Dear Southside Members,

As you may or may not know we will shortly begin building an exciting new Southside location, which will be located at the intersection of Woolridge Road and Midlothian Trnpk. We are estimating it will open late summer/early fall of 2009. Unfortunately, after numerous efforts, we are very disappointed that the landlord at the current Southside location, after being here for 20 years would not allow us to renew our lease for a short term period. Instead of shutting down this location and waiting for the new one to open we have decided to invest several hundred thousand dollars to temporarily relocate this facility so you will have a place to workout in the interim.

In November we will be moving just down the road into a 28,000+ square foot space in the Steinmart center where the old Office Max was located. Everything that was at the Arboretum will be in this facility except the basketball, racquetball and pool areas. This will allow for a much needed expansion and upgrade of our cardiovascular equipment in the temporary facility. When the new facility is finished it will have the racquetball, basketball and pools back in place along with the other upgrades and will be a beautiful 65,000 sq. ft. facility. The temporary facility will be a very nice and pleasant environment to workout in and we are confident it will be an enjoyable experience.

In light of this situation, starting November 1st we will not enforce the restriction of not being able to utilize the Mechanicsville or Swift Creek clubs during this time period for those memberships which are restricted. When the new club is ready the restricted memberships will go back into effect. We apologize for the temporary inconvenience but assure you the temporary space will be exciting and fun! Please check back on our website at www.amfamfit.com for periodic updates of this situation and the new Southside club.

Sincerely,
Brian E. Evans
President, Richmond Fitness