Stronger, Faster, Healthier: Indianapolis School Gets New Fitness Space to Support Students

Students at an Indianapolis middle school have a new space to help them stay healthy and develop their athletic abilities.

More than 40 Elevance Health volunteers recently teamed up with the Impact Fitness Foundation to create a modern fitness and strength training area at Thomas Carr Howe Middle School. The group assembled and installed fitness equipment, put down new flooring, and set up storage systems to help establish a place where students can build healthy habits, learn proper fitness techniques, and develop meaningful connections with peers and leaders throughout the year.

The project marks the fifth consecutive year that Elevance Health and the Impact Fitness Foundation have partnered on a fitness initiative at an Indianapolis school in celebration of the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tipoff — a premier women’s college basketball tournament held in November. After identifying a need for more structured offseason fitness opportunities specifically for female students, staff at Howe Middle School planned to use the new space in part to provide those opportunities.

“Helping young people develop healthy habits early in life can make a lasting difference in their well-being,” said Gail K. Boudreaux, president and chief executive officer of Elevance Health. “Through our continued partnership with the Impact Fitness Foundation, we’re investing in the futures of these students and in the health of our communities.”

Learn more about the fitness project in the video.