to lose weight, this is where you go,” he said.
The gym also features two TrackMan Golf studios to aid in perfecting golf techniques, taught by Brian Llewellyn, PGA golf pro.
“It displays 85 different virtual golf courses,” said Robert Tambur Sr., a local commercial developer and owner of A.C. Fitness. “It‘s very sophisticated, and is the only one in Northeast Pa.”
The event included fitness class demonstrations, as well as free-day pass giveaways and tours of the facility.
“The whole format is different, top to bottom, including the logo,” said Bobbie Steever, executive director of community relations at TFP Limited. She added that some of the newly added classes include Zumba, self -defense, yoga and boot camp.
Spin instructor Bria Moore, who is one of the gym’s newest employees, taught the first class of the morning.
“It was so much fun,” she said. “It was a great experience. I had a guy that said he was going to take all of my classes.”