A new medical and wellness practice has taken up residence in
the Edge district Downtown.
WellFit Medicine & Nutrition opened this month in a renovated 10,000-square-foot building at 600 Madison Ave. The business is the brainchild of Jeremy Draper M.D., who is board certified in family medicine, and his mother Catherine Draper, a registered dietician.
WellFit promotes preventative medicine, proper nutrition and functional fitness. As part of the broader fitness connection, a CrossFit affiliate – Metabolic CrossFit – will be housed in the building as well.
Jeremy Draper previously operated WellFit in Jackson, Tenn., but decided to move the business to Memphis due to patient demand and a desire to keep the family closer.
His brother Jonathan Draper is involved as well. Jeremy, Jonathan and Catherine are all CrossFit Level 1 trainers and will coach classes at Metabolic CrossFit.
The family is comfortable in business together: They have owned and operates Drapers Catering of Memphis LLC for the past 25 years.
“We’re used to working in a family business,” Catherine Draper said. “Our children have grown up working together with us. It makes sense for us to continue along those lines and focus on wellness in both our catering company and clinic/gym.”
Jeremy Draper said he chose the Edge district primarily because of its proximity to the Memphis medical community and specifically the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
“Doctors, nurses, students and other health care professionals are some of our best clients,” he said. “They are so busy taking care of everyone else that they need someone to take care of them.”
Draper completed his Doctor of Medicine degree at UTHSC. Family medicine appealed to him early on as a way to treat the “whole person” with regular prevention and monitoring. He specializes in wellness, prevention and hormone replacement therapies.
WellFit Medicine & Nutrition is open Tuesday through Friday and Metabolic CrossFit is open Monday through Saturday. More information is available on the company’s websites,
www.wellfitmedicine.com and
www.metaboliccrossfit.com.
By Jane A. Donahoe
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