ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center Donates Cardio Equipment for Teens to Use at School

Many high school students in Central Virginia will literally hit the ground running when they head back to school this year. With childhood and teen obesity on the rise and state budgets tighter than ever, ACAC Fitness & Wellness Center, a multi-sport health and fitness club in Charlottesville, recognized the need to help local high schools keep their fitness equipment up-to-date. As a result, ACAC donated several pieces of cardiovascular training equipment to area schools, including Albemarle High School, Western Albemarle High School, Monticello High School and Charlottesville High School. The schools’ athletic directors selected treadmills, rowers, ellipticals and stationary bikes from a list of available equipment.’ ‘Keeping equipment updated and current is a challenge when participation is up and budgets are down,’ said Deb Tyson, athletic director at Albemarle High School. ‘This [was] such a generous and community-minded gesture on ACAC’s part.’ Richard Lilly, athletic director at Charlottesville High School, faces similar budget challenges. Lilly expressed that ACAC’s donation addressed one of CHS’ ‘most dire equipment needs’. ‘We had to cycle all of our cardio equipment out of use because it had become old and dilapidated,’ said Lilly. ‘This [new] equipment will be placed in our athletic training room and weight room in order to serve our physical education classes as well as our interscholastic athletic program.’ With one in three young people being overweight or obese, the schools recognize the important role physical activity plays in overall health and report that the equipment will be accessible to all students. ‘Teen obesity is a major problem across the nation,’ said Steve Heon, athletic director at Western Albemarle High School. ‘Physical activity is vital in addressing this national issue."

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