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Everyone knows a home is a big investment \u2013 for many people the biggest investment they\u2019ll make. But can a home and the neighborhood where it resides also be a big investment in one\u2019s mental and physical health?<\/p>\n

It is if you ask Jessica Robinson, a marketing specialist with Tampa Bay\u2019s Eaton Realty. More and more, she said, developers and builders are embracing the concept of \u201cwellness communities,\u201d which are developed with certain factors in mind, such as the roles exercise, environment, social activities, stress, and daily behaviors play in \u201chealth outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s very much a mental, physical, and community focus on neighborhoods created today,\u201d Robinson said. Beth McGroarty, vice president of research for the non-profit Global Wellness Institute<\/a>, said there is no overall \u201cwellness certification\u201d that can be earned by a community. However, her group outlines the positive elements that contribute to a community\u2019s wellness factor, such as infrastructure (things like water quality), technology (features like gigabit internet), and what she calls \u201csoft infrastructure,\u201d which includes everything that goes into a community to promote mental and physical well-being.<\/p>\n

Prime examples of Tampa Bay<\/a> developments that embrace wellness technology concepts are the Crystal Lagoon<\/a> communities of Metro Development Group\u2019s\u00a0Epperson<\/a>\u00a0in Wesley Chapel, and its sister community,\u00a0Mirada<\/a>,\u00a0in nearby San Antonio, said Robinson. Connected by the highest speed computer networks to help with home schooling and working from home, they also feature unique 7.5-acre and 15-acre respectively central tropical lagoons for swimming, water sports, and lounging on white-sand beaches.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWellness is a key component in all of Metro Development Group\u2019s communities,\u201d said John Afflebach, the company\u2019s marketing director. \u201cWe see wellness as a mindset, with amenities like our Metro Lagoons<\/a>, walking trails and fitness stations, tied to a wide range of activities designed to get people moving.\u201d<\/p>\n

Metro<\/a> is working with Advent Health<\/a> for wellness-related facilities in its communities, facilities buyers appreciate having nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople of all ages want to live in a wellness-themed community, both for themselves and their families,\u201d Afflebach said. \u201cWellness-related amenities consistently rank among the top things homebuyers are looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robinson said homebuyers may not be asking specifically for homes in wellness communities, but their wants list includes many of the features that the criteria.<\/p>\n

For Realtors, selling the wellness concept is little more than steering buyers toward neighborhoods that have lots of amenities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost people have never heard of a wellness community, but agents who spend time talking to their clients about their ideal home and community realize it\u2019s what they are looking for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

While the term \u201cwellness community\u201d isn\u2019t an official designation (yet), McGroarty believes Florida developers are among the leaders in the nation when it comes to embracing and implementing wellness concepts. Metro communities<\/a> already embody many of these concepts in their signature Elements, placing them the forefront of a growing movement of communities and homebuyers that prioritize wellness as a way of life.<\/p>\n

Blog adapted from an article by Times Total Media Correspondent Nick Stubbs, Tampa Bay Times, Homes section, Sunday, May 2, 2021.\u00a0https:\/\/tampabaytimes-fl.newsmemory.com\/\/?special=Homes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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