Staying Healthy in Grimes

Living a healthy lifestyle in Grimes is easy to do with all the amazing parks, activities and healthy food choices available!

Not only does daily physical activity and fueling your body with essential nutrients help boost a healthy lifestyle, but it can help building a robust immune system. These two things also help support a healthy spine and reinforce the chiropractic work we are doing in our Johnston chiropractic office.


Parks & Outdoor Recreation in Grimes

Exercise and moving your body play a vital role in chiropractic and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Grimes is known for its abundance of parks, trails and opportunities to get outside and get moving!

Here is a list of parks, trails, playgrounds and more located in Grimes…

Autumn Park

Autumn park is a 1.7 acre park in Grimes, Iowa. this park is a wonderful green space to get out of the house and enjoy nature. A great place to walk, take your shoes off and put your toes in the grass. Soak up all the grounding Autumn park has to offer.

400 NW Brookside Drive

Grimes, IA 50111

Beaverbrooke Park

Developed in November of 2007, this 6.4-acre neighborhood park is located at the south end of Park Circle off James Street. Access is by the North Walking Trail. The park includes a shelter, a grill, 2 picnic tables, and a playset.

797 N James St

Grimes, IA 50111

Glenstone Park

This park was developed in September 2009 with a full grade and shelter. Phase 2 in 2013 included park equipment and a trail. This 3.6-acre park has a 20 feet wide open gazebo with 2 picnic tables (no electrical outlets or grill). The park is located in the heart of Glenstone Trail in the southeast portion of Grimes along the Johnston Border.

3100 SE Glenstone Dr

Grimes, IA 50111

Grimes Community Complex Park

The park was developed in June 2011 with new equipment added including a swing set, a playset with multiple slides and structures, basketball hoops, a sand volleyball court, and a green space to the west of the Grimes Community Complex with a picnic area.

410 SE Main Street

Grimes, IA 50111

Heritage Park

Heritage park is a great place to get out and go for a stroll. Dog friendly, so be sure to bring your dog out and take them for a stroll.

1055 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd

Grimes, IA 50111

Kennybrook South Park

Constructed in June 2018, just off of Southwest Brookside Drive in the western part of Grimes, this 4.5-acre park includes a half-basketball court, playground equipment, a shelter, trails, a green space, and a sand volleyball court.

800 SW Brookside Dr

Grimes, IA 50111

North Pointe Park

Developed in October of 2009, this 3.48-acre park has a play structure, a swing set, a 16-feet square open shelter, and two picnic tables. The park is located on the northeast side of Grimes just east of Highway 141.

2500 NE 18th St

Grimes, IA 50111

Waterworks Park

One of Grimes’ first parks, this 8.5-acre park is located north of Highway 44 by the Grimes Library. It has two open shelters with electricity, two playgrounds, a sand volleyball court, an open green space, and three ball diamonds. Four picnic tables are located at the west shelter and seven picnic tables at the east shelter.

100 N James St

Grimes, IA 50111

Places to workout in Grimes

CrossFit Merle Hay

4367 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310

Located on Merle Hay Road, right outside Grimes lies this great fitness facility. This gym focuses on inclusivity in their fitness programs, and emphasizes results.

Anytime Fitness

They offer 24/7 access, one-on-one personal training, and group workouts for when you're here- and the right tools to keep you on track when you're not

255 SW Brookside Dr.

Grimes, IA 50111

Elite Edge Fitness

Find real results at Elite Edge! After beginning their free week, thousands of other people just like you have gotten a glimpse of the transformation that is actually possible for them. These people have gone on to lose 20 – 180 pounds, get their lives back, and feel better with personalized nutrition counseling and ongoing training.

1884 SE Destination Dr.

Grimes Iowa 50111

Eating Healthy in Grimes

Eating a diet rich in diverse whole foods is essential for building your immunity and reinforcing a healthy lifestyle. While its easy to get healthy with at home cooking, it can be difficult to achieve a healthy meal while out and about.

Viet Thai Taste

At Viet Thai Taste Restaurants we offer meals of excellent quality and invite you to try our delicious food. The key to our success is simple: providing quality consistent food that tastes great every single time.

270 W 1st St, Grimes, IA 50111

Herbalife-Peak Nutrition

We offer healthy meal replacement shakes, clean energy drinks, post workout shakes and kid options.

309 SE Main St suite b, Grimes, IA 50111

Clarity Chiropractic: Best Local Chiropractor, Johnston and Grimes Iowa

At Clarity Chiropractic, we focus on neurologically based chiropractic care. We utilize one of the most researched and specific techniques in chiropractic care, addressing the nervous system, or the master controller within the body. Utilizing state of the art tech, we can pinpoint exactly where the problem lies, and what it is going to take to fix it. This allows our office to get to the root of your health concerns. The next step for you and your family is to schedule and initial consultation with our clinic, so we can better help you to live a pain free life. Contact us here or call (515) 212-5715 to book your consult today!