Skip to main content

Home

/

Wellbeing

/

Fitness

Fitness

woman with hand weight
The Wellness Center will close beginning Friday, October 4th at 9pm until further notice due to the impending inclement weather and the low-lying location of the Wellness Center.  We will provide reopening details as we get them.

 

The Mission of our Fitness Program(s) is to empower our employees and their families to make positive health decisions by providing a variety of programs that facilitate healthy lifestyles and contribute to a higher level of personal satisfaction resulting in increased productivity and better service to the public.

 

The YourChoice Plan offers a variety of fitness opportunities:

 

Stay Connected

Join our MYC Fitness Center Community Facebook Page.  You will find Tips, Accountability, Support and Fun Challenges!!  We will post changes to the group fitness schedule, cancellations, and gym updates.  To join, follow one of these options below:

1) Using your Smart Phone:  Open your camera, hold it over the code and you will be directed to our page.  Please request approval to join.

  

2)  OR simply use the link below:

     Click Here

Wellness Center Staff

Julie Drackett

Worksite Wellness Manager

A native of Florida and raised here in Bradenton, Julie has had a love for fitness and exercise since childhood. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science from the University of South Florida. She ran a fitness center in Sun City Center for over 10 years before moving to New Zealand. Upon returning from living oversees, she began working for Manatee YourChoice Health Plan. She loves getting to share her passion for movement and exercise with our members. 

Julie Drackett

Dan Trongone

Worksite Wellness Coordinator

Dan joins Manatee County as our Worksite Wellness Coordinator. He was the strength and conditioning coach at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas training Army pilots who fly the Blackhawk, Chinook and Apache gunship aircraft.

Dan Trongone

Marcia Polese

Worksite Wellness Administrative Assistant

Marcia joined the Manatee YourChoice team in May 2018. She has many years of administrative and customer service experience. 

Marcia Polese