Minges Wellness Center

02/24/2026

We would like to congratulate Kaye Hardison on being our February member of the month! Kaye has been a hard worker since joining the gym last year. Congratulations Kaye!

02/20/2026

The Minges Wellness Center will be closed tomorrow, Saturday 2/21, for the Heart Strides 5k & Fun Run.

Wishing you had another way to exercise? Good news! Registration is open until the race starts. Come out tomorrow and support the Lenoir Hospital Foundation!

Registration time is running out!! 🏃💙
Don’t miss out on our Heart Strides 5k and Fun Run all while supporting the Lenoir Hospital Foundation!

🔗 Register now: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Kinston/HeartStridesKAndFunRun

02/17/2026

We would like to take a moment to recognize Mr. Charles Robbie Grant for having the most visits in 2025! Robbie is a longtime member of the Wellness Center and has been a member here for over 15 years. Great job Robbie!

02/10/2026

🥊We are excited to announce that we are now an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing International HQ here at Minges Wellness Center! We are grateful to the Lenoir Hospital Foundation for their generous grant that made it possible to start up this program.

🥊Rock Steady Boxing is specifically designed to slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease through evidence-based exercise. Through our certified Head Coach, boxers with Parkinson's Disease will meet to fight back against Parkinson's through non-contact boxing workouts twice a week.

🥊If you or someone you know has a Parkinson's diagnosis, please reach out to Alyssa Dunn at Minges@rsbaffiliate.com or call 252-522-7944 for more details. We cannot wait to start this new journey!

02/09/2026

Get Real and Heel at the Minges Wellness Center is excited to announce that our third cohort has graduated from our cancer exercise program! This was a hard-working group, and they were a joy to work with!
We are now recruiting for our next FREE 12-week group exercise program for people affected by cancer! If you are interested in being a part of our next session, please call Erin Williams at 252-522-7280

02/07/2026

We are excited that this event has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 17th at 3:00PM. This event is open to any person with a cancer diagnosis, even if you are not a member of the Minges Wellness Center, we would love to have you join us!

Ready to get REAL and HEEL? 💙 Our event with Chris Draft has been rescheduled!

Join Minges Wellness Center as we welcome NFL Pro Chris Draft for a light workout on Tuesday, February 17th, from 3-4pm!

This event is open to anyone with a cancer diagnosis; all fitness levels are welcome! Please RSVP to Erin Williams at 252-522-7280. 💪✨

02/04/2026

The Minges Wellness Center will be open for our regular Wednesday hours of 12:00PM-7:00PM today. We hope to see you soon!

02/02/2026

Minges Wellness Center will be closed tomorrow, February 3. We hope you see everyone soon! Stay safe.

01/30/2026

Everyone stay safe and we can't wait to see you guys back in the gym! We are open normal hours today, Friday 1/30, 6:00-6:00.

Updates will be posted here.❄️

01/26/2026

Unfortunately, due to the weather and travel concerns, Chris Draft will not be able to join us in person tomorrow, 1/27. This event will be rescheduled in March, with more information to come. He will be joining us via Zoom tomorrow, 1/27, from 3:30-4:00 for a workout session. All cancer survivors are encouraged to join us using the following link: https://zoom.us/j/91815601572

Chris Draft is a former NFL player who is now a lung cancer advocate. He will be joining us at the Minges Wellness Center Tuesday, January 27th from 3:00-4:30 pm to participate in a special exercise blitz session and a meet and greet with our cancer survivors! ALL cancer survivors and previous Get Real and Heel exercise participants are encouraged to join us for this fantastic opportunity!! Please call for more information!

01/21/2026

Former NFL player and lung cancer awareness advocate, Chris Draft will visit UNC Health Lenoir on Tuesday, January 27, to spotlight the Get Real and Heel exercise oncology program at the Minges Wellness Center.

01/16/2026

The Minges Wellness Center would like to congratulate Punching Through Parkinson's participant Danny Rowland on completing 25 workouts with the program! Danny joined the program immediately after his diagnosis and we have noticed much improvement. He always works hard and never lets anything get in the way of his goals. Way to go Danny!