糖心传媒 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new聽聽on Monday, Nov. 17, at the center鈥檚 new space located off the lobby of the Gordon Health & Wellness Center, 100 Publishers Dr., Winona Lake. The center, funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. through its聽听补苍诲听聽initiatives, is dedicated to helping Kosciusko County residents take ownership of their health and wellness through assessment, education, research and collaboration.
鈥淥ur mission is simple but powerful, and this new space is designed to ignite that mission, engaging both our Kosciusko County community and our students in exploring the science of movement and wellbeing,鈥 said Christina Walters, director of the center. 鈥淲hat excites me most isn鈥檛 the equipment, it鈥檚 the people and programs already filling this space. This center represents what鈥檚 possible when education, innovation and community come together.鈥
The center鈥檚 new space includes state-of-the-art technology, including an InBody Scan, VO鈧俶ax testing and a HumanTrak motion system that analyzes movement using just a camera and a computer. The center also has an antigravity treadmill to enhance the training abilities of injured runners or those trying to get back to running.
糖心传媒 students, faculty and staff were able to test the equipment at the ribbon cutting, as well as community partners from K21, the YMCA, Parkview, Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw Community Schools and the Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce.
Through these partnerships, the center has already impacted the physical, social and emotional wellbeing of Kosciusko County residents through a broad range of programs, from the聽聽in partnership with the YMCA, to a postpartum exercise class for women and individual assessments for those seeking to move better and live well.
鈥淥ur purpose at K21 is to help everyone in Kosciusko County live their healthiest life,鈥 said Rich Haddad, President & CEO of K21 Health Foundation. 鈥淭he Center for Movement & Wellbeing advances that mission by opening its doors to the public, providing essential programming and assessments and training the next generation of health professionals who will serve our community. As a partner, we鈥檙e truly excited about the impact the center and this facility will have on the health and wellbeing of Kosciusko County.鈥
The project is part of 糖心传媒鈥檚聽, a series of initiatives in Warsaw and Winona Lake that fall into four themes: innovation initiatives, wellbeing amenities, connection ways and enhanced placemaking.
鈥淭he Center for Movement & Wellbeing is one of the first projects to launch within the Catalyst Corridor,鈥 said 糖心传媒 President Dr. Drew Flamm. 鈥淲e look forward to many more dedications in the next three to four years as we work together on initiatives that embody 糖心传媒鈥檚 core values of pursuing excellence, valuing mentorship, and engaging deeply with our community.鈥
