New Concord's Health Kick to bring healthy lifestyle to village - Daily Jeff

NEW CONCORD — A pair of partners have brought not only their youthful energy, but their healthful products to a new store in the village.

Managing partners Kaleb Wiseman and Megan Yocum, with the help of partner Brian Baker, opened Health Kick at 185 West Main St., Suite B, in the Community Commons business square.

What is Health Kick?

“We are a nutrition club,” Yocum said. “So, we bring a healthy, active lifestyle to the community.”

“When you come in, you go through a three-step process,” Wiseman said. “You get an aloe shooter, which is good for hydration and digestive health. Step two is our herbal tea that will boost your metabolism and give you some energy.”

“The last step,” Yocum said, “is a meal replacement shake. They have 21 of your essential vitamins and minerals in them for the day. It would be like eating a whole healthy meal, but a lot less calories. They’re high in protein. They have all the same nutrients as a meal but with lower calories.”

The shakes come in 85 flavors; tea flavors include raspberry, peach, lemon and original.

In a way, Health Kick can be thought of as a “smoothie bar,” as it were — a place where college kids and others can hang out and learn about nutrition.

“We basically just like to create a fun, positive atmosphere for people to come to,” Yocum said.

Although Wiseman and Yocum just opened the store on July 14, they already are planning more services. They soon will start a weight loss challenge and a free, fit club.

At present, Health Kick has five employee coaches and health-minded patrons who want them will be assigned a coach.

It’s ideal “for someone who is aspiring to lose weigh or just, in general, get healthy,” Yocum said.

“We can pretty much do anything, depending on what their health goals are,” Wiseman said. “Healthy aging — across the board, we can personalize it. We have a wide variety of products.”

Although Health Kick is new to New Concord, the partners are not new to the business. They have worked in a similar store in South Zanesville that is owned by Yocum’s parents, Denise and Dave Yocum. Some Jeffersonian readers may remember Dave Yocum, a former Jeffersonian Person of the Year and former postmaster at Cumberland.

Health Kick is open every day of the week. Its hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday.

For more information, call 740-826-0399.

New Concord"s Health Kick to bring healthy lifestyle to village - Daily Jeff