Wellness and Weight Loss Program
Through the 3 month Wellness & Weight Loss program, participants receive a custom designed exercise program, nutrition education, and weekly support and encouragement to assist with reaching individual health and weight loss goals for optimum health and wellness. The goal is to instill knowledge and skills that result in behavior change to support successful weight management.
Getting Started
All participants are required to obtain clearance from their medical provider before beginning any program at the Center for Healthy Living. CFHL staff can assist you in obtaining necessary information.
Call us today to schedule a free orientation with an exercise specialist and tour our facility.
Program Goals:
- Enhance quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Prevent avoidable hospitalizations
- Delay onset or reoccurrence of symptoms
- Support and help achieve individual goals
- Behavior modification
- Achieve a consistent fitness program
- Transition to a long-term communitybased exercise program, including a YMCA membership at the Center for Healthy Living
The Program Includes:
- Health-related fitness testing (Pre- and post- program
- Weekly health coaching sessions and optional weigh-ins
- Two exercise sessions per week with a certified exercise specialist
- Four sessions with a registered dietitian
- Use of the Healthy Living Fitness Center during operating hours
- Access to group fitness classes.
Who Can Benefit
This program specifically focuses on body weight reduction but will also benefit people with conditions such as:
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Chronic pain
- Depression
- Cancer
- Osteoporosis
- Postpartum
- Arthritis
- People working on: Post-rehabilitation from injury or surgery
Cost
$100 join fee & $75/month
Additional Dietitian and Health Coaching sessions may be purchased after program completion.
What's Next?
When you complete the 3 month program, our goal is to keep you moving. You may continue to use the Fitness Center through a reciprocal arrangement with the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. You can join the YMCA and select to use this facility. Scholarships and senior discounts are available. If you wish to continue to use a personal trainer, you may purchase sessions.
Membership includes full use of the facility during hours of operation, seven days a week. For more information, please ask a Center for Healthy Living staff member, or call the Center for Healthy Living at 217-238-3488.