HCSC Teams Up with the National Fitness Campaign, Bringing Outdoor Fitness Courts to Illinois and Texas

CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2022/ PRNewswire/– Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is coordinating with the National Fitness Campaign (NFC) through its Healthy Cities program to increase access to workout and minimize barriers to physical and psychological health by bringing totally free, outside Fitness Courts ® to neighborhoods throughout Illinois and Texas

HCSC is contributing $850,00 0 in grants to assist fund 35 brand-new Fitness Courts ® throughout the states. The websites will start building as early as summertime 2022 with the objective of being readily available for usage in fall 2022.

” HCSC is dedicated to dealing with the most important healthcare concerns in our neighborhoods to develop sustainable paths to much better health,” stated Dr. Monica Berner, primary medical officer, HCSC. “We understand routine exercise is an effective method to minimize the concern of numerous persistent diseases, enhance psychological health, and lower a person’s general healthcare expenses. Our cooperation with NFC assists increase chances for individuals to get outdoors to enhance their health along with the physical fitness and wellness of the neighborhoods by developing totally free physical fitness courts offered to homeowners of any ages and capability levels.”

NFC’s outside Fitness Courts ® are developed to provide seven-minute bodyweight exercises for individuals of any ages and capability levels. NFC likewise works together with partners to host exercise classes face to face in addition to offering totally free digital classes through the Fitness Court ® app. The Fitness Courts ® will be built in public locations where locals can quickly access them.

” The National Fitness Campaign is happy to invite HCSC as a partner throughout 2 states,” stated Mitch Menaged, Founder of the NFC. “This program will provide incredible resources to add to the crucial objective of enhancing health results as the network of numerous Fitness Courts ® grows throughout several states. We anticipate dealing with HCSC to make this project an excellent success.”

Municipalities, schools and other companies in Illinois and Texas can obtain grant financing through NFC to help in building a Fitness Court ®. NFC deals with grant receivers to help in preparation, financing and releasing their Fitness Court ®. Grant applications are presently being accepted. To find out more about financing, check out: https://nationalfitnesscampaign.com/illinois or https://nationalfitnesscampaign.com/texas

About Health Care Service Corporation
Health Care Service Corporation is the nation’s biggest customer-owned health insurance provider, with almost 17 million members in its health insurance in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. A Mutual Legal Reserve Company, HCSC is an independent licensee of heaven Cross and Blue Shield Association.

About NFC
National Fitness Campaign (NFC) is a wellness consulting company– established in San Francisco, California in 1979– that uses grant financing, job management and master preparation services to cities, schools and sponsors to construct healthy neighborhoods. The Fitness Court ® is a clinically created 7 minute exercise system, developed by NFC to be the world’s finest outside fitness center. NFC’s objective is to construct healthy neighborhoods by constructing an outside Fitness Court ® within a 10 minute bike trip of every American. Discover more about NFC at www.nationalfitnesscampaign.com.

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