E-Fitness sets sights on health

e-Fitness & Wellness is located in the rapidly developing Cedar-Popp's area near Interstate 10 in Biloxi, with easy access from much of the Mississippi Coast. The large complex includes seven pools, from an indoor cold-dip pool for muscle therapy to an outdoor family pool that is part of melding fun with physical activity.

At a Saturday membership party, those who have signed up before doors officially open will see 160 pieces of state-of-the art exercise equipment for cardio and muscle-strengthening workouts, locker-filled rooms near the co-ed sauna and steam rooms and an overall open layout in the 175,000-square-foot complex that allows viewing many activities at the same time, including two places to eat and socialize.

Some features won't be in place. Yet to come will be the Nirodha Spa, offering massage therapy, hair and skin care and other spa amenities for men and women. Within a few months, the center hopes to have Lanier Gymnastics and Gulf Coast School of Dance, both called e-ffiliates.

"Wellness is no longer a luxury. It's a necessity," said Brian Picou, who wears two hats as e-Fitness wellness director and executive director of the Mississippi Wellness Foundation, and who also has a master's in exercise physiology.

"Mississippi has the highest risk factor population in the country, and we intend to educate and enlighten the population about accountability for their own health. This center shows how socialization and entertainment are tied to the industry of fitness and wellness. People haven't made the connection yet, but they will."

The staff of 75, many part-time specialists, is particularly excited about a partnership with the Parisi Speed School, an internationally recognized program for sports training that helps hone the potential of young athletes. There are also a spinning bike room and two racquet ball courts.

A rubberized indoor walking-jogging track encircles much of the exercise equipment, some of which includes TV screens and audio for watching shows or keeping an eye on your child in the Wee Kids child-care program.

Part-time and drop-in day care is available to members, the theory being parents won't have the excuse of no time away from the kids to exercise.

The day care is within the 20,000-square-foot e-Kids, described as a medically directed children's center with a goal of preventing childhood obesity and promoting healthy lifetime habits. Indoor rock climbing, gymnastics, an outdoor playground, birthday-party sites, swim lessons and strength training are presented as fun ways to achieve those goals.

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