Dr. Martin Katz is a physician with the wellness initiative at Atlantic Coast Athletic Club (ACAC), and a native of South Africa. On the January 23rd edition of WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!”, he joins Coy Barefoot to say what he would like to see the presidential candidates say in terms of health care. Katz also describes what people who sign up for Wellness M.D. will receive.
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ACAC doctor explains exercise as medicine
Dr. Martin Katz is a physician with the Charlottesville branch of the Athletic Coast Athletic Club. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to talk about what a doctor is doing at the local gym. Originally from South Africa and hired about three months ago, Katz helps ACAC members learn more about how how exercise can be used as medicine. For instance, exercise helps keep the immune system strong, allowing the human body to fight off disease and cancer.
“If you don’t take care of your body, you’re really aging your body with respect to cardiovascular health,” Katz said.
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ACAC’s Gambel on changes in the fitness industry
Grant Gambel is a senior vice president at the Atlantic Coast Athletic Club, and he joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s “Charlottesville–Right Now!” to talk about changes in the fitness industry, and about the My ACAC program.
Phil Wendell of ACAC
Phil Wendell is the man behind ACAC, one the region’s best fitness facilities. He joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to describe how his teaching career evolved into an entrepreneurial career that began with an interest in providing better travel services. Wendell tells the story of how ACAC got started, and how U.Va’s kinesiology program helped get things moving.