Last month, YMCA of Bucks County celebrated the opening of an expansion to its Doylestown branch. The expansion includes a 12,000-square-foot addition to the existing wellness center, a 6,000-square-foot second floor, increased program space, a spin room and a universal locker room.
The expansion also includes a new HVAC system and UV-C air sanitizing units, as well as touch-free doors and water bottle fillers.
New to the expanded wellness center is the HOIST MotionCage and its turf surface. The apparatus provides a series of exercise stations and can add variety to workouts. It includes a punching bag, rock climbing wall, traversing peg board, monkey bars, jump platform, dual pulley station, battle ropes and rebounder.
The new program space will allow for additional classes to be added to the Doylestown schedule and increased space for pathway programs like the THRIVE Cancer Wellness program, Veterans Wellness classes and Healthy Lifestyles programs.
The universal locker room will feature private changing and shower rooms to enable easy social distancing and increased accessibility for those with special needs.
While briefly paused at the onset of the pandemic, construction on the facility took place under state and local government mandates.
“Resuming construction during the pandemic provided us an opportunity to make changes to the plans that would fit what we knew would be a new community need,” said Zane Moore, president and CEO of YMCA of Bucks County.
Through its “For A Better Us Campaign,” the YMCA is engaging individual and corporate funders to support the Doylestown expansion and Fairless Hills renovation project, as well as other programs and services. Both capital projects enable the YMCA to offer additional community impact and assistance programs at these branches. As part of the campaign, donors who give between $1,500 and $10,000 over two years will be recognized in a tile mosaic display.
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