Eastern Star Masonic Home Wellness Center

02/20/2026

8:30am Fit For Life is cancelled for this morning February, 20. All other classes will resume as scheduled. Stay safe!

02/17/2026

Fat Tuesday celebration complete with the Central Iowa Jazz Trio! Thank you for providing us with festive music this morning!

02/17/2026

1 hour! The countdown is on 🎉

02/16/2026

🎉This is how we celebrate birthdays around here 🎉

02/15/2026

02/13/2026

We were thrilled to host BHS students as part of their Professionalism Day! Thank you for taking time to stop by the Wellness Center 😃

02/10/2026

✅ No start-up fees
✅ No cancellation fees
✅ No contracts

That’s just one of the perks of our 50+ Wellness Center! Try it for a month and see what you think. But we’ll let you in on a little secret…

They keep coming back 😉

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Ready to test your balance?

02/05/2026

We had a special guest today!

Ginger is in the beginning stages of becoming a future therapy dog. Cassie thought the Wellness Center was the perfect place to work on socialization and we couldn’t agree more!

She is already such a well-behaved pup! ❤️🐶

01/31/2026

When Jessica offers to give you an orientation on the weight equipment, don’t turn that offer down! 😃

I witnessed something incredible this week.

While I was at work, I happened to look down at the weight equipment and it was all…women! This might not seem like such a big deal to you all but I work in a 50+ Wellness Center, which makes this even more incredible.

You see, it really wasn’t that long ago that the weight training section was DOMINATED by men. It was the way of life. Women were meant to be on the cardio equipment and men were meant to be in the weight room.

16 years ago, I introduced free weights into my routine and if I told you I was intimidated, that doesn’t even shine a light on it. So, I picked up on my fellow gym goers routine. I watched from my elliptical and I would note what time the men would leave the weight room so it would be empty. As soon as they would leave, I’d run in there and try the weight lifting exercises I discovered in my magazine 🤣 I didn’t know what the heck I was doing, but I tried my best to copy the movement I saw.

As time went on, I became more and more confident and I joined those men at the same time. Because if I’m being honest, I hated cardio! Still do! What I never expected was for them to be supportive and tell me how awesome it was to see a female in the weight room. They even invited me to join their workouts and I’ve never pushed myself so hard!

Years went by and my love for weights continued to grow. What also grew was the amount of women in the weight room over the years. It’s truly incredible! The confidence that weight training gives you cannot be replaced by anything else. My goal is to have EVERYONE lift weights in some capacity. When I say this, I’m not telling you that you need to squat or deadlift hundreds of pounds to reap the benefits. It actually takes much less than that.

I could go all day if you ask me the benefits of strength training….

You want to improve your balance?
Strength training

You want to improve bone density?
Strength training

You want to increase your testosterone naturally?
Strength training

You want to lose your tummy?
Strength training

You want to reduce blood pressure and regulate blood sugar?
Strength training

You want to lose weight and most importantly lose fat?
Strength training

Stiff and achy joints?
Strength training

You want to speed up your metabolism?
Strength training

You want to completely transform your physique?
Strength training

You want to live independently for as long as possible?
Strength training

I’m done now. But there’s still more benefits. It’s never too late to start strength training.