A practice, by design.
Wellness Elite Fitness opened in 2019 in Friendswood, Texas. Founded and owned by Imani Lowery. Built to program strength, recovery, longevity, and nutrition as one practice — not as four separate vendors sharing a parking lot.
The mission, in plain language.
I founded Wellness Elite Fitness in 2019 because the wellness industry sells modalities — one for strength, one for recovery, one for diagnostics, one for nutrition — and asks the member to integrate them on their own. Most can’t. I built a place that does the integration for them.
The practice is small on purpose. The team doesn’t scale by adding bodies; the team scales by raising the standard. Atlas, the named coach, is the layer that holds your training, your recovery cadence, your last lab read, and the team’s notes in one thread. Najla Crawford, LPC — Director of Practice — Behavioral Wellness. The trainers are on the floor when the door is open.
The practice is membership-only on purpose — the consult, the tour, the floor, and the protocols are reserved for the people who want a practice, not a gym membership. If this is the right month, the practice is here. If not, the practice will be here next month too.
Imani Lowery also leads the Executive Wellness Corporate Program — a ninety-day cohort engagement for Houston-south leadership teams.
Programmed as one.
Each pillar by itself is a hobby. Sequenced into one cycle, by one team, in one room, the four pillars become a practice.
Strength
The floor — specified from Panatta, Atlantis, and Watson. Personal training, MetCon, open floor.
Recovery
Hyperbaric oxygen, cryotherapy, infrared sauna, float, therapeutic massage, IV hydration. Sequenced into the program.
Nutrition
Practice-led nutrition coaching and behavioral wellness counsel with Najla Crawford, LPC. Threaded through the cycle.
The work that surrounds the practice.
Three references that orbit the wellness facility — the publication, the apparel, and the named coach. Each is its own line; together they make the brand.
The Bioneer
Our quarterly print and digital magazine. Long-form thinking on biohacking, longevity, recovery, and the science the practice is reading. Subscriptions and back issues live at thebioneermag.com.
Read The Bioneer ↗The Collection
Apparel, art prints, and books from the editorial side of the practice. Pop-graffiti renaissance art on white-marble statue staging.
Preview ↗Atlas
The Wellness Elite Coach — a 24/7 concierge for members by SMS, on the lobby kiosk, in the member portal, and bylined in The Bioneer. Included with every membership.
Meet Atlas →Walk the floor.
The fastest way to know whether we are designed for you is to be in the room with us. Book the consult; the tour is on us.
104 Whispering Pines Ave
Friendswood, TX 77546
Members on the practice.
Real Google reviews from verified members — pulled directly from our public listing.
“This is a absolute gem of a gym. Family owned and ran. Is the cleanest gun I've been to. Staff is absolutely phenomenal and service is top notch. If you're looking for a gym that's not packed great environment this is the place for you.…”
“Excellent gym! The staff and owner are very welcoming, friendly, and accommodating. The equipment is in top shape (most if not all is new) and the entire place is always spotless. I joined six months ago and am very pleased that I did.…”
“Awesome gym and amenities! Super friendly staff and welcoming atmosphere. Good place if you’re wanting gym and wellness/biohacking.”
“Wellness Elite is a surprising gem in Friendswood. State of the art machines and wellness equipment like saunas, cold plunge, red light therapy, float tank and even massage. The gym had nearly every machine I could want.…”
4 of 183 Google reviews · 4.9 / 5 average rating · View all on Google →