Overview
The medically based fitness facility for the community has 58 pieces of exercise equipment with 25 group exercise classes weekly. Voted the #1 Place to Shape Up by Free Press readers. Membership open to community members. Certified fitness professionals on duty at all times. Showers and lockers available with daily towel service. Wellness Center parking and covered canopy entrance make access easy for our customers. Download the Minges Wellness Center brochure. Call 252-522-7207, 252-522-7944 to speak to an exercise instructor.
Also from the Minges Wellness Center are programs and outreach activities designed to improve public health. We dedicate ourselves to innovation that is visionary, creative, and serves as a catalyst for improving the health of the community. For information about any of our programs or to receive a brochure, contact the Minges Wellness Center staff at 252-522-7014 or 252-522-7028.
Geriatric Physician Opens Office
Dr. Mobolanle Gbadamosi has opened an internal medicine/geriatric medical practice, Kinston Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, at 2508 N. Queen Street. The office may be reached at 252-208-1965. Geriatrics is an area of medicine dealing with elderly patients. The main goals of geriatrics are to promote the health of the elderly and to prevent and treat diseases they may encounter. Lenoir Memorial welcomes Dr. Gbadamosi and the new specialty she brings to our community.
LEARN MOREGo to the track and WALK!
The Lenoir Memorial community walking track is open 24/7. With convenient parking, water fountain, fenced-in playground, and picnic tables, it is the perfect location to start a walking program.
LEARN MORELighten Up Lenoir
Lighten Up Lenoir is a free community weight loss program sponsored by the Minges Wellness Center and the Lenoir Memorial Foundation. Lighten Up Lenoir is designed to help you lose weight by forming motivational groups of four to keep you on target. It’s a fun way for the whole community to get healthier together. The competition begins May 21 and again on September 19 so log on and sign up! www.lightenuplenoir.org
LEARN MORELenoir Memorial adds physician at Lenoir Surgical
Wayne Jarman, MD has joined the staff at Lenoir Surgical. Back in November, Lenoir Memorial opened its second hospital-owned clinic, Lenoir Surgical, which is located in the old Kinston Surgical Associates offices. Dr. Jarman and Dr. Tanner are both general surgeons and are accepting new patients. Most insurances are accepted and filed. For additional information please contact the practice directly at 252-775-5999
LEARN MORELet’s go to the grocery store - creative choices for cookouts
Come stroll the aisles of the grocery store with our registered dietitian. This session will focus on tips for summer cookouts and how to make healthier yet tasty food choices. Registration is required as group size is limited. For more information or to register, please call Angie Doncaster, RD, LDN, at 252-522-7471.
LEARN MORELighten Up Lenoir
The second session of Lighten Up Lenoir, our free community resource for better health, begins May 21. If you participated in the first session, there is no need to register again just keep putting in your weekly weights. If you are NOT one of the nearly 1,000 people who participated in the last session, get your team together and register today! www.lightenuplenoir.org
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Let’s Go to the Grocery Store: Power of Protein
Come stroll the aisles of the grocery store with our registered dietitian. This session will focus on the benefits of protein and guidelines for healthier and cost effective food choices.
LEARN MOREFree Skin Cancer Screening Clinic
Dr. Dan Henshaw and Victoria Rhodes, PA, along with Wellness Center staff are providing this free screening. The clinic is open to anyone who has not attended a free skin cancer screening clinic. Since this clinic is limited to 45 people advance registration is required. Please call 252-522-7014 as soon as possible to sign up for your screening.
LEARN MOREColorectal Cancer Screen
This free clinic is for men & women age 40 and up who have never been screened for or had colorectal cancer. Preregister by calling 252-522-7014.
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