Blondel Garner of Human Services and Chattanooga Head Start works out Thursday at Well Advantage, the new fitness center for city of Chattanooga employees, located on East 11th Street.BY THE NUMBERS
• $4.1 million: Cost to build wellness center• 140: Average daily visitors at new center• 50: Average daily visitors at former 10th Street center• 418: Number of new members since it openedSource: Chattanooga
Jessica Stephens, a certified pharmacy tech with Well Advantage fills a prescription while cashier Rena Caradine picks up an order for a customer.Chattanooga Police Officer Bakari Welles used to have a membership to The Rush.
But no more.
He dropped it when the city’s new wellness center opened.
“I’ve canceled all my memberships,” he said.