Wellness Center Access
Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences offers wellness facilities and fitness classes at two locations:
- 8025 Grand Avenue in West Des Moines
- 3200 Grand Avenue in Des Moines
These facilities are exclusively available to DMU students, alumni, employees and retirees via badge access. To access either wellness center, off-campus visitors must first complete a wellness release form to obtain a badge.
Please note, DMU’s wellness centers are not open to the public. However, wellness classes and training are available through the Des Moines University Clinic.
8025 Grand Wellness Center
Available 24/7
3200 Grand Wellness Center
Weekdays: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Weekends: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8025 Grand Avenue Wellness Center
The DMU Wellness Center at 8025 Grand features:
- Doughty Family Activity Pool
- Groben Wellness Lab
- Swift Gymnasium (with collegiate-sized basketball court)
- Cycling Room
- Cardio and Weight Equipment
- Functional Fitness Area With an Indoor Rig
- Group Exercise Room
- Intramural Sports Program
- Locker Rooms
- Meditation Rooms
- Two-Lane Track
3200 Grand Avenue Wellness Center
The DMU Wellness Center at 3200 Grand features:
- Collegiate-Sized Basketball Court
- Cardio and Weight Equipment
- Intramural Sports Program
- Locker Rooms
- Multipurpose Activity Room
- Nutrition Teaching Kitchen
- Two-Lane Track
On-Campus Wellness Opportunities
In addition to the fitness facilities at 8025 and 3200 Grand, the university also offers the following wellness opportunities to DMU students and employees:
- Incentive programs to promote weight management, physical activity, nutrition, and stress management
- Fitness classes including strength training, yoga, indoor cycling, TRX, WERQ, kickboxing, H.I.I.T., Pilates and barre
- Body composition testing
- Individualized exercise programs
- Personal wellness consultations
- Individual Personal Wellness Profile (PWP) - an assessment tool which identifies personal health risks and provides strategies for reaching health and fitness goals
- Chair massages for a nominal fee
“At DMU, Wellness is a core value. We live it, we endorse it, we celebrate it.
We even designed our new campus to meet WELL building standards. It is not just a talking point — it is truly valuing the health and well-being of our entire campus community.”