Various stress management strategies are presented with the opportunity for practice. Understanding Your Exercise Prescription. The first part discusses proper posture and body mechanics during exercise and lifting, and protecting the back from injury. Taught by Cardiopulmonary Rehab staff, this is a comprehensive class that discusses coronary artery disease and other forms of heart and vascular disease and atherosclerosis. Interventions such as exercise, angioplasty, bypass surgery and medications are presented with the opportunity to have individual questions answered.
Discussion includes cardiac risk factors and ways to reduce their impact.
A program providing medically supervised and individually tailored exercise for up to 12 weeks. HealthQuest is ideal for people just beginning an exercise program or for persons experiencing a health problem who require supervision. This program is jointly conducted with ACAC and is designed to progress participants toward independent exercise as tolerance improves and a safe maintenance level is reached. Please call for information. A 12-week exercise and education program for people interested in attaining and maintaining a healthy weight.