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There’s more than just wellness at
McDowell Wellness Center
“We love to hear from our members
about things they would like to see
added,” Coffey said.
A year ago, the Wellness Center staff
spearheaded a “Get Moving” walk
challenge that drew the participation
of nearly 1,000 individuals. Those
challenges are now held twice each
year – encouraging participants
to engage in some sort of physical
activity for a defined period and then
to log their activity … all for a chance
to win prizes. The challenges have
been a tremendous success as they
offer participants a fun way to get
healthy.
hen it comes to getting McDowell Wellness Center has been
fit, individuals have serving Danville and Boyle County Michael Hamm said he and his wife,
Wa variety of choices since 1997 and is part of the Ephraim JoAnn, joined one of the challenges as
in the central Kentucky region. McDowell Health system. a way to exercise more and lose a few
Workout facilities offering ellipticals, pounds.
treadmills, weight lifting equipment Besides housing the fitness center,
and free weights are available almost indoor pool and community “Keeping our weekly scores with Get
wherever you turn. McDowell education/special events room, Moving gave us even more incentive
Wellness Center has all that, but McDowell Wellness Center also is and made it more fun,” he said.
also offers so much more to its home to one of Ephraim McDowell One of the most recent programs
members – including a six-lane Health’s outpatient rehabilitation started at the Wellness Center is
indoor pool, a children’s activity area services. That area offers physical, the National Diabetes Prevention
where your children can stay during occupational and speech therapy Program, designed for adults with
your workout, as well as educational to patients referred there for those prediabetes to prevent the progression
programs and support groups. services. into diabetes. This program engages
participants in a year-long, structured
“While most of our members come
here for the great group fitness Coffey’s job as director is to ensure lifestyle change to adopt physical
and to work out with machines or that the facility provides the activity and healthy eating into their
weights, we also attract customers equipment and programming that lives. The program’s curriculum is
with nutrition classes and support meets the needs of the community. provided by the Centers for Disease
groups,” said Dee Coffey, director of That may mean investing in Control and Prevention.
McDowell Wellness Center. “We see equipment or sending staff for “We were very pleased to offer
ourselves not as a workout gym but training to provide the latest exercise the National Diabetes Prevention
more as a combined family health craze. But it also means being Program to the community, because
and wellness center.” creative with the programs offered. diabetes is a chronic disease that
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