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New Fitness Court Opening at East End Park
Posted 10/07/24
On Wednesday, October 16, the City of Moundsville will unveil a new outdoor Fitness Court® at East End Park, improving and enhancing the quality of life for residents. This exciting program is a featured part of the nationwide initiative launched by National Fitness Campaign, on a mission to change health outcomes in America. This award-winning initiative welcomed its 500th healthy community in 2023 and is now funded to deliver vital outdoor wellness programs to 1,000 healthy communities by 2026 to help get people moving outdoors and to fight the rising fiscal and humanitarian costs of physical inactivity.
This year, the City of Moundsville and dozens of other select recipients from around the country were awarded grant funding from National Fitness Campaign to help support the program. In addition to NFC grant funding, local funding and sponsorships from WVU Medicine, The Evan G. Roberts Trust, and EQT Corporation contributed to make the project possible in Moundsville.
City Manager Rick Healy stated “Parks & Recreation Director John White and I have been working on this project for well over a year, obtaining sponsors and coordinating installation. I want to thank these sponsors who are dedicated to making fitness a priority in our community and City Council for allocating the additional funds needed to make this a reality. I am proud that Moundsville is only the third location in West Virginia, and the first operated by a municipality.”
The new Fitness Court at East End Park is the world’s best outdoor gym and allows users to leverage their own body weight to get a complete workout using seven stations in just seven minutes. Created with people aged 14 and over and with all abilities in mind, the workouts are adaptable for all fitness levels, allowing participants to move at their own pace. Users also may download the free Fitness Court App which acts as a coach-in-your-pocket and enhances the outdoor gym into a digitally supported wellness experience.
“We are excited to have the City of Moundsville join us in the journey to improve health and wellness as we work to make a powerful and long lasting impact on longevity and happiness by building healthy communities across America,’’ said Mitch Menaged, founder of National Fitness Campaign. “The addition of the Fitness Court, along with digital wellness programming, demonstrates a tremendous commitment to the health and wellbeing within the community.”
The community is invited to attend an opening day launch event on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM to try the Fitness Court and learn about upcoming community wellness events and programming. For more information, contact City Manager Rick Healy at 304-845-6300 or Parks & Recreation Director John White at 304-845-7733.
About National Fitness Campaign
Founded in San Francisco in 1979, National Fitness Campaign is a wellness consulting firm that provides programs and services to cities, schools and sponsors. Our mission is to build healthy communities nationwide. The campaign delivers an integrated wellness initiative, centered around the Fitness Court®– the world's best outdoor gym. National Fitness Campaign welcomed its 500th healthy community in 2023, as it continues to grow the country’s largest public-private partnership in support of wellness with the goal of building a Fitness Court® within a 10-minute bike ride of every American. Follow along with National Fitness Campaign at nationalfitnesscampaign.com or on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.