The Ford Community & Performing Art Center’s Fitness Area will undergo extensive renovations during the month of August.
These improvements include the installation of new lighting, new lockers, new drinking fountains and bottle-filling stations, new flooring, new fitness equipment—both cardio and strength—and new TVs, and a repurposing of the second level of the gymnasiums into a new, second workout area.
These expansive renovations, coupled with our annual week-long late August closure for Maintenance Week, will result in much of our facility being closed from August 5 through September 2. During this four-week period:
- the fitness area, both pools, gymnasiums and elevated jogging track will be closed
- Center members will be admitted free for either lap or leisure swimming at Ford Wods and Dunworth Pools by presenting their FOB
- events in the theater, Lincoln Ballroom and Studio A will be held as scheduled
- the Padzieski Art Gallery will continue its normal hours of operation
- the Service Desk will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Senior Services will be open as usual, except for the week of August 26-30, when it will be closed
- DMC will continue its normal hours of operation
- our Tuesday & Thursday Water Exercise class that meets at 9 a.m. will move to Dunworth Pool, beginning August 6
- Group Exercise classes in the Studios will continue weekdays only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., through August 23. No group exercise classes will be held August 24-Sept 2.
- the Administrative Office will be closed to the public
As a result of this extensive closure, the monthly member payment for August has been waived, and patrons with three-month, six-month or 12-month memberships will receive a one- month extension.
Due to the limited number of on-site Group Exercise classes offered from August 5-23 and the related inconveniences of the facility closure during Maintenance Week, monthly Group Exercise members will not be charged for the month of August.
Our Group Exercise members will, however, be able to work out at home during the entire closure through our At-Home, Virtual On-Demand option, available via the Glofox app. This option gives members access to a library of Les Mills instructor-led workout videos.
Finally, our on-line option for registering for a membership at The Center will not be available from August 5 through September 5. We apologize for this inconvenience.
Thank you for your understanding and continued patronage.
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