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Delayed Wellness Center Expansion Taking Place

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the expansion of Hill Country Memorial’s Wellness Center last year but those plans are finally moving forward.

In the meantime, the services offered at the Wellness Center are temporarily relocated while the main facility undergoes renovation and expansion.

The Group Exercise Studio is at 1316 South State Highway 16 and the HCM Business Office/ Personalized Services is at 200 W. Windcrest, Suite 100. Those services include nutrition and diabetes consultation, massage, and smoking cessation appointments.

The Good Health, First Aid, and CPR registration and classes have been moved to the Cailloux Birthing Center Classroom at the hospital.

The cardio room has been relocated to the Aerobic Floor. The pool was temporarily shut down but will remain open during the construction. The Circuit and Strength Room remains open.

Members will be able to check in and reserve or cancel classes with a new app that is being tested and expected to go live in the fall.

During construction, members can park at the west side parking lot at Windcrest and Reuben streets. LARGER FACILITY

When completed, the total size will increase more than 60% to 31,830 square feet. ADDED LOCKER ROOMS

The two men’s locker rooms will be updated, and a new women’s locker room added, along with a new family locker room. MORE EDUCATIONAL SPACE

The center will now have three classrooms, up from one.

This will allow the center to accommodate up to 80 hours of weekly class time. LARGER WORKOUT AREAS

• Circuit Training will increase from 1,300 to 2,500 square feet. • Cardio Room will add 400 square feet. • Aerobic/Exercise Classrooms will go from one small room to three flexible rooms with modern sound control systems.

This will allow them to offer 125 classes per week. • Addition of an indoor track.

• Addition of an outdoor activity area. NEW COMMUNITY SPACE

For the first time, the public will be able to enjoy indoor and outdoor spaces dedicated to community gatherings, including juice and snack bars. INCREASED COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Doubling the number of Community Outreach programs from 10 to 20.

Assisting and encouraging active lifestyles means an increase in the overall health of the community, resulting in fewer hospital stays and quicker recovery times from major procedures.

The Wellness Center Revitalization is one more way HCM can fulfill its mission to “Give Wellness.