Classes are held in four (4) week modules on Fridays (free lunch served)
Please contact the Neighborhood Health Clinic at 239.529.2255 if you wish to participate. Healthy Lifestyles is a FREE program, provided to our patients, presented by the Neighborhood Health Clinic. Registration required – Family and friends are welcome
These interactive and hands-on classes include:
– Lessons in proper food choices by a Registered Dietician
– Lessons in exercises that can be carried out by everyone – no matter how busy you are
– Lessons on stress management
– Participants have baseline medical data on:
- Lipids (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides)
- EKG
- Waist measurements
- Height
- Weight
- Current A1C (if diabetic)
– Testing is conducted to collect all base line medical data not already in the participants’ medical records at no charge to the patient.
– Modules include:
- Weekly 30 minute exercise session
- Registered Dietician topics
- Oral Health
- Medical Tests
- Stress Management
- Lunch
Patients have access to interactive fitness websites, instructional hand-outs, free elastic bands and pedometers to maintain a healthy level of physical activity between classes. After the 4 week module is completed, participant progress is tracked for 18 months to measure outcomes.