Winkler County, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and National Fitness Campaign Provide Free Fitness for Everyone in Kermit and Wink

Winkler County, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and National Fitness Campaign Provide Free Fitness for Everyone in Kermit and Wink

State-of-the-art outdoor Fitness Court^® coming to Kermit and Wink County parks

WINK, Texas - Winkler County, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and National Fitness Campaign announced a partnership to bring an outdoor Fitness Court^® and digital wellness programming to Winkler County. The Fitness Court at Wink Park will open 10 a.m. April 30 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

This Fitness Court was developed by Winkler County, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and NFC to expand free access to high-quality workouts and create equitable access to exercise for communities across the region. The Fitness Court is the world's best outdoor gym that lets users leverage their body weight to get a complete workout at seven exercise stations.

Created for people at least age 14 of all abilities, the Fitness Court workouts are adaptable for all fitness levels, allowing participants to move at their own pace. Users also may download the free Fitness Court app which acts as a coach-in-your-pocket and enhances the outdoor gym into a digitally supported wellness experience. Winkler County is one of 35 campaign partners building a network of Fitness Courts across the state with the help of BCBSTX.

"In addition to improvement in physical health, physical activity improves behavioral health conditions and can foster opportunities to make new social connections," said Dr. Mark Chassay, BCBSTX chief medical officer. "About half of U.S. adults are not getting enough physical activity in their daily lives. Helping fund these Fitness Courts is just one example of how we can support optimal health outcomes for all Texans right in their own communities."

"We are excited to have Winkler County join us in the journey to improve health and wellness as we work to make a powerful and long lasting impact on health outcomes and happiness by building healthy communities across America,'' said Mitch Menaged, National Fitness Campaign founder. "The addition of the outdoor Fitness Court, along with digital wellness programming, demonstrates a tremendous commitment to the health and well-being within the Wink and Kermit communities."

Residents are invited to attend the launch event and try the Fitness Court. For information, contact Winkler County at 432-586-2526. For information about BCBSTX's support of NFC, visit https://www.nationalfitnesscampaign.com/texas.

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Celebrating 95 years of helping improve the health of Texans, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas - the only statewide, customer-owned health insurer in Texas - is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with more than 168,000 physicians and health care practitioners, and 550 hospitals to serve eight million members in all 254 counties. BCBSTX is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Texas, Illinois, Montana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico). Health Care Service Corporation is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

About Winkler County
The Courthouse was built in 1929-30 in response to the need for a larger courthouse after the discovery of oil in the county in 1926, this replaced a 1910 structure on the same site. Designed by architect David Castle, the four-story classical revival/beaux arts building features distinctive two-story classical columns, decorative double-doors surrounds and transoms, and paired and triple windows on the second and third floors. A one-story addition was built in the 1950s. In the beginning, the jail was housed on the 4th floor, but in 1999 was moved to the detention center. County Government plays an important part in the history of County residents as we provide services throughout their lives by recording births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, provide health care to indigents, defense to indigent defendants, certify deaths, and probate wills of the deceased. Texans depend on counties to record land records, register voters, hold elections, and maintain rural roads. Winkler County personnel carry out responsibilities in the justice system on the various courts, law enforcement, probation and housing of inmates awaiting trial or punishment, public safety, health, welfare, veteran, library, and agricultural services as well as various administrative functions.

About National Fitness Campaign
Founded in San Francisco in 1979, National Fitness Campaign (NFC) is a wellness consulting firm that provides programs and services to cities, schools and sponsors. Our mission is to build healthy communities nationwide. The campaign delivers an integrated wellness initiative, centered around the Fitness Court®- the world's best outdoor gym. National Fitness Campaign is preparing to welcome its 750th healthy community in 2025, as it continues to grow the country's largest public-private partnership in support of wellness with the goal of building a Fitness Court® within a 10-minute bike ride of every American. Learn more about National Fitness Campaign at nationalfitnesscampaign.com and follow along on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.