Plano North - January 2026

Health & wellness

BY JENNA STEPHENSON

Health & Wellness Edition 2026

Plano readers, welcome to your 2026 Health and Wellness edition. Our second annual Health and Wellness edition looks to serve as a resource for readers looking to live healthier in 2026. The goal of this guide is to bring you news on full-body wellness, developing healthy habits and preventive care. All of the stories are compiled by our team of local journalists, and all of the advertisements are from nearby businesses who support our mission to provide free, useful news. Looking to get a head start on your New Year’s Resolution? Check out our updates on local parks and trails projects in Plano. That includes projects at Los Rios Park, Oak Point Park and Nature Reserve and many others across the city. Also in this special edition is an update on the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, which was closed for nearly a year before reopening in late 2026 with updates.

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Updated recreation center reopens

Plano’s Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center has ocially reopened after an 11-month closure, according to a news release from city ocials. The center closed Jan. 7, 2025 to allow for major renovations. The details Plano Parks and Recreation celebrated the project’s completion with a grand reopening Dec. 4, and regular operations resumed at 5 a.m. the following day. The city of Plano spent $15.9 million on updates to the center, including: • New children’s pool play structure • New pool deck • Updated locker rooms • Replaced heating, ventilating, and air-condition-

• New cardio equipment Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center has the most foot trac of any recreation facility in the Plano system, and the improvements represent the largest renovation to the center since its opening in 2007. “As a facility that welcomes over 400,000 guests each year, we know how much our community values the Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center, and we are committed to ensuring it is well maintained,” Plano Parks and Recreation Director Ron Smith said in a statement online. The big picture Voters approved funds for the center’s renova- tion as part of the 2021 bond referendum. Other 2021 bond projects still underway include renovations to Longhorn Park and concrete repairs across various roads.

The Tom Muehlenbeck Recreation Center resumed normal operations Dec. 5.

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